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Ceremony to celebrate Slovakia's entry to the euro area with, from left to right: Lucas D Papademos, Vice President of the ECB, Joaqun Almunia, Member of the EC in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs, Jn Figel', Member of the EC in charge of Education, Training, Culture and Sport, Jn Poiatek, Slovakian Minister for Finance and ?

Greeks to brief eurozone on tentative debt deal
The Wichita Eagle | BRUSSELS — A spokesman for Greece's private creditors says Greek Premier Lucas Papademos will soon tell eurozone finance ministers the contents of a deal to reduce the country's massive debt. ... (photo: EC / European Community 2008)

In this image made by the British Prison Service and aired by Arabic TV channels shows Abu Qatada who makes a televised appeal from Belmarsh high security prison, in London calling for the release of hostage British Norman Kember in Iraq.

British outrage as radical cleric gets bail
Sydney Morning Herald | BRITAIN'S Home Office has clashed openly with judges after a court decision to free on bail the radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada, who is accused of posing a grave threat to British national securi... (photo: AP / H.M. Prison Service)

A homeless man sleeps near a shuttered store as a pedestrian looks on, near Athens' main Syntagma Square, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.

Greek workers strike over public job cuts
Al Jazeera | Workers in Greece are staging a 24-hour general strike in protest over new government austerity measures which would see 15,000 civil service employees lose their jobs this year. | Tuesday's strike ... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis)

In this photo taken July 12, 2010, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Dow slips as Greek talks stall
Pittsburgh Tribune Review | NEW YORK -- Stock indexes closed slightly lower Monday as talks dragged on between Greek political leaders over a fresh cost-cutting package required for the country to get more bailout loans. | Pre... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)

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A general view of a parliament session as Greek Prime minister speaks, about the next year's state budget, in Athens, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011.

Tuesday Papers: Greece to face curbs on new bailout
Citywire Top stories | Financial Times: European officials are insisting any new Greek bail-out programme specifically earmark funds to pay off remaining holders of Greek debt, gi... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)

Greek leaders face crunch talks, unions strike
The Guardian * EU officials say package must be agreed by mid month * Greek coalition parties say need at least extra day * Trade unions to stage 24-hour strike By Lefteris Papadimas ... (photo: AP / Kostas Tsironis)

Wild birds to fly to Europe
Malaya By MADELAINE FAYE D. CABRERA | The European Union (EU) would start importing captive-bred exotic birds from the Philippines. | Florence D. Silvano, chief of the Bureau of... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)

The head of the International Monetary Fund delegation in Greece, Poul Thomsen, leaves the finance ministry in Athens, on Friday, April 23, 2010.

Greek debt talks to stretch into weekend
Kansas City Star Petros Giannakouris IMF chief debt inspector Poul Thomsen arrives at a government office building before meeting Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos in central Ath... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis)

Europe says aims to double e-commerce by 2015
Chicago Tribune | COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - European Union competition ministers supported plans on Friday to remove barriers to electronic trade in a bid to spur economic growth and jobs b... (photo: EC / EC)

Coffee Town restaurant rich toast on the fourth floor in Megamall,Batam city,Indonesia

Coffee Shop Confusion in the Netherlands
CounterPunch | Amsterdam. | New Year’s EveÂ in Amsterdam was even more festive than usual this season as thousands of European visitors flocked to the city to enjoy what they be... (photo: WN / Emico Silalahi)

NYSE and Deutsche Boerse call off merger
The Los Angeles Times | The New York Stock Exchange and German exchange Deutsche Boerse called off their planned merger Thursday, a day after the European Union said it would block the union b... (photo: Creative Commons / Dontworry )