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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10039

12 December 2009
EUROPEAN COUNCIL / (eu) european council
Idea of mobilising financial sphere to service of general interest is gaining ground, as long as approach is global

Brussels, 11/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - Among EU heads of state and government, the idea that the world of finance, which is having public money injected into it since the financial crisis, must not only contribute to financing the economy but must also be called upon to contribute to support general interest measures (e.g. fight against climate change), is gaining ground. This is one way of seeking to pay for the financial sphere's excesses that threw the world into major crisis. Underlining...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SUPPLEMENT