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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10039
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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