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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10141
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/economie

With euro crisis, MEPs call for drastic measures to stabilise budgets and curb speculation

Strasbourg, 18/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - Speaking to press on Tuesday 18 May, the leaders of the political groups in the European Parliament agreed on the need for drastic measures to stabilise states' budgets, curtail the crisis in the single currency and re-boot growth. All backed taxes on financial transactions, including Frenchman Joseph Daul, who reluctantly acknowledged that this issue was yet to be settled within his EPP Group.

With no revenue for stabilising budgets, ultimately...

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