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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10280

18 December 2010
EUROPEAN COUNCIL / (eu) eu/european council
EU prepares to defend eurozone

Brussels, 17/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday evening 16 December, EU heads of state and government approved changes to the Lisbon Treaty to defend the eurozone by creating a permanent rescue fund in 2013. The president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, said that the politicians had added a key factor to this year's work by deciding on a limited change to the Treaty that is required to set up a permanent mechanism to ensure the financial stability of the eurozone. The...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
THE DAY IN POLITICS
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