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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10416

12 July 2011
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GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/economy
Merkel on phone to Berlusconi about austerity measures

Brussels, 11/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - The Chancellor Germany, Angela Merkel, has been on the telephone to the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, to insist that the rapid endorsement by the Italian parliament of all the government's austerity measures will send an important signal for the security of the eurozone. The Italian president, Giorgio Napolitano, has called for “national cohesion”, a message heeded by the opposition, which will not put up obstacles to prevent parliament...

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