Luxembourg, 14/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - At the start of the Eurogroup meeting in Luxembourg on Monday 14 October, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Commission lauded Ireland and Spain as financial aid success stories. German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble was unable to attend, remaining in Berlin where a new coalition government is being negotiated.
Ireland and Spain should be able to exit the aid programmes in December, but it is not yet clear whether either of the...