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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10989

21 December 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 38
ECONOMY - FINANCE / (ae) finance
Loss of AAA rating will not keep Europe's leaders awake at night

Brussels, 20/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - Europe's leaders are not particularly concerned about the downgrading of the EU's long-term credit rating by Standard & Poor's from AAA to AA+ on Friday 20 December. The rating agency said this was due to the reduction in quality for the twenty-eight member states and the tense budget negotiations that led to fears of risks that the EU would continue to support some member states.

The downgrade coincided with a European summit, but Europe's leaders...

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