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Ireland Housing Woe Spawns 'Occupy NAMA' Movement

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Ireland had a rather gruelling year in 2011 with the Minister for Finance, Fine Gael's Michael Noonan, capping it in early December 2011 with the country's fourth austerity Budget in a row. Aiding Mr Noonan in this somewhat unpleasant if necessary task, was his Labour, Coalition partner, Brendan Howlin.
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OECD Tells Eurozone to Integrate or Face Break-up

The Organisation for Economic Corporation and Development (OECD) has warned that the Eurozone must integrate its fiscal policy or face the possibility of a breakup, with Britain heading for a double-dip recession.
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Eurozone Crisis: What Will the New Order Look Like?

In an interview with International Business Times, Tory Peer and former shadow treasury secretary Lord Flight described the current EU model as corrupt. He offered three possible scenarios for a New Order.
Lucas Papademos

A Tale of Two Nations - Professionals to Help Greece and Italy Weather Crisis

It’s the turn of professionals to find a solution to the debt crisis of two beleaguered nations, Greece and Italy, which shook the very existence of eurozone. Now the political leadership of these two nations is going to be in the hands of technocratic economists in the desperate bid to lead them out of the debt trap.
Lucas Papademos

New Greek PM Sworn In

A new Greek Prime Minister has finally been sworn in, nearly a week since the government fell apart over disagreements surrounding the Euro crisis.
George Papandreou

Greek Debt Crisis: New Prime Minister by End of the Day

After 48 hours of political deadlock, Greece will name its new prime minster by the end of the day after the outgoing premier, George Papandreou, and opposition leader, Antonis Samaras, reached a consensus with the country’s president Carolos Papoulias yesterday evening.
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David Cameron Faces New Eurosceptic Rebellion

The prime minister, David Cameron, faces yet another rebellion in the Commons – this time over the use British taxpayers’ money to boost the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a fiscal reserve that supports ailing economies such as Greece.
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Chaos in Italy as Deputies Urge Berlusconi to Resign

Silvio Berlusconi is feeling the pressure of a financial and political crisis as six former parliamentary loyalists sign a letter calling for a new government amid controversy over the cabinet's economic reform plan.
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Euro Gets Priority Over Greece at G-20 Meeting

World leaders are burning the midnight oil on Wednesday, in an effort to end the Eurozone crisis. They have collectively made it clear saving the Euro is more important than the outcome of the Greek referendum.
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The Eurozone - A Crisis of Confidence

Reading Bloomberg News' article by Lorenzo Totaro at lunchtime, Friday 28 October on Italy's latest Bond Sale falling short of expectations and the country's borrowing costs rising, I quickly checked to see what its current National Debt is. At €1,900.8 billion, amounting to €31,500 per inhabitant, this roughly measures 120 per cent of Italy's GDP.
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