Bail-out rift unsettles Europe

Just when it appeared the European Union was on the verge of finally agreeing a new plan to fight the woes engulfing peripheral members of the eurozone, in January 2011 its officials are once again fighting each other.

Spiegel Online International, 18.1.11: European Commission Prepares Expansion of Rescue Fund http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,740113,00.html

ESO: Background information: Euro zone starts talks on long-term crisis plan http://www.europeansources.info/record/euro-zone-starts-talks-on-long-term-crisis-plan/

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