European leaders delay key decisions

Reports from the informal European Council, Brusse;s, 23 May 2012 at which EU leaders discussed the sovereign debt crisis affecting the eurozone and, in particular, the situation in Greece.

BBC News, 24.5.12: EU wants Greece to stay in eurozone, says Van Rompuy http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18185662

Deutsche Welle, 24.5.12: Despite hours of talks, Brussels has little to show http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15973126,00.html

France24, 24.5.12: Leaders ‘committed' to keeping Greece in eurozone http://www.france24.com/en/20120524-europe-france-germany-merkel-hollande-committed-greece-austerity-eurozone-bonds-debt

EurActiv, 24.5.12: EU leaders tell Greek voters to make 'the right choice' http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/eu-leaders-tell-greek-voters-rig-news-512949

European Council: Press Release, 23.5.12: Euro area press lines on Greece Informal EC dinner, 23 May 2012 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/130380.pdf

European Council: Press Release: EUCO 93/12: Remarks by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy following the informal dinner of the members of the European Council http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/130376.pdf

EUObserver, 24.6.12: Van Rompuy to draft plan for deeper economic union http://euobserver.com/19/116362

France Inter, 24.5.12: A way out of the crisis begins here (via PressEurop0 http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/2050271-way-out-crisis-begins-here

Spiegel Online International, 24.5.12: Hollande Steals the Show from Merkel http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/euro-bond-discussion-dominates-european-union-summit-a-834865.html

EurActiv, 24.5.12: EU prepares for 'new stage' in economic union http://www.euractiv.com/video/eu-prepares-new-stage-economic-union-8816

EurActiv, 24.5.12: Sweden's Reinfeldt warns EU against 'creative accounting' http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/swedens-reinfeldt-warns-eu-creative-accounting-news-512937

Kathimerini, 24.5.12: Greek exit could cost eurozone hundreds of billions of euros http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite2_22842_24/05/2012_443669

Spiegel Online International, 24.5.12: Euro Zone Developing Grexit Contingency Plan http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/euro-zone-members-are-developing-contigency-plans-for-a-greek-exit-a-834975.html

To Vima, 24.5.12: The end of all-powerful Germany (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/2051621-end-all-powerful-germany

BBC News, 24.5.12: EU plans to speed up closer union to save euro http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18193437

Coulisses de Bruxelles, 31.5.12: All guilty (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/2091351-all-guilty

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