Before Summit On European Debt Crisis, France And Germany Find Common Ground -- Washington Post
ROME — Top European leaders convened crisis talks in Brussels Thursday to try to put together a more durable financing plan for Greece and boost confidence about the stability and economic fortunes of the 17 nations that share the euro as a currency.
Agreement is considered critical to the direction of Europe’s economy and to the global recovery as well. The poor state of public finances in several European countries have been cited as a chief risk to the world financial system, and doubts about the ability of these countries to repay hundreds of billions of dollars in bonds have upset world markets for months.
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ASIA
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AFRICA
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EUROPE
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