Olli Rehn

Olli Rehn

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  EU grouping gets OK for financial transaction tax

  A group of 11 European Union countries was given the go-ahead Tuesday to work on the introduction of a tax on financial transactions. The tax is ... 

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  EU: Tax collection still lagging in Greece

  Greece is failing to collect the tax it is owed and is in danger of missing key targets that need to be met to reduce the government's staggering debt ... 

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  Greece to buy back 31.9 billion euros of bonds

  Greece will buy back €31.9 billion ($41.5 billion) of its bonds from private investors at a third of their nominal price, the debt agency said ... 

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  EU: Spain ready to meet fiscal targets for 2 years

  A senior EU official says Spain is on track to meet its deficit reduction targets for 2012 and 2013, but risks not making the target for 2014. 

• EU unveils plans to get more women in boardrooms

  Europe's companies should be required to have more women in the boardrooms — not just because it is fair but as it also makes good business sense, the ... 

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  Greece to get 2 more years but delay to bailout

  Greece's international creditors failed to agree Monday on how to get the country's bailout program back on track and put off again the release of the ... 

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  EU: Eurozone recession to be worse, rebound slower

  Europe's economy is still reeling and unemployment could remain high for years despite the progress made in solving the debt crisis, the European ... 

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  G-20 fears US sharp fiscal tightening

  Finance officials from the world's largest economies on Monday called on countries to reject protectionism and currency manipulation despite a raft ... 

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  Greece, creditors inch toward austerity agreement

  Greece is inching towards an agreement with its international debt inspectors as they struggle to hammer out the details of €13.5 billion ($17. 

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  Eurogroup chief: Lenders, Greece should agree soon

  Greece and its international lenders need to agree quickly on a program of reforms so the next tranche of bailout loans can be released, the head of ... 

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  EU official: Spain has not asked for bailout

  Europe's commissioner for monetary affairs, Olli Rehn, said Monday that Spain had as not yet asked for a bailout package and added that he was ... 

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  Spain inches closer to financial help request

  Spain revealed Friday that it will present a new set of economic reforms by the end of the month, in a move that raises hopes that the struggling ...