Jean-Claude Juncker

Jean-Claude Juncker

• Financial hub Luxembourg under increased scrutiny

  As the European Union's wealthiest country, Luxembourg could have been forgiven for thinking that it would never find itself on the bloc's financial ... 

• Tiny Luxembourg defends its large financial sector

  Luxembourg defended the huge size of its financial sector from criticism Wednesday after Cyprus' messy bailout deal dragged other tiny economies with ... 

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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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  Cyprus insists against privatizations in bailout

  Cyprus insists it will resist privatizing state-owned companies, even if its public debt burden is deemed too heavy to bear once it receives an ... 

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  Dutchman elected new chief of eurogroup

  The Dutch finance minister, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, was elected Monday as the new president of the group of euro area finance ministers. 

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  Dutchman gets backing to be next Eurogroup chief

  The outgoing chairman of the Eurogroup, the regular meetings of the 17 eurozone finance ministers, endorsed Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem ... 

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  Dutchman seen as likely next leader of Eurogroup

  The outgoing leader of the group of finance ministers from the 17 European Union countries that use the euro on Thursday gave the clearest indication ... 

• Dutch government's think-tank in recession call

  The Dutch government's financial think-tank has joined the central bank in forecasting a recession in 2013 as a result of waning global trade ... 

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  Spain's jobless near 5 million as banks await cash

  The number of people officially registered as unemployed in Spain has edged up toward 5 million as the country's recession shows few signs of abating ... 

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  Eurozone, IMF reach deal to reduce Greek debt

  The 17 European Union nations that use the euro have struck an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a program to reduce Greek debt and ...