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On December 6, the Greek Parliament approved the budget presented by the government of new PM Lucas Papademos. The same day the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso suggested that Greece could leave the euro if it fails to reduce its debt.
These are the ones that decide austerity – Ta Nea
Funding its debt has become the "fateful question" for Austria, which faces the risk of a credit rating downgrade from Standard & Poor's.
Wanted: over 100 billion by 2015 – Die Presse
Spain's incoming Prime Minister is to meet Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy at the European People's Party (EPP) Congress on 7 December in Marseilles.
Rajoy and Zapatero support EU express reform – La Vanguardia
The Slovak opposition leader and the Prime Minister agree to support the Franco-German treaty reform.
New Europe unites Fico and Radičová – Hospodárske Noviny
"Moment of truth for the eurozone with the EU summit Thursday and Friday," writes the Lisbon daily. "The debt crisis threatens the survival of the single currency."
What if the euro expires? – Jornal de Negócios
"Brussels is working on a plan to avoid a referendum, in Ireland or elsewhere, by adopting a special procedure to meet German demands for changes to the Lisbon Treaty."
Lisbon Treaty may be altered without need for referendum – The Irish Times
The patron saint of Europe – Polityka
A conversation with investigative reporters Stefano Valentino and Giorgio Michalopoulos, who have dissected the dark underbelly of green finance for Voxeurop and won several awards for their work.
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