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Bailout cuts no ice with ReykjavikPresseuropFlying in the face of European demands for compensation, Iceland’s president Ólafur Grimsson has decided to hold a referendum on repayment of its banks’ foreign debts. And the European press is backing him up, arguing that taxpayers shouldn’t have to foot the bill for bankers’ blunders. |
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Cities on the edge stand tallLe MondeUnloved and unrepentant: Europe's rebellious port cities have always been marked by a strong sense of their own identity. In 2006 six of them grouped together to form "Cities on the edge," a cultural network that celebrates pride in local differences. |
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