Now is the time to tan

Published on 5 August 2011 at 16:22

With the euro caught in an unprecedented financial storm and Spain and Italy facing the risk of default, the parliaments and leaders of the 27 EU member states are taking a well-earned summer break. The implementation of emergency measures to protect the single currency from speculators can wait until September.

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