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Now playing Next France EU lets France off the hook again for breaching spending rules France has been let off the hook yet again for breaking EU spending rules. Paris has breached an EU mandated budget deficit target of three percent 25/02/2015
Now playing Next Greece Greece delivers economic reform plans as part of bailout extension Greece has sent a list of economic reform plans to the International Monetary Fund and European institutions, according to Reuters, citing a source 24/02/2015
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Now playing Next World News Poll for Europe 2014 was also marked by a major poll for millions of Europeans. In May, voters in the 28 member states voted for their new representatives in the 19/12/2014
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Now playing Next Greece EU commissioner warns Greek non-payment of bailout debts would be 'suicide' Against a background of political turmoil the European Union’s Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici arrived in Athens on a two-day visit 16/12/2014
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