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Is the U.S. Finally Ready To Overthrow British Banking?

With the emergence of the best known face of British banking in America, JPMorgan Chase, to fight in its own name against the reinstitution of Glass-Steagall banking separation, the battle for reviving that vital FDR measu...

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Members of European Parliament reach informal deal on EU funding for infrastructure projects

Members of European Parliament provisionally agreed rules on the "Connecting Europe Facility" (CEF) – the EU's mechanism to fund infrastructure projects for trans-European transport, energy and telecoms networks – with the...

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Eligibility of marketable debt instruments issued or guaranteed by the Republic of Cyprus

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to temporarily suspend the eligibility of marketable debt instruments issued or fully guaranteed by the Republic of Cyprus for use as collateral in Euros...

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Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly expresses doubts about broad ‘abuse-of-office’ laws for politicians

Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) has said broad abuse-of-office laws for politicians are
“problematic” and should be abolished or redrafted to limit their scope, while special procedures to impeach min...

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