The mood on the streets of Dublin is noticeably subdued for this time of year as Irish citizens knuckle down to a tough Christmas of austerity. The European Commission, meanwhile, has announced that EU rescue funds will provide the country's government with €40.2 billion in 2011 and 2012 as part of an international aid package agreed last month.
In a statement on Tuesday (21 December), the commission said EU rescue funds would start issuing bonds early in the new year in order to raise...
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