European leaders have for months been billing an EU summit due to begin on Thursday in Brussels as the moment when the final touches to a raft of policies - aiming to deliver closer economic co-ordination as well as a steroid injection to the bloc's bail-out mechanisms - was to be agreed and presented as a ‘comprehensive response' to the ongoing eurozone crisis.
Almost everything has been agreed, but a few crucial loose ends remain, with any potential deal on lowering Ireland's bail-ou...
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