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Markets around Europe will still be trading when EU leaders brief press on Thursday afternoon (Photo: artemuestra)

EU leaders damned if they do, damned if they don't on Spain

EU leaders at a summit in Brussels on Thursday (17 June) are keen to avoid the question of Spain, but financial markets are poised to react to anything - including a "no comment" - coming out of the event.

"The markets will still be trading. They will certainly immediately scrutinise every bit of information and there will definitely be a response," Stefan Schneider, Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt-based chief international economist told EUobserver. "You will see movements on the euro/dollar...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

Markets around Europe will still be trading when EU leaders brief press on Thursday afternoon (Photo: artemuestra)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

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