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Dijsselbloem (r):'The programme's size has to be limited' (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

Cyprus hopes for EU bailout deal 'this weekend'

Eurozone leaders breaking off late Thursday night (14 March) after a first summit day in Brussels said swift negotiations are under way to close a deal on the Cyprus bailout.

"I cannot imagine we can let the week-end pass by without solving the Cyprus problem," Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said on his way out of the summit.

He added that a meeting of eurozone finance ministers scheduled for Friday afternoon in Brussels should "reach a final form, rather than come...

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