A European summit tops the agenda next week (13-19 December), with EU leaders set to agree a limited EU treaty change in order to set up a permanent rescue mechanism for countries in financial difficulty.
While governments insist financial support for Greece and Ireland is not in breach of the treaty's 'no bail-out' clause, German Chancellor Angela Merkel continues to be wary of her country's constitutional court, with several legal challenges currently ongoing.
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