Euro area finance ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday evening (17 May) failed to make much headway on the detailed operation of the recently agreed €750 billion support mechanism, as tensions grow amid perceptions of continued German foot-dragging.
The euro's continued slide provided the backdrop to the late-night meeting, with the single currency dipping to a four-year low against the dollar in trading yesterday, before recovering slightly.
Arriving to chair the meeting in B...
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