All 27 EU leaders have thrown their weight behind the multi-billion rescue strategy agreed by the 15-strong eurozone last Sunday, while eyeing a set of measures likely to tighten the screw over how the financial sector operates in future.
"The European Union now has a massive united response to this crisis without precedent," French President Nicolas Sarkozy said after the first day of the top-level meeting ended late Wednesday (15 October).
The rescue plan allows for injecting ...
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