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Ratings agency may downgrade Ireland - and 5 other eurozone countries

Fitch ratings agency has this evening said it is considering downgrading Ireland, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia and Cyprus by one or two notches.

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Dec 16th 2011, 6:07 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning…

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Dec 13th 2011, 8:33 AM

# EU

Will Ireland need to hold a referendum over EU fiscal plan?

Minister for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton says there is a “50-50 chance” of the matter being put to the Irish people. TheJournal.ie investigates if we are facing a referendum.

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Dec 9th 2011, 1:30 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning…

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Dec 8th 2011, 8:32 AM

# Eurozone

‘Merkozy’ urge common taxes ahead of EU summit

In their submission to the European Council ahead of the EU leaders’ summit tomorrow, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy outline proposals to harmonise corporation tax and impose a new financial transaction tax.

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Dec 7th 2011, 6:50 PM

# Eurozone

EU Commission could be given powers to impose austerity - report

The president of the European Council has proposed a radical shake-up of the eurozone ahead of the upcoming summit.

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Dec 6th 2011, 10:33 PM

# Eurozone

Germany welcomes S&P moves to downgrade eurozone

Wolfgang Schauble says threats that the entire eurozone could be downgraded are an “incentive” for EU leaders to strike a deal.

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Dec 6th 2011, 3:23 PM

# Debt Crisis

S&P may downgrade 16 eurozone countries – and increase interest on our bailout

Standard & Poor’s says 16 eurozone nations could have their credit ratings cut – which would make Ireland’s bailout more expensive.

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Dec 5th 2011, 9:35 PM

# Eurozone

Merkozy: Europe needs a 'tougher' treaty

The leaders of France and Germany say that a new, “tougher” European treaty needed to be agreed upon by March of next year.

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Dec 5th 2011, 4:04 PM

# Euro

'Merkozy' meet to plan stronger fiscal coordination across eurozone

The German Chancellor and French President are meeting in Paris today to finalise their proposals for stronger fiscal coordination to stabilise the euro.

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Dec 5th 2011, 8:14 AM

# Euro

Euro 'architect' claims single currency was flawed from the start

Former EC president Jacques Delors says faults in the single currency were exposed when the global credit crunch struck.

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Dec 3rd 2011, 11:40 AM

# Eurozone

G20 urges Eurozone leaders to come up with 'comprehensive plan'

A summit of Eurozone leaders next Sunday is expected to be decisive for the long-term economic prospects of the region.

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Oct 17th 2011, 8:57 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am including: Enda and Nicolas’ brief encounter; Noonan urges us to spend spend spend; How Libyan rebels communicate; and the illegal Pulitzer Prize winner.

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Jun 24th 2011, 8:17 AM

# Greece

Second Greek bailout negotiations progress - but hinge on austerity

Greek government has to pass its unpopular austerity plans before accessing either the next batch of its current bailout, or a second bailout.

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Jun 24th 2011, 8:10 AM

# Summit

Kenny meets Sarkozy as tax issue shifts focus

Reluctance to cut Ireland’s bailout interest rate appears to now hinge on a different tax issue than our low corporate tax rate…

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Jun 24th 2011, 7:43 AM

# EU summit

Taoiseach to come face to face with Sarkozy at EU summit

Greece will top the agenda at the European Council meeting, with fears that contagion will spread around the world.

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Jun 23rd 2011, 8:52 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you really should know by 9pm: Kenny heads to Brussels, Norris gets a boost from the public and what the British ambassador really thought of Charles Haughey in 1980…

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Jun 23rd 2011, 8:30 AM

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The Daily Fix: Sunday

In todays Fix: Poland remembers the victims of last year’s plane crash in western Russia; an Oxford academic cancels his book launch in NUI Maynooth over Lucinda Creighton’s “anti-Turkish and anti-gay” comments; and we hear Obama’s first campaign song. Maybe.

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Apr 10th 2011, 7:36 PM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Friday

In today’s Fix: an appeal to consumers to stop buying medicines online; Japanese officials say a large radiation leak may have occurred at the Fukushima plant; and we show some of the best results of our caption competition.

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Mar 25th 2011, 8:04 PM

# Eurozone

Portuguese bond yields soar after overnight debt downgrade

Portugal’s crisis is taking the shine off the EU summit in Brussels, where leaders have put the finishing touches to a “comprehensive package” in response to the financial crisis.

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Mar 25th 2011, 2:34 PM

# caption comp

Caption competition: Give Enda Kenny a hand

Taoiseach Kenny is almost out of the frame in this pic from the EU summit – we ask YOU: What was he thinking?

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Mar 25th 2011, 9:25 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: British police may investigate Neil Prendeville; how Barack Obama was locked out of the White House and the cheating scandal that’s rocking the chess world.

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Mar 25th 2011, 8:10 AM