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5 July 2009
Breaking News:
ECB pours ultra-cheap funding into the market  

The European Central Bank kept euro zone interest rates at 1.0% on 2 July, bolstering expectations they will stay there well into next year, and said it would start buying bonds next week.

ListNews:   ECB interest rate cut smaller than expected
ListNews:   ECB eases credit markets with bond purchase plan
Eurozone inflation negative for first time  

Eurozone inflation dipped into negative territory for the first time in June as consumer prices fell 0.1% year-on-year, slightly less than expected, data showed yesterday (30 June).

Eurozone confidence up on recovery hopes  [FR] [DE]
Poland's euro adoption faces delay  
Italy's finance minister eyes Eurogroup chair  
Sweden admits Lisbon Agenda 'failure'  [FR] [DE]
EU ministers to meet over troubled carmaker Opel  [FR]
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LinksDossiers

Growth and jobs: Reshaping the EU's 'Lisbon Strategy' 

As the recession bites, the European Commission and national governments have begun to reflect on replacing the EU's overarching strategy for growth and jobs, known as the Lisbon Strategy. (read more)

Financial regulation: The EU's agenda 

European Union leaders have agreed a common agenda ahead of the G20 summit in London, pushing for tighter rules to regulate global financial markets including tax havens - EurActiv offers an overview of the state of play. (read more)

Stability and Growth Pact

Stability and Growth Pact  [FR] [DE]

Heads of state and government agreed at the March 2005 Summit to revise the EU's Stability and Growth Pact reform. (read more)

 
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Analysis & Commentary
G20 London summit: After the dust has settled 
Stanley Crossick, Founder, European Policy Centre
China ready to work with EU on CO2 reduction 
Song Zhe, Head, Chinese Mission to the EU
Keep it simple: Policy responses to the financial crisis 
Various authors, Assonime
Germany in 2009 
Claire Demesmay, Hans Stark et al., Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI)
Financial regulation: Is the Channel narrowing? 
Philip Whyte, Senior research fellow, Centre for European Reform
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Agenda
  1. 6 - 7 July 2009
    Informal Meeting of Health Ministers
  2. 6 - 9 July 2009
    Informal Meeting of the EPSCO Council
  3. 7 July 2009
    Economic and Financial Affairs Council
  4. 8 - 9 July 2009
    Informal Meeting of Employment and Social Insurance Ministers
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