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ECB must intervene directly to help SMEs

The European Parliament adopted today the report assessing the ECB activities for 2011. By endorsing an ALDE amendment, Parliament called upon the Central bank to directly intervene in helping SMEs against the current and serious credit c…

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Verhofstadt: EPP sells Parliament short by undermining democratic vote on Mersch nomination

Reacting to the statement issued today by the EPP that the Council should proceed with the appointment of Mr Mersch, despite a negative opinion by the Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt, president of the ALDE group, said:

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