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Bank secrecy for foreigners in Switzerland may be at an end (Reutrers)

Swiss banks may lose secrecy video

Switzerland will soon have to be more open about the bank details of foreigners after the European Commission changes its rules.

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A street vendor walks in front of Carige bank in Genoa, Italy (Reuters)

Eurozone in longest ever recession video

The eurozone is in a stubborn slump that has surpassed even the calamity that hit the region in the financial crisis of 2008-2009.

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Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho (Reuters)

Portugal plans another $6.3B in cuts

Portugal's prime minister says he plans to raise the retirement age to 66 from 65 and lay off some 30,000 government workers in measures that aim to save 4.8 billion euros over the next three years.

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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano (Reuters)

Italy president scolds lawmakers video

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano says lawmakers did not respond adequately to the country's economic crisis.

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Europe's auto market is in freefall (Reuters)

European car sales plummet video

The European car industry has fallen victim to the region's widening recession and soaring unemployment.

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Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho (Reuters)

Portugal braces for steep spending cuts

Portugal's prime minister has told his country to brace for even harder times after a court ruling forced his government to find more savings.

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Job seekers wait at an employment agency in Marseille, France (Reuters file)

Unemployment in Europe at record high

Unemployment across the 17 European Union countries that use the euro has struck 12 percent for the first time since the currency was launched in 1999.

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An ATM outside a branch of Laiki Bank in central Nicosia (Reuters file)

300 euro limit at Cyprus banks video

Banks in Cyprus are preparing to open for the first time in more than a week, but people will be prevented from draining their accounts.

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Banks will remained closed until Thursday (Reuters file)

Cyprus extends bank closure video

Cyprus has suddenly extended the closure of its banks for two more days - until Thursday.

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Anti-Troika protesters hold a "Hands off Cyprus" banner during a demonstration outside the EU offices (Reuters)

Cyprus secures bailout, avoids bankruptcy

Cyprus has secured a 10 billion euro ($13 billion) package of rescue loans in tense, last-ditch negotiations today.

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Protestors at a soccer match in Cyprus on Saturday (Reuters)

Cyprus edges towards bankruptcy video

Tense talks between Cyprus and its international creditors on how the country can secure a €10 billion bailout are stuck.

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People queue to use an ATM in Nicosia, Cyprus (Reuters)

Cyprus races to find new lifeline

One of the country's biggest banks has put a cap on daily withdrawals after people rushed to get cash from ATMs.

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Protesters against the deposit seizure scheme outside the Cyprus Parliament (Reuters)

Cyprus Govt rejects deposit seizures video

Cypriot lawmakers have rejected a critical draft bill that would have seized part of people's bank deposits in order to qualify for a vital bailout.

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NZ dollar up after Cyprus delays vote

The New Zealand dollar edged higher against the greenback after Cyprus delayed a vote on its EU bailout amid talk the proposal may be watered down.

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Protesters take part in an anti-bailout rally outside the Cyprus parliament in Nicosia (Reuters)

Savers shocked by Cyprus bailout plan video

A plan to seize up to 10 percent of people's savings in Cyprus sent shockwaves across Europe as households their savings may not be safe.

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Cypriots face a levy on their bank deposits (Reuters)

Cyprus postpones bank levy vote video

Cyprus has delayed a vote on introducing bank deposit levy after outrage from Cypriots.

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Italian Democratic Party leader Pierluigi Bersani speaks during a news conference in Rome (Reuters)

Markets shaky after Italy election video

Italy has emerged from elections with no clear winner, driving markets around the world markedly lower.

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People arrive to vote in a polling station in Rome (Reuters)

Q&A: Investors and Italy's elections video

Investors are keeping a wary eye on Italy as the country heads to the polls Sunday and Monday to elect a new parliament.

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Telecom is planning to cut hundreds of jobs

Job cuts, election fuelling uncertainty video

Telecom's plan to cut hundreds of jobs has capped off a month of grim news on the employment front.

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Scrap dealer Abdour Rachman, 33, from Bangladesh, stands behind a shopping trolley with scrap in a weighing station in Athens (Reuters)

Crisis drives Greek scrap metal thefts

Police say they now arrest an average of four metal thieves every day, compared to a few cases every month before the crisis started in late 2009.

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