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EU blocks French bank capital plan: report
Reuters - The European Commission is blocking a French plan to shore up the capital positions of big retail banks, insisting they must reduce their lending in return for state support, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
Iceland's PM defies calls to resign over meltdown
AP - Iceland's prime minister on Saturday defied calls to step down in the wake of his country's economic meltdown, as protesters gathered for an eighth consecutive week to demand his resignation.
Economic crisis top issue in Romanian elections
AP - Romanians fearful that the global economic crisis will bring layoffs and painful belt-tightening elect a new parliament Sunday in a vote expected to deliver a rebuke to pro-Western leaders many see as out of touch.
Iceland PM defies calls to resign amid crisis
AP - Iceland's prime minister said Saturday he has no intention of stepping down over his country's economic meltdown, even as thousands of angry citizens demanded his resignation during a noisy protest outside parliament.
Caribbean community: EU aid not enough for pact
AP - Caribbean nations are grumbling that an aid package of euro165 million is not enough to help implement a free-trade agreement with the European Union.
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