EU nations agree banking union

14/12/12 18:12 CET

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EU finance ministers agreed the first step of a banking union.

Their foreign ministry counterparts met with the head of the Syrian opposition.

Two Iranian rights activists won the European Parliament’s Sakarhov Prize.

And Italy’s former premier Silvio Berlusconi threatened to bring down his successor, Mario Monti.

More about: EU Council, EU Summit, European Union, Eurozone, Sakharov Prize, Syria

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