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ESM launched

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October 8, 2012

On a big day for Europe, Eurozone Finance Ministers met in Luxembourg for the start of a two-day meeting. The talks will focus on Greece's debt situation and Spain's budget cuts, but there was cause for celebration as the European Stability Mechanism, a 700 billion euro permanent bailout fund, was launched.

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