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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

With Germany onside, EU nears banking union deal

German Finance Minister Schaeuble speaks during news conference in BerlinBRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany signalled on Wednesday it was ready to back plans for the European Central Bank to be made the chief supervisor of banks, raising the prospect of a breakthrough on the European Union's most ambitious financial reform. Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told the German cabinet he was "optimistic" about a deal ahead of a meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels on Wednesday, a German official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "We hope for major progress and perhaps a breakthrough (in the talks)," he said. ...



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