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Germany signals shift on €2.3 trillion redemption fund for Europe
The German government has begun opening the door to shared debts for the first time in a profound change of policy, agreeing to explore proposals for a €2.3 trillion (£1.9 trillion) stabilization fund in order to stop the eurozone’s crisis escalating out of control. Officials in Berlin say privately that Chancellor Angela Merkel is willing to drop her vehement opposition to plans for a “European Redemption Pact”, a “sinking fund” that would pay down excess sovereign debt in the eurozone. “It is conceivable so long as there is proper supervision of tax revenues,” said a source in the Chancellor’s ... (full story)
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