European Union

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A statue holding the Euro sign is pictured with some flags of EU countries outside the European Parliament building in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe) ** FILE **

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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is a staunch believer in EU integration and agrees with his German counterpart on budget conservatism.

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Labor Party leader Diederik Samsom’s criticism of the EU is more moderate than Mr. Roemer’s and has taken over as torchbearer for the left.

Italian Finance Minister Mario Monti (right) talks with Spanish Finance Minister Luis de Guindos Jurado during the meeting of European Union finance ministers in Brussels on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

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**FILE** British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks March 2, 2012, during a media conference after an EU summit in Brussels. (Associated Press)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves an EU Summit in Brussels on Friday, June 29, 2012. European leaders have agreed to use the continent's permanent bailout fund to recapitalize struggling banks, and agreed to the idea of a tighter union in the long term. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts during the debate after her speech for the upcoming EU summit at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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Illustration Dollar, EU Candles by John Camejo for The Washington Times

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Illustration IOU EU by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

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A man shows a poster as he stages a rally in solidarity with the Greek people against the austerity imposed by the EU and the IMF, in downtown Brussels, Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Poster reads: 'Solidarity' in Dutch, French and Greek. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

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Francois Hollande (left), the new president of France, has pressed the European Union to embrace measures that promote growth. European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (center) said that EU leaders should consider "innovative, or even controversial, ideas." German Chancellor Angela Merkel previously proposed strict fiscal and deficit targets.

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In Dublin, a huge banner depicting Ireland's being bled dry by austerity calls for a "no" vote in the referendum on the European Union's fiscal treaty. (AP Photo/Shawn Pogatchnik)