EU leaders sign new fiscal treaty

On 2 March 2012, the heads of state or government of all EU member states with the exception of the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic signed a Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance (TSCG) in the Economic and Monetary Union. This Treaty aims at safeguarding the stability of the euro area as a whole.

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