US raises pressure on Europe over aid plan

Article reports that the US administration turned up the heat on its European counterparts in late May 2010 by urging them to provide concrete details about how a promised multi-billion euro plan to help ailing eurozone governments would work – and, above all, to put this aid package into practice.

ESO: Background information: The Greek debt crisis of 2010 http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-greek-debt-crisis-key-sources/

ESO: Background information: EU and IMF agree €720bn boost for rescue plan http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-and-imf-agree-e720bn-boost-for-rescue-plan/

Les Echos, 7.6.10: European Monetary Fund in the offing (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/267381-european-monetary-fund-offing

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