Spain and Italy rush to quell fresh crisis

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Series Details 3.8.11
Publication Date 03/08/2011
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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spain’s Socialist prime minister, delayed a planned summer holiday on the 2 August 2011 amid growing fears Madrid could become the latest European government to require a bail-out.
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BBC News, 2.8.11: Spain PM postpones holiday as debt fears hit record http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14375056
ESO: Background information: Spain election unlikely to calm investors http://www.europeansources.info/record/spain-election-unlikely-to-calm-investors/
ESO: Background information: Rating agency takes aim at Spain, euro falls http://www.europeansources.info/record/rating-agency-takes-aim-at-spain-euro-falls/
EUObserver, 2.8.11: EU 'astonished' at soaring costs for Italy and Spain http://euobserver.com/9/32675
El País, 2.8.11: Spain's risk premium hits record high as markets pile on pressure http://www.elpais.com/articulo/english/Spain/s/risk/premium/hits/record/high/as/markets/pile/on/pressure/elpepueng/20110802elpeng_10/Ten
El País, 3.8.11: PP pressures Zapatero to bring elections even further forward http://www.elpais.com/articulo/english/PP/pressures/Zapatero/to/bring/elections/even/further/forward/elpepueng/20110803elpeng_15/Ten
El País, 3.8.11: Spanish and Italian debt spiral (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/831021-spanish-and-italian-debt-spiral
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