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Tuesday April 09 2013

European news and anaysis- Brussels - FT.com

EU to pass $23.3bn Virgin Media takeover

Liberty Global is to win approval for its purchase, paving the way for the creation of Europe's biggest broadband communications group
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French president struggles in tax crisis

The scandal involving the former budget minister has floored Mr Hollande and threatens to undermine his efforts to tackle a stalled economy
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Spain's PM wants more powers for ECB

Mr Rajoy mentioned both the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England as possible models for a stronger European Central Bank
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Portugal may face delay to bailout funds

Finance ministers meeting in Dublin are due to reach a final decision on formal requests from Portugal and Ireland to extend loan maturities
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Leader backed globalisation but defended nation state

Thatcher stood for economic globalisation but defended nation state. That tension defined her relationship to EU – and continues to mould Britain
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Bank funding threat from EU tax

Capital market players warn that the EU's proposed financial transactions tax will affect bond trading and cut bank lending
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