EU leaders agree on fiscal pact, ECB douses hopes

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders agreed on new fiscal rules enshrining tougher budget discipline on Thursday, an EU official said, after the European Central Bank doused hopes of dramatic action on its part to arrest the euro area's debt crisis. The 27 EU leaders, meeting in Brussels ...

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