Rather than give in to British demands to repatriate powers, the 17 euro-zone countries could just sidestep London and sign a treaty outside the EU.

即使满足英国的要求使其收回权利，欧元区17国可以避开英国在欧盟之外签订协议。

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Greeks will then start feeling moderately hopeful that euro-zone finance ministers meeting on July 3rd will sign off on the July loan tranche and even reach a deal on a second Greek bail-out.

希腊人因而将开始有所期待7月3日的欧元区财长会议将签署发放7月的贷款款项，甚至达成第二个希腊抒困方案。

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This is a bad sign for the eu authorities and bad news for the euro as Japan plans to fund these purchases out of its FX reserves and so won't need to buy more euros to make the purchases.

日本计划以外汇储备来支持此次购买，所以将不需要买进更多欧元。这对欧盟当局来说是个不利的信号，对欧元来说是个坏消息。

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By the end of March 2012 they want the European Union's member governments (ideally all 27, but if need be only the 17 that are in the euro) to sign up to an overhaul of the fiscal rules.

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In other news, European Union consumer and business confidence declined in the latest month, in another sign the Euro zone economy is remains in the dumps.

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As in Ireland, prices in Spain fell faster in the year to October than in the rest of the euro area, a sign of improving competitiveness (see right-hand chart).

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