The European Union (EU) has a ceiling on domestic support (aggregate measures of support or AMS) at Euros 67 billion, but provided subsidies of only Euros 13 billion in 2001.

欧盟国内支持(支持总规模)的上限为670亿欧元，但2001的实际补贴数仅为130亿美元。

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Cyprus will impose a levy of 6.75 percent on deposits of less than 100, 000 euros the ceiling for European Union account insurance and 9.9 percent above that.

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So despite all of the dialogue, forums, campaign promises, speeches, and political theater, most issues (like the federal budget, the debt ceiling, tax reform, union benefits, health care, jobs creation, climate management, and education) are either stalemated by fundamental disagreements or pushed forward by the power of majority votes.

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And they encouraged the audience, as value investors, to look past macro issues like the debt ceiling, the collapse of the European Union, the Arab Spring uprisings, and Tokyo, and focus on company fundamentals.

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