That in turn could cause mayhem in financial markets and exacerbate the eurozone debt crisis.
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In her new year message, she also cautioned that the eurozone debt crisis was far from over.
Mrs Merkel and Mr Sarkozy have begun key talks on how best to solve the eurozone debt crisis.
He says Chinese investment is giving much-needed support to traditional French industries, especially because of the eurozone debt crisis.
This underlined concerns that the eurozone debt crisis could be far from over.
Optimism over the Eurozone debt crisis may be misplaced as European politicians still struggle to produce a sustainable solution.
The eurozone debt crisis will again dominate an EU summit in late June.
The eurozone debt crisis, and the fate of the Italian government, is the lead story in most of Wednesday's papers.
Spain and Italy -- two other countries blighted by the eurozone debt crisis -- have also seen demonstrations on the streets.
The group highlighted the so-called US fiscal cliff and the eurozone debt crisis as the biggest risks to the global economy.
Fitch Ratings agency is anything but optimistic about the Eurozone debt crisis in its latest bi-annual global Sovereign Review and Outlook report.
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The media tycoon stepped down from a third term as prime minister in 2011 in the middle of the eurozone debt crisis.
But as fears over the eurozone debt crisis recede and investors bet on a recovery in the US, sentiment towards gold has suffered.
Mr Cameron and Mr Sarkozy led the effort, but they have disagreed in recent weeks over how to tackle the eurozone debt crisis.
James Steel, analyst at HSBC, said gold markets will continue to be on watch for any developments related to the eurozone debt crisis.
Many observers of the Eurozone debt crisis argue that the Euro can only survive if the common currency is complemented by a fiscal union.
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As the eurozone debt crisis squeezes household spending, Europeans have less to splurge on life's little pleasures, and wine producers have felt the pinch.
This comes against the background of a huge financial crisis in 2008, which later fed into the eurozone debt crisis that is still unresolved.
Investors struggled to regain their bearings in late February mostly thanks to Italian politics threatening to bring the Eurozone debt crisis back to the forefront.
But since then, questions have been raised about the business model, while the eurozone debt crisis has been blamed for denting consumer demand for some of Groupon's deal.
Despite the eurozone debt crisis, the top five were all European.
Recently, I was on BBC World News to discuss the eurozone debt crisis and how the Chinese middle class can help re-balance the Western economies.
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Analysts also suggested improved sentiment if the eurozone debt crisis shows signs of stabilizing, such as if Spain asks for a financial bailout later this month, as expected.
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Growth in Europe has slowed in recent months as the eurozone debt crisis has forced governments to rein in spending and has undermined confidence in global financial markets.
The eurozone debt crisis continues to remain a threat to overall global growth, while the recovery in the US economy has been fragile and consumer confidence there remains low.
Nomura continues to forecast the eurozone debt crisis reaching a peak in the third quarter and that only a sizable, pre-announced QE by the ECB will keep the euro intact.
As the eurozone debt crisis has unfolded, official figures showed that the Hungarian government's total debt had risen to 82% of its output, as its currency, the forint, has weakened.
It remains difficult to persuade investors to choose Europe over the U.S., thanks to a combination of the investor-unfriendly characteristics of the European loan market and the eurozone debt crisis.
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Severe external pressures, such the eurozone debt crisis, weak US growth and rising oil prices, had led to a "dramatic change" in the international situation in the past six months, he acknowledged.
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