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SOS Spain: banking crisis is make-or-break for eurozone

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Despite denials, Spain will have to ask for bailout money sooner rather than later. That’s the prediction of François Picard’s panel, which explains how the latest steps towards a banking union in Europe could finally gain traction.

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  • Mark DEEN, Journalist, Bloomberg News;
  • Christophe PAILLARD, Research fellow, Choiseul Institute Paris and author of "Les Nouvelles guerres économiques" ("The new economic wars");
  • Benjamin CORIAT, Professor of Economics, University Paris XI.

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