European Monetary Union

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  Greek Finance Minister Confident of Debt Deal After Vote: Report

  Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said there was a "100 per cent chance" Athens will reach an agreement with its international creditors after a bailout referendum due on Sunday, BBC News reported.

• Cyprus capital controls could threaten EU monetary union

  Cyprus's plan to impose capital controls threatens to test the ties that bind Europe's monetary union and could see euros on the Mediterranean island valued differently to those in the rest of the bloc.

• EU sets out detailed 'map' for euro zone's overhaul

  European Union leaders will examine a detailed plan for completing a banking union and strengthening euro zone fiscal policy next week, with officials concerned that momentum is waning in tackling the debt crisis.

• Wanted: A bridge-builder for the euro zone

  The hunt is on for a competent, articulate consensus-builder to succeed veteran Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker as chairman of euro zone finance ministers and help the currency bloc to emerge from crisis.

• European shares gain as ECB eyed, euro steady

  European shares rose while the single currency languished near 10-day lows on Thursday