Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker (C), the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet (L) and EU Commisisioner responsable for the Economy and Monetary Affairs Joaquim Almunia (R) take part in a joint press conference after the Eurogroup working session alongside the informal ECOFIN meeting at the Eriksberghallen in Gothenburg on October 1, 2009. European countries met today to kickstart plans to end economic pump priming, but hesitated to commit to fixed dates for a coordinated exit stategy tackling bloated deficits. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker (C), the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet (L) and EU Commisisioner responsable for the Economy and Monetary Affairs Joaquim Almunia (R) take part in a joint press conference after the Eurogroup working session alongside the informal ECOFIN meeting at the Eriksberghallen in Gothenburg on October 1, 2009. European countries met today to kickstart plans to end economic pump priming, but hesitated to commit to fixed dates for a coordinated exit stategy tackling bloated deficits.

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  1. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, right, and Jean-Claude Juncker, prime minister of Luxembourg and Eurogroup president, shake hands before their meeting Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 in Nanjing, China. China should allow its currency to strengthen against the euro and other major currencies, for its own sake as well as that of the global economy, top finance officials of the single-currency euro zone said Sunday.

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  1. European Central Bank President Jean Claude Trichet (L) talks with Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti on November 10,2009 during an Ecofin meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels.
  2. President of the European Cental Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet gives a press conference after a meeting of the governing Council of the European Cental Bank (ECB) on October 8, 2009 in Venice. Trichet said that a US statement in support of a strong dollar was 'extremely important.'
  3. President of the European Cental Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet gives a press conference after a meeting of the governing Council of the European Cental Bank (ECB) on October 8, 2009 in Venice. Trichet said that a US statement in support of a strong dollar was 'extremely important.'
  4. President of the European Cental Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet gives a press conference after a meeting of the governing Council of the European Cental Bank (ECB) on October 8, 2009 in Venice. Trichet said that a US statement in support of a strong dollar was 'extremely important.'
  5. President of the European Cental Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet gives a press conference after a meeting of the governing Council of the European Cental Bank (ECB) on October 8, 2009 in Venice. Trichet said that a US statement in support of a strong dollar was 'extremely important.'
  6. President of the European Cental Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet gives a press conference after a meeting of the governing Council of the European Cental Bank (ECB) on October 8, 2009 in Venice. Trichet said that a US statement in support of a strong dollar was 'extremely important.'
  7. Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker (C), the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet (L) and EU Commisisioner responsable for the Economy and Monetary Affairs Joaquim Almunia (R) take part in a joint press conference after the Eurogroup working session alongside the informal ECOFIN meeting at the Eriksberghallen in Gothenburg on October 1, 2009. European countries met today to kickstart plans to end economic pump priming, but hesitated to commit to fixed dates for a coordinated exit stategy tackling bloated deficits.
  8. Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker (C), the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet (L) and EU Commisisioner responsable for the Economy and Monetary Affairs Joaquim Almunia (R) take part in a joint press conference after the Eurogroup working session alongside the informal ECOFIN meeting at the Eriksberghallen in Gothenburg on October 1, 2009. European countries met today to kickstart plans to end economic pump priming, but hesitated to commit to fixed dates for a coordinated exit stategy tackling bloated deficits.
  9. Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker (C), the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet (L) and EU Commisisioner responsable for the Economy and Monetary Affairs Joaquim Almunia take part in a joint press conference after the Eurogroup working session alongside the informal ECOFIN meeting at the Eriksberghallen in Gothenburg on October 1, 2009. European countries met today to kickstart plans to end economic pump priming, but hesitated to commit to fixed dates for a coordinated exit stategy tackling bloated deficits.
  10. Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker (C), the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet (L) and EU Commisisioner responsable for the Economy and Monetary Affairs Joaquim Almunia take part in a joint press conference after the Eurogroup working session alongside the informal ECOFIN meeting at the Eriksberghallen in Gothenburg on October 1, 2009. European countries met today to kickstart plans to end economic pump priming, but hesitated to commit to fixed dates for a coordinated exit stategy tackling bloated deficits.
  11. Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker (C), the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet (L) and EU Commisisioner responsable for the Economy and Monetary Affairs Joaquim Almunia (R) take part in a joint press conference after the Eurogroup working session alongside the informal ECOFIN meeting at the Eriksberghallen in Gothenburg on October 1, 2009. European countries met today to kickstart plans to end economic pump priming, but hesitated to commit to fixed dates for a coordinated exit stategy tackling bloated deficits.
  12. Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker (L), the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet (C) and EU Commisisioner responsable for the Economy and Monetary Affairs Joaquim Almunia (R) take part in a joint press conference after the Eurogroup working session alongside the informal ECOFIN meeting at the Eriksberghallen in Gothenburg on October 1, 2009. European countries met today to kickstart plans to end economic pump priming, but hesitated to commit to fixed dates for a coordinated exit stategy tackling bloated deficits.
  13. President of European Central Bank (ECB) Jean Claude Trichet (R) and Bank of Italy Governor Mario Draghi arrive at a news conference at the ECB Governing Council meeting in Venice, October 8, 2009.
  14. Bank of Italia governor Mario Draghi (L) an Bank of Austria governor Ewald Nowotny chat during a break of a meeting of the Europen Central Bank (ECB) on October 8, 2009 in Venice. European Central Bank policymakers meeting in Venice were set to keep the ECB's key interest rate anchored at an all-time low point of 1.0 percent, a bank official and analysts signalled.
  15. Bottom row (left to right) National Bank of Belgium Governor Guy Quaden, Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Governor Patrick Honohan, Bank of Portugal Governor Victor Manuel Ribeiro Constancio, Bank of Italy Governor Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank Jean Claude Trichet, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB Gertrude Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Joaquin Almunia, Vice-President of the ECB Lucas Papademos, from middle row (left to right) Bank of the Netherlands economic counsellor Lex Hoogduin, Bank of Slovenia Governor Ivan Sramko, Austrian Governor Aide Wolfgang Duchatczek, Austrian National Bank Governor Ewald Nowotny, Deutsche Bundesbank President Axel Weber, Bank of Slovenia Governor Marko Kranjec, Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer, Central Bank of Luxembourg Yves Mersch, back row from left, Bank of Finland Governor Erkki Liikanen, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, Central Bank of Cyprus Governor Athanosios Orphanides, Bank of Spain Governor Miguel Fernandez Ordonez, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB Jose' Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo and Member of the Executive Board of the ECB Jurgen Stark pose for a family photo during the governing Council meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Venice October 8, 2009.
  16. President of European Central Bank (EBC) Jean Claude Trichet (L) and Mario Draghi, governor of Bank of Italy, arrive for the European Central Bank meeting in Venice October 8, 2009.

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