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President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker met with First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon in Brussels on Wednesday, as the European Council emergency meeting on the 'Brexit' issue takes place in the Belgian capital. Relations between Scotland and the EU, the 'Brexit' result, as well as the possibility of a second referendum on Scotland’s independence from the UK were expected to top the agenda of the meeting.
Bernard Cazeneuve, French Interior Minister, said on Wednesday in Paris that a British exit from the European Union will not affect the situation with refugees, stranded in Calais, who are trying to reach the UK.
Eurozone inflation "dropped markedly" in September but is still expected to remain "too high for too long", European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde tells the press in Athens, whilst announcing that the ECB was holding interest rates steady. Policymakers had raised rates at each of their last 10 meetings as they sought to rein in soaring inflation driven in large part by surging energy prices in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
The European Central Bank President, Christine Lagarde, warns governments against adding to their public debt, as they look to ease the pressure on households and businesses from soaring energy costs. "Governments should pursue fiscal policies that show they are committed to gradually bringing down high public debt ratios," she says during a news conference, adding that policymakers should pick measures that are "temporary and targeted at the most vulnerable". SOUNDBITE
The European Central Bank unleashes another jumbo interest rate hike on the eurozone in an effort to combat record-high inflation, which has soared towards 10 per cent, and bring rising prices under control. The decision has been made despite concerns mounting over a darkening economic outlook. "With this third major policy rate increase in a row" says Christine Lagarde, ECB President, "we have made substantial progress in withdrawing monetary policy accommodation." SOUNDBITE
Inflation in the Eurozone will "last longer than originally expected" but decline over the course of 2022, as energy price rises and bottlenecks ease, says ECB President Christine Lagarde. SOUNDBITE
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