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Greece's new finance minister, Yannis Stournaras, leaves Thursday after meeting in Athens with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and debt inspectors from the European Central Bank, European Commission and International Monetary Fund. (Associated Press)

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Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, addresses the media June 6, 2012, at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on a new framework for bank recovery and resolution. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Viviane Reding, EU's Justice Commissioner, addresses the media at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on March 5, 2012. (Associated Press)

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European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn addresses the media Feb. 23, 2012, at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. The 17-nation eurozone economy will suffer a modest recession this year despite recent signs of stabilization, particularly in financial markets, the European Union's executive branch said Thursday. (Associated Press)

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Olli Rehn, European commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, addresses the media at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

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Poul Thomsen (right), the International Monetary Fund mission chief in Greece, European Commission official Matthias Mors (center) and Klaus Masuch of the European Central Bank leave Maximou mansion in Athens on Jan. 20, 2012, after a meeting with Greek Prime Minster Lucas Papademos. (Associated Press)

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Olli Rehn, European commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, addresses Hungary's fiscal situation at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

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In this photo released by the European Commission on April 27, 2004, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi walks past a painting at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels. (Associated Press/European Commission)

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Jose Manuel Barroso (foreground), president of the executive European Commission, speaks to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. (AP Photo)

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The European Commission said it is launching a formal investigation into whether Google has abused its dominant market position in online searches. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

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Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders, center, speaks with European Central Bank President Jean Claude Trichet, left, and European Commission for Economy Olli Rehn during a financial task force meeting at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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** FILE ** European Union flags fly at half-mast in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Monday, April 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) and European Commission President Jose-Manuel Barroso are seen at a joint news conference after their talks in Moscow Friday. (Associated Press)