Guardian 25.9.2012

ECB chief Mario Draghi calls on Germany to show eurozone unity

Draghi warns of 'challenging' problems as protesters take to streets of Madrid and Greece prepares for general strike

The head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, has called on Germany to show eurozone unity to tackle the single currency's "challenging" problems as anti-austerity protesters thronged the streets of Madrid and Greece braced itself for a general strike.

Amid fears that Greece's three-year debt crisis was entering a dangerous new phase, Draghi used a speech in Berlin to urge Germany to plan for the unlimited bond buying in its own economic interests.

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