Eurozone leaders are meeting in Brussels to try to build on a "breakthrough" summit 10 days ago that agreed to ease the pressure on highly indebted states by injecting rescue funds directly into troubled banks.

But the meeting has been plagued by divisions over how to interpret the summit accord and how the decisions should be implemented.

The Spanish banking rescue was the main issue confronting ministers on Monday, but there were mixed signals over who would be liable for the mooted direct recapitalisation of the country's financial sector.

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