Spain has requested financial support from the European Union to shore up its distressed banks
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Spain has requested financial support from the European Union to shore up its distressed banks
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Bankia was one of the 7 spanish banks to fail the stress test
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Bankia was one of the 7 spanish banks to fail the stress test
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Mariano Rajoy Brey, President of the Government of the Kingdom of Spain, prepares to address the 67th UN General Assembly meeting on September 25, 2012 in New York City.
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Mariano Rajoy Brey, President of the Government of the Kingdom of Spain, prepares to address the 67th UN General Assembly meeting on September 25, 2012 in New York City.
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Organized by 'indignant' protesters, people took to the streets to decry an economic crisis.
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Organized by 'indignant' protesters, people took to the streets to decry an economic crisis.
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People hold pro-independence Catalan flags in a demonstration calling for independence in Barcelona.
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People hold pro-independence Catalan flags in a demonstration calling for independence in Barcelona.
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Protesters take part in a demonstration organized by Spain's "indignant" protesters on September 26 in Madrid.
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Protesters take part in a demonstration organized by Spain's "indignant" protesters on September 26 in Madrid.
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Spanish Minister of Economic Affairs Luis de Guindos Jurado gestures as he attends a debate on ' The Future of the Eurozone ' during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the congress center of the Swiss resort of Davos, on January 27, 2012.
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Spanish Minister of Economic Affairs Luis de Guindos Jurado gestures as he attends a debate on ' The Future of the Eurozone ' during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the congress center of the Swiss resort of Davos, on January 27, 2012.
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MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 25: Demonstraters show their hands during a protest, against spending cuts and the government of Mariano Rajoy, that ended in riots around the Spanish parliament on September 25, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. Demonstrators from various organizations, demanding a new constitutional process, are marching today from three different locations in the center of Madrid to the lower house in the Spanish parliament. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)
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MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 25: Demonstraters show their hands during a protest, against spending cuts and the government of Mariano Rajoy, that ended in riots around the Spanish parliament on September 25, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. Demonstrators from various organizations, demanding a new constitutional process, are marching today from three different locations in the center of Madrid to the lower house in the Spanish parliament. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)
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MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 25: A demonstrater throws a fence towards riot policemen during a protest against spending cuts and the government of Mariano Rajoy that ended in riots around the Spanish parliament on September 25, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. Demonstrators from various organizations, demanding a new constitutional process, are marching today from three different locations in the center of Madrid to the lower house in the Spanish parliament. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)
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MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 25: A demonstrater throws a fence towards riot policemen during a protest against spending cuts and the government of Mariano Rajoy that ended in riots around the Spanish parliament on September 25, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. Demonstrators from various organizations, demanding a new constitutional process, are marching today from three different locations in the center of Madrid to the lower house in the Spanish parliament. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)
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