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Throughout Europe's debt crisis, northern European leaders have often said they will not stand for taxpayers having to fork out for other countries' problems, and the notion of "taxpayer-funded bailouts" has taken root.
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What is more, governments in Germany, Finland, Austria, the Netherlands and France have saved billions of euros thanks to a sharp fall in how much they pay to raise money in financial markets since their borrowing costs have dropped steeply.
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Shares in Austrian engineering group Andritz fall 20 percent to an 11- month low after the company warns on profits due to cost overruns at a pulp mill in South America. Andritz shares are down to 39.62 euros by 0829 GMT, making the company worth 1.03 billion euros less than at market close on April 30, the eve of a public holiday in Austria.
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VIENNA, May 2- Austria's unemployment rate fell to 7.3 percent in April from 7.7 percent the month before, the ministry of labour and social affairs said on Thursday. KEY FIGURES AUSTRIAN UNEMPLOYMENT Apr 13* Mar 13* Apr 12. Registered unemployed 273.1 290.0 251.8.
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This diary is updated every weekday and new listings or amendments are marked*. Reuters will not always produce a news item on each event listed.===============================================================================. BRATISLAVA- European central bank conference "Twenty Years of Transition-Experiences and Challenges" with governors from Italy, Finland, Slovakia, Austria, Estonia
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*Toyota falls after weak U.S. auto sales in April. TOKYO, May 2- Japan's Nikkei average fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday, its worst losing streak since November, just before Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began promising to revive growth, dubbed as "Abenomics" that has spurred a massive stock rally.
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*Toyota falls after weak U.S. auto sales in April. TOKYO, May 2- Japan's Nikkei average fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday, its worst losing streak since November, just before Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began promising to revive growth, dubbed as "Abenomics" that has spurred a massive stock rally.
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BUCHAREST- Romania's central bank holds rate-setting meeting. BUCHAREST- Romania's central bank is expected to release foreign exchange reserves for April. BUCHAREST- Romania's largest listed bank BRD, controlled by France's Societe Generale, releases first quarter financial results.
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*Britain has made fighting tax evasion a priority. LONDON, May 2- Tax havens such as Bermuda and the Cayman Islands will work more closely with Britain and other European countries to fight tax evasion, British finance minister George Osborne said on Thursday. Austria in turn has accused Britain and the United States of shielding their own tax havens.
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BUCHAREST, April 30- UniCredit's local unit has agreed to buy the retail operations of RBS in Romania, which has about 315 million euros in assets, for an undisclosed amount, it said on Tuesday.
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LONDON, April 30- OPEC crude oil output has rebounded in April from its lowest monthly level in more than a year due to the resolution of export disruptions in Iraq and Libya and a rise in Iranian sales, a Reuters survey found.
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OSLO, April 30- Azerbaijan's choice between two pipeline projects to carry its gas to Europe must focus on obtaining the strongest commercial terms, Industry and Energy Minister Natik Aliyev said on Tuesday. The Nabucco West and Trans Adriatic Pipeline projects offer different routes to Europe from the Shah Deniz II field in the Caspian Sea.
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VIENNA, April 30- Austrian construction group Strabag is still interested in buying the services business of German rival Hochtief which is up for sale, its chief executive said on Tuesday. "We will certainly take part," Hans Peter Haselsteiner told reporters. "
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VIENNA, April 30- Austria has made some progress in talks with the European Commission over state aid to nationalised lender Hypo Alpe Adria, but the bank needs to speed up its privatisation efforts, Finance Minister Maria Fekter said on Tuesday.
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VIENNA, April 30- Austrian producer prices fell 0.6 percent in March from the same month a year earlier, Statistics Austria reported on Tuesday. Mar 13* Feb 13 Mar 12 Year-on-year -0.6 -0.3 1.4 Month-on-month*** -0.2 0.0 0.1 Index. 104.5 104.7 105.1* Preliminary figures.
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This diary is updated every weekday and new listings or amendments are marked*. Reuters will not always produce a news item on each event listed.===============================================================================. BRATISLAVA- End-March budget balance data.
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BUCHAREST- Romania's second-largest listed bank Banca Transilvania releases first quarter financial results. BUCHAREST- Romania's central bank holds rate-setting meeting. BUCHAREST- Romania's largest listed bank BRD, controlled by France's Societe Generale, releases first quarter financial results.
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VIENNA, April 29- Hans Peter Haselsteiner, chief executive and major shareholder in Austrian construction firm Strabag, will quit his management role in June, a year earlier than planned, the company said on Monday. Strabag, the top building company in central and eastern Europe, is due to report 2012 results on Tuesday.
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VIENNA, April 29- Austrian real-estate group Immofinanz expects a secondary listing of its shares on Warsaw's main market to take place on May 7, it said on Monday. "Immofinanz will then be traded on the two most important stock exchanges in the CEE region- Vienna and Warsaw.
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VIENNA, April 29- Hans Peter Haselsteiner, chief executive and major shareholder in Austrian construction firm Strabag, is resigning this June, a year early, the company said on Monday.
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VIENNA, April 29- Austrian real-estate group Immofinanz expects a secondary listing of its shares on Warsaw's main market to take place on May 7, it said on Monday. "Immofinanz will then be traded on the two most important stock exchanges in the CEE region- Vienna and Warsaw. The listing will not involve the issue of any new shares, "it said in a statement.