Spain is the first eurozone country to receive a banking sector bailout outside a Troika programme from European partners as well as further concessions including non-seniority of ESM funds once the ESM starts to lend to Spanish banks. In addition, this morning Spanish authorities announced further austerity measures for fiscal consolidation after the European Council gave Spain an additional year until 2014 to meet its budget deficit to GDP target of 3.0%.
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