Luc Coene

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  ECB Plan Cuts ‘Drama’ From Aid Requests: Monti

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 7, 2012

  ECB President Mario Draghi’s plan to buy bonds and drive down the interest rates for eurozone countries in trouble has lessened the stigma of asking for help, according to Prime Minister Mario Monti of Italy.

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  Spain Risks ECB Wrath With Unemployment Extension

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 15, 2012

  Calling the move “just” in a country with unemployment near 25%, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy also said that he was still considering asking for help from Europe to combat cripplingly high bond yields.

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  ECB Plans to Surrender Greek Bond Profits

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 15, 2012

  ECB officials Joerg Asmussen and Luc Coene support the idea, and discussions are under way to determine how to book such profits up front so that they can be provided to Greece as an early lump sum.