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11 January 2013
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NHK News
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Request interview minister Dijsselbloem |
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Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem has been elected as the new head of the Euro group, replacing the outgoing Jean-Claude Juncker. The 46 year-old, who has been head of the Dutch Finance Ministry for two months, was expected to take over. He said he hoped he would be able to focus on longer-term policies rather than just crisis management. The Euro group is made up of the finance ministers from the 17 nations that use the single European currency. Mr Dijsselbloem insisted the Eurozone should continue with economic reforms and austerity measures designed to resolve the debt crisis.
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