Ian Traynor
Based in Brussels, Ian Traynor is the Guardian's European editor.
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By Ian Traynor
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Debt Crisis
Eurozone, where the cold shoulder is king
19 January 20113The Guardian London -
Greece | Turkey
Armed EU to keep out migrant flow
26 October 2010The Guardian London -
Stability Pact
The Merkel / Sarkozy hijack
20 October 2010The Guardian London
With Portugal seemingly poised for a humiliating EU/IMF bailout and talks on an expansion of the stability fund, tensions within the Eurozone are on the rise. Squabbling between leaders and "Europe's big communication problem" is partly to blame. 
The numbers of immigrants seeking passage through the porous Turko-Greek border has quadrupled in the past year. With the Greek government unable to cope, Frontex, Europe’s external borders agency is to deploy armed guards to the region. 
Ahead of the EU summit to stabilize the troubled euro, the French president and German chancellor not only agreed on new budget rules, but have also called on reopening the Lisbon Treaty. A stitch-up, mutter officials at the Commission.