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JDPriestly

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Fri Dec 20, 2013, 04:35 AM Dec 2013

The European Union no longer enjoys the highest credit rating.

Standard & Poor's has taken its top rating from the European Union. The long-term rating was lowered from AAA to AA+, the American rating agency announced Frida. "In our opinion, the credit worthiness of the now 238 members of the European Union has overall declined." That the cohesion of the European Union member countries has decreased played a role in the decision. This is evident from the tension over the recent negotiations over the European Union budget.

Standard & Poor's hat der Europäischen Union ihre Spitzenbewertung entzogen. Das Langfrist-Rating wurde auf "AA+" von "AAA" gesenkt, wie die US-Ratingagentur am Freitag mitteilte. "Unserer Meinung nach hat die Kreditwürdigkeit der jetzt 28 EU-Mitgliedstaaten insgesamt abgenommen." Dabei spiele eine Rolle, dass der Zusammenhalt der EU-Mitgliedsländer abgenommen habe. Das zeige sich in den Spannungen bei den jüngsten Verhandlungen über den EU-Haushalt. . . . . .

http://derstandard.at/1385171784473/Ratingagentur-SP-entzieht-EU-Bestnote-bei-Kreditwuerdigkeit

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The European Union no longer enjoys the highest credit rating. (Original Post) JDPriestly Dec 2013 OP
thank you excellent Dec 2015 #1
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