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Economic malaise threatens to undermine European unity

Thursday, 14 August 2008


MADRID, (Internet): The fruits of Spain's economic transformation found their way to Maria Dolores Barroso's cafe. Fuelled in large part by a massive building boom, the Spanish "miracle" brought new jobs to legions of construction industry workers-many of whom would pack her cafe at sundown, dropping their euros on beer and savory tapas well into the madrile