And on the other side of the Atlantic, President Obama has warned the U.S. is quickly running out of time to deal with its own financial troubles. Congress must raise the current 14.3 trillion dollar debt ceiling once again, while Obama is urging the parties to ignore political differences and "avert Armageddon". For more on what's awaiting the US RT talks to Rodrigue Tremblay, a professor of economics at the University of Montreal.
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