Spain premier calls for EU bank unity plan

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MADRID (AP) — Spain’s prime minister appealed Tuesday for European leaders to push toward greater fiscal unity — a step that would allow its troubled banks to get direct financial help — while a top government official warned that the country’s high borrowing costs meant it faced increasing trouble accessing credit markets.

Mariano Rajoy told a Senate session that Europe “needs to support those that are in difficulty.”

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