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Radio 4,23 May 2012,45 mins

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EU leaders meet to consider growth measures. We hear from Ireland about hopes there for an alternative to austerity. And a former president of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development tells us the euro cannot survive without greater political union. We'll hear from voters taking part in Egypt's historic presidential elections. And as donors pledge $4bn to stabilise Yemen, the Foreign Office minister tells us why it's money well spent. With Robin Lustig.

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