General Economy And Retail As Ireland Prepares To Take Control Of EU Presidency [Getty Images]

Pedestrians pass Ireland's central bank in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Ireland will take over the EU presidency in January as the euro-area wrestles with putting the European Central Bank in charge of lenders within the currency union and other participating nations. Photographer: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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