Stability bonds. That is the new moniker given by the European Commission to euro bonds as it moves toward presenting its most definitive proposal yet for the debt pooling measure on Wednesday.

Indeed, European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commission Olli Rehn was in Berlin on Tuesday to tout Brussels' three-option studyon how bonds issued jointly by the 17 euro-zone member states could help stem the debt crisis.

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WHAT IS THE METRIC OF SUCCESS OF THE FINAL EUROZONE SUMMIT CONCLUSIONS ?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition closed ranks Thursday in passing a bill to reform the euro-zone bailout fund without having to rely on votes from opposition parties, according to parliament voting results.

A total of 315 lawmakers from Ms. Merkel's coalition of Christian Democrats, Bavarian Christian Social Union and the pro-business Free Democrats voted in favor of the bill to expand and reform the European Financial Stability Facility. Thirteen coalition lawmakers voted against the bill and two abstained.

Germany exported commodities to the value of Euro 85.9 billion and imported commodities to the value of Euro 75.4 billion in July 2011. As further reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of provisional data, German exports increased by 4.4 % and imports by 9.9 % in July 2011 on July 2010. Upon calendar and seasonal adjustment, exports fell by 1.8 % and imports by 0.3 % compared with June 2011.

The foreign trade balance showed a surplus of Euro 10.4 billion in July 2011. In July 2010, the surplus amounted to Euro 13.6 billion. In calendar and seasonally adjusted terms, the foreign trade balance recorded a surplus of Euro 10.1 billion in July 2011.