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FILES – Picture taken on April 7, 2011 shows the logo of the European currency Euro standing in front of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt/M., western Germany. European markets pinned their hopes on the European Central Bank on December 20, 2011 as it prepared to open wide the taps of liquidity to the region’s banks in a bid to finally get a grip on the debt crisis. AFP PHOTO / DANIEL ROLAND