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‘European Stability Mechanism’, sometimes seen in the news, is an

‘European Stability Mechanism’, sometimes seen in the news, is an

(a)

agency created by EU to deal with the impact of millions of refugees arriving from Middle East

(b)

agency of EU that provides financial assistance to eurozone countries

(c)

agency of EU to deal with all the bilateral and multilateral agreements on trade

(d)

agency of EU to deal with the conflicts arising among the member countries

Answer:

(b)

CA

Explanation

The European Stability Mechanism is a European Union agency that provides financial assistance, in the form of loans, to eurozone countries or as new capital to banks in difficulty. Tikdam: off and on in the news since 2012 when it was created. Realted to eurozone and banking crisis.C and d are just absurd having no effect on stability.