Unlike "too big to fail" financial firms, hedge funds spot market bubbles and assume their own losses, says CFR's Sebastian Mallaby.

Eurozone finance ministers gave this statement on March 25, 2013, upon reaching a deal to provide ten billion euros to prevent bankruptcy in the Cyprus's banking system.

British Prime Minister Cameron gave these remarks at Bloomberg in London on January 23, 2013. He discussed his view of the future of the European Union and his plans to hold a referendum on the United Kingdom's membership.

The European Economic Commmunity Treaty, also known as the Treaty of Rome, was signed on March 25, 1957.

The Treaty of Lisbon amended the EU's two core treaties, the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community. It was signed on December 13, 2007 and entered into force on December 1, 2009.

The Treaty of Nice was signed on February 26, 2001 and entered into force on February 2, 2003.

The Treaty of Amsterdam was signed on October 2, 1997 and entered into force on May 1, 1999.

The Maastricht Treaty established EU citizenship and the European Monetary Union (EMU) and it initiated the road to political, economic and monetary union. It was signed on February 7, 1992 and entered into force on November 1, 1993.

By this Treaty, the High Contracting Parties establish among themselves a European Union, hereinafter called ‘the Union'.

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gave this speech ("The Bruges Speech") to the College of Europe in Bruges, on September 20, 1988. She discussed Britian's sovereignty and the emerging monetary and political union in Europe.