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LISBON, Portugal — Europe won respite from its debt crisis Wednesday as Germany and Portugal borrowed with relative ease ahead of a hazard-filled few weeks for the 17 nations that use the euro.
Greece’s prime minister warned that his country has three months to come up with reforms to stay in the eurozone and avoid a default — a reminder of how the crisis can flare up. And the news that a major Italian bank had to offer an unexpectedly large discount to raise capital showed just how wary investors are of Europe’s shaky banks.
