Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Following are important events that may affect the euro-region economy and the single currency in the first quarter.

--With assistance from Dara Doyle in Dublin, Jeffrey Donovan in Prague, Maria Petrakis and Natalie Weeks in Athens, John Martens in Brussels, Alan Crawford and Rainer Buergin in Berlin and Anabela Reis in Lisbon. Editor: Simone Meier

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