it was a long time coming, but european leaders filly got there. shortly before 4:00 a.m. in brussels the announcement we d all been waiting for. european leaders struck a deal on the eurozone debt crisis. here are the key points. the agreement includes a compromise with private investors. holders of greek bonds have greed take a 50% write down on the value of those assets. also the effective strength of the bailout fund will be boosted to about a trillion euros. but european banks will be told to brace for further turmoil. the banks zill to increase their capital reserves to 9% to protect themselves against potential losses following those write downs or defaults that possibly could occur further down the line. at a press conference in the early hours of the morning in brussels, the european council president emphasized the need for tighter fiscal discipline within the eurozone. today we decided to go even beyond to the legislation on some points as of no. we also approv
good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i m andrew stevens. and good morning from london. i m felicia taylor. it was a long time coming, but european leaders filly got there. shortly before 4:00 a.m. in brussels the announcement we d all been waiting for. european leaders struck a deal on the eurozone debt crisis. here are the key points. the agreement includes a compromise with private investors. holders of greek bonds have greed take a 50% write down on the value of those assets. also the effective strength of the bailout fund will be boosted to about a trillion euros. but european banks will be told to brace for further turmoil. the banks zill to increase their capital reserves to 9% to protect themselves against potential losses following those write downs or defaults that possibly could occur further down the line. at a press conference in the early hours of the morning in brussels, the european council president emphasized the need for tighter fiscal discipline within th