Germany, France urge Cyprus deal by end March
The finance ministers of Germany and France are calling for efforts to reach agreement on a rescue package for Cyprus by the end of March following ...

Germany takes steps to curtail risky trading
Germany wants to punish bankers who take excessive risks and require some banks to separate retail activity from riskier proprietary trading, ...

Germany warns euro crisis not over
Europe's efforts to solve its debt troubles won a vote of confidence Friday from the chairman of China's sovereign wealth fund, but Germany's finance ...
Greek opposition leader seeks to reassure the US
Greece's leftist opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, was in Washington on Tuesday seeking to reassure U.S. officials that he would lead a responsible ...

EU grouping gets OK for financial transaction tax
A group of 11 European Union countries was given the go-ahead Tuesday to work on the introduction of a tax on financial transactions. The tax is ...

Dutchman elected new chief of eurogroup
The Dutch finance minister, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, was elected Monday as the new president of the group of euro area finance ministers.

Dutchman gets backing to be next Eurogroup chief
The outgoing chairman of the Eurogroup, the regular meetings of the 17 eurozone finance ministers, endorsed Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem ...
Opposition leader says 'Grexit' talk must end
Greek opposition leader Alexis Tsipras says the debate about his country leaving the euro should end as they harm the country's chances of economic ...
Germany's Schaeuble to meet Greek opposition chief
Germany's finance minister will meet Greek opposition leader Alexis Tsipras, a vehement opponent of Berlin-backed austerity policies, when he visits ...

Asian stocks up ahead of US 'fiscal cliff' talks
Asian stock markets rose Friday, hours before President Barack Obama and key lawmakers were to meet at the White House to try to hammer out an ...
German FinMin says worst of euro debt crisis over
Germany's finance minister says the worst of euro area's debt crisis appears to be over after three years of worries over Greece and other members of ...

Germany, France at odds over EU banking supervisor
European Union countries are dragging themselves to a year-end summit with a heavy load of unfinished business aimed at shoring up confidence in the ...
Europe takes on tech giants and their tax havens
A storm is brewing in Europe as nations try to force Internet powerhouses like Google and Amazon to pay more in taxes. Governments, hungry for money ...

German Parliament approves Greek debt deal
German lawmakers overwhelmingly backed a deal aimed at trimming Greece's debt load and keeping the country financially afloat but the country's ...

Merkel's election schedule weighs on Greek bailout
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's upcoming re-election battle is shaping Europe's response to bailing out debt-ridden Greece. Her strategy: Do just ...

Greek bankruptcy averted _ for now
European and global financial leaders have agreed to release €44 billion ($57 billion) in critical loans to Greece and provide billions in additional ...
Cyprus 'very close' to signing bailout deal
Cyprus is "very close" to signing an agreement with potential creditors for a bailout to support its troubled banks and pay its bills, the crisis-hit ...

Greek PM presses for deal on loan
Greece reacted with dismay Wednesday after European finance ministers failed to agree to release vital rescue loans, with the prime minister warning ...

Downgraded France says it needs more time
France's government has shrugged off the latest downgrade of its credit rating, saying Tuesday that it just needs time for reforms to the sluggish ...

ECB's Asmussen says Greece to need aid beyond 2014
Greece will need yet more international financial assistance beyond the agreed bailout programs through 2014, a European Central Bank board member ...