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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 ...
Cyprus insists against privatizations in bailout
Cyprus insists it will resist privatizing state-owned companies, even if its public debt burden is deemed too heavy to bear once it receives an ...
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 ...
Dutch finance min confirms Eurogroup candidacy
Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem has confirmed he is seeking to become the next leader of the influential group of finance ministers from ...
Dutchman seen as likely next leader of Eurogroup
The outgoing leader of the group of finance ministers from the 17 European Union countries that use the euro on Thursday gave the clearest indication ...
Dutch government's think-tank in recession call
The Dutch government's financial think-tank has joined the central bank in forecasting a recession in 2013 as a result of waning global trade ...
Cyprus president: punishment for bailout culprits
Officials responsible for the near-collapse of Cyprus' banks that pushed the island to seek an international bailout must face justice, the country's ...
Spain's jobless near 5 million as banks await cash
The number of people officially registered as unemployed in Spain has edged up toward 5 million as the country's recession shows few signs of abating ...
Eurozone, IMF reach deal to reduce Greek debt
The 17 European Union nations that use the euro have struck an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a program to reduce Greek debt and ...
Zona euro no logra acuerdo sobre ayuda a Grecia
La Unión Europea no alcanzó el miércoles un acuerdo para ampliar la asistencia financiera a Grecia, situación que prolonga la incertidumbre sobre el ...
Greece to get 2 more years but delay to bailout
Greece's international creditors failed to agree Monday on how to get the country's bailout program back on track and put off again the release of the ...
Creditors propose giving Greece 2 more years
Greece's international creditors are proposing granting the country two more years to meet its debt reduction targets as the country enters its sixth ...
Eurogroup chief: Lenders, Greece should agree soon
Greece and its international lenders need to agree quickly on a program of reforms so the next tranche of bailout loans can be released, the head of ...
Audit shows Spain banks need $76.3B
Spain's troubled banks need an extra €59.3 billion ($76.3 billion) to survive a serious economic downturn, according to an independent audit released ...
Juncker: Cyprus bailout talks need speeding up
Cyprus needs to speed up negotiations with its potential creditors on a deal that would enable the cash-strapped country to receive international ...
Spain inches closer to financial help request
Spain revealed Friday that it will present a new set of economic reforms by the end of the month, in a move that raises hopes that the struggling ...
ECB nomination held up over lack of women
The European Parliament has put off a hearing on a nominee for a top European Central Bank job to underline concerns over the absence of women in ...
Greek bailout extension depends on debt report
Greece's premier embarked Wednesday on a diplomatic push to earn his debt-crippled nation more time to complete reforms and retain access to bailout ...
Asian stocks fall after Japan posts trade deficit
Asian stocks fell after Japan reported on Wednesday that it fell back into a trade deficit last month because of languishing exports and as investors ...
Greece seeking to find $14.2 bln spending cuts
Greek finance officials on Monday held new talks on finalizing €11.5 billion ($14.19 billion) in spending cuts necessary for the country to continue ...