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Pressure on EU leaders to solve Greek crisis
Europe's leaders gather in Brussels under mounting pressure to soften their tough-love approach to the weaker economies among them. With Greece locked ...
Spain calls for help to lower borrowing rates
Worries about Greece's electoral turmoil and Spain's spiraling borrowing costs are piling the pressure on European Union leaders meeting in Brussels ...
Europe's leaders seek ways to boost growth
The leaders of the 27 countries that make up the European Union will meet in Brussels on Wednesday to try and find a way to keep the debt crisis in ...
Europe's leaders to tackle growth at summit
The leaders of the 27 countries that make up the European Union are to meet in Brussels on Wednesday to try and find a way to keep the debt crisis in ...
Greek politics, Spain banks test eurozone survival
Chaos in Greek politics and Spanish banking combined this week to underscore just how fragile Europe's economy remains after an eviscerating austerity ...
Police temporarily clear Frankfurt Occupy camp
Police in Germany have temporarily cleared the Frankfurt Occupy tent camp next to the European Central Bank. Some 340 people left, some of them ...
German police begin clearing Frankfurt Occupy camp
Frankfurt police are preparing to clear a tent-camp of about 300 Occupy protesters from near the European Central Bank. Police spokesman Manfred ...
Irish pose next democratic test for EU austerity
When voters in Greece and France got the chance, they dealt a resounding "No!" to parties backing austerity measures. The Irish could be next to give ...
Greek euro exit no longer unthinkable
Let Greece go: It's a possibility that's being considered more and more publicly in Europe. There have been two and a half years of bailouts, on top ...
ECB chief sees slow recovery, offers no new help
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi offered little prospect that the bank would deliver more support for the struggling economies of the ...
ECB chief expects economy to recover gradually
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi says he still expects the eurozone economy to "recover gradually" over the rest of this year. Draghi said ...
Stocks remain firm after ECB keeps rates on hold
European stocks remained firm Thursday after cash-strapped Spain got through another set of bond auctions unscathed and the European Central Bank kept ...
Stubborn inflation, weak lending weigh on eurozone
Europe got more downbeat economic news Monday as inflation remained higher than expected and European Central Bank data showed only anemic growth in ...
Spain restores border checks ahead of ECB meeting
Spain temporarily restored border checks in its northeast and at two major airports early Saturday in a bid to discourage protesters entering the ...
EU, IMF: Ireland on track with deficit cuts
Ireland is successfully cutting its deficits, bolstering its banks and pursuing job-creation strategies, its international bailout creditors said ...
Draghi says Europe needs growth pact
European Central Bank head Mario Draghi gave a muted outlook for the European economy and called for a "growth compact" to restore lost ...
ECB officials resist nudge from IMF, US to do more
Officials from the European Central Bank are pushing back against calls from the United States and the International Monetary Fund to offer more ...
German central banker: ECB can't do it all
Germany's top central banker is rejecting calls for the European Central Bank to cut interest rates and offer more support to banks and bond markets.
Eurozone March inflation revised up to 2.7 percent
Inflation in the 17 countries that use the euro was higher than predicted in March, largely because of higher energy and transport costs, official ...
Spain's bond yields jump as bailout fears grow
The interest rate on Spanish government bonds rose sharply on Monday, a sign that investors are becoming more worried about the country's ability to ...
ECB leaves bond purchase program on shelf
The European Central Bank did not step in to the markets to buy government debt last week — despite rising bond market pressure on Spain and Italy.
Viva Espana? International investors not so sure
Spain has become the latest country caught up in the government debt crisis crippling Europe, sparking fears that it'll join Greece, Portugal and ...
Spain's banks borrow record amount in March
Spanish stocks sank and its borrowing costs rose Friday after the government released data showing the country's banks borrowed a record €316.
ECB's Knot says no new help for Spain bonds soon
The Netherlands representative on the European Central Bank's governing council, said Friday that he doesn't see any need for the ECB to engage in ...