Pressure rises for euro zone reform as debt crisis deepensGERMANY AND France are stepping up their campaign for a radical overhaul of the euro zone rulebook, an initiative which comes…Thu Nov 10 2011 - 00:00
EU financial tax proposal runs into troubleAN EU Commission proposal for a common European tax on financial transactions ran into fresh trouble as divisions over the plan…Wed Nov 09 2011 - 00:00
Senior EU figures pressurise Rome to settle crisis quicklySENIOR EUROPEAN figures piled pressure on Italian leaders to settle quickly the growing political crisis in Rome as Italian prime…Wed Nov 09 2011 - 00:00
All roads lead to Rome as crisis deepensANALYSIS: ANOTHER DAY, another dance of deathWed Nov 09 2011 - 00:00
How Papandreou fell in a spiral of decay and disappointmentEUROPEAN DIARY: GEORGE PAPANDREOU’S exit was quick in the end, his fate set finally by the catastrophic decision to call a referendum…Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
IMF in Rome to monitor austerity planITALY: THE CRISIS engulfing Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi intensified as International Monetary Fund inspectors were…Sat Nov 05 2011 - 00:00
National sovereignty takes drastic hit as depth of euro zone debt crisis bitesTHE ROAD AHEAD: THE SITUATION in the euro zone grows more volatile by the daySat Nov 05 2011 - 00:00
Greece to back bailout under deal if Papandreou steps downEUROPE’S THREAT to cut off rescue aid to Greece plunged its government into chaos as prime minister George Papandreou battled…Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
Europe without Greece no longer anathema to leadersEurope’s patience with Greece has run outFri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
Greek move will hijack G20 focus on global recessionDIFFERENT CITY, same problemThu Nov 03 2011 - 00:00
EU tries to stem crisis after Greek referendum moveEUROPEAN LEADERS are struggling to contain a new outburst of turmoil in the euro zone after Greek premier George Papandreou stunned…Wed Nov 02 2011 - 00:00
EU package will facilitate return to market, says GovernmentTHE GOVERNMENT believes its campaign to return to private debt markets will be strengthened by the new euro zone rescue package…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
EU deal 'to help market return'The Government believes its campaign to return to private debt markets will be strengthened by the new euro zone rescue package…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Ireland has major stake in effort to banish the spectre of contagionThe crisis has seen EU leaders make promises of support for stricken countries that they hoped never to have to fulfil and create…Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
Taoiseach insists Ireland will not go down default pathTHE TAOISEACH has insisted the Government will not follow Greece down the path of a debt default, saying any repudiation of the…Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
EU to allow Greece to default as euro rescue plan is agreedEUROPE IS poised to proceed with a risky manoeuvre to allow Greece default on its debt but serious doubt remains over the willingness…Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
Proposals point to greater scrutiny of national budgetsSURVEILLANCE: EUROPEAN LEADERS are discussing German proposals to tighten Europe’s surveillance of national budgets in the euro…Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
Euro rescue plan must surmount series of obstaclesANALYSIS: SEVERAL HURDLES stand in the way of euro zone leaders as they gather tonight in Brussels to hammer out a big new rescue…Wed Oct 26 2011 - 01:00
Banks threaten to derail EU debt crisis strategyTHE WORLD’S biggest banks have threatened to disrupt Europe’s plan for Greece to default on its debt, a move which raises the…Wed Oct 26 2011 - 01:00
Alternative to Greek 'haircut' may be catastrophic for euro zoneEUROPEAN DIARY: Without a managed default on Greek debt, the country’s bailout needs could overwhelm EuropeTue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
EU meets resistance to increase in haircutBANKING CRISIS: GLOBAL BANKS yesterday pushed back against Europe’s drive to impose big losses on Greek bondholders, warning…Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Painful progress as Europe inches closer to debt dealBARGAIN : The concern remains at the highest levels that the package to be agreed will be too small to do the businessMon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Kenny adamant State will honour rescue planCONTAGION: THE GOVERNMENT is campaigning to avoid any pressure from markets to follow an imminent sovereign default by Greece…Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Ministers to release €8bn Greek rescue aidEURO ZONE finance ministers last night agreed to release a crucial €8 billion rescue loan to Greece, a move which comes as EU…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Van Rompuy to be asked to examine need for changes to EU treatiesEURO ZONE leaders will open the door to examine the need for any changes to the EU treaties at their summit tomorrow, but the…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Franco-German delay on aid plan angers partnersA SUDDEN move by Germany and France to delay a new rescue plan for the euro zone stirred doubt over the strength of the package…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
EU bid to resolve debt crisis slides into disarrayEUROPE’S CHAOTIC attempt to assert control over the debt crisis slid further into disarray last night as Germany and France called…Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
Government to tap into €50bn EU investment plan for infrastructureTHE GOVERNMENT plans to make use of a €50 billion EU plan to encourage private investment in European infrastructure to boost…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Merkel and Sarkozy remain at loggerheadsCRAMMED INTO Frankfurt’s old opera house to bid farewell to outgoing European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet, the…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Mayhem reaches its 11th hourEUROPE’S LEADERS are racing to reach a “grand bargain” deal next Sunday to finally stamp out the sovereign debt crisisWed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Bailout: Revamping the fundTHE EUROPEAN Financial Stability Facility was created in panic in the course of a frantic weekend in May last yearWed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Belgians no longer amused after almost 500 government-less daysEUROPEAN DIARY: ALMOST 500 days after an inconclusive election, Belgium’s long political standoff is drawing to a closeTue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Berlin warns summit will not solve all aspects of euro crisisFRESH TENSIONS have emerged in Europe’s drive to settle the sovereign debt debacle next weekend as Germany plays for time in …Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Shares rise across Europe despite Spain's downgradeMARKETS SHRUGGED off a downgrade of Spain by rating agency Standard Poor’s as the euro rose amid expectation of a comprehensive…Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
EU campaign to recapitalise banks faces oppositionEUROPE’S NASCENT campaign to recapitalise weakened banks has run into a concerted backlash from bank leaders, potentially undermining…Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Berlusconi seen as wrong leader in wrong place at wrong timeEUROPEAN DIARY: THE OTHER day I bumped into an Italian palTue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Merkel seeks Lisbon treaty changes as part of euro rescue dealGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel is intensifying her drive for changes to the Lisbon Treaty as part of a comprehensive deal to…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Sarkozy and Merkel divided on EU fund for banksGERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel and French president Nicolas Sarkozy are struggling to reconcile deepening divisions over the…Sat Oct 08 2011 - 01:00
Defiant Trichet bids ECB farewellAs he gets set to hand over to the Italian Mario Draghi, his bond-buying policy remains his most contentious legacyFri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Cardiff nominated for European Court of AuditorsTHE NEW Irish member of the European Court of Auditors, Kevin Cardiff, who was nominated by the Government yesterday, is taking…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
ECB boosts emergency support for ailing banksTHE EUROPEAN Central Bank is intensifying emergency support for beleaguered banks, but has reiterated its position that it will…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
No need for Ireland to take 'dramatic' new austerity steps, says IMF directorTHE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund has said there was no pressing need for the Government to adopt “dramatic” new austerity measures…Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
Degree of haircut not main issue for IMFGREEK BAILOUT: THE IMF has signalled it would be comfortable with a higher or lower “haircut” for private bondholders in the…Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
EU finance ministers struggling to make headwayRisks grow by the day, but clarity is absent as to what happens nextWed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Pressure mounts to recapitalise weak banks in euro zoneEURO ZONE leaders were last night under mounting pressure to recapitalise the region’s weakest banks amid warnings from regulators…Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Italy downgrade weighs on euro zoneCredit agency Moody’s last night cut Italy’s bond ratings by three notches, saying it sees a “material increase” in funding conditions…Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
IMF issues upbeat Irish reviewThe IMF has warned that Ireland’s recovery could come under threat from the global economic slowdown.Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Finland secures revised dealFINLAND HAS secured a deal to receive collateral on its rescue loans to Greece but on terms so strict that no other euro zone…Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Greek failure to meet targets will not affect Ireland, says NoonanMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan dismissed talk yesterday of any debt default by Greece as he said the country’s failure to…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
