Strained Germany raises pressure on eurozone fears

The German economy has shown signs of strain and raised fears across world financial markets that Europe is far from containing its crisis.

EU begins its ambition to rewrite eurozone budgets

Europe has started down a road to far-reaching legal changes that would see the EU police budgets before they pass domestic lawmakers.

Asian stocks rebound on Europe's debt hopes

Asian stocks bounced after tentative steps by eurozone policymakers to tackle a crippling debt crisis, but investors remained wary.

Private sector powers Greek bailout

Eurozone leaders have agreed to a sweeping deal that will grant Greece a massive new bailout and radically reshape the currency union's rescue.

EU gets Belgian president and British foreign minister

Europe's quest to establish a more democratic regime came to a climax when Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was appointed as the top official.

UN seeks to spur climate talks

China and the US will seek to revive stalled negotiations on a new pact to combat global warming at a UN summit on Tuesday.

Barroso secures new term as head of EU executive

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso secured a second five-year term on Wednesday in a vote at the European Parliament.

European Parliament set to return Barroso to top job

After months of wrangling, the European Parliament is set on Wednesday to return Jose Manuel Barroso to the EU's most high-profile post.

European Parliament to vote on Barroso

The European Parliament agreed on Thursday to vote next week on José Manuel Barroso's bid for a second term as European Commission president.

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