EU summit edges towards new eurozone treaty

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel appears to be getting support on the fiscal compact, but is left increasingly isolated over Greece.

Mr Ordinary tops French election polls

Francois Hollande close to becoming France's first Socialist president since Francois Mitterrand.

France slammed by Human Rights Watch over spot checks

Human Rights Watch have slated French police for allegedly singling out black and Arab men for random checks as part of a new crime fighting policy.

S&P rating darkens Sarkozy's re-election prospects

Standard & Poor's decision to lower France's credit rating will help outsiders in the presidential election, making it bad news for Nicolas Sarkozy.

Cameron to block EU-wide financial transaction tax

British Prime Minister David Cameron will block attempts to introduce EU-wide financial transaction tax based on fears of harming jobs and prosperity.

The second coming of the recession

European leaders were confronted this week by the ugly prospect of a second recession in three years.

Eurozone's weak manufacturing output spells slide to recession

A lack of confidence among investors in the prospects for the eurozone has pushed the value of the euro down against the US dollar and the yen.

A cold dawn for Europe

As a clear damp dawn rose over Brussels on December 9, the tired and tetchy leaders of Europe emerged bleary-eyed.

Eurozone wrecks SA prospects

Europe, South Africa's dominant trading partner, could drag our growth down with it, writes Sharda Naidoo.

Eurozone pact fails to restore market confidence

A European summit deal to strengthen budget discipline in the eurozone failed to restore financial confidence, forcing the ECB to step in again.

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