Jobs shock puts pressure on EU
- 03 Feb 2012 00:00 - Phillip Inman
- Developments in Spain and Portugal demand urgent attention.
Angry Greeks condemn EU plot to control its finances
- 30 Jan 2012 09:03 - Helena Smith
- Germany's plan to install a commissioner in Athens with veto powers over the Greek budget has been dismissed as "laughable".
Let Greeks decide on debt
- 27 Jan 2012 00:00 - Costas Lapavitsas
- The process has been hijacked by a self-serving troika that has ignored the people.
Israel calls for tougher sanctions against Iran
- 26 Jan 2012 10:38 - Staff Reporter
- Israel's defence minister Ehud Barak warns tougher sanctions are needed against Iran despite the unprecedented oil embargo agreed by the EU this week.
EU takes on Iran oil embargo
- 23 Jan 2012 14:19 - Staff Reporter
- The EU has formally adopted an oil embargo and central bank asset freeze against Iran to pressure it into resuming talks on its nuclear programme.
Greece's debt talks threatened by rising pressure
- 23 Jan 2012 07:28 - Helena Smith
- Hopes of a deal between Greece and creditors in time for Monday's eurozone meeting have been dashed amid increased pressure to accept bigger losses.
Sahel region faces renewed drought crisis
- 22 Jan 2012 14:50 - Staff Reporter
- Drought has again returned to the western shoulder of Africa, bringing hunger to millions, threatening to slip the Sahel region into crisis.
Portugal implements fiscal reforms
- 21 Jan 2012 18:58 - Staff Reporter
- Portugal is successfully implementing a series of fiscal reforms that are key to gaining continued international financial assistance.
Barrelling towards fuel shortages
- 20 Jan 2012 03:41 - Staff Reporter
- The government must prepare immediately for disruptions in crude oil supply from Iran.
US fails to show up for its Taliban party
- 20 Jan 2012 00:00 - Julian Borger
- US government in danger of missing out on historic peace settlement in Afghanistan.
EU puts a rush on Google investigation
- 18 Jan 2012 16:48 - Foo Yun Chee
- EU regulators will decide by March whether to file an antitrust complaint against Google, potentially ending the squabble sooner than expected.
Protests expected ahead of Greek debt write-off talks
- 18 Jan 2012 10:32 - Staff Reporter
- Greece expects further protests as international creditors arrive to begin crucial talks on plans to write off some of the country's debts.
Chicken cock-up mirrors public frustration with EU
- 11 Jan 2012 13:52 - Raf Casert
- Only half the EU's nations have complied with a law to eliminate cramped cages of hens -- a flop seen as a metaphor for Europe's state of disarray.
Cameron to block EU-wide financial transaction tax
- 08 Jan 2012 16:17 - Staff Reporter
- British Prime Minister David Cameron will block attempts to introduce EU-wide financial transaction tax based on fears of harming jobs and prosperity.
Iran shrugs off oil export sanctions
- 06 Jan 2012 00:00 - Julian Borger
- An already frail economy will come under more pressure when the EU ban comes into effect.
The economic week ahead: Happy New Year?
- 02 Jan 2012 07:59 - Matt Quigley
- Will markets begin 2012 with a bang or a whimper? Matt Quigley looks at the economic week ahead.
Europe, prepare for a riotous 2012
- 21 Dec 2011 00:00 - Henning Meyer
- If eurozone countries continue to pursue misguided policies, social movements will gain steam and the EU will unravel.
Czech politician and playwright Havel passes on
- 18 Dec 2011 14:52 - Karel Janicek
- Vaclav Havel, the playwright who wove theatre into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia, has died.
EU slams 'deplorable' DRC election results
- 14 Dec 2011 06:53 - Emmanuel Peuchot
- The European Union has slammed the results of the DRC's "deplorable" elections, which handed President Joseph Kabila another five-year term in office.
Clegg tries to patch things up with Europe
- 12 Dec 2011 06:51 - Allegra Stratton
- The United Kingdom's Nick Clegg has spent the weekend trying to rekindle relationships with other European countries after a disagreement at the EU.
