Euro Crisis

Greece votes on budget to unlock aid

Article Reuters - 11 Nov 2012

Greece is expected to approve a 2013 budget on Sunday that includes unpopular spending cuts and tax hikes so it can receive an aid payment.

ECB’s Honohan says bond plan will silence doubters

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 Sep 2012

The European Central Bank's bond buying scheme will win over Germany's Bundesbank, says the bailout recipient's representative on the bank's board.

No rest for debt weary Greeks

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 Sep 2012

The Greek government has been ordered to implement draconian measures to reform the labour market by introducing a six-day working week.

Finnish and klaar with the euro

Article bogdan TagDiv - 10 Aug 2012

Euroscepticism stalks Finland, the only country in the monetary union that has a stable rating.

Bankers happy to play Nero as Europe burns

Article bogdan TagDiv - 3 Aug 2012

While Rome burned, Nero put on fancy dress, stood on a tower and played his lyre, writes Simon Jenkins.

An island of calm in the euro storm

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Jul 2012

Not joining the union has paid off for the Swiss, although tough times are ahead for them too, writes Lisa Steyn.

Aid to Africa dwindles as euro crisis rages on

Article bogdan TagDiv - 29 Jun 2012

Figures from the advocacy group One indicated that Europe had failed to meet pledges made at the Gleneagles G8 summit in 2005.

Another week, another euro summit

Article bogdan TagDiv - 24 Jun 2012

Every 'grand bargain' so far has failed to acknowledge the deep-seated imbalance between Germany and everyone else in the single currency.

It gets worse: SA economy headed for troubled waters

Article bogdan TagDiv - 13 Jun 2012

The summer of the EU's 2012 meltdown will signal SA's winter of discontent as an economic crisis looks set to play out with devastating consequences.

Europe’s leaders face testing month of crisis-fighting

Article bogdan TagDiv - 31 May 2012

TS Eliot said that April was the cruellest month, but for Europe's leaders, it may prove to be June.

Bully boys rally to keep euro intact

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 May 2012

The European Union plays on fears to keep countries such as Greece from leaving the single currency, writes Seumas Milne.

Europe’s leaders urged to opt for growth

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 May 2012

Europe's leaders met on Wednesday for crisis talks to rescue the euro amid a warning from the West's leading economic think-tank.

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