11 February 2012, 1:15 pm
BRUSSELS, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Financial leaders in Europe have told Greece to find an additional $430 million in budget cuts, in an atmosphere of mistrust, media sources said.... Read More »
9 February 2012, 3:48 pm
BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek political leaders said they had clinched a deal on economic reforms and spending cuts needed to secure a second bailout, but euro zone finance ministers demanded more measures and a parliamentary seal of approval before providing the aid. The European Union and the ... Read More »
9 February 2012, 11:52 am
ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Greek leaders brought their hard-wrought financial deals to Brussels Thursday to match their plan against the expectations of the international community.... Read More »
9 February 2012, 3:52 am
BRUSSELS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The European Commission says it won't pay for a $7.3 million fence Greece is building along its border with Turkey to deter migrants and asylum-seekers.... Read More »
9 February 2012, 2:51 am
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The finance ministers of Italy and Cyprus will not attend a euro zone meeting on Thursday, officials said ahead of the gathering called to examine a financial aid package for Greece, while the arrival of Austria's Maria Fekter also appeared unlikely. The meeting, which was a... Read More »
9 February 2012, 1:41 am
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos heads to Brussels today after politicians failed to finalize new austerity measures needed to secure a 130 billion euro ($173 billion) bailout package.... Read More »
9 February 2012, 1:10 am
A default by Greece and its impact won’t be on the table at an emergency meeting of euro-area finance ministers today even after bailout talks in Athens stalled, said a European official familiar with the discussions.... Read More »
8 February 2012, 11:14 pm
Greek leaders failed on Thursday to agree on a reform and austerity program, the price of a financial bailout to avoid a messy default, forcing Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos to go to the country's financial backers with an incomplete deal.... Read More »
8 February 2012, 3:36 pm
I traveled to Belgium's capital, intent on exploring three centuries of chocolate history in three days. It was an ambitious task: The city is home to two of the biggest chocolate companies in the world, Godiva and Leonidas, as well as scores of boutique chocolate-makers and haute chocolatiers.... Read More »
6 February 2012, 4:05 am
Brussels is for foodies. Fine restaurants abound for all tastes and budgets, and new ones keep opening. After sampling the obligatory brews and butter creams, moules-frites and waffles, discover this city’s discreet culinary pleasures, which appeal to more than just Eurocrats.... Read More »
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