10 February 2012, 6:02 am
It is dangerous to ignore the negative consequences of the European Central Bank’s actions, such as the risk to inflation, writes Sarah Gordon... Read More »
10 February 2012, 3:13 am
Eurozone finance ministers dismiss a reputed €3.3bn package of Greek budget cuts and send the country’s finance minister back to Athens... Read More »
9 February 2012, 12:31 pm
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is the latest in a string of measures planned to combat online piracy could falter in the face of co-ordinated protests... Read More »
9 February 2012, 12:18 pm
The measures go beyond regulators’ demands and will cut only a small amount of lending, says a preliminary assessment by the EBA... Read More »
9 February 2012, 11:45 am
Europe agrees to enact its equivalent of America’s Dodd-Frank reforms with new rules that intend to call time on ‘era of opacity and shady deals’... Read More »
9 February 2012, 11:44 am
Angela Merkel’s plans for a shift in power from EU members to Brussels would generate constitutional problems within Germany and worries among allies, writes Quentin Peel... Read More »
9 February 2012, 11:35 am
A swift response underscored the next challenge: to get cabinet backing on for €3.3bn of spending cuts and push the measures through parliament... Read More »
9 February 2012, 9:19 am
The single currency climbs on reports that Greek politicians have reached terms over austerity plans that secure the country further emergency funding... Read More »
9 February 2012, 8:59 am
The European Central Bank rules out taking losses on its holdings of Greek government bonds but widens its range of collateral... Read More »
9 February 2012, 3:57 am
Political leaders fail to agree pension cuts in all-night talks on budget targets ahead of emergency meeting of eurozone finance ministers... Read More »