Europe eases austerity controls in face of high unemployment
European governments have eased austerity controls over national budgets in an effort to combat the continent’s burgeoning unemployment and stagnant
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EU leaders confront new economic concerns
European leaders are gathered in Brussels for another summit, facing new concerns that their austerity policies are adding to the
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Latvia asks to join euro zone
Latvia has officially asked the European Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB) for an extraordinary convergence report “in order
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Euro crisis likely to dominate Kerry’s talks in Berlin
With the crisis in Syria topping his agenda, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Berlin late Monday on
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European finance ministers meet on eurozone crisis
European finance ministers are discussing how to tackle Europe’s sovereign debt and banking crisis during a two-day meeting in Luxembourg.
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The ‘Sofia’ criteria for the euro zone
The European Central Bank (ECB) published its Convergence Report (2012), in which it evaluates the progress of the members states
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Obama, G20 press Europe on economic plan
Europe’s financial crisis took center stage on Monday as the Group of 20 economic summit began in Mexico. President Barack
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Greek elections: Centre-right New Democracy’s slim lead ‘vote to keep euro’
Greece’s centre-right New Democracy party took a narrow lead in June 17 2012 elections in what party leader Antonis Samaras
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Euro zone crisis expected to dominate G20 Summit
Much of President Barack Obama’s attention at next week’s Group of 20 economic summit in Mexico’s Pacific resort of Los Cabos may
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