The $375 billion Europe wants to invest but doesn't have

(Reuters) - New European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is preparing a 300 billion euro ($375 billion) investment plan he will present as a cornerstone of efforts to revive an ailing economy.

Stagnating euro zone seeks German shift

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France and Italy sought on Friday to bridge stark differences with Germany over how to avert economic stagnation and deflation, but Chancellor Angela Merkel warned her peers against repeating the euro zone's debt crisis.

German growth to slow after strong first quarter: finance ministry

(Reuters) - German economic growth will slow in the second quarter after an unusually mild winter gave Europe's largest economy a boost in the first three months of 2014, the Finance Ministry monthly report said on Tuesday.

EU, IMF resisting merger of Greek banks NBG, Eurobank: Paper

ATHENS: Greece's international lenders have asked Athens to halt the merger of National Bank with Eurobank, worried that the resulting lender would be too big for the state to deal with, daily Kathimerini reported on Saturday.

Eurozone crisis still choking credit demand: ECB

FRANKFURT: Bank lending to private households in the euro area remains weak as the long-running debt crisis continues to choke demand for credit, European Central Bank data showed on Wednesday.

Eurozone's private sector hit for a fifth month

The eurozone’s woes continued as the debt crisis dragged the region’s manufacturing and services sector down for a fifth consecutive month in June.

UK looks set to avoid double-dip recession … with debt-fuelled recovery

Wage inflation (excluding bonuses) is running at an annual rate of 1.7% – price inflation is almost double at 3.6%.

Germany rejects rescue fund boost, Greece under pressure

(Reuters) - Germany, the only major euro zone member to retain a top-notch credit rating, refused on Monday to consider boosting the bloc's rescue fund, while Greece was under pressure to urgently break a deadlock in debt swap talks if it is to avoid an unruly default.