Portuguese flee economic crisis

More than 2% of Portugal's population have emigrated in the past two years, since the country entered the worst recession in decades, officials say.

Eurozone business activity rises, but French downturn steepens

BRUSSELS: Private business activity across the eurozone rose to a 10-month high in January, a leading indicator showed on Thursday, but the currency bloc still hasn't returned to growth as France's downturn steepened.

Analysis: No respite for euro zone in long rebalancing slog

LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone crisis is entering a new, treacherous phase for governments, which can only cross their fingers that slow-burn reforms will pay off before voters get fed up with austerity and high unemployment.

Protests become way of life in Spanish recession

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish workers are increasingly walking off the job to protest wage reductions and privatizations by the government as it tackles a steep public deficit that last year threatened to bankrupt the country.

UK PM to deliver long-awaited EU speech this week

(Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to deliver his hotly anticipated speech about his plans for Britain's membership of the European Union this week, Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Sunday.