Greek rescue fund worried stress test delays may deter investors

(Reuters) - Leaders of Greece's bank rescue fund are worried that lengthy talks with foreign creditors over a health check of the top four Greek banks may put off investors looking to take part in the privatization of one of the country's biggest lenders.

Euro zone businesses log strongest month in 2-1/2 years in January: PMI

(Reuters) - The euro zone's private sector logged its busiest month in 2-1/2 years in January as buoyant manufacturing growth outshone a more modest expansion in services activity, surveys showed on Wednesday.

Euro zone morale climbs as recovery strengthens

(Reuters) - Optimism in the euro zone about its economic prospects continued to improve in January with a jump in morale in the bloc's two largest economies, Germany and France.

Euro zone deficit shrinks to almost within EU limit in Q3

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone's government deficit shrank for the third consecutive quarter in the three months to last September to near the European Union's official limit of 3 percent of economic output, Eurostat data showed on Monday.

France and Germany rebuild ties but EU waits for old axis

Brussels (AFP) - With France and Germany apparently patching up their economic differences, their decades-old axis could retake its place at the heart of Europe, but analysts are waiting for actions to back up the rhetoric.