May 12, 2015

Greece says deal will be 'difficult' at Eurogroup meeting

Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis acknowledged that a deal to ease Greece's cash crunch was not likely at a meeting of euro zone finance ministers later on Monday despite progress in talks with lenders on some issues.

May 11, 2015

Eurozone pins hope on long-awaited economic rebound

Eurozone politicians are hoping for glimmers of a long-awaited economic rebound this week, with growth in the single currency bloc forecast to beat both the UK and US.

May 10, 2015

EU referendum: Merkel will work with Cameron on EU – but will Tories let him?

Next on David Cameron’s agenda is Europe. And Europe is ready and waiting. Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, knows the phoney war of recent years is over.

May 09, 2015

Greek PM forecasts 'happy end'; Eurogroup chief cites progress in talks

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras forecast a happy end soon to fraught negotiations with creditors on a cash-for-reform deal, and the chairman of euro zone finance ministers said talks were making progress, though not enough for a deal next Monday.

May 08, 2015

Economic Growth in Eurozone Appears to Be Gaining Momentum

PARIS — It may not be at escape velocity yet, but the European economy is definitely picking up steam, an official forecast showed on Tuesday, as low oil prices, favorable foreign-exchange rates and central bank stimulus added momentum to a modest recovery.