July 16, 2013

Euro-Zone Exports Slump in May

LONDON--Exports from the 17 countries that share the euro slumped in May, as did imports, an indication that the currency area's longest postwar contraction may have continued into a seventh straight quarter.

July 15, 2013

France's Hollande says economic recovery has begun

PARIS: President Francois Hollande said on Sunday that recovery had started in France's struggling economy, which entered arecession this year and has record-high unemployment.

July 14, 2013

Portugal's PM says committed to reaching cross-party deal

(Reuters) - The opposition Socialists demanded a renegotiation of Portugal's bailout terms on Friday, raising a hurdle to a cross-party pact the president says is needed to end the euro zone country's dependence on international funding next year.

July 13, 2013

Germany, France split over EU banks plan

(Reuters) - Germany and France were split on Friday over European Union plans for a new agency to wind down troubled banks, with Berlin saying they go too far in centralizing control in Brussels.

July 12, 2013

Euro zone output down in May as recovery remains fragile

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone factory output fell in May for the first time in four months, data showed on Friday, suggesting a fragile and uneven recovery in the bloc that is struggling with record joblessness and renewed political tensions in southern Europe.