Europe Mending as Markets Signal Even Portuguese Get Work

It took 11 months and the sale of his 2008 Ford Focus to pay the bills before Nuno Silva found a job as a supervisor at a food warehouse in southern Portugal.

ECB's Praet says reforms could see euro zone growth surprise on upside

LISBON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has played a key role in stabilizing the euro zone but governments must now keep up economic reforms to allow growth in the bloc to "surprise on the upside", a top ECB policymaker said on Tuesday.

Germany's Merkel to meet coalition leaders Tuesday as crisis looms

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet leaders of her coalition partners, the Social Democrats (SPD) and Christian Social Union (CSU), on Tuesday to try to resolve a crisis over the forced exit of a conservative minister.

Independent Scotland May Find EU Entry Impossible, Barroso Says

An independent Scotland would find it “extremely difficult, if not impossible” to gain entry to the European Union, Jose Barroso, the European Commission president, said today.

Greek economy contracts less than expected, points to 2014 recovery

Feb 14 (Reuters) - Greece's economy shrank by a smaller-than-expected 3.7 percent last year, marking the first time it has outperformed expectations since a debt crisis took hold and boosting hopes for a recovery this year.