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.
January 23, 2013
January 21, 2013
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.
January 20, 2013
IMF sees up to 9.5 bilion euro Greek funding gap in 2015-2016
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Friday estimated that Greece faced a financing gap of between 5.5 billion and 9.5 billion euros for 2015 and 2016 and said it had assurances from Europe the aid would be forthcoming for Athens in the final years of its international bailout.
January 18, 2013
UK construction faces 'decade of pain'
The construction industry in the UK will not recover its pre-recession peak level of output until 2022, says a study by an industry lobby group.
January 17, 2013
German Economy Shrank in Fourth Quarter
FRANKFURT — The German economy probably shrank in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to an official estimate Tuesday, as companies cut back investment in new plants and equipment because of uncertainty about the future of the euro zone.
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