Euro crisis needs a continental solution

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Angela Merkel seems surer than ever to win her third term as German chancellor in September, Antonin Samaras survived as prime minister after a court blocked his effort to shut down Greece’s state-run broadcaster, and Enrico Letta finally produced a “budget-neutral” package of measures to boost the Italian economy.

Greece TV: Samaras in crisis talks with allies

The Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, is holding crisis talks with coalition allies over his decision to shut down the national broadcaster.

Britain tries to stem tax dodges ahead of G8 summit

LONDON: Britain turned up the pressure on other rich economies to clamp down on secretive money flows at a summit next week by pressing its overseas tax havens into a transparency deal and announcing new disclosure rules for British firms.

Euro-Zone Employment Falls to Lowest Level in 7 Years

A sharp fall in the number of people in work in the euro zone in the first quarter left employment at its lowest level in more than seven years, official data showed Friday.

G8 to say risks to economy lower, reforms needed: draft

LONDON (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's richest nations are likely to say next week that they are not content with progress so far in fixing their economies after the financial crisis.