Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were confronted by Femen activists in Hanover, Germany. Femen activists, who strip off to highlight a range of issues, including women’s rights, press freedom and domestic violence were dragged kicking and screaming from the premises by security guards. As one women tried to push through to [...]
Cyprus parliament has approved a “national solidarity fund” to ease the banking crisis, which has hit confidence across the eurozone. MPs also imposed capital controls to prevent a run on the island’s troubled banks. These are the first of a series of laws intended to raise the 5.8 billion euros ($7.5 billion) Cyprus needs to [...]
Germany and EU leading bankers have urged the Cypriot parliament to quickly find a way of raising the 5.8 billion euros needed to qualify for an international bailout. German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Cyprus not to “exhaust the patience of its eurozone partners”, reports say. The head of one of Cyprus’ biggest banks urged MPs [...]
A new EU summit is getting under way in Brussels with issues of jobs and growth expected to dominate its agenda. The eurozone as a whole has been in recession for more than a year and unemployment is now just under 12%. France and some other countries want more flexibility in the budget targets set [...]
France and Germany are marking the 50th anniversary of Elysee Treaty that helped to reconcile the two former foes. The German and French leaders have been holding talks in Berlin and there will also be a joint session of the two countries’ parliaments. The Elysee Treaty was signed by Charles de Gaulle of France and [...]
Germany’s SPD, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-left opponents, has won a narrow victory in elections in the state of Lower Saxony. The Social Democrats and the Greens won a single-seat majority in the state legislature, a region of 8 million people in north-western Germany. The election is seen as a bellwether for national elections in September. [...]
German government has criticized leading conservative politician Alexander Dobrindt for suggesting that Greece will have to leave the eurozone. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said “bullying” of Greece must stop. And in a TV interview Chancellor Angela Merkel said: “Everyone should weigh their words very carefully.” Earlier, Christian Social Union leader Alexander Dobrindt, an ally of [...]
French President Francois Hollande has urged Greece to prove it can pass reforms demanded by international creditors, after talks with PM Antonis Samaras. Greek PM Antonis Samaras has been appealing for more time to introduce the reforms. But Francois Hollande said no further decision could be taken until European ministers consider a major report on [...]
The polls have opened this morning in Greece for crucial elections which could determine the country’s future in the eurozone. The main contenders, the right-wing New Democracy and left-wing Syriza, are at odds over whether broadly to stick with the tough EU bailout deal, or reject it and boost social spending. Opinion polls are banned [...]
G8 leaders of the world’s most powerful economies say they want debt-stricken Greece to remain in the eurozone. In their summit communique, G8 leaders also committed themselves to promoting growth alongside fiscal responsibility. However, the leaders acknowledged “the right measures are not the same for each of us”. Greece’s possible exit from the eurozone was [...]
The German economy returns to growth in the first quarter of 2012 with a better-than-expected 0.5% rise in GDP, official figures have shown. In Q4 2011, the German economy contracted by 0.2%, its first dip since 2009. Meanwhile, the French economy recorded zero growth in the first quarter, after growth of 0.1% at the end [...]
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