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Greece

Greece submits 'realistic' plan to creditors as it races to strike debt deal

Greece says it has sent creditors a “comprehensive” and “realistic” package of reforms, as it races to reach a last minute debt deal. Prime Minister

02/06/2015

Greece

Greece designs new two-euro coin amid fears of Grexit

Greece, beset by fears its economic troubles could force it out of the 19-member euro zone, has won a competition to design the logo of a

28/05/2015

Germany

Reviving global growth tops agenda at G7 talks in Dresden

G7 finance ministers and central bank bosses are getting down to business in the German city of Dresden. They are meeting to discuss how to revive

28/05/2015

World News

Police source claims SocGen bosses knew of Kerviel's risky business

A French media website claims senior executive at Societe Generale bank were aware of the activities of rogue trader Jerome Kerviel who racked up

18/05/2015

Greece

Varoufakis: 'Greece always meets its obligations to its creditors'

11/05/2015

Greece

Exclusive: fire and brimstone show EU deal is close, says Varoufakis

24/04/2015

Greece

'It's urgent': Mario Draghi warns Greece to act over finances

Greece has been warned by the European Central Bank president that it needs to do more urgently to sort out its finances. It comes amid mounting

18/04/2015

Greece

Greece confirms it will meet IMF loan repayment deadline

The cheque is in the post. Greece has confirmed it’s made arrangements for the payment today of a 450 million-euro loan installment to the

09/04/2015

Germany

Pro-Greece rally in Berlin demands solidarity with Athens

14/03/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine to start talks with creditors to plug $15bn funding gap

Seeking to plug a 15 billion dollar funding gap, Ukraine has said it will begin crucial talks with its creditors on how to restructure the conflict-torn country's debt on Friday.

12/03/2015

Spain

Spain’s ghost airport set for first flights - four years after it ‘opened’

12/03/2015

World News

Calls for more transparency over Brussels' 'revolving doors'

10/03/2015

Real Economy

EU's 315 billion investment plan scrutinised

Critics say a pledge to pay for new infrastructure projects and to help small businesses won't work.

24/02/2015

Russia

Russia Finance Minister slams 'political character' of Moody's downgrade

Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded Russia’s sovereign rating to below investment grade or junk status, citing the impact from the Ukraine crisis

21/02/2015

Economy

How much does Greek debt cost you?

This week on U-talk, Sarah from Dublin asks: “How much has Greek debt crisis cost European taxpayers?”

18/02/2015

World

Pope Francis checks up on Vatican civil service reform

We speak to Sébastien Maillard, Vatican correspondent for the French newspaper la Croix, about the latest organisational reforms in the Roman

13/02/2015

Economy

Demonstrators in Athens and Brussels tell EU finance ministers - no more austerity!

While Europe’s finance ministers were discussing Greece’s future, only a few metres away demonstrators were sending their own message. It was one of

12/02/2015

United Kingdom

HSBC banking giant defends itself amid public outcry at tax evasion scandal

UK-based HSBC says it has radically transformed its practices in recent years amid accusations its Swiss subsidiary helped wealthy customers dodge tax

09/02/2015

Greece

Greece will leave the Eurozone, says Alan Greenspan

09/02/2015

Greece

Greek PM rejects extending bailout and seeks loan to keep country afloat

Greece needs a bridge loan not a bailout according to its new prime minister. A defiant Alexis Tsipras has laid out his plans to dismantle what he

08/02/2015