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Austerity protesters clash with police in Madrid
26/09/2012 - SPAIN

Austerity protesters clash with police in Madrid

Thousands of Spaniards weary of months of painful austerity measures marched on Madrid’s parliament Saturday but were beaten back by riot police. Angry marchers shouted, “Get out! Get out! They don’t represent us! Fire them!”
Sophie Pedder, Paris Bureau Chief, The Economist
17/09/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Sophie Pedder, Paris Bureau Chief, The Economist

Sophie Pedder, The Economist's Paris Bureau Chief, tells François Picard why she thinks the French are still in denial regarding their economy and the competitiveness of their companies. This denial was particularly obvious during the presidential campaign, she says, when almost all subjects were on the table - except the ones that really mattered.
Spaniards, Portuguese stage mass anti-austerity rallies
15/09/2012 - SPAIN

Spaniards, Portuguese stage mass anti-austerity rallies

Tens of thousands of people converged on Spain’s capital Madrid on Saturday to demonstrate against an austerity package being implemented in return for a multibillion-euro bailout. Massive protests also took place in Portugal.
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Top German court clears euro rescue fund
12/09/2012 - EUROZONE

Top German court clears euro rescue fund

Germany's constitutional court rejected a call Wednesday to block a permanent eurozone rescue fund, clearing a key hurdle towards resolving the debt crisis.
Eurozone debt crisis: what do we do now?
08/09/2012 - TALKING EUROPE

Eurozone debt crisis: what do we do now?

After a quiet summer, it seems that the debt crisis is back to haunt eurozone leaders. They have embarked on a new round of shuttle diplomacy in a bid to save the euro. But is there a credible plan on the table to save the single currency?
ECB unveils bond-buying plan to boost the eurozone
07/09/2012 - EUROZONE

ECB unveils bond-buying plan to boost the eurozone

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi unveiled a new programme to purchase an unlimited number of eurozone sovereign bonds – while staying within the limits of the bank's policy mandate – at an ECB meeting in Frankfurt on Thursday.
France's Hollande lets down austerity-weary Spain
30/08/2012 - FRANCE - SPAIN

France's Hollande lets down austerity-weary Spain

Reactions to French President François Hollande's first official visit to Spain show a leader once seen as a champion of pro-growth policies and an enemy of German-backed austerity is now disheartening many debt-weary Spaniards.
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Greece needs breathing space, Samaras tells Merkel
24/08/2012 - EUROZONE

Greece needs breathing space, Samaras tells Merkel

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (pictured) told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that his country needed “time to breathe” as it sought to implement austerity reforms, but was only told again that Greece should fulfil its pledges.
Merkel, Hollande pressure Greece on austerity
23/08/2012 - EUROZONE

Merkel, Hollande pressure Greece on austerity

Germany and France's leaders on Thursday piled the pressured on Greece Thursday to continue with the austerity reforms, adding that any decision on it remaining in the eurozone would depend on a report by the troika due next month.
Merkel, Hollande to discuss Greek debt extension
23/08/2012 - EUROZONE

Merkel, Hollande to discuss Greek debt extension

French President François Hollande and German chancellor Angela Merkel are set to hold talks Thursday in Berlin as they mull whether the eurozone should allow more time for Greece to implement the austerity reforms required by its bailout terms.
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