Just how much more belt-tightening can the Greek population bear? As Greece's government prepares a new austerity plan, a condition for receiving a second vital bailout from the European Union, European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, protests have become a regular fixture in Athens. Greeks say they're being bled dry.
Josefina Vazquez Mota (pictured) will represent Mexico’s ruling PAN party in July's presidential elections, but she faces an uphill battle to become the country’s first female head of state.
The politics of football come home to haunt Egyptians after their nation’s worst-ever stadium disaster. Also, Senegal’s democracy under a cloud, Germany plays "reluctant hegemon" to Europe, and the silly money bet on Facebook.
The politics of football come home to haunt Egyptians after their nation’s worst-ever stadium disaster. Also, Senegal’s democracy under a cloud, Germany plays "reluctant hegemon" to Europe, and the silly money bet on Facebook.
Chanel, Elie Saab and Dior strutted their stuff during Paris Fashion Week last month. But they're part of a shrinking crowd: brands that make "Haute Couture" collections. Though considered the heart and soul of French fashion, there are predictions Haute Couture is going out of style. Markus Karlsson speaks to Floriane de Saint Pierre, who specialises in finding designers and executives for fashion brands and luxury goods firms.
Every country in the European Union except for Britain and the Czech Republic signed a treaty on Monday designed to reassure investors by requiring member states to balance their national budgets or face automatic sanctions.
Douglas Herbert speaks to Philippe Bodereau, Managing Director at PIMCO. He has a bird's-eye vantage on Europe's prospects as a place to invest - now and in the future. He is Senior Vice President at the UK branch of PIMCO, a California-based investment firm that is also the world's biggest bond fund. So does he think that in the name of trimming deficits, Europe's leaders are imposing a cure that's worse than the disease?
European Union leaders met in Brussels Monday to discuss ways to create jobs and stimulate growth. German officials had earlier proposed that Greece temporarily cede control over tax and spending decisions.
Markus Karlsson speaks to Emma Marcegaglia, President of Confindustria, the main employers' organisation in Italy, a country currently at the heart of the eurozone's economic troubles. They met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
