Greeks Work on Crafting Now-or-Never Reform Plan to Keep Euro

Greece is working against the clock on a package of proposed reforms to convince European leaders headed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel that it can keep the euro.

Merkel insists she wants Greece to remain in eurozone

Angela Merkel has insisted that she is confident Greece will be able to maintain its membership of the European single currency as she moved to distance herself from reports that she is willing to accept a Greek exit.

Merkel urges Europeans to speed up TTIP trade talks with U.S.

SYDNEY - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged European nations on Sunday to speed up their negotiations with the United States over a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement between the U.S. and EU.

Angela Merkel: the eurozone's one constant

Five years ago today, Greece’s then Prime Minister, George Papandreou, disclosed to the world that his country was in severe fiscal difficulties.

Prolonged German downturn could prompt stimulus rethink

(Reuters) - The last thing the faltering European economy would appear to need right now is a sudden downturn in Germany, hitherto the bloc's pillar of strength.

Merkel Says Russia-Ukraine Talks Unlikely to End Conflict

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reined in expectations that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine will agree on peace terms this week, saying a breakthrough is unlikely.

Eurozone approves next Greece bailout payment

Eurozone ministers have signed off the next 8.3bn euro (£6.8bn; $11.4bn) instalment of Greece's bailout.

Italy PM Renzi says to accelerate growth and respect EU limits

(Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Monday the goal of his government is to increase the country's growth rate, which has been among the lowest in the euro zone for more than a decade, while respecting European Union budget limits.

France Leads Europe in Growing Disillusionment With EU

France’s frustration with Europe has soared as French attitudes diverge from German public opinion, a Pew Research Center report shows.

ECB would have to raise rates if looking at Germany only: Merkel

DRESDEN, Germany (Reuters) - The European Central Bank would have to raise interest rates if it were looking at Germany alone but is in a difficult position because economic performance across the euro zone varies widely, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday.

German court to hear case against ESM, ECB bond-buying in June

(Reuters) - Germany's Constitutional Court will hold a public hearing on June 11 and 12 on complaints against the euro zone's bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the European Central Bank's bond-buying program.

Germany, France seek unity on Europe

BERLIN (AP) — Germany and France will produce joint proposals on improving economic coordination in the European Union this spring, the countries' leaders said Tuesday, downplaying recent differences as they marked the 50th anniversary of a landmark reconciliation accord.

Public Anger Over Europe’s Budget, and Wine Cellar, Bubbles Before Talks

BRUSSELS — Amid wrangling over how much money the European Union spends at a time of grinding austerity across the Continent, Martin Ehrenhauser, an Austrian member of the European Parliament, lobbed a sobering question this summer at the union’s Brussels bureaucracy: How many bottles of booze does it have stocked in its wine cellars?

Changes Are Approved to Ease Germans’ Costs for Welfare Programs

BERLIN — Leaders from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition agreed Monday on a raft of changes to social welfare programs aimed at easing costs for average Germans, to bolster the government’s sagging popularity less than a year before parliamentary elections.

EU summit: France says bank deal helps eurozone fusion

The French president says a deal to start building a banking union on 1 January will enable the eurozone to speed up economic integration.

Europe's outlook darkens as German growth fades

BERLIN (AP) — Europe's economic outlook darkened further Thursday when top economists slashed their growth forecasts for Germany and warned that public support for more financial aid to struggling countries was evaporating.

Greece to continue austerity talks with international lenders

ATHENS: Greece will continue talks with international lenders next week on new austerity measures for the debt-ridden country to clinch its next loan tranche, the finance minister said on Saturday, with both sides saying progress had been made.

European Commission Sets Sept. 11 to Propose New Bank Regulation

BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Friday set a target date of Sept. 11 to announce proposals to overhaul banking regulation in Europe, a key step in shoring up the euro zone against future crises.

Global shares retreat on growth, euro zone woes

LONDON (Reuters) - Global stock, bond and commodity markets saw investors selling riskier assets on Friday, as they scaled back expectations of strong stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve and fretted about the euro zone's debt troubles and widespread economic weakness.

EFSF optimistic about German court verdict on ESM

MUMBAI: The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) is optimistic about the impending verdict by the German court on a petition challenging the constitutional feasibility of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM).