Germany lists EADS/BAE worries while UK starts inquiry
BERLIN/LONDON - Germany has deep reservations about proposals to merge Airbus parent EADS and Britain's BAE Systems , an official document showed, as the British parliament began an inquiry into the planned European defense and aerospace giant.
IMF chief sees shaky confidence denting global growth
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund is set to cut its forecast for global growth next month with uncertainty over whether European policymakers will keep promises to address the euro zone crisis weighing on confidence, the head of the IMF said on Monday.
OSCE and EU give thumbs-down to Belarus poll
MINSK - International monitors and the European Union on Monday dismissed Belarus's parliamentary election as a sham exercise, increasing the isolation of President Alexander Lukashenko.
French coalition rift widens over EU budget pact
PARIS - President Francois Hollande's government demanded on Monday its Green allies fall into line over European Union policy after the ecologist party said it would oppose a European Union budget discipline pact in a vote next month.
Germany's Merkel to meet ECB, IMF chiefs this week
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet separately with the heads of the International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank this week amid debate over the next steps for addressing the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis.
Bundesbank sees signs of German economic slowdown
FRANKFURT - Europe's powerhouse Germany is losing momentum as its economy is feeling the pain from a slowdown in the rest of the euro zone, the Bundesbank said on Monday.
Bailout fund boost to 2 trillion euros not feasible: German spokesman
BERLIN - Germany's finance ministry said on Monday that talk of the euro zone's permanent bailout fund being leveraged to 2 trillion euros via private sector involvement was not realistic, adding that any discussion of precise figures was "purely abstract".
Euro zone to boost bailout fund firepower to 2 trillion euros: report
BERLIN - Euro zone states are preparing to allow the bloc's permanent bailout fund to leverage its capital in the same way as its predecessor so it can reach a capacity of more than 2 trillion euros and rescue big countries if necessary, Der Spiegel said on Sunday.
Europe must not slacken in its reforms: EU's Van Rompuy
BRUSSELS - The European Union cannot afford to relax its economic reform programs even as the 27-nation bloc makes progress building a framework to protect itself from financial shocks, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said on Monday.
German deputy minister says ESM leverage being discussed
BERLIN - German Deputy Finance Minister Steffen Kampeter said on Monday there is a discussion going on in Europe about leveraging the new permanent bailout scheme for the euro zone - and he promised that Germany's parliament would be consulted.
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