Monti repeats Italy does not need euro zone aid
MILAN - Prime Minister Mario Monti rejected suggestions on Saturday that Italy should seek aid from its euro zone partners to bind a new government to strict reform conditions after elections likely to be held in March.
Euro zone, IMF make progress on Greece- Juncker
BIELEFELD, Germany - Euro zone governments and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are making headway in settling a row over how to make Greece's debt manageable, Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Saturday.
Euro zone, IMF making progress on Greece - Eurogroup's Juncker
BIELEFELD, Germany - Euro zone governments and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are making progress in solving their row over how to make Greece's debt manageable, Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker told Reuters on Saturday.
Eurogroup's Juncker says euro zone threats do not help Greece
BIELEFELD, Germany - Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker took aim at Austria, Germany and the southern German state of Bavaria on Saturday for suggesting that a Greek exit from the euro zone was looming.
German citizens group sues ECB over bond-buying programme
BERLIN - A group of Germans is suing the European Central Bank over its new programme to buy up the debt of struggling euro zone countries as it believes it is incompatible with European Union law, Europolis said on Friday.
EU chief says should be able to do EU budget deal
VIENNA - European Union chief Herman Van Rompuy said on Friday that EU states can find agreement on a new seven-year budget for the bloc despite a threatened veto by Britain, which is demanding deep reductions to EU spending plans.
Ex-Kosovo minister and PM's ally charged with corruption
PRISTINA - A former government minister is among seven Kosovo Albanians charged with corruption by a European Union prosecutor, officials said on Friday.
Greek exports jump, swell euro zone trade surplus
BRUSSELS - Exports from Greece and Portugal, where years of credit-fuelled imports saddled the countries with huge debts, grew strongly in the first eight months of this year and lifted the euro zone's trade surplus, in a sign of hope for southern Europe.
EU/IMF troika to extend stay in Cyprus-state TV
ATHENS - European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund representatives negotiating a bailout with the Cypriot government will stay in the Mediterranean island until the middle of next week, state TV said RIK on Friday.
Rising obesity strains Europe's shrinking health budgets
LONDON - More than half of Europeans are obese or overweight, adding significant pressure to healthcare costs at a time when spending is being cut by governments, the OECD and European Commission said on Friday.
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