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9 Jul 24
Eurozone countries have been urged to show greater fiscal restraint in an effort to shrink budget deficits across the bloc.
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12 Mar 24
Finance ministers have agreed that cutting deficits in the euro area should remain the priority amid a sluggish global economy, as they set out their priorities for next year’s budgets.
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6 Jan 23
Croatia joining the eurozone and the Schengen area marks the culmination of more than a decade of effort – and shows the way for other countries desperate to integrate into the EU.
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15 Sep 22
The energy crisis exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine will see the UK and eurozone plunge into a recession later this year and in 2023, economists at Fitch have said.
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30 Aug 22
German chancellor Olaf Scholz said eurozone countries need to agree how to reduce their high debt levels to help foster “trust and solidarity” within the single market.
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8 Jul 22
The Croatian government has appointed a new finance minister following the shock resignation of Zdravko Maric as the country puts plans in place to adopt the euro.
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17 Jun 22
The European Union looks set to remove Greece from its ‘enhanced economic surveillance’ programme, recognising that the government has delivered most of its reform commitments.
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4 Nov 21
The European Central Bank is unlikely to hike interest rates next year, as inflation is forecast to reduce over the medium term, according to president Christine Lagarde.
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13 Sep 21
Eight European finance ministers are preparing to push back against efforts to loosen the EU’s attitude to debt and deficits, stressing the importance of “sound public finances”.
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30 Mar 21
The European Union rescue fund aimed at allocating finance to member countries funded by common debt is compatible with EU treaties, Spain’s central bank chief said this week.
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16 Mar 21
The eurozone’s relaxation of its debt and spending rules should continue into next year, the bloc's finance ministers have said.
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17 Dec 20
Eurozone government debt as a proportion of the economy has ballooned by nearly one-fifth amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a statement from the group’s finance ministers.
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19 Nov 20
Eurozone governments should continue spending into 2021 to help the economy recover from Covid-19, the European Commission has said – while warning that recovery “depends” on the approval of the...
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7 Aug 19
Croatia has taken a step closer to joining the eurozone, after the European Central Bank confirmed it was going to carry out tests on five Croatian banks.
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14 Jun 19
The eurozone faces a triple threat that has the potential to push the economy deeper into a slump, warns the IMF.
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21 May 19
The Czech government has dismissed concerns about a slowing economy and growing spending commitments and says it will stick to a planned deficit target.
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15 Mar 19
The IMF has commended Greece’s economic growth as among the best in the eurozone – but urged it to press ahead with unfinished fiscal reforms to avoid any future risks.
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14 Jan 19
Unemployment in the eurozone has fallen to its lowest rate in more than a decade, figures from the statistical office of the European Union found.
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26 Jun 18
The members of the eurozone should work together to build resilience against future economic downturns, the International Monetary Fund chief has warned.
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20 Jun 18
The leaders of Germany and France have finalised “historic breakthrough” plans, which include a common budget, to overhaul the 19-member eurozone.
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11 Jun 18
Italy’s finance minister has ruled out leaving the eurozone following months of uncertainty about the country’s future within the common currency.
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27 Mar 18
The eurozone should create a ‘rainy-day’ fund to help members of the currency union in future economic downturns, the International Monetary Fund chief has said.
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19 Mar 18
The French and German leaders have met to start work on a new ‘roadmap’ for major reform of the eurozone, which is likely to include changes from budgetary issues to trade.
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13 Mar 18
The eurozone is expected to pay out the next €5.7bn bailout loan tranche to Greece in the second half of March, the president of the Eurogroup has announced.
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27 Feb 18
The eurozone needs to be more politically unified otherwise it will leave countries - especially those that already have high levels of public debt - vulnerable to economic shocks, say directors in...
9 Jul 24Eurozone countries have been urged to show greater fiscal restraint in an effort to shrink budget deficits across the bloc.
12 Mar 24Finance ministers have agreed that cutting deficits in the euro area should remain the priority amid a sluggish global economy, as they set out their priorities for next year’s budgets.
6 Jan 23Croatia joining the eurozone and the Schengen area marks the culmination of more than a decade of effort – and shows the way for other countries desperate to integrate into the EU.
15 Sep 22The energy crisis exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine will see the UK and eurozone plunge into a recession later this year and in 2023, economists at Fitch have said.
30 Aug 22German chancellor Olaf Scholz said eurozone countries need to agree how to reduce their high debt levels to help foster “trust and solidarity” within the single market.
17 Jun 22The European Union looks set to remove Greece from its ‘enhanced economic surveillance’ programme, recognising that the government has delivered most of its reform commitments.
4 Nov 21The European Central Bank is unlikely to hike interest rates next year, as inflation is forecast to reduce over the medium term, according to president Christine Lagarde.
13 Sep 21Eight European finance ministers are preparing to push back against efforts to loosen the EU’s attitude to debt and deficits, stressing the importance of “sound public finances”.
30 Mar 21The European Union rescue fund aimed at allocating finance to member countries funded by common debt is compatible with EU treaties, Spain’s central bank chief said this week.
16 Mar 21The eurozone’s relaxation of its debt and spending rules should continue into next year, the bloc's finance ministers have said.
17 Dec 20Eurozone government debt as a proportion of the economy has ballooned by nearly one-fifth amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a statement from the group’s finance ministers.
14 Jun 19The eurozone faces a triple threat that has the potential to push the economy deeper into a slump, warns the IMF.
21 May 19The Czech government has dismissed concerns about a slowing economy and growing spending commitments and says it will stick to a planned deficit target.
15 Mar 19The IMF has commended Greece’s economic growth as among the best in the eurozone – but urged it to press ahead with unfinished fiscal reforms to avoid any future risks.
26 Jun 18The members of the eurozone should work together to build resilience against future economic downturns, the International Monetary Fund chief has warned.
27 Mar 18The eurozone should create a ‘rainy-day’ fund to help members of the currency union in future economic downturns, the International Monetary Fund chief has said.
19 Mar 18The French and German leaders have met to start work on a new ‘roadmap’ for major reform of the eurozone, which is likely to include changes from budgetary issues to trade.
