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9 Jan 18
Italy’s former centre-right prime minister has said Italy should not leave the euro as it would be unsustainable for the economy.
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2 Nov 17
The economy of the eurozone grew by 2.5% over the year to September, the highest rate of growth since 2001, figures from the statistical office of the European Union found.
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18 Aug 17
Annual inflation in the whole EU is stable at 1.5%, and at 1.3% in the eurozone, the Eurostat statistical body of the EU has said in its monthly update for July.
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11 May 17
New French president Emmanuel Macron should meet his pledge to bring the country’s deficit back in line with European Union spending rules this year, according to the European Commission.
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28 Apr 17
European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has struck a more optimistic tone for the eurozone economy, but stressed governments need to do more to contribute to growth.
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7 Apr 17
Greece and its creditors have chipped away at a deadlock over the next phase of its €86bn bailout deal, reaching an agreement on the “overarching issues”.
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21 Feb 17
Greece and its creditors have found some “common ground” following the latest meetings on its stalling €86bn bailout in Brussels yesterday.
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15 Feb 17
Weak growth in Germany, Italy and Greece in the final quarter of last year has dampened an optimistic outlook for the ever-sluggish eurozone.
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14 Feb 17
All 27 European Union economies are forecast to grow for three years in a row – marking the first time the European Commission has made such a prediction in almost a decade.
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10 Feb 17
Euro-area unemployment fell at a quicker pace than across other advanced economies in 2016, data from the OECD showed yesterday.
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8 Feb 17
The rift over the Greek bailout programme has deepened after the country’s government and European leaders hit back at a “pessimistic” International Monetary Fund report published yesterday.
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3 Feb 17
The eurozone’s rocky past was not due to inherent faults in the single market or currency, but because national policymakers didn’t stick to the plan, the European Central Bank chief has said.
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31 Jan 17
The eurozone economy grew by 0.5% in the final quarter of 2016, according to official figures, suggesting that Europe’s tentative recovery is continuing.
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30 Jan 17
Greece faces an “explosive” surge in public debt by 2030, even with the relief measures promised by its European creditors, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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27 Jan 17
Time is running out to break an impasse over the next stage of the €86bn Greek bailout deal, French finance minister Michel Sapin warned after a Eurogroup meeting yesterday.
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24 Jan 17
Euro-area government debt fell to its lowest level since 2012 in the third quarter of 2016 according to figures released yesterday by the bloc’s statistic office.
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20 Jan 17
The European Central Bank has kept its extraordinary monetary policy unchanged after its latest monetary policy meeting yesterday.
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11 Oct 16
Greece is set to receive €2.8bn ($3.1bn) from its European creditors after the country passed a number of required reforms relating to pensions, the energy sector and the privatisation of state...
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12 Sep 16
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has said criticised international creditors for squabbling among themselves over potential debt relief for the country, which he claims is exacerbating its...
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9 Sep 16
The eurozone’s finance ministers have called on all euro area member states to actively use spending reviews to improve the quality of public finances.
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6 Sep 16
Greece looks set to have another €2.8bn in bailout funds frozen amid reports that its European creditors will withhold the cash for the rest of the year due to lack of progress with reforms.
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3 Aug 16
Economic growth next year will be lower than expected, due largely to the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
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1 Aug 16
From today, Greece will ease stringent capital controls in the hope of luring back some of the cash pulled from Greek banks at the height of last year’s crisis.
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29 Jul 16
The International Monetary Fund underestimated the risks of the eurozone debt crisis and overrode its own procedures to make unsustainable loans, a key report published today has concluded.
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29 Jul 16
Growth across the eurozone has slowed in the second quarter of 2016, according to figures released today.
9 Jan 18Italy’s former centre-right prime minister has said Italy should not leave the euro as it would be unsustainable for the economy.
2 Nov 17The economy of the eurozone grew by 2.5% over the year to September, the highest rate of growth since 2001, figures from the statistical office of the European Union found.
11 May 17New French president Emmanuel Macron should meet his pledge to bring the country’s deficit back in line with European Union spending rules this year, according to the European Commission.
28 Apr 17European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has struck a more optimistic tone for the eurozone economy, but stressed governments need to do more to contribute to growth.
7 Apr 17Greece and its creditors have chipped away at a deadlock over the next phase of its €86bn bailout deal, reaching an agreement on the “overarching issues”.
21 Feb 17Greece and its creditors have found some “common ground” following the latest meetings on its stalling €86bn bailout in Brussels yesterday.
15 Feb 17Weak growth in Germany, Italy and Greece in the final quarter of last year has dampened an optimistic outlook for the ever-sluggish eurozone.
14 Feb 17All 27 European Union economies are forecast to grow for three years in a row – marking the first time the European Commission has made such a prediction in almost a decade.
10 Feb 17Euro-area unemployment fell at a quicker pace than across other advanced economies in 2016, data from the OECD showed yesterday.
31 Jan 17The eurozone economy grew by 0.5% in the final quarter of 2016, according to official figures, suggesting that Europe’s tentative recovery is continuing.
12 Sep 16Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has said criticised international creditors for squabbling among themselves over potential debt relief for the country, which he claims is exacerbating its...
9 Sep 16The eurozone’s finance ministers have called on all euro area member states to actively use spending reviews to improve the quality of public finances.
6 Sep 16Greece looks set to have another €2.8bn in bailout funds frozen amid reports that its European creditors will withhold the cash for the rest of the year due to lack of progress with reforms.
29 Jul 16The International Monetary Fund underestimated the risks of the eurozone debt crisis and overrode its own procedures to make unsustainable loans, a key report published today has concluded.
