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Historic climate deal in Paris: EU leads global efforts
December 14th, 2015
The European Union has played a key role in brokering a historic agreement in Paris, where the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal was adopted. It sets out a global action plan to limit global warming to well ...
Brussels orders EU countries to claw back ‘illegal’ tax rulings
October 22nd, 2015
Europe’s competition chief ordered the Netherlands to recover €20-30 million in back taxes from Starbucks on Wednesday (21 October) and told Luxembourg to claim the same amount from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The move is a heavy blow to profit-shielding ...
Greece and lenders agree bailout, shares rally
August 11th, 2015
Greece and its international lenders reached an 85 billion euro bailout agreement on Tuesday after nailing down the terms of new loans needed to save the country from financial ruin. The deal, which came after 23 hours of talks ...
Tsipras sees talks in final stretch; Banks index sheds 63.8 pct in three days
August 6th, 2015
Greek stocks continued to slide for a third session in a row on Wednesday, with banks suffering another dramatic day with losses of 27 percent for their sectoral index. Banks’ cumulative losses since the reopening of the local bourse ...
Was Greece Always Part Of The Plan?
July 20th, 2015
Since its inception, critics of the eurozone have been pointing to its incomplete nature — everyone uses the same money but keeps their own national budgets and tax regimes — and speculating that this “fatal flaw” would doom the ...
Greece debt crisis: Greek voters reject bailout offer
July 6th, 2015
Greek voters have decisively rejected the terms of an international bailout. The final result in the referendum, published by the interior ministry, was 61.3% “No”, against 38.7% who voted “Yes”. Greece‘s governing Syriza party had campaigned for a “No”, ...
EU says time for Greek ‘happy ending’
June 11th, 2015
EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici has said a Greek debt deal is close but needs a “happy ending”, as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pushes for an agreement in Brussels. After a late-night meeting with French and German leaders, Mr ...
Leaders push for deal as creditors await revised Greek proposals
June 9th, 2015
Representatives of Greece’s creditors were on Monday awaiting revised proposals from Athens as international pressure mounted for a reform deal, with US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushing for swift action to clinch an agreement. In ...
Top news of the day, June 02
June 2nd, 2015
Latest news: 1. European leaders and the head of the International Monetary Fund agreed to step up the intensity of talks over Greece’s fate after an extraordinary meeting in Berlin about ways to avert a default. The top-level huddle ...
European Leaders Deciding On Greece’s Fate Agree That Talks Must Intensify
June 2nd, 2015
European leaders and the head of the International Monetary Fund agreed to step up the intensity of talks over Greece’s fate after an extraordinary meeting in Berlin about ways to avert a default. The top-level huddle lasted past midnight ...
