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MAY
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Eurozone
in 'very political' meeting on Greece and Spain
EUobserver, 14 May 2012
Markets
struggle amid Greek political uncertainty
Daily Telegraph, 14 May 2012
Greece's
moderate left says no government possible
BBC News, 14 May 2012
Merkel
suffers major defeat in German state vote
EUobserver, 14 May 2012
Eurozone
industrial production falls, boosting recession fears
Daily Telegraph, 14 May 2012
Soldiers
may be deployed to protect Italian tax offices
Sunday Telegraph, 13 May 2012
Greece
will run out of money soon, warns deputy prime minister
Daily Telegraph, 12 May 2012
EU
central bankers ponder Greece euro exit
BBC News, 12 May 2012
Banks
prepare for the return of the drachma
Reuters, 11 May 2012
Germany:
eurozone would survive Greek exit
EUobserver, 11 May 2012
EU
Commission predicts 0.3% decline in euro economies
BBC News, 11 May 2012
Spain
races to shore up troubled banks
The Guardian, 11 May 2012
Hollande
threatens to block eurozone's new financial treaty
Daily Telegraph, 10 May 2012
Berlin
and Athens locked in war of nerves over bailout
The Guardian, 10 May 2012
Pasok's
Venizelos in third bid for Greece coalition
BBC News, 10 May 2012
Ladbrokes
suspends book on Greek exit
Irish Times, 10 May 2012
Ireland
commits €11bn to EU bailout fund
Irish Independent, 10 May 2012
EU
farm subsidies remain cloaked in secrecy
EUobserver, 10 May 2012
Spanish
government rescues fourth largest lender, Bankia
The Guardian, 10 May 2012
Merkel
forced to postpone 'fiskalpakt' ratification
Daily Telegraph, 9 May 2012
Keep
cutting or EU aid stops, Greeks told
Daily Telegraph, 9 May 2012
Greek
bailout: Eurozone holds back 1bn-euro payment
BBC News, 9 May 2012
Queen's
Speech: Plans to withdraw UK from EU bailouts
BBC News, 9 May 2012
Cameron
warns the euro can't work without a single government
Daily Mail, 9 May 2012
Greece
faces euro exit by ‘the end of next month’
Metro, 9 May 2012
Syriza's
Tsipras to meet Greece's pro-bailout parties
BBC News, 9 May 2012
EU
moves to loosen grip of austerity
The Guardian, 8 May 2012
Greek
left leader renounces bailout deal
The Guardian, 8 May 2012
Italy
facing uphill battle to ratify EU's fiscal compact
Daily Telegraph, 8 May 2012
Portugal
scraps four public holidays in austerity drive
BBC News, 8 May 2012
Merkel
letter to Francois Hollande urges co-operation
BBC News, 8 May 2012
Anti-austerity
parties ride protest vote in Italian local elections
TheGuardian, 8 May 2012
Greek
election: Far-left seeks anti-austerity coalition
BBC News, 8 May 2012
Deadlock
pushes Greece closer to euro exit
The Independent, 8 May 2012
Italy's
local election sees gains for anti-austerity groups
BBC News, 8 May 2012
Merkel
tells Athens and Paris to stick to spending limits
The Guardian, 8 May 2012
Ireland:
Referendum will go ahead
Irish Independent, 8 May 2012
Pound
at 1.20 euros for tourists
BBC News, 8 May 2012
Francois
Hollande to set France on new course after win
BBC News, 7 May 2012
German
state election leaves Merkel's party looking for new partners
The Guardian, 6 May 2012
Italy's
recession set to be longer and deeper than expected
The Guardian, 4 May 2012
Mandelson
admits Britain can't go on without referendum on EU membership
Daily Mail, 4 May 2012
Draghi:
euro countries to lose even more sovereignty
EUobserver, 4 May 2012
European
Central Bank leaves Spaniards tied into austerity measures
The Guardian, 4 May 2012
Spain's
poorest region suffers 32% unemployment
The Guardian, 4 May 2012
Eurozone
private sector 'contracts sharply'
BBC News, 4 May 2012
European
Central Bank leaves Spaniards tied into austerity measures
The Guardian, 3 May 2012
Spain
sells more bonds but at higher rates
BBC News, 3 May 2012
EU
austerity is feeding racism, report says
EUobserver, 3 May 2012
Osborne
tells EU he won't sign Britain up to 'idiotic'
Basel III plan
Daily Telegraph, 2 May 2012
Eurozone
unemployment adds to gloom ahead of polls
The Guardian, 2 May 2012
Eurozone
jobless rate hits record high
BBC News, 2 May 2012
Unions
protest austerity at May Day rallies
EurActiv, 2 May 2012
Investors
flee Eurozone as crisis deepens
CityAM, 2 May 2012
Spain
'close to going bust' after falling back into recession
Metro, 1 May 2012
Europe
needs creativity not billions of euros, says German Chancellor Angela
Merkel
Daily Telegraph, 1 May 2012
Juncker
backs German finance minister for eurozone post
EUobserver, 1 May 2012
APRIL
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Anger
after £10m private jet deal to fly Eurocrat chiefs to engagements
Daily Mail, 29 April 2012
Brussels
orders EU flag must fly over Whitehall every day
Daily Mail, 28 April 2012
EU
auditor used public funds to hamper anti-fraud inquiry
EUobserver, 27 April 2012
Angela
Merkel and François Hollande on collision course over EU finances
The Guardian, 27 April 2012
Spain
downgraded over spiralling recession
EUobserver, 27 April 2012
Spain
faces crisis 'of huge proportions' over unemployment and banks
The Guardian, 27 April 2012
Irish
Labour leader denies Hollande win would be blow for yes campaign
The Guardian, 27 April 2012
Opposition
parties rescue Dutch budget plan
EUobserver, 27 April 2012
Spanish
unemployment hits record 5.64 million
BBC News, 27 April 2012
Czech
government faces vote of confidence after protests over austerity
The Guardian, 26 April 2012
Greek
central bank chief warns of euro exit
EUobserver, 25 April 2012
Brussels
has tough time justifying bigger budget
EUobserver, 25 April 2012
EU
Commission spent £300,000 on logo redesign
Daily Telegraph, 25 April 2012
Baroness
Ashton demands extra £23 million to
run the EU foreign service
Daily Telegraph, 25 April 2012
Cyprus
gets set to referee EU budget talks
EUobserver, 25 April 2012
Euro
bail-out funds lack oversight, auditors say
EUobserver, 24 April 2012
Britain
must find £900m in additional EU payments
Daily Telegraph, 24 April 2012
European
finances still in bad shape, statistics show
EUobserver, 24 April 2012
Brussels
gravy train keeps on rolling
Daily Mail, 23 April 2012
EU
commission: Dutch crisis no reason to dodge rules
EUobserver, 23 April 2012
Dutch
crisis puts eurozone debt rescue plans at risk
Daily Telegraph, 23 April 2012
Former
Irish commissioner guilty of corruption
EUobserver, 23 April 2012
Dutch
government unravels over Brussels budget rules
EUobserver, 22 April 2012
Merkel:
Eurozone crisis not over yet
EUobserver, 22 April 2012
EU
plans new red tape nightmare for police
Daily Telegraph, 21 April 2012
Spanish
PM: 'We have no money for health or education'
EUobserver, 20 April 2012
Ministers
ponder creation of EU super-president
EUobserver, 20 April 2012
Italy
follows Spain on missing deficit target
EUobserver, 19 April 2012
European
Commission to increase EU budget by
£7.4 billion
Daily Telegraph, 19 April 2012
IMF:
eurozone at centre of coming storm
EUobserver, 19 April 2012
EU
commission tries to win Greek sympathy
EUobserver, 18 April 2012
Legal
challenges may delay eurozone bail-out fund
EUobserver, 17 April 2012
Germany
defends ECB from Sarkozy proposal
EUobserver, 17 April 2012
New
blow for Spain as borrowing costs soar
Evening Standard, 16 April 2012
'Pirates'
to run joint campaign in next EU elections
EUobserver, 16 April 2012
OECD's
Padoan warns of 'Spanish contagion' risk for Italy
Daily Telegraph, 12 April 2012
Spain’s
pain threatens Italy as bond costs rise
Evening Standard, 12 April 2012
Officials,
diplomats want even more EU secrecy
EUobserver, 12 April 2012
ECB
poised to aid Spain as PM sets out austerity pain
Evening Standard, 11 April 2012
MEP
cries foul on Greek pay-out to political parties
EUobserver, 11 April 2012
Markets
wary despite extra round of Spanish cuts
EUobserver, 10 April 2012
Uproar
as Minister urges: Don't rule out joining the euro
Daily Express, 5 April 2012
Pensioner
suicide shocks Greece
EUobserver, 5 April 2012
Spain
debt auction fuels bailout fears
Daily Telegraph, 4 April 2012
Mario
Draghi says ECB 'exit strategy' is premature
Daily Telegraph, 4 April 2012
Eurozone
unemployment hits new record
EUobserver, 3 April 2012
EU
'surprised' by Portugal's unemployment rate
EUobserver, 3 April 2012
Irish
citizens boycott austerity tax
EUobserver, 2 April 2012
MARCH
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David
Cameron under fire from MPs over Europe
Daily Telegraph, 31 March 2012
EU
countries explore alternatives to financial tax
EUobserver, 31 March 2012
EU
opts for minimal increase on eurozone firewall
EUobserver, 30 March 2012
European
Parliament is trying to cultivate a "European identity"
EUobserver, 30 March 2012
Divine
intervention is needed to save the euro, EU officials joke
Daily Telegraph, 29 March 2012
EU
agency under scrutiny for Caribbean trips
EUobserver, 27 March 2012
British
man faces extradition to Portugal
The Guardian, 20 March 2012
Deutsche
Boerse sues EC for blocking NYSE merger
Daily Telegraph, 20 March 2012
Hollande
'not alone' in bid to re-open fiscal treaty
EUobserver, 19 March 2012
Portuguese
death rate rise linked to pain of austerity programme
The Guardian, 19 March 2012
Portugal
will be the next Greece, predicts Mohamed El-Erian
The Observer, 18 March 2012
EU
spends £9 million on 13 orchestras
Daily Telegraph, 18 March 2012
17
weeks holiday a year for Ashton's EU bureaucrats
Daily Telegraph, 17 March 2012
Hungarian
PM to EU: 'We won't be a colony'
EUobserver, 16 March 2012
The
DNA of Britons could be passed on in EU data-sharing scheme
Daily Telegraph, 14 March 2012
Greece
bailout package signed off by EU leaders
The Guardian, 13 March 2012
Spain
gets controversial let-off on budget deficit
EUobserver, 13 March 2012
Heckles
on 'double standards' as EU freezes Hungary's money
EUobserver, 13 March 2012
EU
ministers to move forward on transaction tax
Daily Telegraph, 13 March 2012
EU
countries as divided as ever on finance tax
EUobserver, 13 March 2012
EU
to demand inflation-busting budget rise
Daily Telegraph, 12 March 2012
Finland:
EU countries do not want joint foreign policy
EUobserver, 12 March 2012
Greek
opposition leader attacks debt deal and hints at early election
The Observer, 11 March 2012
Greece
dodges the first default bullet
The Guardian, 9 March 2012
Ashton
to spend €15m on private security firms
EUobserver, 9 March 2012
Security:
UK 'must plan for euro collapse'
BBC News, 8 March 2012
Greek
default still possible as bond-swap deadline nears
EUobserver, 8 March 2012
Men
face smaller pensions under 'unisex' EU insurance rules
Daily Telegraph, 7 March 2012
Women's
car insurance to cost £360 more thanks to new EU ruling
Daily Telegraph, 7 March 2012
Bundesbank
bites back as German euro doubts grow
BBC News, 6 March 2012
'Accept
Greek haircuts or face €1 trillion meltdown’
Evening Standard, 6 March 2012
EU
withdraws £106,000 'racist' propaganda video
Daily Telegraph, 6 March 2012
EU
countries ink legal procedures for new treaty
EUobserver, 5 March 2012
Austria:
Third Greek bail-out on the cards
EUobserver, 5 March 2012
Greek
default fears as debt deal deadline looms
Daily Telegraph, 5 March 2012
Spain
on collision course with Brussels over budget deficit targets
The Guardian, 5 March 2012
'Disillusioned'
Tory MEP defects to UKIP
Mail on Sunday, 4 March 2012
EU
regulatory reforms to cut retirement income 20pc
Daily Telegraph, 3 March 2012
Lord
Kerr: Independent Scotland would lose EU membership
Daily Telegraph, 3 March 2012
EU
summit: All but two leaders sign fiscal treaty
BBC News, 2 March 2012
EU
agencies rebuked over spending
EUobserver, 2 March 2012
Spain
and Netherlands put new eurozone rulebook to test
The Guardian, 1 March 2012
Eurozone
unemployment continues to rise
BBC News, 1 March 2012
Greek
parliament backs bailout cuts
BBC News, 1 March 2012
No
payout on Greek CDS insurance, rules ISDA
Daily Telegraph, 1 March 2012
FEBRUARY
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Bank
deputy warns of 'euro calamity'
Evening Standard, 29 February 2012
Greek
PM in Brussels for talks over second bailout
BBC News, 29 February 2012
European
banks tap ECB for record €529.5bn
Daily Telegraph, 29 February 2012
Irish
EU treaty vote threatens chaos
Daily Telegraph, 28 February 2012
European
Commission refuses to confirm independent Scotland membership
Daily Telegraph, 28 February 2012
France
election 2012: Nicolas Sarkozy's EU fiscal pact referendum copout
Daily Telegraph, 28 February 2012
Serbia
wins support for joining EU
The Guardian, 28 February 2012
Irish
to vote on EU fiscal
treaty
BBC News, 28 February 2012
ECB
suspends use of Greek bonds as collateral
Daily Telegraph, 28 February 2012
Angela
Merkel persuades Bundestag to ratify Greek bailout
The Guardian, 27 February 2012
Germany
set to approve Greek rescue despite public anger
Daily Telegraph, 27 February 2012
Growing
anti-German feeling on streets of Greece
The Guardian, 27 February 2012
Greeks
reveal details of €107bn debt swap with private creditors
The Guardian, 24 February 2012
Jack
Straw calls for European Parliament to be scrapped
Daily Express, 23 February 2012
Eurozone
heading into recession, says EU
Daily Telegraph, 23 February 2012
Britain
refuses to sign off on EU budget
Daily Telegraph, 22 February 2012
Greek
unions promise popular revolt over bailout
The Guardian, 22 February 2012
Couple
left in a jam by EU regulations
Daily Telegraph, 22 February 2012
Germany
at odds with Dutch and IMF boss over eurozone bailout fund
The Guardian, 22 February 2012
EU
plans to freeze Hungary funds over budget deficit
BBC News, 22 February 2012
Greece
bailout: Large protests expected against cuts
BBC News, 22 February 2012
Eurozone
service sector contracts in February
BBC News, 22 February 2012
IMF:
No money for Greece until Europe boosts its firewall
EUobserver, 22 February 2012
Britain,
Sweden and Netherlands refuse to sign off EU accounts
EUobserver, 21 February 2012
Greece
bailout: six key elements of the deal
The Guardian, 21 February 2012
Greek
deal rests on appetite for more austerity
EUobserver, 21 February 2012
Greeks
will suffer for five years as part of resolving eurozone crisis
The Guardian, 21 February 2012
Greeks
face further wage cuts as price of latest bailout
The Guardian, 21 February 2012
Euro
austerity cuts provoke Spanish riots
BBC News, 21 February 2012
Portuguese
defy austerity carnival ban
BBC News, 21 February 2012
Spanish
protest against spending cuts and changes to labour rights
The Guardian, 19 February 2012
Moody's
threat to Europe's banks sparks fury in City
Evening Standard, 16 February 2012
Greek
impasse hits euro
Evening Standard, 16 February 2012
Bail-out
delay prompts fear of Greek euro exit
EUobserver, 16 February 2012
Germany
is 'playing with fire' on Greece, warns finance minister
Daily Telegraph, 16 February 2012
Eurozone
growth forecasts cut in ECB survey
Daily Telegraph, 16 February 2012
Greece
bailout: Eurozone calls for tighter oversight
BBC News, 16 February 2012
Spain's
economy contracts as recession fears grow
BBC News, 16 February 2012
Contingency
plans in place for Greek debt default
The Guardian, 15 February 2012
Eurozone
crisis: Greece 'can't take any more cuts'
BBC News, 15 February 2012
Recession
hits Italy and Netherlands
BBC News, 15 February 2012
Greece
stumbles defiantly towards default
The Guardian, 15 February 2012
Ministers
step up fight to protect City from EU trading shake-up
Daily Telegraph, 14 February 2012
Eurozone
ministers cancel meeting on Greece bailout
The Guardian, 14 February 2012
Moody's
cuts Italy and Spain, warns France and UK
EUobserver, 14 February 2012
Barroso
to China: EU is not falling apart
EUobserver, 14 February 2012
Cameron
idea to repatriate EU laws is 'complete non-starter'
EUobserver, 13 February 2012
Greek
MPs back austerity deal
EUobserver, 13 February 2012
Athens
burns as parliament passes austerity plan
Daily Telegraph, 13 February 2012
Greece's
hopes for quick bailout agreement dashed
The Guardian, 13 February 2012
Tensions
flare in Athens ahead of austerity vote
EUobserver, 10 February 2012
Germany
promises Portugal 'programme adjustment'
after Greece
EUobserver, 10 February 2012
Hollande
on collision course with Merkel
EUobserver, 9 February 2012
Greece
bailout: Coalition fails to agree cuts
BBC News, 9 February 2012
Greek
PM pushes through cuts deal
The Guardian, 9 February 2012
Britain
could be hit with additional £1 billion demand for EU payments
Daily Telegraph, 8 February 2012
Greece
bailout: Coalition 'to finalise' austerity deal
BBC News, 8 February 2012
Nine
EU countries form splinter group on financial tax
EUobserver, 8 February 2012
Greek
leaders to thrash out deal on second bailout
The Guardian, 7 February 2012
'Euro
can survive without Greece' claim ahead of key talks
Daily Telegraph, 7 February 2012
Independent
Scotland would not join euro, minister says
EUobserver, 7 February 2012
EU
commissioners go off-message on Greece
EUobserver, 7 February 2012
Location
for first 'EU referendum poll' named
BBC News, 6 February 2012
Nerves
fray as Greece extends bail-out talks
EUobserver, 6 February 2012
Germany,
France and EC increase pressure on Greece
Daily Telegraph, 6 February 2012
Greece's
economic future in balance as 'razor's edge' talks try to avert default
The Observer, 5 February 2012
Conservatives
bid to block rise in IMF euro bail-out cash
Daily Telegraph, 4 February 2012
Eurozone
bail-out funds not enough, warns OECD
Daily Telegraph, 3 February 2012
EU
commission plans new spin on financial tax
EUobserver, 3 February 2012
Greek
rescue package talks blocked by unions and employers
The Guardian, 3 February 2012
Berlin
digs in heels on extra €15bn for Greece
EUobserver, 3 February 2012
England
football team urged team to wear EU flag on jerseys
Daily Telegraph, 2 February 2012
Brussels
discovers new €15bn black hole in Greece's finances
The Guardian, 2 February 2012
IMF
worried by social cost of Greek austerity
EUobserver, 2 February 2012
Euro
MPs back call for sports shirts to feature EU flag
BBC News, 2 February 2012
Fiscal
treaty stirs political disputes in EU countries
EUobserver, 1 February 2012
EU
unemployment hits record high
EUobserver, 1 February 2012
IMF
official admits austerity is harming Greece
The Guardian, 1 February 2012
JANUARY
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Britain
will sue EU if institutions are used to threaten national interest
Daily Telegraph, 31 January 2012
UK
and Czechs refuse to join fiscal compact
BBC News, 31 January 2012
Greek
officials attack EU and IMF as debt talks stall
The Guardian, 31 January 2012
Eurozone
leaders sign up to budget controls
Daily Telegraph, 30 January 2012
France
cuts 2012 growth forecast
BBC News, 30 January 2012
Pressure
grows on EU leaders to relax strict austerity
The Guardian, 30 January 2012
Hague:
No UK veto on use of EU institutions by eurozone
BBC News, 30 January 2012
France
plans Tobin tax on financial transactions
The Guardian, 30 January 2012
Spain's
economy contracts by 0.3%
BBC News, 30 January 2012
Greeks
reject 'impossible' German plan for budget veto
BBC News, 29 January 2012
We’re
on the brink, warns Greece ahead of summit
Daily Telegraph, 29 January 2012
Jack
Straw presses for repatriation of over £4bn of EU funds to Britain
The Guardian, 29 January 2012
Angry
Greeks condemn EU plot to control its finances
The Guardian, 29 January 2012
UK
will block eurozone use of EU institutions, vows Iain Duncan Smith
The Guardian, 29 January 2012
EU
summit on debt crisis faces Brussels disruption as unions strike
The Guardian, 29 January 2012
Eurozone
will collapse this year, says Nouriel Roubini
Daily Telegraph, 28 January 2012
Fitch
downgrades five eurozone economies
BBC News, 27 January 2012
Danes
seek clarity on future EU budget
EUobserver, 27 January 2012
Spain
demands new 'realism' from EU over austerity
The Guardian, 27 January 2012
Greece
debt talks 'close to deal'
BBC News, 27 January 2012
Spain's
unemployment total passes five million
BBC News, 27 January 2012
Germany's
Euro-rebels rally against rapid integration
The Guardian, 26 January 2012
Cameron
tells Davos: Germany must be bold over eurozone crisis
The Guardian, 26 January 2012
Spain
discovers Euroscepticism amid economic gloom
The Guardian, 26 January 2012
Cameron:
stop the madness of Europe red tape
Daily Telegraph, 26 January 2012
Merkel:
Transfer more powers to EU, not more money to bail-out fund
EUobserver, 26 January 2012
David
Cameron raises tensions with warning on 'perilous' euro
Daily Telegraph, 26 January 2012
EU
'bungs' of £12,000 to 'party members and friends' to continue
Daily Telegraph, 26 January 2012
EU
sent 50 MEPs to Congo for eight days at cost of £850,000
Daily Telegraph, 25 January 2012
European
Parliament's 10 most expensive delegations in 2010
Daily Telegraph, 25 January 2012
Portugal's
borrowing rates rise to record 19.4%
The Guardian, 25 January 2012
Angela
Merkel calls for 'more Europe' to end crisis
Daily Telegraph, 25 January 2012
Merkel
asks how much would be enough for rescue funds
Daily Telegraph, 25 January 2012
Angela
Merkel casts doubt on saving Greece from financial meltdown
The Guardian, 25 January 2012
Tainted
former EC president Jacques Santer to raise money for EU bail-outs
Daily Telegraph, 24 January 2012
Tainted
official brought back to raise money for
EU bail-outs
EUobserver, 24 January 2012
Stock
markets down as Greece debt talks falter
BBC News, 24 January 2012
'Extreme
consequences' for Ireland if fiscal union vote rejected
Irish Times, 24 January 2012
EU
ministers agree new bail-out fund, criticise Greece
EUobserver, 24 January 2012
Eurosceptic
fury over Baroness Warsi's 'manipulation' of MEP candidate list
Daily Mail, 24 January 2012
IMF
urges Europe to build bigger firewall around Italy and Spain
The Guardian, 23 January 2012
No
consensus on sanctions under fiscal pact, says Denmark
EUobserver, 23 January 2012
Croatians
vote 'yes' to EU accession
EUobserver, 23 January 2012
Greek
debt talks stall ahead of Brussels meeting
EUobserver, 23 January 2012
Greek
debt swap negotiators depart Athens without deal
The Observer, 22 January 2012
Greek
debt talks on knife-edge amid growing pressure on bondholders
The Observer, 22 January 2012
Franco-German
'growth' plan looks to EU funds and taxes
EUobserver, 20 January 2012
Greece
on verge of breakthrough in deal to cancel 70% of debt
The Guardian, 20 January 2012
Future
EU bail-outs only for treaty signatories, new draft says
EUobserver, 20 January 2012
Secret
plan revealed for new EU taxes on Britain
Daily Telegraph, 19 January 2012
MEP
Diana Wallis criticised over resignation 'nepotism'
BBC News, 19 January 2012
Portugal
to need "debt haircut" as economy tips into Grecian downward spiral
Daily Telegraph, 19 January 2012
IMF
slashes global forecast on eurozone crisis, with drastic falls in
Italy and Spain
Daily Telegraph, 19 January 2012
EU
starts visa talks with Kosovo
European Voice, 19 January 2012
'Little
progress' in talks to slash Greek's debts
Evening Standard, 19 January 2012
Poland
renews attack on eurozone-only summits
EUobserver, 19 January 2012
Doubt
over IMF's eurozone lifeline
Daily Telegraph, 18 January 2012
Monti
promises Italy won't ask Britain for bailout money
The Guardian, 18 January 2012
EU
in uncharted legal waters on Scottish independence
EUobserver, 18 January 2012
EU
Parliament worried new treaty divides Europe
EUobserver, 18 January 2012
Irish
campaigners demand halt to repayment of Anglo Irish Bank debts
The Guardian, 18 January 2012
IMF
looking for extra cash to stem euro-crisis
EUobserver, 18 January 2012
Greece
private debt write-off talks to resume
BBC News, 18 January 2012
Britain
braces for £17.5bn bill as IMF raises debt fund to £1
trillion
Daily Express, 18 January 2012
Stiglitz
says European austerity plans are a 'suicide pact'
Daily Telegraph, 17 January 2012
Greek
protesters take to Athens streets as creditors arrive for debt talks
The Guardian, 17 January 2012
Greece
prepares to give way to banks to secure debt deal
Daily Telegraph, 17 January 2012
Eurozone's
'big bazooka' bail-out fund is left in tatters by S&P downgrade
Daily Telegraph, 16 January 2012
Standard
& Poor's downgrades EU bailout fund EFSF
BBC News, 16 January 2012
Greece
to resume debt talks
The Observer, 15 January 2012
Eurozone
in new crisis as ratings agency downgrades nine countries
The Guardian, 14 January 2012
Osborne
warns an independent Scotland could be forced to join the euro
Daily Mail, 13 January 2012
Denmark
believes no poll needed to join treaty
Irish Times, 13 January 2012
Draft
treaty changes soothe Parliament
EurActiv, 13 January 2012
EU
laws put NHS patients at risk, warn senior doctors
The Guardian, 12 January 2012
Greece
races to settle writedown deal
The Guardian, 12 January 2012
Slovenia
scrambles to avoid economic crash
The Guardian, 12 January 2012
Enda
Kenny rejects need for second Irish bailout
The Guardian, 12 January 2012
Brussels'
new budget powers draw first rebuke
EUobserver, 12 January 2012
EU
central bank to issue more cheap loans
EUobserver, 12 January 2012
ECB
leaves euro rates unchanged
BBC News, 12 January 2012
Patients
put at risk by EU laws on working time, doctors warn
The Guardian, 12 January 2012
Huge
ECB loans fail to boost eurozone economy
Daily Telegraph, 12 January 2012
Commission
takes EU states to court over pay rise
EUobserver, 12 January 2012
Pressure
mounts as fiscal treaty deadline closes in
European Voice, 12 January 2012
Monti
and Merkel: Financial tax must cover whole EU
EUobserver, 12 January 2012
EP
candidates tested in head-to-head debate
European Voice, 12 January 2012
Investors
pay to lend money to UK
Daily Telegraph, 11 January 2012
Eurozone
waters down its tough fiscal rules in new treaty
Daily Telegraph, 11 January 2012
Britain
may have to pay billions more into IMF, says George Osborne
The Guardian, 11 January 2012
EU
legal expert casts doubt on new fiscal treaty
EUobserver, 11 January 2012
Softer
draft of fiscal treaty opens door for UK
EUobserver, 11 January 2012
Merkel's
coalition partner opposes eurozone transaction tax
EUobserver, 11 January 2012
Italy
austerity: PM Monti warns of angry response
BBC News, 11 January 2012
EU
threatens action against Hungary over deficit
BBC News, 11 January 2012
Euro
crisis puts continent's future in doubt, warns Fiat boss
The Guardian, 10 January 2012
Fitch:
Italy likely to be downgraded by end of January
BBC News, 10 January 2012
Greece
close to bond holder deal
BBC News, 10 January 2012
British
deputy PM: EU veto is 'temporary'
EUobserver, 10 January 2012
Ireland's
Enda Kenny plays down warning of second bailout
The Guardian, 10 January 2012
Euro
countries to learn ratings fate this month
The Guardian, 10 January 2012
Danish
minister says financial tax would cost jobs
EUobserver, 10 January 2012
Confidence
ebbs in Greece's ability to stay in euro
EUobserver, 9 January 2012
France
to push for financial tax at Berlin meeting
EUobserver, 9 January 2012
Clegg:
Britain should sign eurozone treaty
Daily Telegraph, 9 January 2012
Greece
debt: Merkel urges deal soon on second bailout
BBC News, 9 January 2012
PM
threatens a second EU veto... as French go it alone on bank tax
Daily Mail, 9 January 2012
Merkel,
Sarkozy push for Tobin tax despite German split
Daily Telegraph, 9 January 2012
Tobin
tax 'could leave £95bn hole in EU finances', Ernst & Young warns
Daily Telegraph, 9 January 2012
Cameron:
I will veto financial transaction tax
Sunday Telegraph, 8 January 2012
Cameron
risks ire over extra IMF cash
Financial Times, 8 January 2012
Baroness
Ashton forced to seek more money
Sunday Telegraph, 8 January 2012
Cameron
set for new row with Europe over closer harmonisation
Daily Telegraph, 7 January 2012
Cameron
sees 'legal difficulties' in fighting new fiscal treaty
EUobserver, 6 January 2012
Eurozone
recession fears grow and currency slides
Daily Telegraph, 6 January 2012
More
power for EU commission in new draft of fiscal treaty
EUobserver, 6 January 2012
Cameron
pledge on EU institutions after veto
BBC News, 6 January 2012
Ministers
identify glitches in EU diplomatic service
EUobserver, 6 January 2012
Euro
drops after French bond auction
BBC News, 5 January 2012
Ousted
Spanish government plotted to derail EU fishing reforms
The Guardian, 5 January 2012
EU
transaction tax ‘in law by year end’
Daily Telegraph, 4 January 2012
Shares
in Italy's biggest bank suspended
Sky News, 4 January 2012
Hungary
faces crisis as traders fear bond debt default
Daily Telegraph, 4 January 2012
Greek
prime minister warns of March default
BBC News, 4 January 2012
ECB
head risks German anger with new appointment
Daily Telegraph, 4 January 2012
Greece
warns of euro-exit as EU economies drift apart
EUobserver, 4 January 2012
Greece:
we could exit euro in three months
The Guardian, 3 January 2012
Radical
VAT shake-up by EU 'will cost families £800 a year'
Daily Mail, 3 January 2012
Eurozone
crisis: calendar of key events in January
The Guardian, 3 January 2012
UK
finance chiefs fear euro break-up, says Deloitte
BBC News, 3 January 2012
New
line-up of euro doubters shakes up Germany's political landscape
The Guardian, 3 January 2012
Greece
will leave euro if second bailout fails, says Kapsis
Daily Telegraph, 3 January 2012
Merkel
and Sarkozy to hold talks on debt crisis
European Voice, 3 January 2012
Commission
raises concerns about Hungary's constitution
European Voice, 3 January 2012
Weak
manufacturing output signals eurozone's slide to recession
The Guardian, 2 January 2012
Eurozone
collapse 'starts this year' says CEBR
Daily Telegraph, 2 January 2012
Greece
sees first strike of 2012 as doctors protest
BBC News, 2 January 2012
European
leaders predict 2012 will be worse than 2011
The Guardian, 1 January 2012
Denmark
takes chair of Council of Ministers
EUobserver, 1 January 2012
OPINION
These are links to more in-depth opinion pieces on EU-related issues.
We
agree about Europe
by Ed Balls & Peter Mandelson - The Guardian, 14 May 2012
Euro
crisis: The European maze
by Gavin Hewitt, Europe editor - BBC News, 14 May 2012
Could
the euro survive a Greek exit?
by Robert Peston, Business editor - BBC News, 14 May 2012
Now
it is Ireland's turn to reject the austerity fantasy
by Gavan Titley & John O'Brennan - The Guardian, 10 May 2012
Growth
versus austerity
by Gavin Hewitt, Europe editor - BBC News, 10 May 2012
Will
Spain suffer an Irish bust?
by Robert Peston, Business editor - BBC News, 9 May 2012
Democracy
trumps austerity but will the euro survive?
by Larry Elliott, Economics editor - The Guardian, 7 May 2012
Eurozone
elections: Rejecting austerity at the polls
by Gavin Hewitt, Europe editor - BBC News, 7 May 2012
French
and Greek political earthquakes point to rise
of the anti-austerity movement
by Henry Samuel - Daily Telegraph, 7 May 2012
Europe’s
nations must break free from the Brussels straitjacket
By Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic - Daily Telegraph,
4 May 2012
Should
Britain's government offer an in-out referendum on EU membership?
by Bagehot - The Economist, 4 May 2012
The
Greek election could be the start of a European spring
by Costas Douzinas - The Guardian, 1 May 2012
The
eurozone should sort out its own mess
by Jim Flaherty, Canadian Finance Minister - Daily Telegraph, 1
May 2012
EU
in Wonderland
Editorial - Financial Times, 30 April 2012
When
Spain blames the regions for its woes, it is flirting with danger
by Miguel-Anxo Murado - The Guardian, 30 April 2012
Politicians
braced for backlash as Europe turns against austerity
by Peter Beaumont - The Observer, 29 April 2012
Anti-austerity
movements gaining momentum across Europe
by Kate Connolly & Angelique Chrisafis - The Guardian, 27 April
2012
Breaking
the eurozone's self-defeating cycle of austerity
by Mark Weisbrot - The Guardian, 27 April 2012
The
City should beware the changing eurozone
by Jim O'Neill, Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management - Evening
Standard, 24 April 2012
Fiscal
treaty - taking the EU in the wrong direction
by Thomas Pringle - EUobserver, 17 April 2012
The
commission conundrum
by Charlemagne - The Economist, 14 April 2012
The
new imperialism. How Brussels bullies Budapest for not conforming
to ‘European values’
by Andrea Hossó - Daily Mail, 10 April 2012
Postage
and pasties: some more fine messes that Brussels has got us into
by Christopher Booker - Sunday Telegraph, 31 March 2012
Greece
is heading for hell, thanks to the EU's botched handling of the
crisis
by Costas Lapavitsas - The Guardian, 19 March 2012
EU
leaders are using the financial transaction tax to hide a Spanish-led
revolt against Germany
by Louise Armitstead - Daily Telegraph, 13 March 2012
Europe
is the taboo subject in the French presidential election
by Christine Ockrent - The Observer, 11 March 2012
Greek
deal is not the end of the story by any means
by Larry Elliott - The Guardian, 9 March 2012
Europe
and the threat weapon
by Gavin Hewitt, Europe editor - BBC News, 7 March 2012
These
EU insurance laws make me want to tear my hair out
by Emma Simon - Daily Telegraph, 7 March 2012
What
now for Greece – collapse or resurrection?
by Costas Douzinas - The Guardian, 5 March 2012
Budget
woes: Is Spain the next Greece?
by Gavin Hewitt - BBC News, 5 March 2012
Germany
has run out of patience
by Phillip Inman, Economics correspondent - The Guardian, 4 March
2012
Final
whistle yet to blow on Greek default
by Nils Pratley - The Guardian, 1 March 2012
Euroland
will pay for this monetary madness
by Jeremy Warner - Daily Telegraph, 1 March 2012
It
may well turn out that we are watching not a Greek
but a euro tragedy
by Roger Bootle - Daily Telegraph, 24 February 2012
€130bn
plaster leaves Greece independent in name only
by Larry Elliott, Economics editor - The Guardian, 22 February 2012
National
stereotyping - the eurozone's other story
by Honor Mahoney - EUobserver, 22 February 2012
How
not to write a letter – a lesson for Number 10
by Charles Crawford - Daily Telegraph, 21 February 2012
Greece:
Dangerous precedent?
by Robert Peston, Business editor - BBC News, 21 February 2012
Greece
bailout: Buying time for the eurozone
by Gavin Hewitt, Europe editor - BBC News, 21 February 2012
Brussels
is slowly beeting the life out of our sugar industry
by Boris Johnson, Mayor of London - Daily Telegraph, 20 February
2012
Greece
is being destroyed by 'respectable' fanatics
by Nick Cohen - The Observer, 19 February 2012
Greece
can slay its financial demons – but will it spare the euro?
by Larry Elliott, Economics editor - The Observer, 19 February 2012
The
European project is splitting apart at the very core
by Christopher Booker - Sunday Telegraph, 18 February 2012
Germany's
smear campaign against Greece
by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard - Daily Telegraph, 16 February 2012
Greece:
Costing the exit
by Stephanie Flanders, Economics editor - BBC News, 16 February
2012
Greece
can no longer afford the euro
by Anthony Hilton - Evening Standard, 16 February 2012
The
callous cruelty of the EU is destroying Greece, a once-proud country
by Peter Oborne - Daily Telegraph, 15 February 2012
Greek-German
relations at new low as eurozone crisis rumbles on
by Helena Smith - The Guardian, 15 February 2012
Euro
crisis: Losing patience with Greece
by Gavin Hewitt - BBC News, 15 February 2012
The
Spanish town that's bringing back the peseta
by Giles Tremlett, Shortcuts Blog - The Guardian, 14 February 2012
Greece
won’t see a cent of the great bail-out
by Andrew Lilico - Daily Telegraph, 13 February 2012
What
if Greece had to get a new currency?
by Chris Bowlby - BBC Radio 4 Analysis, 13 February 2012
'Greece
will pay its debts back, if you let us'
by Harriet Alexander - Daily Telegraph, 11 February 2012
European
Central Bank bows to reality over Greek bonds
by Stephanie Flanders, Economics editor - BBC News, 9 February 2012
Austerity
is turning Germany into a basket case too
by Larry Elliott, Economics blog - The Guardian, 8 February 2012
Europe:
Waiting on Athens
by Gavin Hewitt, Europe editor - BBC News, 8 February 2012
Two
EU bodies spending money like no tomorrow
by Derk Jan Eppink - EUobserver, 8 February 2012
Greek
impasse raise fears of 'Grexit'
by Katie Allen, Economics blog - The Guardian, 7 February 2012
An
orderly EMU break-up, à la Française
by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard - Daily Telegraph, 7 February 2012
We
have European opt-outs, so why not use them?
by Philip Johnston - Daily Telegraph, 6 February 2012
European
Central Bank in a fix over Greek debt
by Joseph Stiglitz - The Guardian, 6 February 2012
Europe's
governments are running out of options
The Guardian, 6 February 2012
The
EU, 'mega-ships’ and a paper trail of warnings that still remains
by Christopher Booker - Sunday Telegraph, 4 February 2012
The
dreamers who gave us the eurozone stand condemned
by Mary Ann Sieghart - The Independent, 30 January 2012
Greek
shoppers look but don't buy as economic crisis bites
by Helena Smith - The Guardian, 30 January 2012
Let
the British people decide whether they still want to be part of
the EU
by Natascha Engel MP - The Guardian, 29 January 2012
Mario
Draghi, the Latin Bloc’s monetarist avenger
by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard - Daily Telegraph, 29 January 2012
Did
Germany sow the seeds of the eurozone debt crisis?
by Allan Little - BBC News, 29 January 2012
Eurozone's
score card
by Gavin Hewitt - BBC News, 29 January 2012
The
great EU conjuring trick
by Allan Little - Daily Telegraph, 29 January 2012
Europe's
lost generation: how it feels to be young and struggling in the
EU
by Viola Caon - The Guardian, 28 January 2012
For
Greece default is the only option
by Costas Lapavitsas - The Guardian, 23 January 2012
Can
our new champion tame the Eurocrats?
by Sue Cameron - Daily Telegraph, 18 January 2012
World
Bank fears Europe's crisis could set off deeper global slump than
Lehman collapse
by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard - Daily Telegraph, 18 January 2012
Eurozone
crisis: Troika's gunboats will get their way,
at a cost
by Larry Elliott - The Observer, 15 January 2012
Eurozone's
fate hangs on whether French humiliation turns to anger
by Heather Stewart - The Guardian, 14 January 2012
Credit
ratings: how Fitch, Moody's and S&P rate each country
The Guardian, 14 January 2012
If
this new text is agreed, the veto was for nothing
by Daniel Hannan MEP - Daily Telegraph, 13 January 2012
Mario
Monti fights back against eurozone austerity club
by Heather Stewart, Economics Blog - The Guardian, 11 January 2012
Sarkozy
Merkel talks: Busy agenda for EU's core couple
by Gavin Hewitt, Europe editor - BBC News, 9 January 2012
The
Irish village that said 'no' to austerity
by Homa Khaleeli - The Guardian, 5 January 2012
Clouds
behind eurozone clouds
by Gavin Hewitt, Europe editor - BBC News, 4 January 2012
Eurozone
leaders warn that a recession is coming. Yup: and whose fault is
that?
by Daniel Hannan MEP - Daily Telegraph, 3 January 2012
An
unhappy anniversary for the euro
by John Grahl - The Guardian, 1 January 2012
Europe
cannot save the euro, nor save itself from the euro
by Christopher Booker - Daily Telegraph, 31 December 2011
Three
big questions for the eurozone
by Paul Mason, Economics editor - BBC Newsnight, 30 December 2011
Ireland
has done what the IMF wanted, but where is the reward?
by Gavan Titley & John O'Brennan - The Guardian, 29 December
2011
The
euro crisis deepens
by Aditya Chakrabortty - The Guardian, 26 December 2011
The
euro: Still in casualty
by Gavin Hewitt, Europe editor - BBC News, 22 December 2011
Can
the ECB afford to intervene?
by Louise Armitstead - Daily Telegraph, 20 December 2011
A
generational chance to recast Britain's foreign policy
by Daniel Hannan MEP - Daily Telegraph, 16 December 2011
Ireland's
problems are far from over
by Phillip Inman - The Guardian, 16 December 2011
France
is staring into the abyss over eurozone crisis
by James Kirkup - Daily Telegraph, 16 December 2011
Europe's
leaders are playing with fire if they follow the Latvian example
by Mark Weisbrot - The Guardian, 15 December 2011
Portugal:
Talk of 'nuclear default' sums up Left's anger at EU dictates
by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard - Daily Telegraph, 15 December 2011
The
IMF must realise that, in Greece, the treatment is worse than the
disease
by Costas Douzinas - The Guardian, 15 December 2011
Europe:
Voters liked the veto – now they want more
by David Davis MP - Daily Telegraph, 14 December 2011
Forget
the veto, another eurozone crisis is only weeks away
by Jeremy Warner - Daily Telegraph, 13 December 2011
Every
time they add up the numbers in Greece it gets worse
by Nils Pratley - The Guardian, 13 December 2011
Cameron's
MPs cheer, but he is about to disappoint them
by Benedict Brogan, Deputy Editor - Daily Telegraph, 13 December
2011
Britain's
veto was Germany's decision not Cameron's
by Louise Armitstead - Daily Telegraph, 12 December 2011
Opportunity
for Britain amid European uncertainty
by Gavin Hewitt - BBC News, 12 December 2011
Debt
repayment is driving the EU back to recession
by Philip Inman - The Guardian, 12 December 2011
I'm
not a hardline Eurosceptic, but even I can see that the BBC is biased
in its reporting of the eurozone crisis
by Cristina Odone - Daily Telegraph, 12 December 2011
Britain's
veto can't stem flood of City regulation from EU
by Emma Rowley - Daily Telegraph, 12 December 2011
If
Latvia is a bailout success story, be very scared of failure
by Heather Stewart - The Observer, 11 December 2011
How
will the two speed Europe get into gear?
by Paul Mason, Economics editor - BBC Newsnight, 9 December 2011
Euro
crisis summit: Deal means less sovereignty
by Chris Morris - BBC News, 9 December 2011
Cameron's
EU treaty veto: a risky course but there's wind in the PM's sails
by Patrick Wintour - The Guardian, 9 December 2011
Brussels
deal fails to end uncertainty over spreading crisis
by Larry Elliott - The Guardian, 9 December 2011
Cameron
has been infected by Europe’s technocratic disease
by Fraser Nelson - Daily Telegraph, 8 December 2011
Better
a horrible end for Euroland, or endless horror?
by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard - Daily Telegraph, 8 December 2011
An
Irish budget, made in Germany?
by Elaine Byrne - The Guardian, 8 December 2011
If
Cameron has it hard over Europe, spare a thought for Enda Kenny
by Henry McDonald - The Guardian, 8 December 2011
A
caucus of 17 eurozone members? Bring it on!
by Daniel Hannan MEP - Daily Telegraph, 6 December 2011
An
Irish referendum?
by Honor Mahoney - EUobserver, 5 December 2011
Euro
enters the last chance saloon
by Jeremy Warner - Daily Telegraph, 5 December 2011
Can
the euro be saved?
by Damian Reece - Daily Telegraph, 1 December 2011
Printing
money can halt Europe's crisis
by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard - Daily Telegraph, 1 December 2011
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