Spain Socialist leader seeks govt tips from Portugal PM
Fox News — Spain’s opposition Socialist party leader is traveling to Lisbon next week for talks with Portugal’s Socialist prime minister, whose success he would […]
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Hungary’s PM calls for a new ‘defence line’ across Greece’s northern border
The Mail — Hungary’s prime minister has called for the EU to establish a new frontier on the Greek border to stop the flow of […]
Soros criticizes austerity policies imposed on Greece
In an interview with Wirtschaftswoche magazine, well-known investor George Soros criticized the austerity policies imposed on Greece by Germany. However, he said, it is the only […]
Sweden border checks come into force
BBC — Sweden has introduced identity checks for travellers from Denmark in an attempt to reduce the number of migrants arriving in the country. All […]
German minister wants to limit benefits for foreigners from EU
Reuters — Germany should limit the social benefits foreigners from within the European Union are entitled to receive, German Labour Minister Andrea Nahles told a […]
‘EU deposit insurance’ vanishes from EU leaders’ draft conclusions
Reuters — Euro zone leaders will ask their finance ministers on Friday to quickly complete their banking union, but at the insistence of Germany they […]
Italy passes tax-cutting 2016 budget, dismissing EU doubts
Reuters — The Italian parliament on Tuesday gave its final approval to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s tax-cutting 2016 budget which the European Commission says risks […]
Verhofstadt calls for reforms in Greece
The President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Guy Verhofstadt referred to the need for structural reforms in Greece. “2015 was a […]
Italy’s Renzi blasts German policies at EU summit
Reuters — Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi openly attacked German policies at a European Union summit on Friday, criticizing Berlin’s stance on banking, energy, migration […]
Denmark government defends plan to strip refugees’ valuables ‘to pay for their stay’
The Independent -The Danish government has defended plans to strip asylum seekers of valuables to pay for their stay in the country. The idea proposed […]
Italy bank rescues spark bail-in debate as anger at Renzi grows
The Civitavecchia offices of Banca Etruria, one of four Italian lenders saved by a controversial government rescue, were searched by finance police on Wednesday. The […]
Barcelona City Hall takes over empty apartments from the banks
El Pais — After a months-long battle, Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau has reached a deal with Sareb, the “bad bank” set up by the government […]
Greece recalls its Czech ambassador after Eurozone comments
Greece on Tuesday recalled its ambassador to the Czech Republic back to Athens for consultations following a sharp increase in tension with Prague. It comes […]
Was austerity defeated in Spain?
The Independent — Podemos has become a new force in Spanish politics. However, despite chaos within the main parties following an inconclusive election, Pablo Iglesias’s […]
Greece speaks out against UK exit from European Union
Athens does not support the United Kingdom’s possible exit from the European Union, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Thursday. British Prime Minister David Cameron […]