Sport Barcelona's debt now at '€1.35 billion', says club president Barcelona's president Joan Laporta has presented a grim picture of the football club's financial situation, saying its debt had risen to €1.35 billion. 16/08/2021
world news Euro area debt soars to 98% of GDP amid COVID-19 crisis - Eurostat Public debt and deficit surged last year across the EU as governments borrowed massively to mitigate the impacts of pandemic lockdowns. 22/04/2021
state of the union Europe's week: Syria donation shortfall & WHO slams EU vaccine rollout Here are some of the stories that topped the news agenda in Brussels this week. 02/04/2021
state of the union Europe's week: EU's vaccine row with AstraZeneca dominates One MEP went as far to warn of a possible UK-EU vaccine war. 29/01/2021
United Kingdom English football: how the lower leagues are desperately seeking cash Cash-strapped clubs in the English Football League are in desperate need of financial support to prevent many of them from going out of business 23/10/2020
United Kingdom Coronavirus sends UK debt over £2 trillion for the first time The coronavirus pandemic's had an unprecedented impact on borrowing. 21/08/2020
View The G20’s promise of a debt freeze is not enough for Africa to combat the COVID-19 crisis ǀ View If the infections continue to rise, Africa’s weak healthcare systems will be immensely overwhelmed and not able to deal with the raging virus. 20/04/2020
Greece Greek economy shows signs of recovery but banks are reluctant to invest Greece's international creditors are visiting the Greek capital for their fourth enhanced surveillance evaluation. 23/09/2019
Kazakhstan Kashistan? Half-a-million Kazakhs have debts paid by the government Half-a-million Kazakhs are to have their debts paid by the government as a “one-time action” to help some of the central Asian country’s poorest, ministers announced. 29/08/2019
Good Morning Europe 'Ball is in Italian camp over debt discipline,' says EU finance chief "As Commissioner Muscovi said the door is open for further evidence, for further information, potentially further measures, the ball is now in the Italian camp.” 18/06/2019
Italy Let us explain our economic plans: Italian prime minister tells European leaders Let us explain our economic plans: Italian prime minister tells European leaders 11/06/2019
Italy EU could impose billions in fines on Italy for breaching debt burden The European Commission has recommended starting disciplinary procedures against Italy after it broke the EU’s debt rules last year and is likely to do so in 2019 and 2020. 05/06/2019
Business Trump offers to fund Italian debt An Italian newspaper reported on Friday that Donald Trump offered to help fund Italy's public debt next year 24/08/2018
Greece Tsipras hails new beginning for Greece The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says his country has undergone a modern Odyssey as it exits the bailout programme 21/08/2018
Europe News Brief from Brussels: 'Mistakes were made,' EU on Greek crisis 'We thought that the situation in Greece was more robust than it was' 20/08/2018
world news Greece heading for 'sustainable recovery,' says EU Greece gets a confidence boost from Brussels as it exits third and final bailout 20/08/2018
Greece Greece: Bailout exit day looming Over the past eight years, under three bailout programs, Greece has borrowed more than €288bn at rock-bottom interest rates. The country’s creditors believe it's now able to stand on its own two feet, but few ordinary people seem to believe that bailout exit day will be a new beginning. 17/08/2018
Italy How will Italy position itself in Europe? As Giuseppe Conte heads western Europe's first anti-establishment government bent on overhauling European Union rules on budgets and immigration, Euronews looks at how the country will position itself 02/06/2018
Venezuela Venezuela vote turnout 41.5% - electoral commission Officials say over eight million people voted in Sunday's controversial election boycotted by the opposition and marred by violence. 31/07/2017
world news Greeks walk out in general strike over new austerity measures Transport and public services across Greece have been severely affected by a general strike. 17/05/2017
Greece Elderly Greeks protest against more pension cuts Thousands of elderly Greeks have taken to the streets of Athens to protest against further pension cuts currently being negotiated. 04/04/2017
world news Calls for Eurogroup President to resign after "drinks and women" outrage Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem has come under fire for accusing southern European Union nations of having wasted money on women and alcohol 22/03/2017
Greece Tsipras confident on bailout review but urges no more burdens for Greece An all-important review of Greece’s latest bailout will end well, Alexis Tsipras told a meeting of his Syriza party in Athens on Saturday. 11/02/2017
Business Greek finance minister meets eurozone officials over bailout logjam Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos meets top European officials in Brussels to try to break the deadlock over stalled bailout talks. 10/02/2017
Business IMF-EU stalemate over Greek debt Greece is getting impatient at the stand-off between the International Monetary Fund and the European Union over Athens' latest bailout. 07/02/2017
Greece Greece hopes for debt relief as EU reviews bailout reforms Visiting Athens, the European Union’s Commissioner for Economic Affairs has reported ‘good progress’ as he reviews Greece’s efforts to implement labour and pension reforms required as part of its inte 28/11/2016
