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Juncker's plan to boost EU investment

The European Commission has finalised an investment plan aimed at kick-starting economic investment across the European Union. Wednesday’s (July 22)

22/07/2015

Belgium

#scrabble: French language champion does not speak the language

A man who does not speak a word of French has won the French-language Scrabble World Championship. Nigel Richards from New Zealand beat a

21/07/2015

Belgium

New Zealander wins French Scrabble world title

21/07/2015

Economy

Greece clinches deal with eurogroup after marathon talks

Greece has secured debt restructuring and medium-term financing. The deal with its creditors after seventeen hours of marathon talks with eurozone

13/07/2015

Belgium

Sceptical Eurogroup members demand guarantee that Greece will repay debt

Sceptical euro zone finance ministers have called for Greece to go beyond the bailout measures it has accepted, if negotiations on Athens’ latest

12/07/2015

Europe News

Hollande says Greek debt plan 'serious and credible'

EU leaders have been giving their first reactions to the new Greek bailout proposals. France played a key role in helping Athens draft them

10/07/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Greece seeks third bailout

In this edition of Europe Weekly, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asks international creditors for a third bailout – despite 61 percent of those

10/07/2015

Economy

New deadline for Greek debt deal

Eurozone leaders have given Greece until Thursday to present a comprehensive reform package to the Eurogroup finance ministers. But the agreement

07/07/2015

Europe News

Eurozone calls for "solidarity and responsibility" at Greek summit

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras was back in Brussels on Tuesday (July 7) for more emergency talks on his country’s debt crisis. After failing to

07/07/2015

Economy

'Last chance' meeting for Greece as euro zone creditors gather

He has spoken to President Obama on the telephone, Greek government officials say. But Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras needs help closer to home as he

07/07/2015

Economy

Greek PM to present proposals ahead of eurozone summit

Gearing up for crucial crunch talks, the Greek Prime Minister is expected to present new proposals to an emergency eurozone summit later on Tuesday

07/07/2015

Economy

EU chief Juncker pleads with Greeks to defy their government and vote for EU aid package

EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker urged Greeks on Monday to back a cash-for-reform package rejected by their government, saying a ‘no’ vote in

29/06/2015

Belgium

Driver killed as coach carrying British schoolchildren crashes in Belgium

Belgium crash kills coach driver and injures at least six on board.

28/06/2015

Europe News

Greek talks down to the wire

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was back at the European Council on Friday (June 26) morning for another day of talks. He has just 48 hours to

26/06/2015

Belgium

EU leaders agree migrant plan, while Greek debt deal remains elusive

Tens of thousands of migrants who have arrived in Italy and Greece will be relocated to other EU states over the next two years. That is the decision

26/06/2015

Europe News

Eurogroup again fails to reach agreement

The latest Eurogroup meeting of finance ministers has yet again ended without an agreement on the Greek debt crisis. Thursday’s (June 25) meeting

25/06/2015

Europe News

Greek crisis overshadows EU summit

Arriving at a two-day EU Summit in Brussels this afternoon, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was all smiles. He says he’s optimistic Eurogroup

25/06/2015

Belgium

Greek debt talks fail, Brussels negotiations pushed back to Saturday

No deal again – as the latest meeting of eurozone finance ministers broke up on Thursday without a deal on Greece’s debt crisis. Sources said

25/06/2015

Economy

Eurozone Greek debt talks suspended till weekend

A final proposal by Greece’s international creditors has been put to eurozone finance ministers, with time fast running out to reach agreement and

25/06/2015

Economy

Final Greek debt plan to go before eurozone finance ministers

A final proposal by Greece’s international creditors is to be put to eurozone finance ministers, with time fast running out to avert a debt default

25/06/2015

Economy

Still no deal - talks to avoid a Greek debt default resume in Brussels

Talks between Greece and its main lenders resume this morning after yesterday’s Eurogroup negotiations wrapped without any formal agreement to avert

25/06/2015

Economy

Eurogroup makes last bid for Greek deal

The crucial Eurogroup meeting of finance ministers got underway on Wednesday (24 June) evening in Brussels. On the agenda: hammering out a solution

24/06/2015

Belgium

Greece's new proposals get a positive reception from Eurogroup ministers

Monday’s emergency summit in Brussels ended more hopeful than it began, with Greece looking to have stepped back , if only slightly, from the brink

23/06/2015

Europe News

Greek deal to be reached "this week"

After five months of deadlock, a solution to the Greek debt crisis will be presented to European leaders this week, European Council President Donald

22/06/2015

Belgium

With the Greeks in Brussels, thousands turn out in solidarity protest

Standing with Greece in Brussels, several thousand people gathered in the Belgian capital and symbolic heart of the EU ahead of crunch talks on

21/06/2015

Belgium

Russia threatens retaliation as state assets seized over Yukos affair

French and Belgian courts have seized Russian government assets in three countries in an effort to repay shareholders of Yukos, the now defunct Russian oil company.

18/06/2015