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British Chancellor introduces living wage and cuts benefits

Greece

Euclid Tsakalotos sworn in as new Greek finance minister

Euclid Tsakalotos has been sworn in as Greece’s new finance minister after Yanis Varoufakis resigned. Analysts say the 55-year-old, who speaks Greek

Greece

ECOFIN meet in Luxembourg

EU finance ministers are meeting in Luxembourg.It comes as talks on a debt-deal for Greece and the euro remain deadlocked. Thursday’s meeting of

Europe News

More Greek talks set to end in deadlock

A last chance to save Greece. Or at least until the next last chance comes along. Eurozone finance ministers met in Luxembourg on Thursday to try and

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Luxembourg

No deal expected on Greek debt at crucial Eurogroup talks

Optimism is in short supply as European finance ministers meet with the Greek debt crisis dominating the agenda. No one is expecting any progress as

Greece

Greece seeks 'honourable compromise' but will not shirk the big 'no'

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has made it clear that the government wants to reach an “honourable compromise” to solve the debt crisis. He was

Switzerland

Fifagate: Swiss investigators look into 53 cases of possible money laundering

Swiss authorities announce they are investigating 53 cases of possible money laundering linked to the Fifagate scandal.

Austria

Bilderberg: a secret party with the world's most powerful guest list

The more we live in a democracy, the more we demand to be ‘kept in the loop’. Public figures are often required to say who they had lunch with

Greece

Protesters warn Greece's government over pensions as sources claim EU deal is close

Communist Party supporters occupy the Greek finance ministry to warn the government not touch pension funds in a bid to pay back its EU/IMF lenders.

World News

HSBC to axe up to 25,000 jobs

HSBC announces up to 25,000 jobs are to be cut worldwide, including 8,000 in the UK. Businesses in Brazil and Turkey are expected to be axed.

Germany

Deutsche Bank co-chiefs to step down

The co-chiefs of of Deutsche Bank are to step down. Anshu Jain and Juergen Fitschen had been under pressure from investors to do so after a series of

Greece

Frustration in Athens over Greek debt talks

Greek opposition leaders slammed leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras over his negotiating skills on Thursday, with the conservative party saying "Napoleon fared better at Waterloo".

Greece

Greece submits 'realistic' plan to creditors as it races to strike debt deal

Greece says it has sent creditors a “comprehensive” and “realistic” package of reforms, as it races to reach a last minute debt deal. Prime Minister

Greece

Greece designs new two-euro coin amid fears of Grexit

Greece, beset by fears its economic troubles could force it out of the 19-member euro zone, has won a competition to design the logo of a

Germany

Reviving global growth tops agenda at G7 talks in Dresden

G7 finance ministers and central bank bosses are getting down to business in the German city of Dresden. They are meeting to discuss how to revive

World News

Police source claims SocGen bosses knew of Kerviel's risky business

A French media website claims senior executive at Societe Generale bank were aware of the activities of rogue trader Jerome Kerviel who racked up

Greece

Varoufakis: 'Greece always meets its obligations to its creditors'

Greece

Exclusive: fire and brimstone show EU deal is close, says Varoufakis

Greece

'It's urgent': Mario Draghi warns Greece to act over finances

Greece has been warned by the European Central Bank president that it needs to do more urgently to sort out its finances. It comes amid mounting

Greece

Greece confirms it will meet IMF loan repayment deadline

The cheque is in the post. Greece has confirmed it’s made arrangements for the payment today of a 450 million-euro loan installment to the