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Europe Weekly: Tsipras seeks Greek debt deal

Greece’s debt crisis has been dominating debate in Europe this week. Fresh from taking office, leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been

06/02/2015

Europe News

Ukraine seals emergency EU loan amid bankruptcy threat

The Ukrainian government sealed an emergency loan of 1.8 billion euros from the European Union on Tuesday as the country looks to stave off the

27/01/2015

Russia

Russians optimistic for New Year despite looming recession

The lights of Russia’s economy are burning brightly but as the country heads into recession, many are choosing to stay at home rather than spend

01/01/2015

Croatia

Croatia: Economic crisis key issue in presidential vote

Croatians go to the polls on Sunday to vote for their next president, an important role which permits a say in foreign policy and intelligence but

27/12/2014

Belarus

Belarus: Lukashenko sacks top ministers and officials in major reshuffle

The Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed his prime minister and other senior government officials in the biggest government

27/12/2014

Russia

Russian shoppers improvise as crisis hits holiday period

A Moscow shopping mall is as crowded as any other at this time of year, but many people are taking some drastic belt-tightening measures in the face

26/12/2014

Spain

Unemployed Spanish man drives car into ruling party's headquarters

An unemployed Spanish man has been arrested after driving a car carrying gas cylinders into the headquarters of the ruling Popular Party in Madrid

19/12/2014

Spain

Desperate businessman smashes car containing gas cylinders into Spain's ruling party HQ

A Spanish businessman has smashed his car containing gas cylinders into the headquarters of Spain’s ruling People’s Party. The incident sparked a

19/12/2014

Russia

Cash-strapped Russian tourists stay away from Austrian ski resorts

26/11/2014

Norway

Norway pledges millions of Euros in financial assistance to Ukraine

19/11/2014

Europe News

EU - Ukraine: False expectations

23/10/2014

My Europe Series

Hungarian debt crisis still crippling middle class

04/07/2014

Real Economy

Europe's House of Cards

11/03/2014

Portugal

Photographers chart three years of ‘Troika’ austerity in Portugal

16/01/2014

Real Economy

Consumer Spending

14/01/2014

Economy

Europe in 2014: green shoots or dark days?

19/12/2013

Focus

Global governance at the World Policy Conference in Monaco

18/12/2013

My Europe Series

Crisis inspires a surge of creativity in Greek art

13/12/2013

World News

Scandal-hit Spain plummets 10 places in global corruption index

03/12/2013

Spain

Message in a banknote for angry Spaniards

04/11/2013