brussels bureau Spain, Ireland and Luxembourg join race for Eurogroup presidency Whoever takes on the chair of the eurozone group will play a major role in digging Europe out of the coronavirus economic downturn. 25/06/2020
View The US sees the eurozone as the economy most likely to fold. It should look closer to home ǀ View 28/05/2020
world news IMF: coronavirus pandemic will cause worst economic slump since Great Depression 09/04/2020
View The work to stabilise the eurozone isn’t over. Reforms are necessary to avoid the abyss again ǀ View 02/12/2019
Italy Italy's Di Maio says Rome must delay approval of ESM reform The head of Italy's ruling 5-Star Movement said on Saturday the government should not sign off on a reform of the euro zone's bailout fund until plans for a wider banking union became clearer. 30/11/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: Lagarde's route to the ECB We look back at Christine Lagarde's career trajectory from French Minister to IMF chief and the issues that follow her heading into her next role. 04/09/2019
Business Europe’s economy is slowing down According to the preliminary Eurostat data Eurozone GDP grew 0.2% quarter-on-quarter in the April-June period, down from 0.4% in the previous three months. 31/07/2019
Business ECB paves way for more stimulus in September The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at the meeting in Frankfurt with the main refinancing rate remaining at zero and the deposit rate at minus 0.4%. 25/07/2019
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
world news Progress, but not big breakthrough towards Eurozone budget Progress, but not big breakthrough. Trying to create a budget across the 19 economies of the eurozone is always a challenge. 14/06/2019
View Eurozone citizens were sold a lie – and now their economies are paying the price ǀ View 16/05/2019
View R. Jezic: the businessman behind the Croatian trial that could give Russia the keys to Europe ǀ View 18/02/2019
