Europe Archives | Page 85 of 100 | All about Europe stories

Police raid ex-president Sarkozy’s home in funding probe

YoopyaJuly 3, 2012

by YoopyaJuly 3, 20120

(Reuters) – Police raided the home and offices of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday as part of a judicial inquiry into financial relations...

Europe News

France cuts growth forecasts, prepares for cuts

YoopyaJuly 3, 2012

by YoopyaJuly 3, 20120

(Reuters) – Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault slashed France’s official growth forecasts on Tuesday, paving the way for a slew of cuts next year that are...

Europe News

German CSU threatens to quit Merkel coalition over euro

YoopyaJuly 3, 2012

by YoopyaJuly 3, 20120

(Reuters) – The leader of Bavaria’s conservatives threatened on Tuesday to pull out of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right coalition if further euro zone states...

News World

Special Report: Crisis forces “dismal science” to get real

YoopyaJuly 3, 2012

by YoopyaJuly 3, 20120

(Reuters) – As economics teachers struggle to make sense of a post-crisis world, they may have an unlikely army of helpers: ants. In September 2008,...

Europe News

Euro defeat for Merkel? Only time will tell

YoopyaJuly 2, 2012

by YoopyaJuly 2, 20120

(Reuters) – At first glance, the big winners from Europe’s latest euro-saving summit were the leaders of Italy, Spain and France. By banding together in...

Europe News

France to pass gay marriage, adoption law

YoopyaJuly 1, 2012

by YoopyaJuly 1, 20120

(Reuters) – France’s new Socialist government is to legalize marriage and adoption for same-sex couples, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Friday, reflecting a shift...

News Scie/Tech news Technology

French bid “adieu” to Minitel, the France-Wide Web

YoopyaJuly 1, 2012May 22, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 1, 2012May 22, 20230

(Reuters) – France pulls the plug on the Minitel this weekend, a home-grown precursor of the Internet which brought on-line banking, travel reservations and even...

Europe News

EU deal for Spain, Italy buoys markets but details sketchy

YoopyaJune 29, 2012

by YoopyaJune 29, 20120

(Reuters) – Under pressure to prevent a catastrophic breakup of their single currency, euro zone leaders agreed on Friday to let their rescue fund inject...

Business

EU summit deal sends shares, euro sharply higher

YoopyaJune 29, 2012

by YoopyaJune 29, 20120

(Reuters) – European shares were sharply higher and the single currency surged over 1 percent on Friday after euro zone leaders agreed a deal to...

Europe News

Euro area agrees bond support for Italy, Spain

YoopyaJune 29, 2012

by YoopyaJune 29, 20120

(Reuters) – Euro zone leaders agreed on Friday to take emergency action to bring down Italy’s and Spain’s spiraling borrowing costs and to create a...