Greek pro-bailout conservatives regain lead: polls
ATHENS - Greece's conservatives have regained an opinion poll lead that would allow the formation of a pro-bailout government committed to keeping the country in the euro zone, a batch of new surveys showed on Saturday.
Serbian tells Putin he will not trade Kosovo for EU
MOSCOW - Serbia is on a "long and uncertain" road to joining the European Union but will not give up its claim to Kosovo for the sake of membership, President-elect Tomislav Nikolic told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.
Final polls show Irish set to pass referendum
DUBLIN - Final opinion polls show that Irish voters are likely to give the green light to the European Union's new fiscal treaty, with the 'Yes' campaign leading comfortably ahead of the referendum on Thursday.
Spain region, Greek exit warnings rattle euro zone
- Central banks and companies risk making a grave error if they do not brace for a possible Greek exit from the euro zone, Belgium's foreign minister said on Friday, rattling markets already alarmed by Spain's deteriorating finances.
Four EU leaders set June 22 crisis talks
PARIS/MADRID - The leaders of France, Germany, Spain and Italy will meet on June 22 to discuss the euro zone crisis, said a spokeswoman for the Spanish prime minister's office.
Swiss working on emergency euro plan: minister
ZURICH - The Swiss government has set up a working group to consider how to support the economy in the case of an escalation of the euro zone crisis, Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Amman was quoted as saying on Saturday.
U.S. data, Europe woes to set tone
NEW YORK - Investors will grapple next week with major U.S. economic reports and the looming possibility of a Greek exit from the euro zone, which is likely to keep dragging on equities for weeks to come.
Spain region, Greek exit warnings rattle euro zone
- Central banks and companies risk making a grave error if they do not brace for a possible Greek exit from the euro zone, Belgium's foreign minister said on Friday, rattling markets already alarmed by Spain's deteriorating finances.
Polls show Greek conservatives, leftists neck-and-neck
ATHENS - Parties supporting and opposing Greece's international bailout are running neck-and-neck ahead of next month's repeat national election, which could determine the country's future in the euro zone, three opinion polls showed on Friday.
U.S. data, Europe woes to set tone
NEW YORK - Investors will grapple next week with major U.S. economic reports and the looming possibility of a Greek exit from the euro zone, which is likely to keep dragging on equities for weeks to come.
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Not the eurovision - George Hay
The political and economic plight of Greece and Spain has reached fever pitch. And now awareness of the splintering currency area’s economic realities has reached the Eurovision Song Contest. Full Article
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Greece and the drummer in the band
A year ago, it was nearly impossible to get a diplomat in Brussels to talk about Greece leaving the euro zone. Now, it's the opening to most conversations. Full Article
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