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Moody's is being disingenous in its attempt to forestall closer EU oversight of credit-rating agencies. We represent thousands of European investors and consumers who, as...

Remembering Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa. Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa remained a towering figure in the financial, political and intellectual life of the European Union until his...

Estonia's prime minister argues that dividing up the EU budget into ‘national envelopes' does not address the cross-border obstacles to economic growth. The question...

Supporters claim scheme would bolster eurozone, while Germany worries about its credit worthiness The idea of issuing common European bonds as a permanent solution to the...

EU leaders' infighting has created a febrile atmosphere unconducive to debate about the radical solutions that the eurozone needs. There is no discernible light at the end...

Luxembourg's prime minister gets a vote of confidence. Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg's prime minister, chairs meetings of the eurozone finance ministers, the Eurogroup....

EU leaders divided over the idea of issuing eurobonds and scale of funding to forestall future crises. EU leaders are split over how to deal with future eurozone crises,...

European commissioner for regional policy says slow take-up of fund is 'normal' The European Commission has defended the EU's cohesion policy after an investigation by...

Posing the question that every prospective student should ask at a business-school interview. During a speech in the European Parliament last week, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the...

Almunia says European Commission will allow crisis measures until the end of 2011. Joaquín Almunia, the European commissioner for competition, has said that EU governments...

Leading economists say mechanism is needed to cope with serious market disruption. Germany has come under increased pressure to agree to the EU setting up a permanent...

Only the patient and those with a great deal of local knowledge will fully enjoy a new book about Austria. Paul Lendvai, a Hungarian who is one of Austria's most prominent...

Israel's ambassador to the EU says that Chris Patten's piece "The Gaza Prison", which was published on this website on 5 August, fails to take into account the wider context...

Permits to be sold through a common auctioning system. But countries will have the right to opt out. National governments have unanimously agreed on new rules for Europe's...

It is impossible to prevent future economic crises, but it is possible for European decision-makers to minimise the damage. “Never again” is the mantra that many...

Berlin not keen on French plans for permanent eurozone council. Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, and Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president, have agreed a common position...

Ban on naked short selling was necessary to rein in ‘out-of-control' markets and protect the euro, Berlin says. The German government has strongly defended its shock...

Germany's finance minister appears to be dusting off his old idea of a core Europe. What are we to make of a leading European finance minister arguing that Europe needs to...

Economic and monetary affairs commissioner to meet ministers and central bankers. Olli Rehn, the European commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, will today meet...

Germany is crucifying Greece but is failing to do what it could do to help the eurozone. Angela Merkel is again ‘Frau Nein', the role in European politics that now seems...