Eurozone

Budget Battles

  • Ukraine in emergency talks with EU neighbors on gas imports

    By Pavel Polityuk and Henning Gloystein, Reuters

    KIEV/LONDON (Reuters) - Ukraine is in emergency talks with European Union neighbors on the possibility of importing natural gas from the West, following a leap in the price it pays for Russian...

  • Russia faces July deadline to fix $2.2 billion trucking row

    Russia faces July deadline to fix $2.2 billion trucking row

    By Tom Miles, Reuters

    GENEVA (Reuters) - Russia is inflicting $2.2 billion of annual costs on crossborder trade by enforcing illegal customs charges and inspections on trucks, the Secretary General of the International...

  • Russia's card plan seen unlikely to replicate China's UnionPay

    Russia's card plan seen unlikely to replicate China's UnionPay

    By Megan Davies, Reuters

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's push to develop a domestic payment system to reduce its reliance on the West may overcome the country's strong cash culture, but is likely to stumble on the international...

  • Ukraine PM says will stick to austerity despite Moscow pressure

    Ukraine PM says will stick to austerity despite Moscow pressure

    By Natalia Zinets and Richard Balmforth and Paul Ingrassia, Reuters

    KIEV (Reuters) - The Kiev government will stick to unpopular austerity measures "as the price of independence" as Russia steps up pressure on Ukraine to destabilise it, including by raising the price...

  • Ukraine accuses ex-president over sniper deaths

    Ukraine accuses ex-president over sniper deaths

    By Pavel Polityuk and Alessandra Prentice, Reuters

    KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's prime minister on Thursday blamed ousted President Viktor Yanukovich for the deaths of dozens of anti-government protesters shot by police snipers and urged Russia to hand...