Eurozone

Budget Battles

  • The Global Fiscal and Political "Cliffs" of 2013

    By Patrick Smith

    The U.S. “fiscal cliff” is one of many fiscal and political precipices to be faced globally in the New Year. Here’s a snapshot of how far the world will have to climb in 2013. SYRIA To begin with the...

  • Analysis: Six months on, Monti's labor reform has changed little

    Analysis: Six months on, Monti's labor reform has changed little

    By Gavin Jones, Reuters

    ROME (Reuters) - Overhauling Italy's rigid labor rules was supposed to be Mario Monti's flagship reform. It required drawn out, often heated bargaining with unions, employers and political parties...

  • Hillary Clinton Hospitalized with Blood Clot

    By ANDREW QUINN, Reuters

    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was admitted to a New York hospital on Sunday with a blood clot linked to a concussion she suffered earlier this month, the State Department said in an...

  • Merkel says euro zone crisis far from over

    Merkel says euro zone crisis far from over

    By Reuters

    BERLIN (Reuters) - The euro zone sovereign debt crisis is far from over even though reform measures designed to address the roots of the problem are beginning to bear fruit, German Chancellor Angela...

  • Monti's reform path faces test beyond Italy elections

    Monti's reform path faces test beyond Italy elections

    By James Mackenzie, Reuters

    ROME (Reuters) - Mario Monti declared "mission accomplished" when he resigned as Italy's prime minister, having seen off the debt crisis that loomed as he took office just over a year ago but 2013...