Eurozone

Budget Battles

  • Former British Tabloid Editor Arrested

    By William Booth and Karla Adam, The Washington Post

    LONDON — The former editor of the British tabloid at the heart of a growing media scandal and the journalist who used to cover the royal family were arrested Friday in connection with allegations of...

  • Greek Debt: How Much for the Acropolis?

    By Patrick Smith

    Greece is for sale. But is a sell-off of public assets a wise and politically viable solution to an Olympian debt crisis-- especially since a dramatic divide is emerging between the government and...

  • European Central Bank Battles Defaults

    By Howard Schneider, The Washington Post

    As Europe’s government debt crisis deepened, the European Central Bank helped out by buying the bonds of troubled countries and accepting them from banks as collateral for loans even as they were...

  • Greece to Vote on Austerity Measures

    By Howard Schneider, The Washington Post

    Police and protesters clashed in Athens for a second day Wednesday as the nation’s lawmakers debated legislation needed to pave the way for billions of dollars in international emergency loans to...

  • 'Super Mario' Takes Helm of Central Bank

    By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post

    Mario Draghi is set to take office as president of the European Central Bank in November, making him, along with the Federal Reserve’s Ben S. Bernanke, one of the world’s two most powerful central...