1:27pm

Q&A: Italy’s political crisis

Implications of Berlusconi’s withdrawal of support for Monti

Silvio Berlusconi ©AFP 12:18pm

Berlusconi withdraws support for Monti

PM urged to consult with president over next step

From COMPANIES 6:00pm

Court of Justice upholds AstraZeneca fine

Pharmaceutical group penalised for delaying generic competition

5:53pm

ECB pledge boosts European equities

The continent’s stocks have outperformed their US rivals

Global Insight from MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA 5:11pm

Politics threaten Turkey’s trade links

Ankara walks tightrope between Athens and Damascus

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 3:59pm

ECB cuts eurozone growth forecasts

Draghi says weakness to extend into 2013

Inside Business from COMPANIES 2:05pm

French steel promises are built on clay

Clashes over Lorraine furnaces reveal hopes followed by betrayal

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 1:42pm

EU and US escalate Argentina WTO row

Both sides allege illegal practices to restrict exports

From ASIA-PACIFIC 11:54am

China snubs Norway in visa reforms

Beijing still smarting over 2010 Nobel Peace Prize for dissident

The Short View from GLOBAL ECONOMY 9:26pm

Green shoots scarce in wintry Europe

Prospects remain gloomy despite hopeful PMI data

Editorial from COMMENT 8:41pm

Russian justice

Judicial independence remains key to investor confidence

Editorial from COMMENT 6:24pm

Banking disunion

Eurozone must agree to resolution powers for the ECB

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 5, 2012

Europe cools on Russia’s WTO accession

Warnings on action three months after Moscow joined trade club

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 5, 2012

Poles fear recession will hit this time

Current slowdown points to 2013 being a more difficult year than 2009

Dec 5, 2012

Irish budget seeks extra €3.5bn

New property tax is most controversial element of 2013 budget

Dec 5, 2012

Irish property tax piles on homeowners’ misery

Levy heightens sense of grievance over negative equity

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 5, 2012

PMIs signal eurozone recession bottoming out

Business activity contracts at slower pace than expected

Dec 5, 2012

EU ‘must reopen dialogue’ with Ukraine

State risks becoming second Belarus, warns Yushchenko

Dec 4, 2012

Merkel romps to CDU leadership victory

German chancellor wins 97.9 per cent of vote

From SPECIAL REPORTS Dec 4, 2012

On the winding road to stability

A sense of progress is evident in Bulgaria despite slow post-crisis growth and the need to rein in public finances, writes Neil Buckley