4:13pm

Lisbon anti-austerity groups get creative

Protesters are using prime minister’s personal tax number

10:17pm

Naples’ maverick mayor leans to the left

De Magistris backs Civil Revolution in national election

8:51pm

Deadlock broken over peace talks with PKK

MPs’ visit to jailed party leader agreed

8:05pm

Monti outburst hits hopes for pact

Premier puts any coalition in doubt after attacking centre-left

Global Insight 6:13pm

Italy risks voting for more instability

Next parliament likely to be weak and fragmented

A woman passes in front of an empty, closed shop with a banner reading in Greek "Rent a Shop", in central of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. The conservative candidate Nicos Anastasiades in Cyprus’ election runoff Sunday, Feb. 24, looks poised to become the crisis-hit country’s new president charged with swiftly negotiating a rescue package with international creditors, analysts said Wednesday, even without a key endorsement from his third-place rival. 5:47pm

Greek-style crisis fears cloud Cyprus vote

Worry about the economy sways voters in presidential poll

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 12:02pm

EU forecasts paint grim economic picture

Currency bloc core of France and Germany barely to grow this year

From MARKETS 11:45am

Euro hit by weak LTRO repayments

Single currency falls against dollar on concerns over eurozone banks

From MARKETS 11:36am

Banks to repay €61bn of LTRO loans

ECB repayment publication suggests caution over Eurozone strength

European flags in front of the European Commission in Brussels ©Getty From COMPANIES 11:01pm

Brussels turns up pressure over Libor

Banks face fines of up to 30% of revenues

BRUSSELS 8:37pm

Brussels to sue over VAT on ebooks

Move by France and Luxembourg contested

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 7:42pm

ECB unveils €1.1bn profit on crisis bonds

Eurozone central banks make up to €14bn on debt of crisis-hit states

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 7:34pm

French bosses admit business fears valid

Concern that labour market suffers from poor perceptions abroad

From COMMENT 6:42pm

EU-US free trade deal could be costly

The wrong signal is being sent at the wrong time, writes Marcel Fratzscher

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 6:36pm

EU chief urges shift away from deficits

Rehn wants priorities to move to liberalising economies

From UK Feb 21, 2013

PM appears to falter on EU vote pledge

Referendum only likely in a fully Tory government, Cameron says

Feb 21, 2013

Bank’s downfall opens old Dutch wounds

Insularity of financial system blamed for crisis at SNS Reaal

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 21, 2013

France setback threatens eurozone recovery

French business activity falls to lowest in four years

From COMPANIES Feb 21, 2013

Axa chief weighs in on French output

De Castries says country gives business-unfriendly perception

Inside Business from COMPANIES Feb 21, 2013

Italy’s scandals echo the ‘tangentopoli’

Parallels between today’s scandals and corruption shown in 1990s

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