4:37pm

EU feels pressure on austerity policies

Popular frustration on rise in southern Europe

12:30pm

Weak eurozone data add to ECB pressure

Inflation falls to 1.8% and unemployment hits 11.9%

Hungarian finance minister Gyorgy Matolcsy looks on before the start of the EU parliament's economic affairs committee at the EU Headquarters in Brussels ©AFP 11:13am

Matolcsy named Hungary central bank chief

Appointment raises fears about institution’s independence

9:15pm

EU to investigate Chinese solar-panel glass

Anti-dumping probe comes on top of €21bn trade case

From WORLD 6:32pm

Osborne fights to limit bonus cap fallout

UK seeks concessions and to ‘save face’ over EU bank deal

Feb 28, 2013

Netherlands to miss EU deficit target

More austerity ruled out this year despite previous tough stance

From WORLD Feb 28, 2013

Poland relaunches drive to join euro

Sign of returning confidence in single currency’s future

From WORLD Feb 28, 2013

EU nears deal on single banking rule book

Bloc on brink of agreement to implement Basel III capital rules

From MARKETS Feb 28, 2013

Global capital flows plunge 60%

UK sees biggest decline in cross-border loans and investment

From WORLD Feb 27, 2013

Slovenia appoints new PM to halt decline

Alenka Bratusek set to become country’s first woman PM

From WORLD Feb 27, 2013

S Africa forecasts slower growth in 2013

Budget deficit for financial year predicted to rise to 5.2%

From WORLD Feb 27, 2013

Madrid gets boost on budget deficit

Rajoy predicts increasing confidence in Spain

Feb 27, 2013

IG Metall union calls for 5.5% pay rise

Companies reject demand amid expectations of low growth

From MARKETS Feb 27, 2013

Poll confusion lifts Italy’s borrowing costs

Rome raises €6.5bn at bond sale but yields highest since October

Feb 27, 2013

Eurozone confidence offers recovery hope

February business sentiment exceeds market expectations

Martin Wolf from COMMENT Feb 26, 2013

The sad record of fiscal austerity

The ECB could have prevented the panic. Tens of millions are now suffering unnecessarily

Markets Insight from MARKETS Feb 26, 2013

Rome deadlock exposes Europe’s debt delusion

A banking system overloaded with debt is a cause of nervousness

Editorial from COMMENT Feb 26, 2013

Italy takes a step into the unknown

Parties should unite behind an agenda for political reform

Feb 26, 2013

Fears ECB bond scheme has its weakness

Italy may lack essential policy decisions

From WORLD Feb 26, 2013

ECB’s market backstop faces Italy test

Politicians likely to reject conditions that accompany help

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