11:46pm

German opposition forces fiscal pact delay

Upper house decision deals embarrassing blow to Merkel

7:09pm

Spain fights Catalan push for secession

Outcome of Madrid challenge crucial for future legal disputes

5:29pm

Senator alleges Berlusconi paid bribes

Politician says cash was to help defeat centre-left government

Andrei Borodin, chief executive officer of Bank of Moscow, ©Bloomberg From UK 7:34pm

Russian bank chief given UK asylum

Borodin tells FT of persecution by Kremlin

Cospokes person of the European Green Party Philippe Lamberts speaks during an election rally of the Greek ecologists green party ahead of the May 6 parliamentary elections in Thessaloniki on May 4, 2012. mpaigning ended in Greece Friday for an election that could determine the country's place in the eurozone and the future of a debt crisis that has swept across Europe. ©AFP BRUSSELS 6:35pm

The man who capped the banks

Belgian Green MEP took on financiers over bonuses and won

Martin Wolf from COMMENT 6:35pm

The case of Brussels and banker bonuses

Europe has found a way to attack the UK that is sure to be favoured by much of the British public

From UK 5:40pm

Asylum case threatens Russian links

Andrei Borodin joins list of high-profile figures allowed into UK

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 1, 2013

EU feels pressure on austerity policies

Popular frustration on rise in southern Europe

©Reuters From SPECIAL REPORTS Mar 1, 2013

Russia: Putin’s hopes for a rising birth rate are not shared by experts

The president has hailed an increase in the numbers of births as good news but experts say expectations of a rising population could be short lived

Mar 1, 2013

Paris seeks alternative to 75% tax

Proposed new rate, said to be 65%-66%, also comes under fire

From COMPANIES Mar 1, 2013

Google wins German copyright battle

Search engine will not need to pay publishers for news snippets

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 1, 2013

Weak eurozone data add to ECB pressure

Inflation falls to 1.8% and unemployment hits 11.9%

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 1, 2013

Matolcsy named Hungary central bank chief

Appointment raises fears about institution’s independence

BRUSSELS Feb 28, 2013

Banks fear damage from EU bonus cap

Warning of coup for US and Asia rivals

From UK Feb 28, 2013

Van Rompuy hits at Cameron on treaty change

European Council president says altering EU deals is not a priority

Feb 28, 2013

Benedict abdication clears way for new pope

Successor to be chosen at conclave of cardinals held before March 15

Feb 28, 2013

Berlusconi camp anger at corruption probe

Ex-premier reportedly involved in suspected political bribery case

BRUSSELS Feb 28, 2013

Osborne fights to limit bonus cap fallout

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

From COMMENT Feb 28, 2013

Italy exposes wider crisis of democracy

Those preaching austerity are contributing to a political meltdown, says Mark Mazower

Feb 28, 2013

Italy’s bosses rail at political ‘losers’

Business leaders fear that much-needed reforms will be stalled

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