Eurozonecrisis

Hollande to make Eurobond proposals at EU summit

French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday he would make proposals for eurobonds at an upcoming European summit as he outlines his ideas to stimulate growth and help ailing economies within the eurozone.

Greek debt insurance payout highlights investor gloom

Investors showed scant faith in Greece's ability to cut its colossal debt after an auction on Monday which handed insured holders of defaulted bonds a large payout.

Eurozone likely to decide on firewall at end-March

A decision to boost the eurozone's bailout capacity could be taken by eurozone finance ministers at an informal meeting in Copenhagen on 30-31 March, eurozone officials said at a summit on Thursday.

German court to rule on MPs' rights on euro bailouts

Germany's Constitutional Court will rule on Tuesday whether a small sub-committee in parliament is representative enough to take decisions over whether the country should grant help to heavily indebted eurozone countries such as Greece in future.

Greece needs extra relief to hit debt goals

If Greece doesn't follow through on structural reforms and other measures, its debt could hit 160 percent by 2020.

Greece battles to salvage bailout package

One of the outstanding issues had been a written commitment from Antonis Samaras, the leader of Greece's opposition conservative party, that he will stick to the agreed programme if he wins elections expected in April.

China's role in EU rescue may just be a question of Wen

China is considering increasing its participation in the rescue funds aimed at resolving the European debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told journalists on Thursday.

Threat of Greek exit from eurozone looms over G20 summit

The threat of a Greek exit from the euro zone hung over a meeting of G20 leaders on Thursday after France and Germany made it clear that Athens must decide urgently whether it wants to stay in the 12-year-old currency bloc.