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Cyprus: ‘Fear of a massive capital flight due to the ‘Cyprus effect’’
20 March 201330PresseuropEl Economista -
Eurozone: ‘Long faces in Cyprus’
19 March 201330PresseuropDie Welt -
Cyprus: ‘Crime and punishment’
19 March 20132814PresseuropTa Nea -
CYPRUS: ‘They’re looking for a plan B’
19 March 2013272PresseuropO Phileleftheros -
Slovakia: ‘Cyprus taxes take our millions. That is going to stop’
19 March 201338PresseuropPravda -
Eurozone: ‘Guarantee up to €100,000 remains’
19 March 2013444PresseuropDe Standaard -
Cyprus bailout: ‘Blackmail has replaced solidarity’
18 March 201337031PresseuropFinancial Times, Público, Trouw & 4 others -
Cyprus: A rescue plan that will kill us
18 March 2013416143 Cyprus Mail Nicosia -
Eurozone: ‘Cyprus caught between punishing savers and bankrupcy’
18 March 201329319PresseuropLa Vanguardia -
Eurozone: ‘Savings are safe — but only in Germany’
18 March 201321113PresseuropDie Tageszeitung -
European Union: ‘The poisoned gift’
15 March 20132725PresseuropHandelsblatt -
Eurozone: ‘ECB to Hire Hundreds of Supervisors’
15 March 201340PresseuropThe Wall Street Journal Europe -
European Union: National budgets under Brussels supervision
13 March 201312533PresseuropLe Temps, Le Figaro -
Cyprus: ‘European bailout without the IMF for Cyprus’
13 March 2013363PresseuropPolitis -
Ireland: ‘ECB calls on Coalition to step up its reforms of bank sector’
8 March 2013132PresseuropThe Irish Times -
Cyprus: ‘Money laundering deal, the troika returns to inspect’
5 March 2013161PresseuropPolitis -
Ireland: ‘Boost for Ireland as eurogroup backs loan extension’
5 March 201315PresseuropThe Irish Times -
European Union: ‘Political chaos in Italy threatens to reignite tensions over euro’
26 February 20131528PresseuropEl Economista -
Article: On the road to the euro
20 February 20139614 IQ The Economist Vilnius -
Poland: ‘Euro is a task for a generation’
20 February 20132012PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza -
Portugal: ‘European Central Bank refuses to ease Portugal’s programme’
19 February 2013423PresseuropPúblico -
Eurozone crisis: Austerity plunges Europe into recession
15 February 2013543130PresseuropLa Tribune, Diário económico, NRC Handelsblad & 4 others -
Eurozone: ‘Deficit: French case embarrasses Europe’
14 February 20138531PresseuropLe Figaro -
Eurogroup: Dijsselbloem’s new style exasperates Cyprus
12 February 2013345PresseuropDe Volkskrant -
France-Allemagne: ‘The strong euro: new Hollande and Merkel row’
7 February 201340PresseuropLe Figaro -
European Council: ‘Discord among net donors’
7 February 2013341PresseuropDie Presse -
Eurozone crisis: Hollande stands alone
6 February 20138598PresseuropLes Echos, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung -
Eurozone: ‘ECB to create 2,000 new jobs’
6 February 201363PresseuropFrankfurter Rundschau -
Eurozone: ‘France frets over strong euro’
5 February 20133114PresseuropLe Figaro -
Zone euro: ‘Spain crisis threatens Portugal’s return to the markets’
5 February 2013183PresseuropJornal de Negócios -
Eurozone crisis: The euro’s Lazarus moment
1 February 201311716PresseuropFinancial Times -
Latvia: ‘Euro obligations completed’
1 February 2013341PresseuropDiena -
Eurozone: ‘Spanish banks return €44bn to ECB in one go’
30 January 20134811PresseuropEl País -
Economy: ‘First signs of upturn in the eurozone’
28 January 2013322PresseuropLes Echos -
Debt crisis: ‘Portugal recovers some financial sovereignty’
23 January 2013382PresseuropDiário de Notícias -
Portugal: ‘Brussels gives Portugal more time to pay bailout’
22 January 201324PresseuropDiário económico -
Eurozone: ‘Euro leadership change’
22 January 201318PresseuropLa Voix du Luxembourg -
Eurozone: Jeroen Dijsselbloem, a tough chairman for the Eurogroup
21 January 20133910PresseuropDe Volkskrant, Público -
Debt Crisis: ‘EU redrafts bank rescue funding plans’
14 January 2013281PresseuropFinancial Times -
Eurozone: Banking union flatters Germany’s financial physique
14 December 201246817PresseuropNRC Handelsblad, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, El País, ABC -
Eurozone crisis: Germany’s pact with the devil
14 December 2012606160 The Irish Times Dublin -
Eurozone: An embryonic banking union
13 December 20126635PresseuropLe Monde, Handelsblatt, Diário económico, El País -
Banks : After the Libor scandal, it’s Euribor’s turn
11 December 2012426PresseuropLe Figaro, The Wall Street Journal Europe -
Ireland: Tightening the purse strings
6 December 2012415PresseuropIrish Independent, The Irish Times -
Banks: Race against time on banking union
5 December 20124411PresseuropPúblico, Le Monde -
Banks: Banking union comes a step closer
30 November 20125947PresseuropEl País -
Eurozone: Greece’s creditors offer the minimum
27 November 20124943 To Vima Athens -
Germany: Goodbye euro, hello recession
14 November 201258798 Die Zeit Hamburg -
Estonia: Estonian banks profit from Greek crisis
8 November 2012617PresseuropEesti Ekspress -
Eurozone: Mario Draghi tries to cajole Bundestag
25 October 20123321PresseuropDie Welt, Wirtschaftswoche
By imposing a tax on bank deposits in exchange for a €10bn bailout package, the eurozone leaders have, at best, set “a dangerous precedent”, and, at worst dabbled in “blackmail,” writes the European press. 
The EU and IMF have agreed a €10bn bailout of Cypriot banks, but the price to provide rescue funds is a tax on all deposits. This condition has stunned the tiny Mediterranean nation, with the Cyprus Mail accusing the new President and other member states of betraying the island. 
On January 1, 2014, Latvia will become the 18th country in Europe to use the single currency. It is a decision most Latvians would not have made, and it comes with significant risks. 
The latest statistics on the state of the eurozone economy indicate that, contrary to what political leaders have recently been saying, the crisis is far from over. 
After the euphoria following the agreement on banking supervision that was finally reached between the 27 member states – the embryo of a banking union – the European press, given the details of the mechanism worked out in Brussels, has lost some enthusiasm. 
In Goethe's most famous fable, Faust, the German author demonstrates his opinion that paper money is a continuation of alchemy by other means. This view, argues The Irish Times Berlin correspondent, is clearly evident in Germany’s current stance on the eurozone crisis. 
After 14 hours of talks, EU finance ministers agreed a system of bank supervision. The project covers only a small number of firms, but it marks a step towards an end to the crisis, says the European press. 
After a series of tough negotiations, the agreement on reducing the Greek debt reached by the Eurogroup and the IMF allows about €44 billion in aid to be released and gives Athens a little breathing room, but does little to help the country in the longer term. 
What would happen if Germany left the euro? Economist Gustav Horn of the Hans-Böckler Foundation, which has close ties to trade unions, speculates on what would happen in the days following a German exit from the euro – and on what Germany's most popular euro-critic, Thilo Sarrazin, might also say.