Economy
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Italy: ‘Europe, no progress on growth’
15 March 2013331PresseuropIl Sole-24 Ore -
Portugal: ‘Deadline for €4bn cuts in public sector spending extended to 2015’
15 March 2013111PresseuropPúblico -
Spain: ‘Yes, now STOP EVICTIONS’
15 March 201384PresseuropEl Periódico de Catalunya -
France: ‘100,000 jobs lost in France in a single year’
14 March 20136011PresseuropLes Echos -
European Union: National budgets under Brussels supervision
13 March 201312533PresseuropLe Temps, Le Figaro -
Cyprus: ‘European bailout without the IMF for Cyprus’
13 March 2013363PresseuropPolitis -
European Union: ‘More rights for air passengers’
13 March 201324PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung -
Czech Republic: ‘Nečas cut farmers’ euro-subsidies more than he needed’
13 March 2013121PresseuropHospodářské Noviny -
EU budget: MEPs set their conditions
11 March 2013444PresseuropEUobserver.com -
France: ‘A €9bn bill’
11 March 20134429PresseuropAujourd'hui en France - Le Parisien -
European Union: ‘Bank rush to redraft executive pay deals’
11 March 2013441PresseuropFinancial Times -
Ireland: ‘ECB calls on Coalition to step up its reforms of bank sector’
8 March 2013132PresseuropThe Irish Times -
Portugal: ‘Eleven banks suspected of combining loan rates’
7 March 2013471PresseuropDiário de Notícias -
Economy: ‘Brussels imposes heavy punishment on Microsoft’
7 March 201326PresseuropLa Tribune -
Germany: Where is the legacy of Agenda 2010?
6 March 20131625PresseuropHandelsblatt -
United Kingdom: ‘Osborne rebuffed on bank bonuses’
6 March 2013213PresseuropThe Guardian -
Germany: ‘An end to the free-for-all’
5 March 2013591PresseuropHandelsblatt -
France: ‘A cap on bosses’ salaries: let’s follow the Swiss’
5 March 2013351PresseuropLibération -
Cyprus: ‘Money laundering deal, the troika returns to inspect’
5 March 2013451PresseuropPolitis -
Ireland: ‘Boost for Ireland as eurogroup backs loan extension’
5 March 201330PresseuropThe Irish Times -
Hungary: ‘No reason to redraft the budget’
4 March 2013181PresseuropMagyar Hírlap -
Switzerland: ‘A very clear signal’
4 March 2013571PresseuropNeue Zürcher Zeitung -
Greece: The multinationals are back
1 March 20139386PresseuropI Kathimerini, Le Monde -
Economy: ‘Portugal has smaller debt but pays interest rate close to Greece’s’
1 March 201310251PresseuropPúblico -
European Union: Hard-fought bank pay deal’s blow to the City
28 February 20137917PresseuropFinancial Times, Le Temps -
Spain: ‘Falciani will not be extradited because he is collaborating with the CNI’
28 February 2013112PresseuropEl Mundo -
EADS: ‘A European success’
28 February 20131825PresseuropHandelsblatt -
Portugal: ‘Italy threatens to delay Portugal’s return to the markets’
27 February 2013235PresseuropDiário económico -
Portugal: ‘We hold Europe’s social cuts record’
26 February 20137915PresseuropJornal de Notícias -
European Union: ‘Political chaos in Italy threatens to reignite tensions over euro’
26 February 20131528PresseuropEl Economista -
United Kingdom: A-A-Another one bites the dust
25 February 20135216 The Times London -
France: 'Deficits: France under pressure’
22 February 20131792PresseuropLe Monde -
Germany: ‘A rebellion against Amazon’
21 February 201362PresseuropHandelsblatt -
Article: On the road to the euro
20 February 20139614 IQ The Economist Vilnius -
Portugal: ‘Portugal would save €14.9bn if given Greece’s repayment deal’
20 February 20134134Presseuropi -
Poland: ‘Euro is a task for a generation’
20 February 20132312PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza -
Spain: ‘Maximum tension on first day of Iberia strike’
19 February 2013225PresseuropCinco Días -
Portugal: ‘European Central Bank refuses to ease Portugal’s programme’
19 February 2013423PresseuropPúblico -
Germany: Amazon ‘recruits neo-Nazis’ to monitor foreign seasonal workers
18 February 20131346PresseuropWelt am Sonntag, Süddeutsche Zeitung -
Eurozone crisis: The great Portuguese sell-off
18 February 201370671 Le Temps Geneva -
Czech Republic: ‘Czech Republic lobbies EU to keep large company subsidies’
18 February 2013171PresseuropHospodárske Noviny -
Taxation: ‘G20 to attack tax avoidance routes’
18 February 2013223PresseuropDe Volkskrant -
Banks: ‘EU ready to impose tough bank pay curbs’
18 February 20134112PresseuropFinancial Times -
Eurozone crisis: Austerity plunges Europe into recession
15 February 2013543130PresseuropLa Tribune, Diário económico, NRC Handelsblad & 4 others -
Portugal: ‘16.9% – Unemployment rises and business warns of more job cuts’
14 February 2013253PresseuropDiário económico -
Eurozone: ‘Deficit: French case embarrasses Europe’
14 February 20138531PresseuropLe Figaro -
Banks: ‘Financial sector must pay €30bn’
13 February 20134511PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung -
Portugal: ‘Brussels team already in Lisbon to impose bank cuts’
13 February 201315PresseuropDiário económico -
Eurogroup: Dijsselbloem’s new style exasperates Cyprus
12 February 2013345PresseuropDe Volkskrant -
Spain: ‘Bad bank puts houses on sale without extra discounts’
12 February 2013261PresseuropEl Economista
On February 22, the UK became the latest European nation to lose its platinum AAA credit worthiness status when rating agency Moody’s downgraded the country to Aa1. It’s an embarrassment to PM David Cameron, but not a shock to the markets, notes The Times, which encourages the government to continue the austerity policy. 
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. 
European leaders are counting on Portugal to set an example of how austerity can succeed when it is applied seriously. Sadly, despite a unprecedented tightening of the screw, Lisbon is still being forced to sell off its “crown jewels” to halt its spiralling debts. 
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.