Economy
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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 20132234Presseuropi -
Poland: ‘Euro is a task for a generation’
20 February 20132012PresseuropGazeta 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 20131103PresseuropDiário 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 -
Eurozone: ‘Cyprus calls for rapid aid’
11 February 2013232PresseuropDer Tagesspiegel -
Competitiveness: Bribery is no way to reform Europe
8 February 20139237 Financial Times London -
European Parliament: Tackling the overfishing problem
8 February 201359PresseuropLibération, La Vanguardia, Le Monde, Süddeutsche Zeitung -
Estonia: Crowdfunding — the future of banking
8 February 20133097 European Voice Brussels -
Italy: ‘Algerian bribe, Scaroni under investigation’
8 February 201323PresseuropLa Repubblica -
Greece: Gold fever is difficult to shake
7 February 20132396 El País Madrid -
France-Allemagne: ‘The strong euro: new Hollande and Merkel row’
7 February 201340PresseuropLe Figaro -
Romania: ‘Front runners in the wooing of CFR Marfă’
7 February 201314PresseuropRomânia libera -
European Council: ‘Discord among net donors’
7 February 2013351PresseuropDie Presse -
Belgium: ‘Steel workers round trip from Liege to Strasbourg’
7 February 2013271PresseuropDe Morgen -
Eurozone crisis: Hollande stands alone
6 February 20138598PresseuropLes Echos, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung -
Eurozone: ‘ECB to create 2,000 new jobs’
6 February 201363PresseuropFrankfurter Rundschau -
Germany: ‘The most expensive hole in Germany’
6 February 2013451PresseuropHandelsblatt -
Finland: Creation of an innovation nation
5 February 20138247 The Economist London -
Eurozone: ‘France frets over strong euro’
5 February 20133114PresseuropLe Figaro -
Germany: ‘Germany? No thanks!’
5 February 2013519PresseuropDie Tageszeitung -
Zone euro: ‘Spain crisis threatens Portugal’s return to the markets’
5 February 2013183PresseuropJornal de Negócios -
Economy: ‘Ties between the Dutch Central Bank and banks is too close’
4 February 2013161PresseuropTrouw -
European Union: ‘EU aims to free flow of funds across borders’
4 February 2013382PresseuropThe Wall Street Journal Europe -
Poland: ‘Internet leaders’
4 February 201347PresseuropRzeczpospolita -
Eurozone crisis: The euro’s Lazarus moment
1 February 201311716PresseuropFinancial Times -
Scandinavia: ‘The next supermodel’
1 February 201311221PresseuropThe Economist -
Latvia: ‘Euro obligations completed’
1 February 2013341PresseuropDiena -
News in brief: ‘European poverty explosion worries Red Cross’
31 January 20131791PresseuropLe Temps -
CAP: The Green revolution hits Europe
30 January 201310015 La Repubblica Rome -
Eurozone: ‘Spanish banks return €44bn to ECB in one go’
30 January 20134811PresseuropEl País -
Greece: ‘First step of support from Qatar’
30 January 201320PresseuropI Kathimerini -
Poland: ‘Polish poor children’
30 January 2013512PresseuropRzeczpospolita -
Banks: Iceland wins the battle of Icesave against the EU
29 January 201317110PresseuropFréttablaðið, Les Echos, Financial Times -
Debt crisis: Troika divided over austerity
29 January 201313413PresseuropFrankfurter Rundschau -
Hungary: ‘Disastrous school report from the IMF and the Commission’
29 January 201323PresseuropNépszava -
Economy: ‘Is France bankrupt?’
29 January 201313313PresseuropLe Figaro
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. 
The EU should set its own economic goals and pursue them, writes the director of the Bruegel think-tank Jean Pisani-Ferry. 
With the global credit crunch slowing bank loans to a trickle, “peer-to-peer” lending is filling the void, providing much-needed small businesses finance and better returns for investors. Now, this revolution is providing a lifeline to a Baltic country's business sector. 
The Greek government has sold off new mining concessions in the north of the country as a way of reducing its debt. But the inhabitants, though hit hard by unemployment, are wary of the environmental consequences of the big dig. 
Once dependent on Nokia’s world success in telecoms, Finland has diversified its economy and put new business start-ups at the heart of its future. The next challenge will be to keep this new generation of entrepreneurs at home. 
The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, which is to be wrapped up this year, is resulting in a move towards sustainable development and greater fairness. However, it is being threatened by pressure from the agro-food lobbies, declares the founder of the Slow Food movement, who is launching an appeal to Europe's citizens and their MEPs.