Euro-zone

Euro-zone finance ministers meet today to discuss the terms under which they will continue to prop up basket-case economies after 2013.

Europe's Banking Blindfolds 2011

Euro-zone finance ministers debated how they could enlarge the bloc's bailout funds, following the dictates of a pact sealed by national leaders, but reached no agreement and put off further discussions to next week.

World Watch 2011

Euro-zone chairman Jean-Claude Juncker said further steps are needed to address the pricing of emergency loans given to Ireland.

Ireland Seeks More Time to Fix Banks Riva Froymovich 2011

Euro-zone industrial output rose steadily in January as growth in France helped offset weakness in Germany and Italy, while initial estimates of a drop in December were revised to show a modest increase.

World Watch 2011

Euro-zone governments appear divided on the issue as they negotiate a "competitiveness pact" that the currency bloc's leaders aim to sign at their summit in Brussels on Friday.

A Coordination Question in Wage-Bargaining Reform Matthew Dalton 2011

LONDON—Euro-zone industrial output rose steadily in January as growth in France helped offset weakness in Germany and Italy, and initial estimates of a drop in December were revised to show a modest increase, official data showed Monday.

Euro-Zone Output Grows Steadily Nicholas Winning 2011

Euro-zone leaders are reluctant to give the rescue fund that kind of firepower, leaving the ECB as the primary institution able to act quickly in response to financial stress.

Trichet Signals Rate Increase Likely Nina Koeppen 2011

Euro-zone leaders have pledged to make the entire €440 billion available but haven't agreed how.

Europe Sets Pact on Bailout Fund Charles Forelle 2011

Euro-zone leaders agreed Friday to extend the repayment period of the €80 billion Greece got from its European Union partners to 7.5 years from three years and more importantly to slash the interest rate to 4.8% from 5.8%.

Relief for Greece on loan conditions comes with high price Costas Paris 2011

Euro-zone consumer prices rose 2.4% in January, above the ECB's target rate of close to, but just below 2% on a medium-term horizon.

Europe's Growth Divide Widens Alex Brittain 2011