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Sun, 19 May 2013 15:22:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/britain-avoids-recession-as-economy-expanded-in-first-quarter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/britain-avoids-recession-as-economy-expanded-in-first-quarter/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:18:24 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377025 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/britain-avoids-recession-as-economy-expanded-in-first-quarter/feed/ 0 LONDON – Britain dodged recession after official figures showed the economy grew in the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/amid-talk-of-currency-war-eu-ministers-debate-currencies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/amid-talk-of-currency-war-eu-ministers-debate-currencies/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:34:11 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349465 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/amid-talk-of-currency-war-eu-ministers-debate-currencies/feed/ 0 BRUSSELS – The recent swings in the foreign exchange markets and the dangers of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/european-central-bank-leaves-rates-at-record-low-0-75-per-cent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/european-central-bank-leaves-rates-at-record-low-0-75-per-cent/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:35:14 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335368 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/european-central-bank-leaves-rates-at-record-low-0-75-per-cent/feed/ 0 FRANKFURT – European Central Bank head Mario Draghi says the struggling euro area should... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/worse-than-greece/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/worse-than-greece/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:20:01 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327393 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/worse-than-greece/feed/ 0 While eurozone nations tighten their belts, America may face the bleaker future as its debt troubles pile up http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/finance-ministers-try-to-reach-political-accord-on-badly-needed-loan-to-greece/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/finance-ministers-try-to-reach-political-accord-on-badly-needed-loan-to-greece/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:21:53 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316689 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/finance-ministers-try-to-reach-political-accord-on-badly-needed-loan-to-greece/feed/ 0 BRUSSELS – European Union officials will make a fresh try Tuesday to reaching a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/top-german-court-says-eurozone-bailout-fund-is-constitutional/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/top-german-court-says-eurozone-bailout-fund-is-constitutional/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:53:54 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292510 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/top-german-court-says-eurozone-bailout-fund-is-constitutional/feed/ 0 KARLSRUHE, Germany – Germany’s high court on Wednesday rejected calls to block the Europe’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/06/its-not-just-a-mantra/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/06/its-not-just-a-mantra/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:05:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264316 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/06/its-not-just-a-mantra/feed/ 0 Stephen Harper sat down with Peter Mansbridge and the CBC has the video and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/eu-leaders-propose-banking-union/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/eu-leaders-propose-banking-union/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 16:49:31 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262298 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/eu-leaders-propose-banking-union/feed/ 0 The European Commission is proposing the creation of a “banking union” and a common... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/eu-dodges-recession-greece-lurches-toward-new-vote/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/eu-dodges-recession-greece-lurches-toward-new-vote/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 17:36:00 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258636 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/eu-dodges-recession-greece-lurches-toward-new-vote/feed/ 0 The EU and the Eurozone narrowly dodged a second recession in three years, with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/02/free-advice-from-jim-flaherty/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/02/free-advice-from-jim-flaherty/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 12:45:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256249 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/02/free-advice-from-jim-flaherty/feed/ 0 The Finance Minister may have been told to stop dumping on the Ontario government,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/eu-countries-except-uk-and-czech-republic-sign-fiscal-compact/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/eu-countries-except-uk-and-czech-republic-sign-fiscal-compact/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:31:33 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243412 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/eu-countries-except-uk-and-czech-republic-sign-fiscal-compact/feed/ 0 Twenty-five of 27 European Union countries have signed a treaty committing their governments to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/eurozone-optimism-rears-its-head-in-davos/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/eurozone-optimism-rears-its-head-in-davos/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:42:20 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236041 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/eurozone-optimism-rears-its-head-in-davos/feed/ 0 'A lot of people want to save the euro' http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/acropolis-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/acropolis-now/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:00:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/acropolis-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/acropolis-now/feed/ 33 Other Eurozone countries are faltering, with far more worrying consequences http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/france-and-germany-explore-two-speed-eurozone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/france-and-germany-explore-two-speed-eurozone/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:27:51 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224457 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/09/france-and-germany-explore-two-speed-eurozone/feed/ 3 Core group of countries would pursue tax, fiscal integration http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/24/recession-may-have-already-hit-eurozone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/24/recession-may-have-already-hit-eurozone/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:36:35 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221301 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/24/recession-may-have-already-hit-eurozone/feed/ 0 Italy on the edge, struggling to avoid Greece's fate http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/i-told-you-so/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/i-told-you-so/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/i-told-you-so/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/i-told-you-so/feed/ 12 As they watch the debt crisis unfold, hardline Euroskeptics in Britain have never seemed so smug http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/merkel-under-siege/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/merkel-under-siege/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:50:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/merkel-under-seige/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/merkel-under-siege/feed/ 0 Angry voters at home are increasingly turning against her and her coalition government http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/good-news-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/good-news-5/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/good-news-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/good-news-5/feed/ 0 Saudi Arabia grants women the right to vote, U.S.-Pakistani relations deteriorate further http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/starring-in-a-greek-tragedy-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/starring-in-a-greek-tragedy-2/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:45:19 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199776 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/05/starring-in-a-greek-tragedy-2/feed/ 0 As the nation flirts with financial ruin, the public and his party are turning on the Prime Minister