EU waiting for ‘concrete steps’ from Italy
Italy's leaders have largely stuck to a big-spending budget that they say will produce a deficit of 2.4 per cent in 2019.
Eurozone ministers urge inflexible Italy to drop budget defiance
Eurozone finance ministers urge Italy to reverse course on its rule-breaking budget amid fears of market turmoil and a return of the debt crisis.
EU Commission: Italy’s deficit breach ‘unprecedented’ in eurozone
The European Commission slams Italy for its "unprecedented" breach of eurozone budget discipline rules.
Italy’s government wants to borrow more
Rome has declared war against austerity, amid hefty criticism both at home and abroad. But the government is sticking to its plans.
Eurozone unemployment dips to 8.1 per cent
Unemployment in the 19-country eurozone drops to 8.1 per cent in August, the lowest level since November 2008.
Eurozone inflation rises to 2.1 per cent
The Eurozone rate of inflation rises in September, but remains close to the European Central Bank's annual inflation goal of just below 2 per cent.
ECB’s Draghi unruffled by risks to eurozone
ECB chief Mario Draghi says the eurozone economy is strong enough to weather rising "uncertainties", sticking fast to his plan to scale back crisis-era stimulus by the end of the year.
Greece exits third and last bailout after biting austerity
After years of stinging austerity measures, Greece emerges from its third and last bailout, although officials warn the country still has a "long way to go".
Greece gets last bailout tranche as crisis nears end
Greece has received the final 15-billion-euro payment from its eight-year bailout programme in what creditors hailed as proof that tough austerity measures were "paying off".
German parliament gives green light to final Greek bailout
Lawmakers on the Bundestag's budget committee sign off on a final loan to Greece in a special session during the summer holiday.