Austria

  • Dec 12, 2013
  • 2 min read

Conditions are growing for widespread euro-area unrest

Industrial production was 1.1% lower in October than in September, Eurostat announced today, the...

Europe
  • Oct 31, 2013
  • 2 min read

High unemployment defies European 'recovery'

The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 12.2% in the euro-area and 11.0% in September,...

EU
  • Oct 23, 2013
  • 6 min read

Rise of populism will not threaten EU institutions

In a context of economic and cultural insecurity and growing resentment against globalisation and...

EU
  • Oct 17, 2013
  • 6 min read

Austria's political fragmentation belies strong growth

The grand coalition of the left-of-centre Social Democrats (SPOe) and the Christian Democratic...

Austria
  • Oct 2, 2013
  • 2 min read

Coalition crises threaten EU recovery, banking union

Italy's parliament is holding a vote of confidence in Prime Minister Enrico Letta's government...

EU
  • Sep 11, 2013
  • 2 min read

EU legal view may see Tobin tax softened or scrapped

The EU Council Legal Service -- the top legal adviser to EU finance ministers -- yesterday argued...

EU
  • Aug 14, 2013
  • 2 min read

Problems defy euro-area's second quarter growth

Quarterly euro-area GDP growth turned positive for the first time since September 2011, expanding...

Europe