Spain

  • May 30, 2012
  • 2 min read

Brussels' plan to change ESM may be too late for Spain

The European Commission today called for the creation of a euro-area banking union and eurobonds,...

Spain
  • May 29, 2012
  • 7 min read

Bank and regional debts drive Spain towards bailout

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy yesterday said that Spain's banking sector would not need an...

Spain
  • May 28, 2012
  • 2 min read

Regions and banks push Spain closer to bailout

The total cost of nationalising Bankia, Spain's third-largest bank, was revealed on...

Spain
  • May 25, 2012
  • 2 min read

Botched Bankia bailout raises Spain's risk profile

Trading in shares in Bankia were suspended today ahead of a meeting at which the bank's board is...

Spain
  • May 22, 2012
  • 2 min read

Germany focus is on Greek election, not eurobonds

French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici yesterday told German Finance Minister Wolfgang...

EU
  • May 18, 2012
  • 7 min read

EU embargo on Iranian oil will have long-term impact

Iran is due to resume talks on its nuclear programme with the EU and other world powers in...

Iran
  • May 18, 2012
  • 2 min read

Downgrades and rescues dent euro-area bank confidence

Moody's yesterday downgraded 16 Spanish banks, having downgraded 26 Italian banks on May 14.

EU
  • May 16, 2012
  • 10 min read

New Greek elections may spark euro exit and contagion

President Karolos Papoulias said yesterday that talks to form a coalition had failed and that the...

Greece