Italian govt calls confidence vote on austerity
The Italian government on Thursday called for a vote of confidence on an austerity package aimed at persuading bond markets that the country can get […]
Italy Sells Bonds As Workers Strike Over Austerity
Italy’s borrowing costs eased in a bond auction Monday, but worries about the country’s ability to manage its debt and enforce spending cuts persisted as […]
Monti popularity dips over austerity, unions call
Italy’s new Prime Minister Mario Monti, trying to push through a tough austerity package he says is vital for the country’s financial salvation, faced two […]
Monti warns of Greek-style risk to Italy
Italy risked a Greek-style economic collapse which could threaten the future of the euro without the austerity package approved by the government, Prime Minister Mario […]
Italy approves $40.5B austerity plan to ‘reawaken’ economy
Premier Mario Monti said Sunday his government of technocrats has approved a package of austerity and growth measures worth 30 billion euros to “reawaken” the […]
Debt crisis strikes at heart of Europe
The euro zone’s debt crisis struck again at the heart of Europe on Monday despite a clear-cut election victory in Spain for conservatives committed to […]
Job-hungry Spaniards seen electing center-right
Another troubled European government will almost surely tumble this weekend as Spanish voters braving sky-high unemployment, the sting of austerity, piles of debt and a […]
PM ‘uses eurozone crisis as cloak’
David Cameron faced Labour calls to stop using the eurozone crisis as a cloak for economic inaction at home as Italy eased itself further away […]
Italian senate adopts austerity bill
The upper house of the Italian parliament Friday approved a draft austerity bill to slash public spending in a bid to head off the country’s […]
Economic, political paralysis threatens Italy
In this Friday, July 15, 2011 file photo, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi votes over a crucial euro70 billion austerity package at the lower house of […]