Ansa
| 9 months ago
Italy's fiscal and economic reforms are sure to yield benefits for the country, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday following a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. And that, she added, should lead to further reductions in...
Voice of America
| 9 months ago
Europe's economic crisis has continued over the summer, while attention was diverted by the Olympics, the war in Syria and other news. Some experts say the situation is getting worse and requires immediate and strong action that leaders do not seem...
Ledger-Enquirer
| 9 months ago
Merkel spoke after meeting Premier Mario Monti, who became the leader of the 17-nation eurozone's third-largest economy late last year with a government of technocrats. Monti has pushed through a reform agenda that has included the revival of...
The Local
| 9 months ago
German Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed Italy's reform measures on Wednesday and said they would soon return the country to better economic shape, as Italy's leader said markets were now recognising the efforts. "The wide-ranging consolidation and...
Seattle Post Intelligencer
| 9 months ago
Italy has paid sharply lower interest rates to raise 9 billion ($11.25 billion) in six-month treasury bonds, confirmation that investor confidence in the country has improved. Italy's central bank said the interest rate on the debt was 1.585 percent,...
Ansa
| 9 months ago
Italian Premier Mario Monti warned on Wednesday that a rise in the spread between 10-year Italian bonds and the German benchmark bund was "damaging for everyone". Monti said in an interview with the Italian economic daily Il Sole 24 Ore that Germany...
Guardian Unlimited
| 9 months ago
Angela Merkel will push Mario Monti to provide more support for closer fiscal and political union in Europe. While Monti is keen to push down Italy's borrowing costs, Merkel is more concerned about reshaping the fundamental framework of the eurozone.
Euractiv
| 9 months ago
Flurry of high-level meetings marks start of EU political season Published 29 August 2012 Van Rompuy's meeting with Mariano Rajoy in Madrid appears to be the start of a tour in EU capitals of the Council president, in preparation for the 18-19...
