Shaky Germany, France Worry Europe
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Signs of shaky economies in France and Germany have sharpened worries about Europe's less-than-robust recovery &#151; and underscored the struggle to shake up regulation-clogged economies in countries that use the euro.
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Britain and France are leading a push for new EU sanctions to punish Iran over its nuclear program. But while European nations increasingly fear a war in their backyard, the continent is divided over how to deal with the crisis.
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EU foreign ministers gather Friday for their first post-summer holiday talks clouded by a simmering standoff with Asian countries over Myanmar, as well as the latest crises in Iraq and Sudan&#39;s Darfur region.
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Bowing to the inevitable -- following persistent breaches of the rules by the eurozone&#39;s two most powerful members, Germany and France -- Brussels announced plans that would make the pact less rigid.
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Germany is alarmed that many Russian-German immigrants are having a tough time integrating, the BBC's Ray Furlong reports.
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France and Germany on Tuesday urged Syria to stop supporting forces that "want to destabilize Lebanon," and said Damascus could enjoy warmer relations with Europe if it helps revive stalled Middle East peace ...Comment
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German business confidence is tumbling amid mounting fears about the impact of the euro&#39;s rise against the dollar, according to the closely-watched Ifo economic institute survey.
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European nations battled Thursday over whether urgent government intervention is needed to combat a surge in oil prices that France has warned presents a dangerous new threat to economic growth.
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A poll of investor confidence in Germany underscored fears Tuesday that shock waves from the US subprime mortgage crisis could ripple throughout the eurozone&#39;s biggest economy.
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France and Germany are set for a new clash on industrial policy this week over a possible defence deal which would involve 23,000 jobs in the UK.
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France has been ardently pro-EU - but enlargement has raised new fears, and voters might still reject the constitution.
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THE euro nations expressed concern overnight at sharp volatility in currency rates, and in a thinly veiled call to the US urged âall major countriesâ to put appropriate policies in place.
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French newspapers see the Turkey-EU row polarising politics, while German papers are stunned by job losses.
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European finance ministers clashed over German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder s plea for looser budget rules, with Austria and the Netherlands warning that wider deficits would push up inflation and interest ...
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Several European dailies today focus on the role of international troops in Afghanistan as clashes with the Taleban intensify. Elsewhere, French presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy comes under fire, EU expansion comes under scrutiny and an Austrian daily fears that Muslim schools in Europe could be forced underground.
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However, their celebration of unity has been marred by uncertainty over its ratification and turmoil over the stalled European Commission.
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Czech dailies consider their prime minister's position after a routing at the polls. German papers debate the moral issues of a forthcoming trial, while France's troubles in Ivory Coast seem far from over.