The EU's draft Constitution was given a positive send-off by its craftsmen at a final ceremony to mark the end of the Convention on Europe's Future. In a festive atmosphere, tinged with relief at...
European Central Bank President Wim Duisenberg said on Thursday that economic growth in the 12-country euro zone remained "subdued" in the second quarter of this year and there were no signs of a...
11/07/2003
The euro fell for the first day in three in London after the Financial Times said German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder suggested the European Central Bank should weaken its currency to help the region...
11/07/2003
Crisis in relations after Berlusconi refuses to apologise for new slur Relations between Germany and Italy, both mainstays of the European Union, were last night sunk in their deepest and most...
10/07/2003
Industry leaders and homeowners are celebrating after the Bank of England responded to calls for a cut in interest rates. The quarter point reduction to 3.5% marks a dramatic start for new Bank of...
10/07/2003
Europeans may not like having a continually improving single currency but, as Corinne Lim writes, they have little choice. Aturbo-charged euro will restore balance to an investment world too-long...
10/07/2003
The European Commission outlined on Wednesday its plan to revive EU economic growth through increased public and private sector spending on infrastructure projects. The proposal, which has been taken...
10/07/2003
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's ruling coalition is under mounting strain as his Nazi remark in the European Parliament and disputes over economic policies deepen a rift among the allies...
10/07/2003
European stocks drifted lower ahead of the European Central Bank's decision on interest rates at 1145 GMT as earnings news from Total and L'Oreal disappointed. Neither the ECB nor the Bank of...
10/07/2003
The European Commission has come clean and admitted the huge extent of fraud in its statistical office, Eurostat. At a hastily arranged meeting on Wednesday (9 July), administrative reform...
10/07/2003