Posts Tagged ‘EU’

EU stress test results better than expected

The European Banking Authority (EBA) said eight out of 90 European banks failed the recent stress tests. The latest round of tests arose after last year’s failed to reveal the weakness among banks in Ireland and have been conducted to ensure banks have enough capital to cope with difficult economic situations, such as recession. The [...]

EU officials in meeting to discuss euro zone contagion fears

European stocks were lower today after it emerged that top EU officials are meeting in Brussels to discuss the ongoing debt crisis in the euro zone. Germany’s DAX 30 lost 0.68% to 7,352.73, while France’s CAC 40 was down 0.89% to 3,878.60. London’s FTSE was 0.2% lower at 5,977.31. The meeting has been arranged as [...]

Greek PM faces confidence vote

Later today, Greece’s Prime Minister, George Papandreou, faces a confidence vote after the crisis-torn country needs to introduce further austerity measures in order to avoid the euro zone’s first sovereign debt default. EU leaders are insistent that the PM secure support for the measures that are a condition of the latest instalment of financial aid. [...]

Portugal in bailout talks

After months of speculation, it has been announced that Portugal will seek financial help. EU finance ministers are set to meet in Hungary this week when the bailout will be discussed. Portuguese borrowing costs rose to more than 10% this week – the first time since the introduction of the euro. A surge in borrowing [...]

EU commences bank stress tests

The EU has commenced a new round of stress tests after last year’s failed to reveal the weakness among banks in Ireland. The latest tests, which will be headed up by the new European Banking Authority (EBA), are expected to be tougher and may include a liquidity test. However, regulators have yet to agree to [...]