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• Young Greeks Seek Options Elsewhere Wednesday, 15 Sep 2010 | 5:47 AM ET

  

  In two weeks, Alexandra Mallosi, 29, will be packing her bags and leaving the quiet Athens suburb of Holargos for Abu Dhabi to start a job as a hotel sales manager. It was not a tough decision, reports the New York Times.

• Halal Foods Expand Reach in France Thursday, 9 Sep 2010 | 4:57 AM ET

  

  For years, Anissa Benchamacha bought her meat in a parking lot, from vendors hawking near-expired products to Muslims eager to find food that met their religious requirements.

• Dutch City Wants Pot Sold Only to Dutch Citizens Wednesday, 18 Aug 2010 | 7:53 AM ET

  

  Struggling to reduce traffic jams and a high crime rate, Maastricht is pushing to make its legalized use of recreational drugs a Dutch-only policy, banning sales to foreigners who cross the border to indulge.

• The Age of Austerity Challenges Stonehenge Thursday, 12 Aug 2010 | 11:04 AM ET

  

  The prehistoric monument of Stonehenge stands tall in the British countryside as one of the last remnants of the Neolithic Age. Recently it has also become the latest symbol of another era: the new fiscal austerity. The NYT reports.

• European Bank Stress Tests Worked: Sort Of Saturday, 31 Jul 2010 | 12:20 PM ET

  

  A week after the authorities released results of stress tests on the largest European banks, market data is starting to provide an indication of whether the exercise had the desired effect on confidence. The answer: sort of. The NYT explains.

• Debt-Laden Belgium's Finances Questioned Wednesday, 28 Jul 2010 | 2:38 AM ET

  The solidity of Belgium’s public finances was called into question on Tuesday after an independent budget watchdog challenged the government’s tax revenue forecasts and warned of higher budget deficits.

• Wall Street Turning Bullish on Euro? Friday, 2 Jul 2010 | 12:34 PM ET

  

  For the first time in months, Wall Street trading desks are turning more bullish on the Euro and not betting against the currency, according to people familiar with the matter.

• The Blog Prophet of Euro Zone Doom Wednesday, 9 Jun 2010 | 11:54 AM ET

  

  For years, almost nobody paid attention to the sky-is-falling alarms of Edward Hugh, a gregarious British blogger and self-taught economist who repeatedly predicted that the euro zone could not survive. The NYT reports.

• Fears Rise in Europe Over Potential Deflation Monday, 31 May 2010 | 10:54 AM ET

  

  If the European Central Bank has one monetary dragon it considers essential to slay, it is inflation.

• Greece Gets Help, but Is It Enough? Sunday, 2 May 2010 | 10:13 PM ET

  

  Greece announced Sunday a long-delayed rescue package that will require years of painful fiscal belt-tightening, but the deal probably will not defuse the potential threats to other European countries, The New York Times reports.

• Greece Gets Help, but Is It Enough? Sunday, 2 May 2010 | 8:54 PM ET

  

  Greece announced Sunday a long-delayed rescue package that will require years of painful fiscal belt-tightening, but the deal probably will not defuse the potential threats to other European countries, The New York Times reports.

• More American Expatriates Give Up Citizenship Monday, 26 Apr 2010 | 10:05 AM ET

  

  Amid mounting frustration over taxation and banking problems, small but growing numbers of overseas Americans are taking the weighty step of renouncing their citizenship. The New York Times explains.

• Debt Worries Shift to Portugal, Due to Rising Bond Rates Friday, 16 Apr 2010 | 9:50 AM ET

  

  Speculators have begun to zero in on another small member of Europe’s troubled monetary zone, the New York Times reported, highlighting the same economic flaw that brought Greece to the verge of insolvency.

• 'No Bailout' Clause? The EU's Greek Rescue Problems Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 | 8:05 AM ET

  

  There is little certainty in Brussels about what will be delivered to help Greece, or if a move would have any legal basis.

• Belgium May Run Out of Beer Amid AB InBev Strike Friday, 15 Jan 2010 | 10:17 AM ET

  

  Belgian beer lovers hoping to forget the economic slowdown and freezing weather over a few pints of their favorite brew may be in for a shock, UK newspaper the Telegraph reported.

• London Fashion Week Friday, 30 Oct 2009 | 7:12 AM ET

  

  Held at the iconic Somerset House in London's West End, the catwalk shows and exhibitions highlighted the UK's place in the global fashion landscape along with featuring new talent.

• Fraud Plagues Sugar Subsidy System in Europe Tuesday, 27 Oct 2009 | 10:56 AM ET

  

  In the sprawling European subsidy program - which lavishes more than 50 billion euros ($75 billion at current exchange rates) a year in agricultural aid - no commodity is more susceptible to fraud, chicanery and rule-bending, experts say, than simple household sugar.

• Farrell: Fill out, Send it in Tuesday, 21 Jul 2009 | 10:30 AM ET

  

  Soon the IRS tax form will be two lines and two lines only. First will be how much did you make, second will simply be the instructions to send it all in. The tax plans coming out of Congress to pay for the health proposals are punitive and confiscatory (but are likely to kill any chances that the bill would be enacted into law).

• Rival Bidder for GM's Opel Says Deal is Near Monday, 13 Jul 2009 | 9:27 AM ET

  General Motors’ plan to sell its European operations to a Canadian auto parts maker and a Russian bank appeared Monday to be in trouble, when another bidder said it was nearing a deal for the unit, the New York Times reported.

• Belgian, French PMs Say Fortis Remains Viable Thursday, 12 Feb 2009 | 12:00 PM ET

  

  Belgian and French leaders said Thursday that bailed-out Fortis bank has a future despite shareholder rejection of the sale of the troubled lender to France's BNP Paribas.