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  • Man Up, Europe Thursday, 12 May 2011 | 9:31 AM ET
    Euro bills and coins in cash register tray

    European leaders can't seem to agree on how - or whether - to help Greece. But they sure aren't helping the euro.

  • UK an Example on Austerity? No, That's Estonia Thursday, 12 May 2011 | 6:33 AM ET

    UK Chancellor George Osborne told CNBC on Tuesday that Britain is an example to countries like Greece on austerity.

  • A Generation to Descend Mount Everest of Debt: OECD Thursday, 12 May 2011 | 5:45 AM ET

    The debt crisis facing the developed world is big and will take a generation to resolve, Angel Gurria, Secretary General of the OECD, told CNBC Thursday.

  • No Risk of Euro Zone Contagion: BNP CEO Wednesday, 11 May 2011 | 4:58 AM ET

    The boss of French banking giant BNP Paribas has told CNBC that he sees no risk of contagion from the problems facing Greece, Portugal and Ireland.

  • Did Geithner Block Better Deal for Irish People? Wednesday, 11 May 2011 | 2:22 AM ET
    United States Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner

    In Ireland the Irish Times columnist Morgan Kelly has caused a stir by suggesting that his country needs to break free of the terms of its bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund if it is to thrive as a nation.

  • The Euro Zone's Journey to Defaults Wednesday, 11 May 2011 | 12:33 AM ET
    European Central Bank

    Given such a debt burden, what are the chances that a country with Greece's history would be able to finance its debt in the market on terms consistent with a decline in the debt burden?

  • Pace of UK Growth Under Threat Tuesday, 10 May 2011 | 11:44 PM ET

    Britain's economy is unlikely to grow as fast as before the financial crisis because its most productive sectors have been hardest hit, jeopardising government plans to cut the deficit, reports the FT.

  • UK Example for Euro Periphery Countries: Osborne Tuesday, 10 May 2011 | 5:58 AM ET
    Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne holds Disraeli's original budget box as he leaves 11 Downing Street for Parliament.

    Europe should help countries that are in trouble but these countries need to show that they are tackling their deficit problems themselves, like Britain has done, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne told CNBC in an interview Tuesday.

  • Greece Denies Report It Is Seeking New EU Aid Package Tuesday, 10 May 2011 | 4:26 AM ET

    Greece on Tuesday denied a Dow Jones report that it expects a new aid package of nearly 60 billion euros ($85.71 billion) to deal with its debt crisis.

  • Crisis Is a Sideshow to European Success: Analyst Tuesday, 10 May 2011 | 2:48 AM ET
    The Parthenon in Greece

    As far as Europe’s real economy is concerned, the problems on the periphery are just that, peripheral, according to Credit Suisse’s Robert Barrie.

  • Greece Default Coming?  Monday, 9 May 2011 | 12:27 PM ET

    Weighing in on S&P lowering its rating on Greek debt today and what it means for investors, with Sean Egan, Egan Jones Ratings Company

  • The Brussels-Frankfurt 'Extortion' Racket Monday, 9 May 2011 | 10:36 AM ET

    Probably the most important thing you can read today is the op-ed by Timo Soini, the leader of the True Finn party, in the European edition of the Wall Street Journal.

  • Busch: Eurozone Debt Asylum Monday, 9 May 2011 | 9:49 AM ET

    Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today said that it has lowered its long- and short-term sovereign credit ratings on the Hellenic Republic and S&P warned it may be cut further.

  • EU Considering Lowering Interest Rates  Monday, 9 May 2011 | 7:34 AM ET

    CNBC's Steve Liesman has the details on the EU considering lowering interest rates on Greece and Irish bailouts.

  • The boss of the French banking giant has told CNBC that the European banking sector could absorb a restructuring of Greek debt, whatever form it took.

  • Roubini Says Euro Exit Beats Recession: Report Monday, 9 May 2011 | 12:48 AM ET
    Nouriel Roubini

    Nouriel Roubini has ruled out anyone leaving the euro zone within the next one or two years but believes that could all change over the next five years, in comments to the Independed.

  • Greece to Leave the Euro, Ridiculous: Economist Monday, 9 May 2011 | 12:31 AM ET
    Euro coin in front of the giant symbol of the Euro outside the headquarters of the European Central Bank.

    Talk of Greece wanting to leave the euro continues to cause nervousness in the markets. But one economist told CNBC why such an idea is “plainly ridiculous.”

  • Five Things to Watch: Euro Déjà Vu and More Sunday, 8 May 2011 | 7:40 PM ET
    Greece

    Greece trying to renegotiate its bailout terms, commodities trying to stabilize after a rough week, and high-frequency traders trying to prepare for life after Citi. Here's what we're watching...

  • The PIIGS Have Returned  Thursday, 5 May 2011 | 10:30 AM ET

    Even if you never invest in PIIGS countries, you could still get hit, reports CNBC's Simon Hobbs, and Patrick Legland, Societe Generale Head of Global Research.

  • Five Things to Watch: Obama at Ground Zero & More Wednesday, 4 May 2011 | 7:11 PM ET
    President Barack Obama

    The President makes a triumphant return to Ground Zero, Wall Street anticipates strong GM earnings and retail sales, while the dollar may fall further on Euro policy. Here's what we're watching…