Despite efforts by the Russian government to tackle corruption, concerns are mounting that a failure to stamp out the practice will continue to damage the country's international reputation and, ultimately, its economy.
Germany's constitutional court began its hearing over the legality of the European Central Bank's bond buying program and the head of the court said the success of the program wouldn't be relevant.
The ECB's bond-buying program, widely credited with drawing a line under the region's crisis, is to undergo scrutiny in Germany's top court this week, prompting fears that the judges could put restrictions on the plan.
Despite record unemployment in the continent, anemic growth at best and a manufacturing sector in contraction territory, French President Francois Hollande said the euro zone crisis is over.
"How do you fit a giraffe in a fridge?" or "Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or 100 duck- sized horses?" are a couple of the bizarre questions you may be asked in a U.K. job interview, according to a survey.
Market concerns over Federal Reserve tapering, a weak patch in global economic data and a slower than expected recovery are not the start of a major "pull down", Goldman Sachs told CNBC.
The path to happiness is an elusive one for many and even more so for Germans it would seem. But Germany's leader Angela Merkel had some handy advice for her compatriots.
Latvia is due to get the green light to become the 18th member of the euro zone on Wednesday, prompting questions over why the small, economically successful Baltic nation wants to join the troubled currency union.