Euro zone

Greece's ex-finance minister Varoufakis charged over use of dance drug ecstasy decades ago

FILE PHOTO: Leader of MeRA25 party Yanis Varoufakis takes part in a televised debate at the headquarters of the state broadcaster ERT, in Athens, Greece, May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis/File Photo

Portugal says efforts to balance budget, cut debt constrained by storm damage

Portuguese Minister of State and of Finance Joaquim Miranda Sarmento takes part in the Eurozone finance ministers' meeting in Brussels, Belgium, November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Poland and Germany pledge to take lead on Europe's economic revival

Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski speaks during a Reuters interview at the 2025 annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

European crisis fund worth over $500 billion could be used for defence, says ESM chief

Soldiers guard the harbor in Nuuk, Greenland, January 25, 2026. Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS

Bulgaria celebrates entry into euro zone, lev currency banished into history

A person holds change in euros as customers shop in Fantastico store, on the day of the country’s accession to the Eurozone, in Sofia, Bulgaria, January 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

Bulgaria adopts euro amid fear and uncertainty

A protest campaign emerged in 2025 to “keep the Bulgarian lev”, as the public feared rising prices.

Thousands rally again in Bulgaria to demand government's resignation

A drone view shows protesters demonstrating outside the parliament during an anti-government rally, in Sofia, Bulgaria, December 10, 2025. REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva

French lawmakers pass social security Budget in knife-edge vote

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu (centre, left) at the French National Assembly in Paris, on Dec 9.

Euro zone business activity remains robust on services strength

Europe’s economy has held up better than anticipated during the US trade storm and is expected to almost maintain 2025’s pace of growth in 2026.

Ireland's Donohoe resigns as finance minister and Eurogroup chief to join World Bank

FILE PHOTO: Ireland's Minister for Finance and Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe attends the European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium October 23, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

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