Euro zone

Lagarde succession race at ECB is heating up as Schnabel exits

This early exit sets the scene for another high-stakes showdown between leaders like in 2019 when Christine Lagarde was appointed.

ECB raises interest rates as Iran war fans inflation fears

The hike on Sept 10 raises the ECB’s benchmark deposit rate to 2.5 per cent.

Euro zone inflation flares, all but sealing September ECB hike

The bloc’s top two economies, Germany and France, both recorded accelerations in August.

Euro zone bonds join global sell-off, yields hit multi-year highs

Longstanding concerns about fiscal stability in countries such as France, Japan, Britain and the US also weighed on global bonds.

Greece arrests two over deadly 2010 protest fire-bombing

FILE PHOTO: A woman arrives to place a flower outside a burned-out bank, May 6, 2010 , which was set on fire during violent demonstrations in Athens a day earlier. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo

Slovak government wins confidence vote after debt breach

FILE PHOTO: Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks during a press conference after meeting with representatives of refinery Slovnaft in Bratislava, Slovakia, April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa/File Photo

ECB's Lagarde welcomes Iran deal but inflation fears linger

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde speaks to reporters following the Governing Council's meeting, in Frankfurt, Germany June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Heiko Becker

ECB's Lagarde welcomes Iran deal but inflation fears linger

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde speaks to reporters following the Governing Council's meeting, in Frankfurt, Germany June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Heiko Becker

Europe’s economy hit hard by Iran war as energy price shock stifles demand

New cars of the Volkswagen group being prepped for shipping in Emden, Germany, on April 23.

Will Hungary join the euro? It’s a long road after Orban

Countries that want to adopt the euro must first fulfill EU benchmarks for things like debt, budget deficits and inflation.

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