ROME (Reuters) – Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told parliament on Monday a contested reform of the euro zone’s bailout fund was in Italy’s national interest, but that it should only be adopted as a package alongside other measures. A reform of the European Sta... More »
MILAN (Reuters) – The head of Italy’s ruling 5-Star Movement said on Saturday the government should not sign off on a reform of the euro zone’s bailout fund until plans for a wider banking union became clearer. The comments by foreign minister Luigi Di Maio co... More »
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy should use ongoing talks over the reform of the euro zone bailout fund, the ESM, to secure something for itself such as the appointment of an Italian to head the fund, Bank of Italy Deputy governor Fabio Panetta said on Saturday. Panett... More »
ROME (Reuters) – Proposals to reform the euro zone’s bailout fund are creating a political storm in Italy, where parties and institutions are battling over whether Rome should try to block the reform at the EU level. A draft of the reform was agreed by euro zo... More »
A Greek flag flutters in the wind as tourists visit the archaeological site of the Acropolis hill in Athens, Greece July 26, 2015. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo The euro zone will not release additional bailout money for Greece at a meeting in Bratislava thi... More »
ATHENS Greece got more than 7 billion euros in bailout funds on Tuesday after a review of the country’s progress in implementing economic reforms, the head of the euro zone’s bailout fund told reporters in Athens. Greece needs the money to pay off growing stat... More »
