LONDON (Reuters) – Pro-European Union campaigners in Britain have set out for the first time their preferred path for how parliament could force the government to call a fresh vote on Brexit, arguing that there is still time for another referendum. The future ... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Switzerland’s banking and monetary system is facing the possibility of a huge shake-up, and while the possibility looks remote, investors are buying up insurance against swings in the franc and the shares of the biggest Swiss lenders. Swiss ... More »
Voting started on Monday in an independence referendum organized by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, ignoring the threats of the Kurds' neighbors and fears of further instability and violence across the Middle East. More »
People walk past by campaign tents for the constitutional referendum in Istanbul, Turkey, April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Murad Sezer Two Turkish opinion polls on Wednesday showed a narrow majority of Turks, between 51-52 percent, would vote ‘yes’ in Sunday’s referend... More »
German authorities are investigating 20 Turkish citizens on suspicion of conducting espionage in Germany, a newspaper reported on Thursday. More »
A worker makes a regular check on machines in a textile factory in Diyarbakir March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas In Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, deeply scarred by conflict between state forces and militants, a textile firm that supplies companies across... More »
Hungarian political movement Momentum has collected over 200,000 signatures in its campaign against Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, which could be sufficient to force a referendum, daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet reported on Friday. More »
Dutch Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem attends a euro zone finance ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, November 7, 2016. REUTERS/Yves Herman Political instability in Italy makes life more difficult for Italy and the whole euro z... More »
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speaks during a media conference after a referendum on constitutional reform at Chigi palace in Rome, Italy, December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced on Monday that he would ... More »
Elke Koenig, Chair of the Single Resolution Board, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Brussels, Belgium, August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir The head of the euro zone banking watchdog, the Single Resolution Board (SRB), said on Monday that Italian... More »
The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) are illuminated with a giant euro sign at the start of the ”Luminale, light and building” event in Frankfurt, Germany, March 12, 2016. EUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo The European Central Bank is ready to t... More »
A man walks next to a poster in support of the ‘Yes’ vote in the upcoming constitutional reform referendum in Rome, Italy November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Tony Gentile Italy’s constitutional reform referendum on Sunday could lead to the resignation of Prime Minister... More »
The Bank of Italy logo is seen at the company’s headquarters in Milan, Italy, January 19, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/File Photo Speculators convinced the euro zone faces fresh instability have zeroed in on Italy’s constitutional reform referendum on Sund... More »
Governor of the Bank of France Francois Villeroy de Galhau attends a press conference after the Franco-German Financial Council meeting in Berlin, Germany, September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt Italian voters’ defeat of a referendum on constitutional reform... More »
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speaks during a media conference after a referendum on constitutional reform at Chigi palace in Rome, Italy, December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi vowed to resign after suffering a ... More »
Italy’s Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan leaves at the end of a news conference at the Chigi Palace in Rome November 28, 2016. REUTERS/Tony Gentile Italian Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan will not attend meetings of European finance ministers on Monday an... More »
Gabor Vona, chairman of the far right Jobbik party, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Budapest, April 14, 2015. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo The Hungarian nationalist opposition party Jobbik said on Monday it would resubmit to parliament a constitutional a... More »
LA PAZ Bolivian President Evo Morales has lost a referendum on whether he could change the constitution to remain in power for a fourth term, the electoral commission confirmed late Tuesday. Morales, who is currently on his third term and became Bolivia’s firs... More »
