Speaking in a press conference on Wednesday in Lisbon, officials from the so-called Troika (EC-IMF-ECB) said that Portugal is taking the necessary steps to meet the conditions of its 78bn bailout programme. “We are very satisfied with the government’s commitment

On Wednesday MEPs discuss the needs for a stronger EU economic governance with President of European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso and President of the Euro group, Jean-Claude Juncker.

President of the Euro group, Jean-Claude Juncker, on Wednesday said that the opinions that come out of the Council should be looked at “more closely”. “Now it’s not only about budget management.”, Juncker said.

President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, on Wednesday admitted that the eurozone needs more integration in order to solve the current sovereign debt crisis. He also suggested that member states should sacrifice more sovereignty to Brussels. “Euro area

Speaking during a European parliament debate on Wednesday in Strasbourg, president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, called for a more integrated economic union. Van Rompuy suggested that there is a need for ” harmonization in a certain areas

European Union foreign ministers agreed yesterday (14 November) to extend sanctions against Syria to 18 more individuals associated with its violent crackdown on dissent, but signalled that military action against the government was unlikely for now. EU ministers also sought

President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, on Monday said that Greece will have the support of the EU if they “respect the commitments agreed”.

President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, on Monday showed his support to the new prime minister of Italy, Mario Monti. Barroso said that Monti is “an extremely competent person and an expert on European issues”, as well as

Prof. Henrik Enderlein (Hertie School) chaired a lively roundtable discussion at the 2011 Dahrendorf Symposium on the financial and Euro crisis. Mario Monti (former European Commissioner, University of Milano), Sylvie Goulard (Member of the European Parliament), Prof. Fritz W. Scharpf

This video shows the 53-minute ‘Europa Rede’ lecture being delivered by Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.

By APTN, via YouTube: Lucas Papademos, former Vice President at the European Central Bank, was named Thursday as the prime minister of the new Greek interim government, charged with keeping the debt-strapped country out of bankruptcy and firmly in the

By Reuters: Talks to pick a new Greek prime minister broke down Wednesday evening, hours after a successor was expected to be named, throwing Greece closer to economic chaos.

Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, on Wednesday warned against a breakup of the eurozone and the creation of a two-speed Europe. Speaking in Berlin at the Berlin Wall anniversary, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso warned about

After delivering the 2011 Robert Schuman lecture at the Lisbon Council in Brussels, Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), talks to EUXTV’s Raymond Frenken about the upcoming COP17 climate talks in Durban,

Johannes Hahn, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy, on Monday visited Pompei to take stock of reconstruction plans for the damaged historical site. Hahn says that the European Commission is making available 105 million euros to help Pompei catch up on

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, the British finance minister, on Monday said that the European Union’s finance ministers need to convince the world that the ‘firewall’ for the eurozone is in place and that the debt troubles in

The European Union is sending a team of experts on a ‘technical mission’ to Rome to intensify the international monitoring of the Italian government’s budget. This was announced late on Monday by Olli Rehn, European Commission Vice President for the

European Commission’s vice-president for economic and monetary affairs and the euro Olli Rehn on Monday said that it is essential for Greece to restore confidence between their European partners by establishing a coalition government of national unity.

Greek finance minister Evangelos Venizelos on Monday told journalists at the European Council that Greece has a new government of national unity. He also highlighted that the new political situation in the Hellenic country is the “proof” of their “national

Extracts from the press conference in Cannes by the president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy.

Extracts from the press conference in Cannes by the president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso.

Greece is with its back up against the wall after Germany and France on Wednesday evening told the Greek Prime Minister that his country will not receive eight billion euro in EU bailout money until it decides on whether it

US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are among those at today’s G20 meeting in Cannes, France, posing for the traditional group photo. Raw video, made available to

G20 leaders arrive for Cannes summit (raw video)

US President, Barak Obama, on Wednesday told journalists in a press conference in Cannes that the most important task of the G20 Summit is “to resolve the financial crisis” in

The new ECB president, Mario Draghi, on Thursday told journalists in a press conference in Frankfurt that growth is likely to remain weak due to the current financial tensions. He

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives at the mini-Eurosummit on the fringe of today’s G20 talks in Cannes, France. Footage made avalable by the European Union.

Mario Draghi on Thursday chaired his first meeting as president of the ECB. Mr. Draghi took over from Jean Claude Trichet from the 1st of November.

Greece is with its back up against the wall after Germany and France on Wednesday evening told the Greek Prime Minister that his country will not receive EU bailout money

Greece is with its back up against the wall after Germany and France on Wednesday evening told the Greek Prime Minister that his country will not receive eight billion euro

Greek Prime Minister Giorgios Papandreou talks to the media in Cannes, France, after meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on his plan to call for a referendum in Greece on its membership of the eurozone.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel give a joint press conference in Cannes, France, after their crisis meeting with Greek Prime Minister Giorgios Papandreou on his plan to hold a referendum on the the euro rescue package

This footage, showing the arrival of Greek Prime Minister Giorgios Papandreou and other EU leaders on Wednesday at the G20 summit venue in Cannes, France, was made available on Wednesday

This footage, showing the arrival of Greek Prime Minister Giorgios Papandreou on Wednesday at the G20 summit venue in Cannes, France, was made available on Wednesday evening by the audiovisual

This footage, showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the table with Greek Prime Minister Giorgos Papandreou and Greek Finance Minister Venizelos, was made available on

President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, on Wednesday urged Greece to give full support to the bailout package that was agreed to by the euro zone leaders last

Oct. 28 – The chief of the euro zone’s bailout fund, Klaus Regling, arrives in China to meet with officials in an attempt to sell European debt. But he’s warned he doesn’t expect to strike a deal. Reuters’ Kirsty Basset

Just for fun, a compilation of the official video footage of the October 2011 European Council on the euro crisis.

After more than 7 hours of negotiations, on Thursday euro zone leaders managed to secure a deal with the bank sector of a 50% “haircut” on Greece’s sovereign debt. “The

European leaders achieved a breakthrough early on Thursday to write off half of Greece’s debt and seek foreign capital to double the eurozone’s bailout fund to around €1 trillion. But

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s press conference in the wake of the euro summit in Brussels on the 27th of October 2011.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s press conference in the wake of the euro summit in Brussels on the 27th of October 2011.

Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission talks to journalists as he leaves the European Council building in Brussels after the Oct. 2011 euro summit.

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s prime MInister, told journalists waiting outside the European Council that Italy must implement their commitments in order not to lose its credibility in Europe. The Italian Prime

Members of Parliament on Thursday in Strasbourg gave support to the new emergency deal that euro leaders managed to secure after many hours of negotiations.

Eurogroup leader, Jean-Claude Juncker, on Thursday told journalists waiting outside the European Council that he is satisfied with Italy’s commitments.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday made a joint entrance at the summit of EU leaders on the euro debt crisis. Raw video.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday was among the first to arrive at the Euro summit in Brussels. The EU’s official video camera’s on Wednesday night caught Italian Prime

The EU’s official video camera’s on Wednesday night caught Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi checking out the derrière of the new Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt.