EU/IMF rift on Greek debt is hurting country, Tsipras says
THESSALONIKI, Greece A rift between the International Monetary Fund and the European Union over how to make Greece's debt sustainable is damaging the country's attempts at economic recovery, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday.
Britain eyeing work permits to control EU immigration: interior minister
LONDON Britain's interior minister Amber Rudd said on Sunday she was looking at a work permits system to control migration from the European Union, responding to Brexit voters' demand for tighter border controls.
BAML Italy head gets ECB nod for Monte Paschi's appointment: source
MILAN The European Central Bank has given a preliminary nod to the possible appointment of Marco Morelli, head of Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Italy, as chief executive of ailing lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena , a source close to the matter said.
'Times are changing, pay your taxes', euro zone chief tells corporations
BRATISLAVA Multinational companies should refrain from tax-avoidance practices and pay their fair share, the head of euro zone finance ministers said on Saturday in a new endorsement of the European Union's fight against tax-dodging. | Video
France's Macron against UK finance 'passports' post-Brexit: report
LONDON French politician Emmanuel Macron has said Britain's financial firms should only retain "passporting" rights to do business in Europe after Brexit if London keeps contributing to the European Union budget, according to the Guardian newspaper.
Germany's EU budget bill may rise by 4.5 billion euros after Brexit: report
BERLIN Once Britain leaves the European Union, Germany could have to contribute an additional 4.5 billion euros per year in both 2019 and 2020 to the EU budget, according to an internal Finance Ministry report published on Saturday.
Monte Paschi rescue unchanged after CEO exit: Italy's Padoan
BRATISLAVA A rescue plan for Italian bank Monte dei Paschi will not be modified following the resignation on Thursday of its boss, the country's economy minister said on Saturday.
Germany's Schaeuble says common corporate tax base in EU good idea
BRATISLAVA German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Saturday he thought efforts by the European Commission to create a common consolidated corporate tax base in Europe were "very good".
British businesses 'lazy and fat', pro-Brexit trade minister says
LONDON Britain as a trading nation has become "too lazy and too fat" and business leaders are more interested in playing golf on Friday afternoons than in seeking new export markets, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox was recorded saying.
Brexit will be tough for European Investment Bank says its chief
BRATISLAVA Britain's exit from the European Union will create difficulties for the European Investment Bank (EIB), a lender owned by EU governments, the bank's president Werner Hoyer said on Saturday.
Merkel aide optimistic conservatives will overcome migrant cap dispute
BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel's Chief of Staff said on Sunday he was confident Germany's sister conservative parties, embroiled in a row over migrant policy that threatens their unity a year before a federal election, would soon sort out their differences.
France arrests 15-year-old boy for planning 'imminent' Paris attack: sources
PARIS A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in Paris suspected of preparing imminent "violent action", two judicial sources said, the second alleged plot with links to Islamic State discovered in France this week.
Egyptian union head reported Italian student to police before murder
ROME The head of Egypt's independent union of street vendors reported Italian graduate student Giulio Regeni to police a few weeks before he disappeared and was murdered, an Egyptian prosecutor said in Rome.