Dutch vow not to block Iceland's EU talks

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The Netherlands will not block the start of Iceland's accession talks with the European Union despite an ongoing dispute over repayment of lost bank savings, Dutch agency ANP quoted the Dutch foreign minister as saying on 18 March.

Barroso: ‘No country can be expelled from euro zone’

In an interview to be broadcast ahead of an EU summit next week, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso says expelling a country from the euro zone, as suggested by German Chancellor Merkel, would be against EU treaty rules.

Greece will turn to IMF if EU fails to help

Greece has given what amounts to an ultimatum to the European Union to come up with a clear offer of standby loans next week or face the embarrassment of Athens asking the International Monetary Fund for help.

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Growth and jobs: Reshaping the EU's 'Lisbon Strategy'

As the recession bites, the European Commission and national governments have begun to reflect on replacing the EU's overarching strategy for...

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Enlargement and the euro

In accordance with the provisions of the Maastricht Treaty, all new members of the European Union are eligible and compelled to join the bloc'...

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Financial regulation: The EU's agenda

In response to the worst crisis in decades, European Union leaders have agreed a common agenda to regulate and supervise global financial markets...

Opinion & Analysis

Financial markets and eurozone system partly to blame for Greek crisis

Paul De Grauwe, Professor of Economics, University of Leuven

We can't go on like this: The Greek debt crisis and the euro

Loukas Tsoukalis, President, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)

Van Rompuy uses Greek crisis to assert his leadership

Peter Ludlow, Executive President, European Strategy Forum

The positive side of Greece's economic troubles

François Lafond, Director , German Marshall Fund's Paris office

The new Commission's economic philosophy

Katinka Barysch, Charles Grant, Simon Tilford & Philip Whyte, Senior fellows, Centre for European Reform