Peeling paint flakes from Athens' Olympic park. Its entrances locked, this once sparkling edifice to sporting greatness lies rotting and largely unused — maintenance costs too high for near-bankrupt Greece to operate.
European Union Ministers, who met earlier this week at an informal Competitiveness Council in Copenhagen, discussed Horizon 2020 programme, which addresses research and innovation issues. Cyprus was represented at the meeting by
Greece's coalition parties must tell the European Union on Monday whether they accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal as EU patience wears thin with political dithering in Athens over
The euro took something of a hit on Monday as Greek coalition parties dithered on approving the terms for a new bailout with a deadline just hours away, raising worries the whole
Asian shares rose on Monday as surprisingly robust U.S. jobs data bolstered investors' risk appetite, but the euro sagged on worries over a lack of progress in Greek debt restructuring talks which
Brent crude held above $114 a barrel on Monday as traders weighed the prospect of a supply disruption from Iran against the risk that a sovereign debt default by Greece could tip
Euro zone governments may have to provide up to 145 billion euros to Athens under a second emergency loan programme for Greece, EU sources said on Friday, 15 billion euros more than
A group of European regulators has written to Google Inc calling on it to halt the introduction of its new privacy policy, saying it needs to investigate whether the proposals sufficiently protect
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair announced 26 new routes from Budapest on Friday in a move to capitalise on the grounding of Hungarian airline Malev over unpaid debts. Hungarian flag-carrier Malev ceased operating
The International Monetary Fund should proceed with talks on increasing the size of its warchest at the same time as Europe discusses how to build a firewall to contain its debt crisis,
