* Moody's issues negative review * Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodrigo Zapatero could call early general elections for November, four months early, the website of El Mundo newspaper said on
Libya's rebels said their military commander was shot dead in an incident that remained shrouded in mystery, pointing either to divisions within the movement trying to oust Muammar Gaddafi or to an
* Admission into a support mechanism "not a given" * Cyprus President Demetris Christofias said on Thursday he would not follow his cabinet in resigning over a munitions blast that destroyed the
ANALYSIS: By Fiona Mullen If I had been given a euro (or preferably a Swiss franc) in the past six months every time I was asked by friends, colleagues or journalists whether
The fragile coalition government in Cyprus is headed to collapse as the junior partner is disappointed by the mainly communist government’s inability to deal with a major energy, financial and political crisis.
The island’s two main lenders, Bank of Cyprus and Marfin Popular Bank, have issued a total of 1 bln euros in covered bonds, both eventually aiming to issue a total of 10
* Economic sentiment drops in July * Moody's cut Cyprus's credit rating by two notches on Wednesday, saying an energy crisis and fallout from the island's banks' exposure to Greek debt risked
UEFA president Michel Platini is to send teams of experts to Greece to help the country reform its soccer leagues following increased crowd violence at games and a match-fixing scandal. Platini met
* Opposition accuses govt of backtracking * Cyprus's austerity plans hung in the balance on Tuesday after opposition parties accused the government of backtracking on unpopular measures, even though authorities said they
* Opposition accuses govt of failing to fight graft, crime * Bulgaria's centre-right government survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote on Tuesday called by the opposition which accuses it of failing to root
