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Europe in Crisis
Global stocks fall again ahead of EU summit
Doubts over the ability of European leaders to cobble together measures to deal with the debt crisis kept markets on edge
Cyprus: Eurozone countries accept bailout request
Officials from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund will begin assessing next week how much bailout money Cyprus will need to prop up its banks and flagging economy, the country's finance minister said Wednesday.
Italy's borrowing costs skyrocket
Meanwhile, Italy is raising $2.1 billion to shore up the world's oldest running bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Egan-Jones rating agency downgrades Germany
Egan-Jones says it has downgraded Germany from AA- to A+ and has issued a negative watch for the country's sovereign debt amid Europe's lingering debt crisis
Leading economist named as Greek finance minister
Yannis Stournaras will take over the post, after designated finance chief Vassilis Rapanos resigned Monday
Spain's borrowing cost soars
Investors are concerned that the country would not be able to manage an expensive rescue of its ailing banking sector
Moody's slashes debt ratings of 28 Spanish banks
Moody's Investor Service is cutting its credit ratings on 28 Spanish banks, saying the weakening finances of Spain's government is making it more difficult for that country to support its lenders
Cyprus becomes next eurozone state to seek bailout
Cyprus on Monday became the fifth eurozone country to request financial aid from its partners in the European currency union as it struggles to shore up its banks, which took heavy losses on Greek debt
Stocks head lower as Spain seeks help for banks
Analysts worry that Europe's piecemeal approach to its spreading government debt crises could backfire
Greece's designated finance minister resigns
Vassilis Rapanos was rushed to the hospital on Friday, just hours before he was supposed to be sworn in
Greek prime minister leaves hospital
Weekend eye surgery will prevent Prime Minister Antonis Samaras from traveling to a critical European Union summit in Brussels this week
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Spain asks for bank rescue
Country has yet to specify how much of the $125 billion loan package offered by the 17 countries that use the euro it will ask for
Key European leaders meet to ease debt crisis
Friday's meeting takes place amid worldwide fears that an economic crack-up in Europe could drag down the entire global economy
Spain to reveal size of bank bailout July 9
Independent auditors estimated Spain's troubled bank sector would need up to 62B euro in new money to survive a severe economic downturn
Auditors: Spain bank bailout could cost up to $78B
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Greece names banker Rapanos as finance minister
Vassilis Rapanos, a non-executive chairman of the National Bank of Greece, has been a leading figure in the country's banking sector and has also been teaching at Athens University
New Greek PM Samaras to name cabinet members
All three coalition parties have promised to broadly respect Greece's pledges to undertake further harsh austerity measures and reforms
New Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras sworn in
Will head a three-party coalition that will uphold the country's international bailout commitments
Socialist head: Greek coalition framework set
Socialist party leader says details of three-party coalition government expected to be finalized by end of the day
Spain's borrowing costs soar
Yield on 10-year Spanish bonds remained perilously high and above the 7 pct level for much of the day, but rate closed at 6.99 pct
EU official: Greek bailout terms to be changed
Official said the renegotiation was part of the normal process of assessing the progress of any country receiving an international bailout
Euro exit averted, Greece is still on the clock
While Greece is unlikely to cause international panic with a split from the euro, it still faces a shattered economy
Europe looks on as Greek victors seek coalition
Wary confidence among investors as pro-bailout New Democracy party tries to build new gov't that would keep Greece in eurozone
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