Nov 14 Europeans Protest Austerity Cuts By Larisa Epatko In Photos: Protesters in Greece, Spain, Germany and Italy crammed streets in mid-November, upset over government cuts and demanding more jobs. Continue reading
Nov 08 Greece’s Former Finance Minister Defends Super Mario By Paul Solman Greece's former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou defends European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi's Outright Monetary Transactions plan. Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images. Earlier today, we featured Boston University economist Laurence "Ask Larry" Kotlikoff on the European crisis and his… Continue reading
Nov 08 Greece’s Former Finance Minister Defends Super Mario By Paul Solman Greece's former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou defends European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi's Outright Monetary Transactions plan. Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images Earlier today, we featured Boston University economist Laurence "Ask Larry" Kotlikoff on the European crisis and his… Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch News Wrap: More Than a Quarter of Greek Workers Face Unemployment In other news Thursday, the Greek government announced unemployment rose to just above 25 percent. The news came as European leaders said they won't be able to deliver bailout funds to the bankrupt country as previously scheduled. Greek officials say… Continue watching
Oct 29 Greece’s Obesity Crisis By Larisa Epatko Jon Miller of Homelands Productions traveled to the Greek island of Crete to find out why its obesity rate has increased over the years. He took these photos along the way. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch News Wrap: International Monetary Fund Urges Europe to Deal with Debt Crisis In other news Thursday, the International Monetary Fund sent mixed messages to the Eurozone this week, urging European leaders to move faster on management of debt crisis, while cautioning against too much austerity in Greece and Spain. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch EU Ambassador on Debt Crisis Deal: ‘Major Step Forward’ EU Ambassador to the United States Joao Vale de Almeida told Jeffrey Brown an agreement among eurozone nations that includes creating a bank rescue fund is a "major step forward" in solving the region's debt crisis. Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch At Euro 2012, Germany and Greece Face Off in Battle of the Eurozone At Euro 2012, Germany and Greece Face Off in Battle of the Eurozone… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch News Wrap: JPMorgan Was Honest With Shareholders, Jamie Dimon Says In other news Tuesday, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon faced more questions from Congress involving the bank's $2 billion tradition loss. Also, at the G-20 Summit in Mexico, European leaders resisted pressure for immediate action on their debt crisis. Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch Greece’s Respite Met With Cautious Optimism World leaders reacted with cautious optimism after the pro-bailout party in Greece won Sunday's elections. Jeffrey Brown reports on Europe's new obstacles as it attempts to achieve financial security. Continue watching