Eurogroup reaches long-awaited deal on bailout fund reform
Accord aims to make repeat of debt crises after 2007-2008 financial collapse less likely
Donohoe’s new role puts State at centre of debate over EU’s future
Minister for Finance to lead Eurogroup as talks over euro zone rescue reach height
Paschal Donohoe warns EU against giving up on digital tax
Minister for Finance cautions against stoking trade tensions with US by going it alone
The Irish Times view on international top jobs: the value of an Irish candidate
Senior positions in global or regional bodies help burnish Ireland’s credentials
Paschal Donohoe seen as contender for Eurogroup presidency
Minister is ‘very much liked’ in Brussels but availability for post will depend on new government
EU to propose trillion euro recovery fund
Commission tables mix of grants and loans as member states urged to forge consensus
Could Paschal get the Eurogroup nod?
Donohoe tipped as a dark horse candidate to be president of group of finance ministers
Bailouts will not mean austerity, euro zone countries told
European finance ministers give green light to plan for 10-year credit lines
Eurogroup president Mário Centeno says recovery plan needed to avert ‘disaster’
He believes a mix of grants and loans contingent on reforms are key to a solution that will win approval
Euro finance ministers agree €500bn package to address pandemic fallout
Merkel and Macron intervene to secure accord between Italy and Netherlands
Eurobonds set aside as finance ministers broker compromise
“The response contains bold and ambitious proposals that would have been unthinkable just a few weeks ago,” Portuguese finance minister and Eurogroup president Mário Centeno told reporters
Global stocks higher as investors eye euro-zone finance ministers
Iseq and FTSE close slightly lower while pan-European index edge higher
EU ministers fail to agree virus economic rescue in all-night talks
Feud between Italy and the Netherlands over conditions for credit facilities is reportedly blocking progress
EU considers measures to cushion businesses from coronavirus impact
Ursula von der Leyen promises exceptional measures to tackle ‘vast impact’ of crisis
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Ireland approached to back Mark Carney as next IMF boss
As Christine Lagarde exits, Bank of England governor with Irish passport eyes up post
EU finance ministers urge Italy to obey budget rules
Italy warned previous commitments to rein in its debt must be honoured
Europe worried over Italy budget as it awaits commission move
Italy at loggerheads with euro-zone governments over its expansionary 2019 budget
Italy could offer minor concession to European Commission
Country is due to resubmit its budget after unprecedented rejection last months
Paschal Donohoe doubles down on opposition to EU digital sales tax
Minister reiterates Ireland’s stance at meeting of finance ministers in Brussels
Ireland joins 11 EU states seeking discussion of euro-area budget
Franco-German plan to reform euro zone faces growing opposition
Euro zone members agree ‘historic’ deal to end Greece’s eight-year bailout
Finance minister finalise plan to give Athens access to markets in August after final bailout
Just one other candidate besides Philip Lane in race for ECB job
Eurogroup finance ministers to discuss candidatures, with Lane well-liked in Frankfurt
Donohoe optimistic about Philip Lane’s ECB prospects despite strong Spanish candidate
Republic’s Central Bank chief faces Spain’s Luis de Guindos in race for European post
Greece to receive better repayment terms for bailout loans
Euro-area finance ministers agree to disburse €6.7 billion in aid starting in February
Eurogroup chief hails German stance on euro zone reform
Mário Centeno wants concrete progress during ‘unique window of opportunity’
EU blacklists 17 ‘non-cooperative jurisdictions’ as tax havens
Further 47 states included on ‘grey’ list after pledging to introduce transparency
Portugal central bank picks Lone Star as top candidate to buy Novo Banco
Portuguese government unlikely to recoup €3.9bn it pumped into collapsed bank in 2014
Portugal’s ‘Plan B’ deficit cuts do little to satisfy investors
Socialist government sees borrowing rates rise in worst week for markets in two years
Europe Letter: Austerity wounds push Portuguese politics left
While PM António Costa is set on staying in the euro, Enda Kenny may fear left’s allure
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