eurozone

Spain’s ‘Desempleo’ Rate at 20%

May 1, 2010
With all the focus on job losses here at home, we sometimes forget how the economic crisis -- which originated in the U.S. -- has affected other countries. Official figures in Spain, for example, show that that country's unemployment rate has hit 20 percent, highest in the eurozone.

$40 Billion for Greece Bailout

Apr 11, 2010
The 16 nations that use the euro have just revealed an aid package of up to $40 billion in an effort to stem the Greek financial crisis. Finance ministers see the offer as a "step of clarification" for markets and a boost for the faltering euro.
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Greek Financial Crisis Hits Poor

Apr 3, 2010
The origins of Greece's economic crisis lie with the recklessness of the rich, but the consequences are directly affecting the poor: A new poll shows that three-quarters of the Greek population believe that the current plans to cut the country's budget deficit are "socially unfair."

Bailing Out Greece

Mar 12, 2010
In an effort to save the Greek economy, and by extension the euro itself, eurozone countries -- the 16 European Union states that use the common currency -- have agreed on a multibillion-euro bailout that also will impose financial austerity measures on Greece.