Greece may get another $13.36 billion: EU official

BERLIN: Germany's commissioner to the European Union says he expects a future aid package for Greece to amount to a little more than 10 billion euros ($13.36 billion) which is much smaller than the country's existing two rescue deals.

Greece will need more aid: German finance minister

BERLIN: Germany's finance minister says Greece will need another aid program, but it won't be granted a second debt writedown.

Divisions hamper Europe's plans to tackle failing banks

BRUSSELS: The European Central Bank clashed with Germany on Tuesday over how quickly the euro zone should complete a system to deal with failing banks.

EU bailout fund releases Cyprus aid payment

BRUSSELS: The EU on Monday handed over the first two billion euros of loans agreed under the controversial Cyprus aid deal, the bloc's European Stability Mechanism said in a statement.

E.U. States Get Blessing for Financial Trading Tax

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Eleven euro zone countries won approval on Tuesday for a tax on financial transactions aimed at shifting more responsibility for the region's crisis onto banks despite fears it could drive business out of Europe.

German risks rift with France over economic healthcheck demands

Germany's finance minister has reportedly asked a panel of top advisers to examine France's economic problems amid concerns that weaknesses could spread to the rest of Europe.

Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble confident of go-ahead for eurozone pacts

STRASBOURG: Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Monday he was confident the country's top court will not block the signing into law of the eurozone's key crisis-fighting tools.

German lawmakers demand ECB voting reform, oppose bond buying

BERLIN (Reuters) - A handful of lawmakers in Angela Merkel's coalition are demanding a reform of the European Central Bank's voting system to strengthen Germany's influence, highlighting worries in Europe's biggest economy about the bank's bond-buying plans.

Germans 'better off without euro' - poll

The majority of Germans believe the country would be better off without the euro, a poll suggested on Sunday, as the economy minister reiterated doubts over whether Greece can stay in the single currency.

Germany's AAA credit rating on 'negative outlook'

Credit ratings agency Moody's has changed its outlook for Germany's AAA credit rating to negative, the first step towards a possible downgrade.