Euro exchange rate should help growth pick up in 2015: ECB's Nowotny

(Reuters) - The euro's EUR= recent fall is bolstering the euro zone economy and this should show up in stronger growth next year, European Central Bank Governing Council member Ewald Nowotny said in a magazine interview.

ECB's Coeure says bank's measures are not a 'panacea'

(Reuters) - Policy measures announced by the European Central Bank are not a "panacea" for the European economy, ECB Executive Board member Benoit Coeure told a Greek newspaper in an interview published on Saturday.

ECB to boost banks with more cheap cash, say economists: Poll

LONDON: The European Central Bank will soon provide another shot in the arm for Europe's strained banks with a more cheap, long-term loans, according to a firm majority of economists polled by Reuters.

Germans irked as Hollande says EU cannot dictate French reforms

(Reuters) - President Francois Hollande pledged on Thursday to carry out long overdue reforms of France's pension system and labor markets but said it was up to Paris, not the European Commission, to determine how they are implemented.

Lew to Press for European Policy Changes

WASHINGTON — Jacob J. Lew began his first trip to Europe as Treasury secretary on Sunday, a four-city tour in which he is expected to try to persuade finance ministers to pursue a little more growth and a little less austerity to improve the economic fortunes of the Continent and the world.

European Central Bank Opposes Higher Taxes

BARCELONA — Ahead of crucial elections in France and Greece, Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, warned governments on Thursday that opting for the “easier road” of raising taxes to fill public coffers would not solve Europe’s problems.

Euro zone woes keep banks wary after Q1 bounce

LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) - Earnings from some of Europe's top banks showed the scars of the euro zone crisis on Thursday, with big losses on Spanish property and fragile economic recovery likely to dampen an early investment banking rebound.