An acquisition of mortgage lender Crédit Immobilier de France would boost the size of the French state-owned postal bank from €41bn to €75bn of loans

Optimism from Athens over poll result swiftly deflated by dismal bad bank loan figures from Spain that underlined the country's woes

The son of country's president spent millions on luxury goods and memorabilia, US prosecutors allege

The French food group said the troubled economy, in particular, was behind a declining performance in southern Europe and it would cut prices in response

Assault was bloodiest this year in conflict that has claimed more than 30,000 lives over three decades and was seen as attempt to forestall talks

Government takes on powerful lobbies and Sicilian businesses in move to resume offshore oil and gas exploration imposed by Silvio Berlusconi's coalition

Groups compromise on growth amid high interest rates that shot up following investor fear that Italy would not be able to pay €1.9tn debts

Sector producing far more platinum than current demand merits given depressed state of Europe's automotive market

Analysts says that while LTRO reopened markets, it has exaggerated some of the fundamental problems at the heart of eurozone crisis

Greek business leaders say they can no longer obtain the most basic credit – and to make matter worse, the government has stopped paying its bills

Irish carrier in €700m offer, arguing circumstances have changed from previous competition objections amid European flag carrier consolidation

Most plausible trade buyers for the troubled Spanish lender's 12 per cent stake would be the fast-growing Gulf airlines