European cuts

Spain’s King Juan Carlos apologises for an elephant-hunting trip to Botswana – a jaunt that has caused outrage in a country suffering from an economic crisis.

Spain sets out deep budget cuts which its treasury minister has called ‘the most austere’ in the country’s democratic history, despite fierce popular resistance.

Greece is successful in offering a bond swap to private creditors, after the deadline expired on a deal needed to avoid a debt default.

Eurozone governments finally agree a second bailout package for Greece after months of wrangling and a last round of more than 12 hours of talks in Brussels.

Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis writes for Channel 4 News about why the euro crisis should not simply be seen through the prism of a famous Aesop fable.

Greece is widely expected to be granted a new 130bn euro (£110bn) bailout, with eurozone financial ministers meeting in Brussels to iron out more unpopular austerity measures.

With eurozone finance ministers discussing a second rescue package for indebted Greece, Channel 4 News analyses the terms of the deal.

Nicolas Sarkozy launches his bid for a second term on Wednesday night, but polls suggest he’s the most unpopular incumbent president in French history, and is trailing far behind his socialist rival.

Eurozone finance ministers drop plans for a face-to-face meeting about Greece’s new international bailout, saying party leaders in Athens have failed to provide the required commitment to reform.

The rioting clean-up continues in Greece, as EU countries give a cautious welcome to the government’s austerity vote.

The former Greek finance minister tells Channel 4 News the mood in Greece may turn nasty over austerity cuts aimed at securing a bailout – but the country has to change to stay in the eurozone.

Greek political leaders agree a last-minute deal on austerity measures needed to qualify for a bailout worth billions. But unions, who say the measures will create “misery”, are planning strikes.

David Cameron is braced for a Tory eurosceptic backlash after dropping Britain’s opposition to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) being used to enforce a new fiscal compact for the eurozone.

Prime Minister David Cameron tells Europe it must be “bolder” and take difficult decisions in order to recover from its “perilous” economic state.

Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy are meeting to discuss ways to boost growth in eurozone states struggling to overcome the sovereign debt crisis and rising unemployment.