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Unemployment rate in the eurozone rose to 11.8 percent in November
Industrial orders were down a little more than expected in November, while exports slid by a sharp 3.4 percent
Relatives' names disappear from Swiss bank account list; former minister denies he was involved
Officials with the nation's bank bailout fund said the nationalized institution was worth minus $5.6 billion
Eurozone group countries are expected to decide on a Cypriot bailout when they next meet on Jan. 21
Latest survey suggests Europe's largest economy will avoid a recession despite a recent slowdown in growth
Greece's rating raised to B-, yanking the debt-heavy country out of default but still keeping its devalued bonds in the junk zone
With 2 months to go in 2012, country was still about a billion euros behind the EU target of recovering 2 billion euro
One Spanish theater owner sells $17 carrots, then gives tickets away for free; In Spain's freefall economy, every penny helps
European finance ministers create a plan to insulate troubled governments from their own countries' failing banks
Package aims to keep the cost of rescuing the banks from sinking the Spanish government's finances and forcing it to demand a bailout of its own
Bailout creditors had demanded the buyback as one of the conditions for paying out a long-delayed installment in rescue loans
Investors worry that political turmoil could derail Europe's effort to end its financial crisis
Central bank warned of another gloomy year for the 17 European Union countries
Unemployment has surged as a result of harsh austerity measures imposed in return for international rescue loans
Country says it plans to spend up to $13 billion on the buyback in a bid to bring its staggering debt load under control
Banking sector has been seen as a prime cause of Europe's three-year crisis and agreement to fix it as an essential part to avoid a recurrence
Extreme Golden Dawn party has risen to prominence amid country's financial crisis with anti-immigrant stance
Spain and Greece have the region's highest unemployment rates, with both over 25 percent; Youth unemployment levels heading towards 60 percent
Rating agency said its decision was driven by its earlier downgrade of France
Earlier this week, European finance ministers approved a deal to release some $57 billion in rescue loans to Greece
After weeks of negotiations, Greece's creditors agreed to release vital loan payments totaling some $57 billion
Eurozone finance ministers have for weeks failed to agree a strategy that will allow them to release some 44 billion euro in bailout loans
The failure of the two-day summit raises questions about how the bloc makes important decisions
Potential creditors are awaiting the results of an investigation into how much Cyprus' ailing banks will need to recover
