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Agency says delay in government's talks with potential creditors has contributed to country's weakening economy
European finance ministers fail to agree to release vital rescue loans; Prime minister warns stakes are higher than just his debt-ridden country's future
Moody's stripped France of its prized AAA rating Monday, citing its limited prospects for growth and exposure to the eurozone debt crisis
Rating's outlook remains negative, meaning France could face a future downgrade
Athens is waiting for a $40 billion loan - part of international rescue packages worth $307 billion
Country is to offer foreigners residency permits if they buy houses worth more than $200,000
Germany feels the impact as economic slowdown is no longer limited to nations crippled by debt crisis
The region is the U.S.'s largest export customer, and any fall-off in demand will hit order books
Country raises cash to make key debt repayment; Without the cash, Greece would have gone bankrupt Friday
Hundreds of thousands of Europe's beleaguered citizens went on strike or snarled the streets of several capitals Wednesday
Greek government's auction of short-term treasury bills helps avert possible bankruptcy
Overseas stocks fell amid uncertainty in Europe over how to restructure the Greek government's debt
Rights workers say attacks getting more violent as extreme right wing blames immigrants for financial woes
Creditors decided to give Greece until 2016 to reform its economy, but failed to agree on how to pay for the extension
Draft proposal lacks crucial specifics on how much additional assistance Greece would need and how shortfall should be addressed
Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards have lost their homes during the crushing economic crisis and two recently committed suicide
International lenders have prepared a "positive" report on the country's reform efforts, a crucial step in its efforts to secure a new bailout loan
Immediately after the vote, coalition parties expelled a total of seven dissenting deputies from their ranks
Mario Draghi says current evidence "does not signal improvements toward the end of the year" and that growth was suffering from "heightened risk aversion"
Greek parliament passes austerity package; Cutbacks include deep pension cuts, tax hikes and a two-year increase in the retirement age to 67
Fire bombs, tear gas as more than 80,000 gather outside Parliament during nationwide strike; Austerity vote narrowly passes
European Commission revised forecast for region's gross domestic product, which is now expected to grow by just 0.4 percent in 2013
Lawmakers vote Wednesday on new painful austerity measures demanded to keep the country afloat, on the second day of a nationwide general strike
Deeply unpopular measures include new deep pension cuts and tax hikes and a two-year increase in the retirement age to 67
Mariano Rajoy said Tuesday that Spain's economy will continue to contract next year but that it should turn the corner in 2014
