Eu Treaties

• Merkel Warns EU Compromise Is Needed to Avert Harmful Brexit

  German leader signaled that responsibility doesn’t lie solely with May to show EU leaders her cards.

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  France Asks European Union States for Help With Foreign Military Missions

  French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian today asked other EU states for help with its military operations abroad and support in its fight against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq.

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  British PM David Cameron Says Promise of EU Treaty Needs Change

  Prime Minister David Cameron said today that he would seek an agreement to change European Union treaties at some point in the future as part of his renegotiation of Britain's membership.

• Euro ministers in new crisis talks

  Eurozone finance ministers will hold talks on the debt crisis to flesh out plans to save the European currency.

• Tokyo stocks open down 0.46%

  Tokyo stocks opened lower with investors watching moves by credit ratings agencies on European debt woes.

• Moody's downgrades Belgium's debt by 2 notches

  Moody's Investors Services on Friday downgraded Belgium's credit rating by two notches

• US stock futures fall on euro pact concerns

  U.S. stock futures are falling Monday as the initial enthusiasm over last week's agreement on fixing the European debt crisis is replaced by worries that it won't be enough.

• World markets fall as mood darkens over EU crisis pact

  Enthusiasm for riskier assets such as stocks and the euro faded Monday as investors worried that Europe's new pact aimed at fixing the continent's debt crisis would be insufficient.

• More uncertainty seen in wake of EU summit

  The fiscal austerity treaty does little to immediately lower high borrowing costs threatening Italy, Spain.

• EU crisis: Europe moves ahead with fiscal union, UK isolated

  Britain stood out in the cold in Europe today after Prime Minister David Cameron, facing rising euroscepticism at home, blocked EU treaty changes at a summit designed to save the eurozone.

• US stocks close higher as Europe nears budget pact

  A deal to forge stronger ties between most of Europe's economies sent stocks sharply higher Friday.

• Britain blocks EU Treaty change to save Euro

  A document released near the end of the high-stakes summit said the leaders of nine of the 10 EU countries that don't use the euro "indicated the possibility to take part in this process after consulting their parliaments where appropriate."

• What's in the new deal to save the euro?

  Twenty-three European Union states agreed on Friday to set up a new treaty, giving up crucial powers over their own budgets in an attempt to overcome a crippling debt crisis. All 17 countries that use the euro, plus Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria are a part of this treaty.

• UK threatens to block new EU treaty if demands not met

  British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would block a new European Union treaty proposed by France and Germany aimed at saving the euro, if London's demands are not met.

• China braces as European crisis adds to strains

  Europe's debt crisis is adding to strains on China just as the country is pricking its property bubble and facing a manufacturing downturn, limiting the ability of the world's No. 2 economy to prop up global growth.