Bank bailouts

Europe’s Leaders Visit Athens to Celebrate Their Failure

By Apostolis Fotiadis
The start of Greece’s six-month presidency of the EU was marked by a ceremony Wednesday in the Greek capital attended by the EU commissioners. But protests were banned and there was no in-depth talk about the raging controversy over the bloc’s handling of the Greek debt crisis and the renewed concerns about the vitality of the Eurozone.

U.S. Banks Too Big to Fail, or Just Too Big?

By Katelyn Fossett
Following last week’s approval of U.S. Senate bills that critics say would weaken a major financial reform law known as Dodd-Frank, watchdog groups here are cautioning that banks deemed “too big to fail” still pose a risk to U.S. and international economic security.

Cyprus Government Holds Bailout Crisis Talks

By AJ Correspondents
Political leaders in Cyprus are working on an alternative proposal to stave off bankruptcy after parliament overwhelmingly rejected an international bailout plan.


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