EU threatens to sanction tax havens like Panama
By FRANK JORDANS and RAF CASERT The European Union has threatened to sanction countries like Panama if they continue to refuse to cooperate fully to fight money laundering and tax…
Pierre Moscovici
French credit rating cut by S&P again
PARIS (AP) — France’s principal credit rating was downgraded again Friday by Standard & Poor’s, which said the country has limited ability to get its public finances in shape and…
OUTSIDE US, RIPPLE EFFECTS OF BUDGET BATTLE FEARED
French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici addresses the media after a meeting with European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Thursday Sept.…
FRENCH BUDGET TRIES TO TURN PAGE BUT GROWTH WEAK
By SARAH DiLORENZO French finance minister Pierre Moscovici adresses reporters as he leaves the Elysee Palace following the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris, Wednesday Sept. 25, 2013. The French government…
EU UNVEILS PLAN TO CLAMP DOWN ON SHADOW BANKING
By JUERGEN BAETZ European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services Michel Barnier addresses the media at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. The European Commission adopted…
FRENCH GOVERNMENT PREDICTS ROSY FUTURE (IN 2025)
By LORI HINNANT French President Francois Hollande, center, and government members, sit, at the start of a government seminar held at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday Aug. 19, 2013.…
US TREASURY CHIEF URGES EU TO EASE OFF AUSTERITY
By JUERGEN BAETZ U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, right, is greeted by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso during a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on Monday, April 8,…