Track-It Angela Merkel

Shadow chancellor's attack comes after PM says contingency plans have to be made for Greece leaving the euroEd Balls has accused David Cameron of exacerbating the eurozone crisis by "posturing" over Greece and warned that the G8 summit's failure...

It's unbelievable that we should be urging our neighbours to adopt a tighter fiscal union, argues Boris Johnson.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Sunday received the backing of German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the banking industry reforms approved in Spain, the “transparent exercise” that financial institutions will undergo and the...

On paper at least, European leaders agree: They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2 1/2-year-old government debt crisis. Figuring out exactly what those new steps might be will be the hard part.

On paper at least, European leaders agree: They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2 1/2-year-old government debt crisis. Figuring out exactly what those new steps might be will be the hard part. ...

On paper at least, European leaders agree: They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2½-year-old government debt crisis. Figuring out exactly what those new steps might be will be the...

Associated Press CHICAGO President Barack Obama and NATO allies declared Sunday that the end of

President Barack Obama and NATO allies declared Sunday that the end of the long and unpopular Afghanistan war is in sight even as they struggled to hold their fighting force together in the face of dwindling patience and...

On paper at least, European leaders agree: They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2 1/2-year-old government debt crisis. Figuring out exactly what those new steps might be will be the hard part.

So, now it's an imperative to "promote growth." The joint statement (full text after the jump) from the G-8 meeting near Washington, DC,documents the utter failure of the very leaders who issued it. Were they capable leaders with the least...