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GM looks to close German autoplant
Christopher Werth Nov 29, 2012
Strong unions and labor laws have kept struggling carmakers from cutting plants in Germany, but that may be about to change.
Peugeot: Rescued, but constrained by bailout
Christopher Werth Nov 28, 2012
Last month, Peugeot secured a $9 billion lifeline from the French government to stay out of bankruptcy. In return, French politicians want the struggling company keep jobs, not cut them.
European automakers face dark present, uncertain future
Christopher Werth Nov 27, 2012
Carmakers in Europe are seeing plunging sales and rising costs -- sound familiar? Will European automakers rebound like their U.S. competitors?
Spain's banks to suspend foreclosures for the needy
Tom Burridge Nov 16, 2012
The Spanish government is suspending foreclosures for the neediest homeowners just a week after a woman there committed suicide when officials arrived at her apartment to seize it.
Strikes signal greater unity problems in eurozone
Kai Ryssdal Nov 14, 2012
Europeans in Spain, Portugal and Greece protest austerity measures with a general strike today, but the real problem could be a greater lack of unity across the eurozone.
Across Europe, workers synchronize strikes against austerity
Stephen Beard Nov 14, 2012
Millions of workers went on strike across Europe today in protest against public spending cuts. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled, car factories and ports have been shut, and rail services disrupted.
European economic outlook grows darker
Stephen Beard Nov 7, 2012
The storm clouds are gathering over the European economy. The European Commission says the economy in the European Union will shrink this year and that next year it will only barely grow.
Despite Spanish downturn, many immigrants stay
Christopher Werth Nov 5, 2012
A lack of jobs has not convinced many immigrants who came to Spain during better times to leave.
Ancestry.com in $1.6 billion deal, will focus on Europe
Stacey Vanek Smith Oct 22, 2012
Ancestry.com has been acquired by a private equity group. The genealogy site has plans to expand services in Europe.
Spain continues bailout waiting game
Christopher Werth Oct 18, 2012
For months now, Spain has been bracing itself for a bailout. While the country waits, the government has already made many of the deep budget cuts that typically come with bailouts.
