Blog posts tagged "Europe"

May 15, 2012 9:44 pm 3 Comments

As Greece heads towards rerun elections, Channel 4 News Economics Editor Faisal Islam considers whether Europe is heading for a stormy political and economic earthquake

April 21, 2012 7:51 pm 18 Comments

"I am not in, as the chancellor of the exchequer, a daily opinion poll contest and a daily popularity contest. I will tell you what I am engaged in. A daily contest with the rest of the world to make Britain competitive to bring jobs to Britain."

March 30, 2012 7:25 pm 4 Comments

As Easter approaches in Andalusia, Faisal Islam visits the Eurozone's biggest headache.

February 21, 2012 11:09 am 9 Comments

Channel 4 News Economic Editor Faisal Islam ruminates on the latest Greek bailout deal secured at a meeting of Eurozone ministers

February 15, 2012 9:29 pm 16 Comments

As the Greek president hits back at criticisms of his country from the EU, it looks like the Greek deal could be unravelling.

February 13, 2012 9:12 pm 9 Comments

Greece has voted in favour of the EU/IMF austerity package. But why is Germany pushing stability throughout Europe - and what is it hoping to achieve?

December 10, 2011 3:27 pm 56 Comments

What did the UK "win" in Brussels that justified deploying the tactical weapon of the veto?

December 7, 2011 7:02 pm 11 Comments

Channel 4 News Economics Editor Faisal Islam says the European Financial Stability Facility bailout fund is being "quietly forgotten" in favour of the European Stability Mechanism.

November 1, 2011 3:45 pm 6 Comments

The Greek referendum has sent Greek politics into chaos. But it has also disarmed the euro bailout agreed last week, sending government borrowing costs soaring and share prices crasing across the rest of the eurozone.

October 25, 2011 7:00 pm 4 Comments

Is the eurozone on the brink? Channel 4 News Economics Editor Faisal Islam is in Brussels.