Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, News

Economists cast doubt on survival of the Euro Investment International ... Euro and says that to keep it in its current form would require cuts in consumer spending of 15% or more in Ireland, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy. ... See all stories on this topic »

Irish, Portugal Bonds Outpace Peers on ECB Buying: Euro Credit Bloomberg The ECB has accelerated bond purchases from Ireland, Portugal and Greece to stop contagion from spreading, according to traders familiar with the ... See all stories on this topic »

Slovak speaker suggests abandoning the euro The Associated Press Sulik said the current bailout system could work for Greece, Ireland and maybe Portugal, but could hardly rescue much large Spain or Italy. ... See all stories on this topic »

Banking: Big gaps to fill GulfNews Will Portugal, Spain, even Italy go the same way as Greece and Ireland? And is it all inevitable? Most observers are already looking past Portugal, ... See all stories on this topic »

Berlusconi Wins First Confidence Vote New York Times In May, with a budget deficit last year of about 5.3 percent of gross domestic product — well below the annual deficits in Greece, Ireland and Portugal ... See all stories on this topic »

Italy facing potential bailout as green industries grow Examiner.com From Greece to Ireland to Portugal to Spain and now Italy. It appears that the eurozone meltdown is headed for red alert. Italy's financial future is ... See all stories on this topic »

Spain Sells 2.5 Billion Euros of Bills as Borrowing Costs Surge BusinessWeek As the sovereign-debt crisis spreads from Ireland to Spain, Portugal and Italy, European leaders meet in Brussels on Dec. 16 and Dec. 17. ... See all stories on this topic »

Belgian Government Bonds Decline as Rating Outlook Cut to Negative at S&P Bloomberg Belgium has increasingly been compared with so-called peripheral nations such as Greece, Ireland and Spain as the leadership vacuum constrains efforts to ... See all stories on this topic »