European Council
EU isolates frozen Russian central bank interest
European leaders are divided over using Bank of Russia assets to fund Ukraine’s defence
EU concludes authorities cannot seize Russian assets
Brussels says Europe may be able to invest assets and use extra profits to aid Ukraine
Glapiński accuses Germany of wanting to redraw land borders
Polish governor warns on plans for EU super-state as German foreign office calls claims “absurd”
Uncertainty over ECB’s TPI muddies monetary and fiscal impact
Analysts say anti-fragmentation tool exposes long-standing flaws in EU fiscal framework
Croatia gets green light to become 20th eurozone member
Eurozone expands for first time since 2015
EU recovery fund set to ease ECB’s burden
Common debt issuance likely to significantly reduce fragmentation risks, taming sovereign bond spreads, say analysts
ECB asks for changes to EU’s covered bond proposals
Suggested new regime could lead to significant national differences within EU, ECB says
ECB criticises proposed changes to EU’s claim assignment law
Changes should put assignments under one legal jurisdiction, not three, ECB says
EU Council aims to limit bail-in debt rules
Leaked BRRD text reveals Greek and Portuguese banks could escape subordinated debt regime
Europe’s CCP recovery rules draw fire
CCPs and clearing members unhappy with proposed allocation of non-default losses
ECB requests powers to regulate CCPs
Brexit heightens concern over importance of central counterparties
European institutions agree vote on securitisation programme
Council of ministers and lawmakers will vote in the coming weeks
Brexit and Hungary’s challenge to European governance
The European Central Bank and Europe's political leaders must meet the challenge as another front opens for European monetary stability
Greek crisis enters critical weekend
Negotiations enter final days, with European authorities scrambling to assess whether new proposals go far enough; Greece has backers, but Germany must still be persuaded
Greece asks for three-year ESM bailout as Tsipras tries to unite Europe
Government submits request for longer support programme than previous proposals while Alexis Tsipras seeks backing during rowdy European Parliament session
European presidents publish road map to closer union
Mario Draghi among senior officials to contribute to report calling for greater economic convergence, financial integration and ultimately more shared decision-making on fiscal policy
MEPs strike deal to cap card payment fees
European Parliament reaches agreement on limits to the fees banks can charge retailers for processing payments in a bid to lower prices and tackle perverse incentives
Europe's banking union gets single resolution mechanism
Compromise deal is reached over single resolution mechanism, which will have a fully mutualised resolution fund within eight years
European Council approves ECB's single supervisory mechanism
The SSM is a precondition for enabling the European Stability Mechanism to be able to directly recapitalise banks - breaking ‘the vicious circle' between banks and sovereigns, Council says
Mersch appointed to ECB amid continuing controversy
Appointment to ECB board finalised despite challenge over lack of female candidates; Sharon Bowles says democracy has been shown to be discarded when ‘its truths are inconvenient’
Europe must tackle financial fragmentation, says ECB’s Cœuré
Benoît Cœuré says banking union will stem financial fragmentation in European Monetary Union; integration will require flexibility in the short run