Euro zone's largest bank reports a 26% drop in first-quarter net profit.

Overall fiscal picture for the euro zone improved in 2012 with combined fiscal deficit at 3.7% of GDP, against 2011's 4.2%.

Shareholder anger mounts over Spanish fishing firm chairman's undeclared sale of shares ahead of insolvency proceedings.

The European Commission warned of deepening economic problems in France, Italy and Spain, and said Slovenia must take urgent steps to offset the risk of a wider destabilization across the euro zone. | Macroeconomic imbalances in the E.U., by country

Spain's prime minister called for Europe to adopt growth policies to balance austerity and issued a veiled demand for Germany to boost spending.

Unemployment has struck 12 percent for the first time since the currency was launched in 1999.
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Spain revises up its public deficit for 2012, piling pressure on the government to scale down its budget ambitions for 2013.

Central bank says Spain's economy will sink deeper into recession this year.

Spain shows resilience to the Cypriot crisis at a strongly bid debt auction in which government sold more bonds than planned.

World's largest clothing retailer reports a sharp rise in full-year sales and profit as its drive to expand outside austerity-hit Europe continues to pay off.