Some of Europe's top insurance companies have been warned their credit rating could be downgraded as a result of the European financial crisis.

Italy has had large debts for many years with no one questioning its ability to pay them back, until now.

In a crucial week for the EU, we hear from readers inside and outside the eurozone on what they hope to see emerge from crunch talks on the future of the single currency.

Ahead of a key European Union summit, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel sets out to remake the eurozone in her own image.

Nightclub operator Luminar is bought in a £45m deal which is expected save 3,000 jobs across the UK.