Brexit fears are fuelling market turmoil, says IMF chief
Christine Lagarde tells World Economic Forum in Davos that deal ensuring UK could remain in EU would bring more stability to global financial markets...
View ArticleLagarde warns Europe on costs of migrants crisis
Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, says the refugee crisis could be "make or break" for a key tenet of European unity and its economic prospects. Tidjane...
View ArticleGermany after Schengen border controls extension: Report
Germany, along with several other European Union member states, is asking for border controls in the Schengen free-travel zone to be extended in a bid stem the flow of refugees into Europe, a report...
View ArticleLagarde: 'Make or Break' Point for Schengen
VOA News The chief of the International Monetary Fund says she believes Europe’s refugee crisis is placing the continent’s cherished Schengen zone at risk. Christine Lagarde,...
View ArticleIMF's Lagarde warns Europe's passport-free area at 'make-or-break' point
IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Saturday that the refugee crisis had pushed Europe to a "make or break" point and endangered the EU's cherished passport-free Schengen area ......
View ArticleDavos 2016: IMF chief Christine Lagarde to run for second term - live
Rolling coverage of the third day of the World Economic Forum in Davos...
View ArticleEU ministers to discuss extending border checks in passport-free zone
European Union ministers will discuss on Monday whether to further extend emergency border controls within the passport-free Schengen area, which is cracking as a wave of migrants arrive from the...
View ArticleWho said what at World Economic Forum 2016
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday there could be no military solution to the devastating war in Syria and said further confrontation with Saudi Arabia was in no one's...
View ArticleAPNewsBreak: EU is poised to restrict passport-free travel
Documents seen by The Associated Press show that European Union countries are poised to restrict passport-free travel by invoking an...
View ArticleEurope's borderless Schengen area: key facts
Europe's borderless Schengen system, one of the continent's flagship policies, is being put to the test like never before as Germany, Austria and Slovakia move to reintroduce border controls to slow a...
View ArticleIMF 'ready to provide assistance' in Greek crisis: Lagarde
The International Monetary Fund is carefully monitoring the unfolding financial crisis in Greece and neighboring countries, and is ready to provide assistance "as needed," Managing Director Christine...
View ArticleGermany warns of legal action against EU countries refusing refugees
BERLIN: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier threatened legal action on Saturday against EU countries that refused to accept refugees under the bloc's quota programme. Steinmeier said in an...
View ArticleGlobal policymakers seek to reassure after market turbulence
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — At the end of another turbulent week in financial markets, leading global policymakers sought Saturday to ease concerns over the economic outlook for 2016 and insisted that...
View ArticleEU to overhaul passport-free zone after Paris attacks
The European Union agreed Friday to rush through reforms to the passport-free Schengen zone by the end of the year amid growing concerns about border security in the wake of the Paris attacks. French...
View ArticleThe end of Schengen? Restrictions by Denmark and Sweden are 'threatening...
Europe’s passport-free Schengen zone is facing the biggest test of its two-decade existence after Sweden...
View ArticleParis attacks: The crisis of Europe’s borders
Europe's open borders were already under strain from the refugee crisis. After the attacks in Paris there are increasing doubts about whether they can survive without being reinforced. Firstly - and...
View ArticleReports: EU poised to restrict passport-free travel
European Union (EU) countries are poised to restrict passport-free travel by invoking an emergency rule to control borders as the refugee crisis continues, according to EU documents seen by The...
View ArticleJuncker says euro at risk if Schengen passport-free travel unravels
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday Europe's single currency will be jeopardised if its Schengen passport-free travel zone unravels due to member states reimposing...
View ArticleEurope backs Lagarde for new IMF term
WASHINGTON: Christine Lagarde garnered strong backing from Europe Thursday for a second mandate as IMF managing director. With her term coming to an end in July, the International...
View ArticleEurope's passport free travel area explained
Desperate to halt the flow of migrants fleeing conflict or poverty, some European countries have begun erecting fences and tightening border controls. But the crackdown, as people leave Greece and...
View ArticleCross-Border Terrorism Puts Europe’s Passport-Free Travel in Doubt
Henry Ridgwell LONDON— The fallout from the Islamic State group's terror attacks in Paris has put the future of Europe’s passport-free travel area, known as the "Schengen Zone," in doubt. Several of...
View ArticleMigrant crisis threatens Europe's Schengen borderless area
As European countries grapple with record numbers of desperate refugees and migrants clamoring to enter Europe, the continent's cherished system of borderless travel is increasingly at risk, officials...
View ArticleSchengen: Could we soon be waving goodbye to passport free travel?
The upcoming EU summit next week is expected to focus on discussions for suspending the Schengen Area passport free travel for two more years. This comes as no surprise. Brussels speak is quite a...
View ArticleLagarde is only candidate for top IMF job
The International Monetary Fund said today that its managing director, Christine Lagarde, is the sole candidate for the new term that begins in July. ...
View ArticleThis map shows how much the refugee crisis is dividing Europe
On Monday there were violent clashes on the Greek-Macedonian border as refugees clashed with border guards, while riot police in Calais were confronted as French authorities started demolishing part of...
View ArticleNo world recession from Brexit but risks high: IMF's Christine Lagarde
WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said that Britain's shock vote to quit the European Union has injected significant uncertainty into the global economy but is unlikely to...
View ArticleSchengen: Greece warned it faces expulsion from passport-free zone
Greece has been warned that it could be expelled from Europe’s passport-free Schengen zone if it does not manage its borders better and slow...
View ArticleEU's Schengen members urged to lift border checks to save passport-free zone
European commission says that while external borders need strengthening, collapse of free movement zone could damage business and deter tourists...
View ArticleBorder controls and passport checks would cost Europe up to €100bn, report...
The European economy could lose as much as €100 billion (£76 billion, $109 billion)...
View ArticleBorder controls and passport checks would cost Europe up to €100bn, report shows
The European economy might lose as much as €100 billion (£76 billion, $109 billion)...
View ArticleNigel Farage refuses to apologise for 'Breaking Point' poster in final pitch...
Nigel Farage has refused to apologise for a widely condemned “Breaking...
View ArticleThe Latest: Lagarde warns Europe on costs of migrants crisis
The latest developments from the final day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where top executives and world leaders are meeting this week. All times local. 11:20 a.m. Christine...
View ArticleIMF 'ready to assist Greece if requested': IMF Chief Christine Lagarde
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde...
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