1. Prime Minister Mario Monti of Italy and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany in Berlin, January 11, 2012 (AFP/Getty Images/Odd Andersen)

    Europe’s New Power Couple May Not Be That Powerful

    The German and Italian leaders share an appreciation of market reforms but disagree on monetary policy.

  1. Voters celebrate as François Hollande's election victory is announced in Tulle in the south of France, May 6, 2012 (Benjamin Géminel)

    Austerity On the Ballot Across Europe

    French and Greek national polls and local elections in Germany and Italy could shape the future of the euro crisis.

  1. French Socialist Party presidential candidate François Hollande, April 22, 2012

    Europe’s Age of Austerity Drawing to a Close?

    Elections in France and Greece are sending shivers down the spines of Europe’s champions of spending restraint.

  1. President Joachim Gauck of Germany (Steffi Loos)

    Germany Seeks Isolation of Ukraine

    German president Joachim Gauck cancels a visit amid growing concern about the health of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

  1. A French Dassault Rafale fighter jet, June 11, 2011 (Prowler)

    Eurofighter: The Great German Backstab

    Did Germany lobby to deny Britain a major defense procurement deal with India to help the French?