Concessions will secure win in Irish vote

Following protests in Portugal, Spain, and Greece, a wave of Leftists march in Paris against austerity. Thousands of leftists marched through Paris on Sunday demanding a referendum on the EU’s new fiscal discipline treaty in the latest of a series of anti-austerity protests in countries hit by the eurozone crisis.

Ireland's referendum on EU's fiscal treaty risks unprecedented fragmentation of eurozone and major clash with Germany.

The people of Ireland vote Thursday on a new European treaty that imposes strict budgetary rules on eurozone nations. It's triggered a heated debate in Ireland about a subject that's center-stage in much of Europe: Are austerity measures working? The Irish government says rejecting the treaty would cut Ireland off from future EU bailout funds, and isolate the nation.

Financial Times Deutschland says the key to whether or not the Eurozone holds together depends on Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann. Will he or won't he go along with ECB president Mario Draghi's hint that the ECB is about to purchase more sovereign debt.

It is time for the British people to have their say. It is time for us to settle this question about Britain and Europe BRUSSELS — European officials and diplomats were left scratching their heads after David Cameron’s big speech on Wednesday, expressing confusion about how and when the prime minister expects to overhaul Britain’s ties to the European Union.