Paul Taylor

Exclusive: Egypt’s ‘road not taken’ could have saved Mursi

August 24, 2021 at 6:24 p.m.

CAIRO/PARIS (Reuters) - Mohamed Mursi might still be president of Egypt today if he had grasped a political deal brokered by the European Union with opposition parties in April, Egyptian...

Analysis: Euro bailout Troika nears end of road with patchy record

August 24, 2021 at 4:35 p.m.

PARIS (Reuters) - If the Troika that handles bailouts of distressed euro zone countries were a soccer team, it would probably be looking for a new manager after achieving a...

Analysis: Franco-German EU deal puts onus on Hollande to reform

August 24, 2021 at 4:19 p.m.

PARIS (Reuters) - A Franco-German deal to strengthen the euro zone has ended months of bickering between Paris and Berlin and raised the onus on French President Francois Hollande to...

Analysis: Europe’s austerity-to-growth shift largely semantic

August 24, 2021 at 3:34 p.m.

PARIS (Reuters) - To listen to some European leaders, especially in France, you would think the era of austerity was over and the euro zone was going full steam ahead...

Key Egyptian negotiator with IMF quits

August 24, 2021 at 1:40 p.m.

CAIRO (Reuters) - A key Egyptian negotiator with the International Monetary Fund said on Sunday he has resigned as first deputy finance minister, in a potential blow to Cairo's prospects...

Egypt’s Mursi backs down, to seek compromise on judges

August 24, 2021 at 1:41 p.m.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and top judges agreed on Sunday to seek a compromise to defuse a battle over Islamist attempts to force out thousands of judges...

Egypt’s Mursi pledges to respect independence of judges

August 24, 2021 at 1:23 p.m.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has pledged to respect the independence of the judiciary amid an outcry over plans by his Islamist allies to purge thousands of judges....

Egypt stalls on IMF terms, no deal seen: diplomats

August 24, 2021 at 7:35 a.m.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt is stalling on the terms of a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan to help it fight a deepening economic crisis, and no deal is likely...

Analysis: “Lex Cyprus” will set precedents for closer EU union

August 24, 2021 at 6:27 a.m.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Lawyers have a saying that hard cases make bad law. Whatever happens this weekend on a bailout for Cyprus will set precedents for the euro zone's future...

Analysis: EU needs “who lost Italy” debate on austerity

August 24, 2021 at 5:19 a.m.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European policymakers should be asking themselves "who lost Italy" after a grassroots revolt against austerity, unemployment and the political elite caused an electoral earthquake in the euro...

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