German Chancellor Angela Merkel to harden her stance on additional help for Greece and Spain

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is hardening her stance on additional help for struggling euro zone economies like Greece and Spain as pressure from parliamentary allies and a looming election campaign shrink her room for manoeuvre in Europe.

Italy doesn't need German cash, Prime Minister Mario Monti tells Germans

BERLIN: Italy needs moral support from Germany but not its cash, Prime Minister Mario Monti said in an interview published on Sunday as German conservatives renewed calls for Greece to leave the euro zone.