Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero News

Angela Merkel, whose austerity-driven stewardship of the debt crisis in the eurozone sealed the fate of two centre-left leaders in Europe - Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and George Papandreou - wished Enrico Letta, the new boy on the European block, a "truly lucky hand". He will need it... Size alone dictates respect.

Reaffirming a strong friendship for a very long and shared history, United States of America and Spain today expressed strong commitment on working side by side to promote security and prosperity on a global scale.

Santander's chief executive Alfredo Saenz quit as head of the eurozone's largest bank yesterday following a lengthy and damaging legal dispute.