Pedro Passos Coelho

• Portugal Lurches into Austerity Trap

  By Henrique Almeida, Bloomberg  |  July 11, 2012

  Government faces setbacks in attaining its deficit goals.

• EU Approaches Greek Confrontation

  By James G. Neuger and Jonathan Stearns, Bloomberg  |  January 31, 2012

  Europe’s fiscal pact includes deficit-control treaty, speeding up rescue fund.

• Bigger EU Fund Starts in Month

  By James G. Neuger and Stephanie Bodoni, Bloomberg  |  November 8, 2011

  European finance ministers put additional pressure on Greece, Italy.