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French President Nicolas Sarkozy waves goodbye to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday as she leaves the Elysee Palace after their meeting in Paris. The two leaders discussed a cohesive plan to help save the euro through stricter oversight of government budgets. The warning by Standard & Poor's of a possible credit downgrade of European nations over the debt crisis came after U.S. financial markets closed Monday. (Associated Press)

France, Germany face S&P downgrade

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during her speech at the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Merkel wants treaty rewrite to fix euro

By David McHugh and Melissa Eddy - Associated Press

Central banks’ move buoys Dow

By David McHugh and Paul Wiseman - Associated Press

From left, European Commissioner for the Economy Olli Rehn, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker and Italian Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mario Monti greet each other during a round table meeting of the eurogroup at the EU Council building in Brussels on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Questions and answers about Europe’s debt crisis

By Paul Wiseman - Associated Press

From left, European Commissioner for the Economy Olli Rehn, Spain's Finance Minister Elena Salgado, Italian Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mario Monti and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker pose for a photo during a round table meeting of the eurogroup at the EU Council building in Brussels on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Europe delays major debt decisions for 10 days

By Don Melvin - Associated Press

Officials from the eurozone countries — including (from left) Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders, Spanish Finance Minister Elena Salgado, Italian Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mario Monti, Dutch Finance Minister Jan Kees de Jager, Maltese Finance Minister Tonio Fenech and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble — share a word during a round-table meeting in Brussels on the bloc's financial crisis on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Finance ministers in eurozone OK $10.7B Greek loan

By Don Melvin and Raf Casert - Associated Press

Luxembourg's prime minister, Jean-Claude Juncker (right), speaks with Italian Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mario Monti at the EU Council building in Brussels. The 17 finance ministers of euro-using countries met Tuesday in a bid to save their currency and to protect the rest of the global economy from a debt-induced financial tsunami. (Associated Press)

EU nations offer Greece big bailout in currency crisis

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

Illustration by Tunin, Moscow, Russia

TAUBE: European bailout is a cop-out

By By Michael Taube - The Washington Times

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, left, shakes hands with Bank of Greece governor George Provopoulos during their meeting at Maximou mansion in Athens, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. Greece predicted Friday that its budget deficit will fall sharply next year and insisted that no fresh austerity measures will be needed to plug a hole in this year's finances. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greece promises sharper deficit cut in 2012

By Derek Gatapoulos and Nicholas Paphitis - Associated Press

** FILE ** The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction meets on Capitol Hill last month. Supercommittee members (from left) are Rep. Fred Upton, Rep. Xavier Becerra, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Jon Kyl, Sen. Max Baucus, Sen. Rob Portman, Sen. John F. Kerry and Sen. Patrick J. Toomey. (Associated Press)

U.S. pols risk fate of Europe’s leaders in debt mess

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

Trader Christopher Drummond (left) works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 17, 2011. (Associated Press)

Stocks sink; Spain becomes latest worry in Europe

By David K. Randall and Matthew Craft - Associated Press

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, left, is congratulated by former Premier socialist leader George Papandreou after his speech at Greek Parliament in Athens, Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greek PM: Remaining in euro ‘is only choice’

By Demetris Nellas and Derek Gatopoulos - Associated Press

Enrique Serratosa poses after an interview with the Associated Press in Barcelona on Oct. 28, 2011. Serratosa, a 22-year-old university graduate from Barcelona, is one of many young Spanish professionals who are desperate to leave their crisis-ridden home country for a brighter future abroad. And like for many of his peers, Germany has become his dream destination. (Associated Press)

Germany invites skilled workers from Greece

By Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press

** FILE ** Lucas Papademos (AP Photo/Roberto Pfeil, Pool)

New Greek cabinet sworn in

By Elena Becatoros - Associated Press

In this Nov. 10, 2011 photo, trader Christopher Forbes works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The prospect of new governments in Greece and Italy helped support market sentiment Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, at the end of a hugely-volatile week when investors fretted over the future of the euro currency and the outlook for the global economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks surge as Italy, Greece allay debt fears

By Matthew Craft - Associated Press

** FILE ** Lucas Papademos (AP Photo/Roberto Pfeil, Pool)

Papademos is new Greek PM, vows to stick with euro

By Derek Gatopoulos and Elena Becatoros - Associated Press

Dow down 420 as Europe uncertainty deepens

By David K. Randall - Associated Press

Silvio Berlusconi

Dow plunges amid European uncertainty

By Matthew Craft and David K. Randall - Associated Press

Mr. Berlusconi attends a voting session at the lower chamber on Tuesday. Mr. Berlusconi won a much-watched vote Tuesday, but the result laid bare his lack of support in parliament as financial pressure from the eurozone debt crisis pummeled Italy. (Associated Press)

GHEI: Italy on the brink

By Nita Ghei - The Washington Times

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusoni waves to journalists as he leaves the Quirinale presidential palace, after meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Roberto Monaldo, LaPresse)

Italian president promises Berlusconi will go soon

By Colleen Barry and Nicole Winfield - Associated Press