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The article offers information on warnings by aid groups due to growing violence, attempted suicide, untreated psychological trauma in migrant camp Moria in Greece and issue of a statement on severe deterioration of health and mental health by Doctors Without Borders.

ROME -- With Europe under mounting pressure to act quickly to tackle its debt crisis, the leaders of Italy and Greece moved forcefully on Friday to reinvigorate their governments and show their sincerity about economic austerity. Financial markets rallied on the news. The Italian Senate approved a package of austerity measures, a first step toward easing Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from office, while in Athens, the leaders of a new three-party coalition completed details of a national unity government. To speed the process in the Italian Senate, opposition lawmakers refrained from voting, allowing the legislation to pass by a margin of 156 to 12. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on criticism received by Greece for not helping the fishing boat carrying smuggled migrants that sank in front of a Greek Coast Guard vessel. Topics discussed include remarks from Coast Guard spokesman Nikos Alexiou, estimated number of casualties of the shipwreck, and remarks from Markella Io Papadouli, a lawyer specializing in maritime law and human rights at the Advice on Individual Rights in Europe Centre.

The article reports on the state visits initiated by Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, two weeks after he won the national elections in Greece in January 2015. It mentions the debate of the fashion critics of how Tsipras met other European leaders who wore his collar proudly without a necktie. However, some speculates that the trend is only part of the Prime Minister's offensive charm as he attempted to drum up support from other European Union members for debt leniency.

ROME -- With political turmoil still plaguing Greece and descending upon the much larger economy of Italy, the fate of the euro and market stability worldwide hinged Tuesday on whether two of Europe's most tangled and unresponsive political cultures could deal with their tightening fiscal gridlock. The prospect of a new transitional, technocratic government in Greece, and new pressure on Silvio Berlusconi to resign after a parliamentary vote on Tuesday, did little to reassure investors that either country was prepared to grapple with the deep structural changes that investors are demanding to restore growth and reduce deficits. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROME -- With political turmoil still plaguing Greece and descending upon the much larger economy of Italy on Monday, the fate of the euro and market stability worldwide hinged on whether two of Europe's most tangled and unresponsive political cultures could deal with their tightening fiscal gridlock. The prospect of a new transitional, technocratic government in Greece, and signs that Silvio Berlusconi's resilient hold on power in Italy was weakening, did little to reassure investors that either country was prepared to grapple with the deep structural changes that investors are demanding to restore growth and reduce deficits. In both places, it is not only the economy that is on trial, but also the ability of democratic government to make highly unpopular choices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ROME -- Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi knows a good crisis when he sees one. As he prepares for a crucial no-confidence vote Tuesday that could upend his leadership, he is betting that the financial problems engulfing Europe will provide yet another miraculous salvation for his political career. With the debt crisis that began in Greece skipping across southern Europe, Mr. Berlusconi warned lawmakers Monday that bringing down his government would be ''political folly,'' creating a vacuum at the top that could expose Italy to the unwelcome dynamics of economic contagion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

PARIS -- Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit ratings of France, Italy and seven other European countries on Friday, a move that may have more symbolic than fundamental financial impact but served as a reminder that Europe's economic woes were far from over. Another memory jog came Friday from Greece, the original source of Europe's debt troubles. Talks hit a snag between the new Greek government and the banks and other private investors that Athens hopes will agree to take losses on their debt so that Greece can avoid a default. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sobriety displaced euphoria in Europe on Friday as signals that the debt crisis was far from over, like higher borrowing costs for Italy, deflated a market rally that had followed a show of resolve by European leaders. Italy was obliged to pay the highest rate in more than a decade to sell a new bond issue, a sign that investors remained wary of the country's political paralysis and a debt load equal to 120 percent of yearly economic output. If Italy's borrowing costs become unsustainable, the country is potentially a much greater threat than Greece to Europe and the world economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Italy managed to sell five-year bonds in an auction on Thursday, but yields were at their highest level in three years, a sign that some investors remained nervous about the risk of the sovereign debt crisis spreading from Europe's vulnerable periphery to its core economies. The sale came just before an informal meeting in Rome by officials from the European Central Bank, the European Commission and private lenders to discuss a second Greek rescue plan that leaders hope to announce next week. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]