It may be a city of high finance but Luxembourg’s historic heart succeeded in converting Colette Sheridan.

Greece’s default on its debt to the IMF could prove to be the first step in it effectively leaving the euro, proving that the currency union is not set in stone.

We bring you a brief look at some of the other news from the European Union from the past week in our Brussels Briefing.

The issue of Ireland’s tax regime was not raised for the first time in a long time at the EU summit, showing that pressure to change its tax regime has lessened as a result of the EU investigation being widened to include all EU countries.

Luxembourg has fought back after a report revealed details of hundreds of secret tax deals with multinational companies as Germany’s finance minister said the nation has work to do on complying with global standards.