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France to start 2026 without budget after talks fail
PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - France's 2026 budget faces a make-or-break moment on Friday as lawmakers s...
19th December, 2025
Fiscal consolidation
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Explainer-French lawmakers race to agree 2026 budget before year-end
PARIS, Dec 16 (Reuters) - France's 2026 budget faces a decisive week as lawmakers race to hammer out...
16th December, 2025
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French senators approve 2026 budget bill ministers say will worsen fiscal deficit
PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - French senators approved the 2026 budget bill on Monday, setting the stage...
15th December, 2025
Finance
East Europe faces weakening public finance prospects in 2026, Fitch says
BUDAPEST, Dec 9 (Reuters) - East European countries' public finances are likely to weaken next year,...
9th December, 2025
Finance
Spanish parliament rejects government's 2026 spending plan
(Reuters) -Spain's lower house rejected the government's proposed 2026 spending plan on Thursday, pr...
8th December, 2025
Finance
French lawmakers approve taxation part of 2026 social security financing
PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the lower house of the French parliament on Friday approved ta...
8th December, 2025
Finance
Fitch cuts Hungary's outlook on worsening finances ahead of election
By Gergely Szakacs and Krisha Bhatt Dec 5 (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings cut Hungary's credit rating outl...
8th December, 2025
Finance
Serbian parliament adopts 2026 budget, sets deficit at 3%
BELGRADE, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Serbia's parliament on Wednesday adopted the country's 2026 budget, sett...
3rd December, 2025
Finance
Credit rating agencies give cautious thumbs up to UK budget
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The "big three" credit rating agencies have given a cautious thumbs...
28th November, 2025
Finance
Czech lawmakers return 2026 budget to outgoing government for more work
PRAGUE (Reuters) -The Czech lower house voted late on Wednesday to return the 2026 draft budget to t...
27th November, 2025
Finance
Sterling, UK bond prices rise as Reeves' budget delivers more headroom
LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling and UK government bond prices edged up on Wednesday in volatile trade as...
26th November, 2025
Finance
Germany's Merz sees signs economy turning corner, IMF says mid-term prospects constrained
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's landmark reform of its fiscal rules earlier this year...
26th November, 2025