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Norway ruling Labour Party wins reelection while populists score gains

By Gwladys Fouche and Ilze Filks OSLO (Reuters) -Norway will vote on Monday on the final day of a pa...

8th September, 2025

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Greek PM unveils tax breaks amid cost of living crisis

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday announced generous income tax...

6th September, 2025

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UK's Reeves names academic Van Reenen as economic growth adviser

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves appointed London School of Economics Prof...

1st September, 2025

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Irish consumer sentiment improves slightly in August

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Irish consumer sentiment recovered in August from a near two-year low as concerns...

25th August, 2025

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Serbia to cap consumer goods profit margins and personal loan rates

BELGRADE (Reuters) -Serbia's government will order a cap on food and consumer goods profit margins a...

24th August, 2025

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UK retailers say budget tax hikes risk hitting living standards

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's biggest retailers have written to finance minister Rachel...

21st August, 2025

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UK public sector productivity picks up, still lower than before pandemic

LONDON (Reuters) -British public sector productivity grew at its fastest annual rate in two years in...

28th July, 2025

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UK's watered down welfare reforms will push 150,000 into poverty, modelling shows

By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -New British welfare reforms are still expected to push 150,000 peop...

30th June, 2025

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UK living standards set to stagnate for rest of 2020s, think tank says

LONDON (Reuters) -Living standards in Britain look set to barely grow over the rest of the decade an...

25th June, 2025

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Coordinated protests against tourism levels planned in Spain, Portugal and Italy

By Joan Faus and Corina Pons BARCELONA (Reuters) -Activists against overtourism are planning protest...

13th June, 2025

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UK's Reeves says economy is turning a corner but public restless

LONDON (Reuters) -More upbeat business surveys as well as strong first-quarter gross domestic produc...

5th June, 2025

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Eurozone accession to bring economic growth, Bulgaria PM says

BELGRADE (Reuters) -Bulgaria's accession to the euro zone as of January next year will bring higher...

5th June, 2025