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Irish parties secure 'comfortable majority' for new coalition government, lawmaker says
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Talks between Ireland's two historically dominant centre-right parties and indepe...
15th January, 2025
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Japan’s cabinet approves record budget, faces tough parliament fight
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s cabinet on Friday appro...
27th December, 2024
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Romanian coalition government secures parliament confidence vote
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Social Democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu’s new coalition government won a...
23rd December, 2024
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UK borrows less than expected in November but Reeves still under pressure
By Andy Bruce (Reuters) -Britain ran a smaller-than-expected budget deficit last month as a past lul...
20th December, 2024
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Romanian government talks hampered by demand for fiscal clarity
By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) – One of the four Romanian parties due to join a coalition governm...
16th December, 2024
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Greece backs higher tax on short-term rentals, levy on cruise arrivals
ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek parliament on Wednesday approved a bill increasing a daily tax on short...
4th December, 2024
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French tightening plans credible, Dutch want to spend too much, says Commission
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) -France’s draft 2025 budget and medium-term plan to bring dow...
27th November, 2024
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New German finance minister wants ‘realistic’ debt brake reform, report says
BERLIN (Reuters) -New German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies dampened expectations that a reform of th...
22nd November, 2024
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UK borrows higher-than-expected 17.4 billion pounds in October
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain borrowed more than expected in October, according to official data that sh...
21st November, 2024
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Explainer-France’s Barnier likely to ram through budget bill as talks stall
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s 2025 belt-tightening budget heads to the Senate next week, but few doubt...
19th November, 2024
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French government to present 2025 belt-tightening budget
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – France’s government is to deliver its 2025 budget on Thursday with...
10th October, 2024
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Analysis-Extreme weather adds to fiscal strains in central Europe
By Jan Lopatka, Karol Badohal and Gergely Szakacs PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) – Just a week ago, before...
20th September, 2024