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Suspected sabotage hits rail line to Italian Olympic venues, no service disruption

By Andrea Mandala MILAN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - A suspected act of sabotage damaged a small section of a...

11th February, 2026

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Hungary's Orban flags fourth year of 5% deficit as election spending bites

BUDAPEST, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Hungary's budget deficit will be around 5% of the GDP this year and next...

6th February, 2026

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Exclusive-Russia's budget deficit may almost triple this year as oil revenues decline

MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Russia's public deficit could balloon to almost triple the official target...

4th February, 2026

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Spain's government defends rail investment record after deadly crashes

MADRID, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Spain's transport minister said on Thursday his government had ramped up...

29th January, 2026

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Spain's deadly rail accidents prompt maintenance investment debate

By Pietro Lombardi and Corina Pons MADRID, Jan 23 (Reuters) - A series of accidents in one week on S...

23rd January, 2026

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Borrowing data offers new year cheer for UK's Reeves, for now

By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Britain's government borrowed less than expect...

22nd January, 2026

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Spain's polarised politics stymies government's regional funding plan

By Victoria Waldersee MADRID, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A new fiscal model proposed by Spain's finance mini...

15th January, 2026

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Deaths outnumber births in France for first time since World War Two

PARIS, Jan 13 (Reuters) - France recorded more deaths than births in 2025 for the first time since t...

13th January, 2026

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UK's Reeves sets March 3 as date for next economic forecasts

LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves has asked the country's budget wat...

22nd December, 2025

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France rushes emergency budget law to avert shutdown after talks collapse

PARIS, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu held talks on Monday with French politica...

22nd December, 2025

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Germany headed for biggest deficit since reunification, Bundesbank says

FRANKFURT, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Germany is heading for its largest deficit since the reunification bet...

19th December, 2025

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UK budget pain persists with bigger-than-expected deficit in November

LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Britain's government borrowed 11.7 billion pounds ($15.64 billion) in Nov...

19th December, 2025