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France can still pass budget by year-end, finance minister says

PARIS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - France still has time to pass a budget before the end of the year and can...

11th December, 2025

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German coalition agrees to fast-track infrastructure, scrap unpopular heating law

BERLIN, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Germany's ruling coalition has agreed a new law to fast-track infrastruct...

11th December, 2025

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Italy's Bancomat plans euro-pegged stablecoin to boost digital payments

MILAN, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Italian payment network Bancomat is working with the country's main lender...

11th December, 2025

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ECB proposes simpler bank regulation but rejects calls for lower buffers

By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank proposed a simplification...

11th December, 2025

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Germany's construction sector expects infrastructure fund to fuel turnaround

By Christian Kraemer and Maria Martinez BERLIN, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Germany's construction sector, mi...

11th December, 2025

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Coffee Stain debuts with $615 million valuation after Embracer spin-off

Dec 11 (Reuters) - Video game developer and publisher Coffee Stain Group started trading on the Nasd...

11th December, 2025

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Portugal general strike stalls transport, closes schools in labour reform protest

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Train services ground to a halt across Portugal on Th...

11th December, 2025

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Exclusive-Thyssenkrupp to close electrical steel sites as Asian imports put additional 1,200 jobs at risk

By Christoph Steitz and Tom Käckenhoff FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Thyssenkrupp's stee...

11th December, 2025

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Factbox-How is the ECB proposing to streamline bank rules?

FRANKFURT, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank proposed simpler bank supervision rules on T...

11th December, 2025

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German economy stuck in slow lane, institutes say

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Germany's economy has stabilised but remains stuck in a...

11th December, 2025

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Drax plans to turn coal-era power station into data centre by 2027

By Raechel Thankam Job and Susanna Twidale LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Drax Group said on Thursday it...

11th December, 2025

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EU reaches provisional deal on screening foreign investment

BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The European Union Council and the European Parliament have reached a p...

11th December, 2025