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Image for Portugal PM calls confidence vote he'll likely lose, election looms
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Portugal PM calls confidence vote he'll likely lose, election looms

By Sergio Goncalves and Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro s...

5th March, 2025

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Factbox-What Germany's planned spending spree could mean for the economy

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is in for a massive ramp-up in spending under an agreement by the parties...

5th March, 2025

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Trump may restore Ukraine aid pending confidence-building measures, White House says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will consider restoring aid to Ukraine if peace talks...

5th March, 2025

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Analysis-Spending U-turn puts Germany back in Europe's driving seat

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's bold step to rip up its fisca...

5th March, 2025

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Germany's Merz races to win support for major financial package

By Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) - The parties hoping to form Germany's next go...

5th March, 2025

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Why Italy's bond spread over Germany has dropped below 100 basis points

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) - The closely-watched premium investors demand to hold Italy's 10-year...

5th March, 2025

Image for Israel's settler pressure on West Bank villages stirs annexation fears
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Israel's settler pressure on West Bank villages stirs annexation fears

By Ali Sawafta and James Mackenzie BARDALA, West Bank (Reuters) - Just metres from the last houses i...

5th March, 2025

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Germany could keep top credit score despite vast spending plan, analyst says

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany could keep its top credit score despite a financial package worth hundred...

5th March, 2025

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Kremlin says Zelenskiy's letter to Trump on readiness to negotiate is positive

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's statement that Kyiv is...

5th March, 2025

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Evonik sees stable 2025 core earnings, no impact from US tariffs

(Reuters) - German chemicals group Evonik Industries on Wednesday forecast 2025 core earnings broadl...

5th March, 2025

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German services sector growth slows as demand remains subdued, PMI shows

BERLIN (Reuters) - Business activity in Germany's services sector grew for the third consecutive mon...

5th March, 2025

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Euro zone economy treads water again in February, PMI shows

LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone economy trod water again last month as a weak expansion in the bloc...

5th March, 2025