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HeadlinesItaly Approves Budget, Seeks Cash From Banks and Insurers
French PM Lecornu Will Present Budget to Cut Deficit to 4.7% by end-2026, La Tribune Reports
UK's Reeves Plans to Build Bigger Budget Buffer - Telegraph
French PM Urges End to 'ridiculous Spectacle' as Budget Deadline Looms
French PM Lecornu, Macron's 'soldier Monk', Steels Himself for Budget Battle
Date: October 11, 2025
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -When Sebastien Lecornu gave his first prime-time TV interview hours after resigning as French prime minister on Wednesday, he cast himself as a "soldier monk" — a man...
French PM Lecornu Under Immediate Pressure Ahead of Budget Deadline
Date: October 11, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) -Sebastien Lecornu began his second stint as French prime minister under a cloud of uncertainty on Saturday, forced to pick a new cabinet to present a budget by a Monday deadline as...
Explainer-Why French PM Faces Immediate Budget Challenge
Date: October 10, 2025
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, freshly reappointed late on Friday days after resigning, faces an immediate test to deliver a 2026 budget bill by Monday to...
Austria Saves 310 Million Euros by Renegotiating Civil Servants' Pay Rise
Date: October 8, 2025
VIENNA (Reuters) -Austria's government has renegotiated civil servants' annual pay rise, saving 310 million euros ($361 million) next year, it said on Wednesday, as it tries to tackle a budget deficit...
Romania's Top Court Delays Ruling on Two Fiscal Measures
Date: October 8, 2025
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania's top court on Wednesday rejected two challenges brought against measures to lower the budget deficit but said it would postpone a decision on two others, prolonging...
Explainer-Why French Government's Resignation Pushes 2026 Budget Into Danger Zone
Date: October 6, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) -Fraught French budget negotiations have claimed a third prime minister's scalp in less than a year, and only days before the government was due to submit its 2026 budget bill to...