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Lithuania Declares State of Emergency Over Balloons From Belarus
Date: December 9, 2025
VILNIUS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Lithuania on Tuesday declared a state of emergency due to threats to public safety from smuggled balloons originating in Belarus, the government said. (Reporting by Andrius...
French Lawmakers Pass Social Security Budget in Knife-Edge Vote
Date: December 9, 2025
PARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - France's social security budget faces a knife-edge vote on Tuesday that could trigger a fresh political crisis and leave a 30-billion-euro ($35 billion) hole in funding for...
Austria Plans to Use Its Stakes in Companies to Raise 500 Million Euros
Date: December 8, 2025
VIENNA (Reuters) -Austria's government plans to spend roughly 500 million euros ($579 million) on reducing electricity bills for the general public, and the funds will come from the state's stakes in...
UK Watchdog's Early Budget Release Steals Reeves' Thunder, Stirs Markets Frenzy
Date: December 8, 2025
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's fiscal watchdog apologised for publishing details of Rachel Reeves' budget early on Wednesday, a blunder that stole the finance minister's chance to reset the...
Dutch Centre and Centre-Right Parties to Start Talks on Forming Government
Date: December 8, 2025
AMSTERDAM, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Three Dutch centre and centre-right parties have been advised to start trying to form government together, government negotiator Sybrand van Haersma Buma said on Monday....
Spanish Parliament Rejects Government's 2026 Spending Plan
Date: December 8, 2025
(Reuters) -Spain's lower house rejected the government's proposed 2026 spending plan on Thursday, providing a setback to the government's attempts to restore a normal budget timetable. The plan set a...