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Netherlands Pledges $3.8 Billion in Support to Ukraine for 2026
Date: March 5, 2025
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government will reserve 3.5 billion euros ($3.8 billion) to continue its support for Ukraine in 2026, Prime Minister Dick Schoof said on Wednesday. Schoof said the...
Germany Pushes for Longer-Term Easing of EU Rules on Defence Spending
Date: March 5, 2025
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany opened the door on Wednesday to changing EU fiscal rules -- the Stability and Growth Pact -- to help governments spend more on defence in the long term without worrying...
Germany's Defence Spending Boom 'positive' for triple-A Rating, S&P Global Says
Date: March 5, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - Germany's plan for a massive ramp-up in defence and infrastructure spending will be a "credit positive" for its prized triple-A sovereign credit rating, S&P Global said on Wednesday...
Germany's Greens Withhold Backing for Debt Brake Reforms for Now
Date: March 5, 2025
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Greens will negotiate hard before potentially giving their much-needed backing to debt reforms proposed by the conservatives and Social Democrats, parliamentary co-leader...
Germany's Merz Races to Win Support for Major Financial Package
Date: March 5, 2025
By Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) - The parties hoping to form Germany's next government agreed to create a 500 billion euro infrastructure fund and overhaul borrowing rules, a...
French Fiscal Woes Crimp Macron's Defence Spending Plans
Date: March 5, 2025
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron wants to build up French defence spending as Washington threatens to pull its European security guarantee, but funding those plans as his...