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German Net Borrowing in 2024 Exceeded Expectations, Data Shows

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Europe Must Raise Defence Spending, Use Russian Assets for Ukraine, Czech PM Says

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Spanish PM Announces New 1-billion-euro Aid Package for Ukraine

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Merz Faces Difficult Path to Government After German Election Win

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EU Plans Extraordinary Summit on EU Defence, Ukraine on March 6

Date: February 23, 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will meet for an extraordinary summit on March 6th to discuss Ukraine and European defence, the chairman of EU summits Antonio Costa said on Sunday. "I have...

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Swiss Could Contribute to Peacekeeping in Ukraine, Army Chief Says

Date: February 23, 2025

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland could contribute troops to a future peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if it were requested and the government agreed, Swiss armed forces chief Thomas Suessli said in an...

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Hungarian Judges, Court Staff Rally for Judicial Independence

Date: February 22, 2025

By Anita Komuves and Krisztina Fenyo BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Thousands of Hungarian judges, court staff and supporters marched to the ministry of justice in Budapest on Saturday, demanding judicial...

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Austrian Centrist Parties Confident They Will Form Coalition Government

Date: February 22, 2025

VIENNA (Reuters) - The leaders of the three biggest centrist parties in Austria's parliament said on Saturday they were confident they would reach a deal to form a coalition government without the far...

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Australia Government Pledges A$8.5 Billion to Healthcare as Election Looms

Date: February 22, 2025

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Labor government on Saturday promised an extra A$8.5 billion ($5.4 billion) for the country's universal healthcare system if re-elected at a national election due by May...

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Explainer-How Do Germany's Federal Elections Work?

Date: February 22, 2025

By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans go to the polls on Sunday in a snap election called after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition. This is how Germany's election...