infrastructure-financing

Image for German far-right challenges attempt to put spending plans to old parliamentFinance

German Far-Right Challenges Attempt to Put Spending Plans to Old Parliament

Image for Germany's Greens may torpedo Merz's spending bonanza but hint at dealHeadlines

Germany's Greens May Torpedo Merz's Spending Bonanza but Hint at Deal

Image for German spending plans are dangerous without cost cuts, banker warnsHeadlines

German Spending Plans Are Dangerous Without Cost Cuts, Banker Warns

Image for Higher European defence budgets a first step, production needed, NATO's Rutte saysHeadlines

Higher European Defence Budgets a First Step, Production Needed, NATO's Rutte Says

Image for Heathrow mulls shorter third runway to cut expansion costs, FT reports

Heathrow Mulls Shorter Third Runway to Cut Expansion Costs, Ft Reports

Date: March 8, 2025

(Reuters) - Britain's Heathrow Airport is looking for ways to reduce costs of its expansion plan, including whether to build a shorter third runway, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing...

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Far-Right Legal Challenge Adds Fresh Obstacle to German Debt Plans

Date: March 7, 2025

(Reuters) - Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) party will file a complaint to the constitutional court next week over plans to raise new debt through a special fund, the Rheinische Post newspaper...

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Explainer-Germany's New Debt Settlement, and Where It Could Still Go Wrong

Date: March 7, 2025

By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's would-be next chancellor, conservative leader Friedrich Merz, and the Social Democrats (SPD) with whom he is trying to form a government plan to throw...

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One Dead in Highway Bridge Collapse in Belgium

Date: March 6, 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - One man died and two people were injured when a highway bridge under demolition collapsed near the town of La Louviere, southern Belgium, authorities said on Thursday. Mayor...

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Geberit Says Germany Infrastructure Fund Will Boost Construction Sentiment

Date: March 6, 2025

ZURICH (Reuters) - Germany's planned 500 billion euro ($539.90 billion)infrastructure fund will boost sentiment in the construction industry in the country, Geberit Chief Executive Christian Buhl said...

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Grid Firm TenneT Open to German State Involvement With $216 Billion Spending Plan

Date: March 6, 2025

By Toby Sterling and Christoph Steitz AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The door remains open for the German state to take a stake in Netherlands-owned grid firm TenneT, company executives said on Thursday, as it...