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Finance

E6 countries want to find a common position on supervision

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, May 28 (Reuters) - The finance ministers of the six biggest European econo...

28th May, 2026

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Finance

Spain wants EU states to retain say in barring foreign telco providers

May 27 (Reuters) - Spain wants EU member states to retain a say over which countries, suppliers or p...

27th May, 2026

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Finance

Germany open to compromise on EU capital markets union, finance minister says

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, May 26 (Reuters) - Germany is ready to compromise in negotiations on the E...

26th May, 2026

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Social media as bad for children as smoking, British doctors say

By Paul Sandle LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - Social media ranks alongside smoking as a danger to childr...

26th May, 2026

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Finance

Ireland aims to pass law lifting Dublin Airport cap by summer

By Kate Abnett and Padraic Halpin BRUSSELS/DUBLIN, May 22 (Reuters) - The Irish government plans to...

22nd May, 2026

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Spain to introduce job-matching plan for migrants granted legal status

By Corina Pons MADRID, May 22 (Reuters) - Spain will introduce a plan to match migrants to jobs unde...

22nd May, 2026

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Finance

Italy pays the price of Meloni's stalled green energy transition

By Giuseppe Fonte, Gavin Jones and Francesca Landini ROME, May 21 (Reuters) - Copenhagen Infrastruct...

21st May, 2026

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Finance

Poland plans windfall tax on oil companies to help curb fuel bills

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) - Poland will next week propose a windfall tax on oil and...

20th May, 2026

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Finance

UK finance ministry presses supermarkets to cap food prices, sources say

LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Britain's finance ministry is pressuring major supermarket groups to intr...

19th May, 2026

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Finance

EU plans more funds for farmers after Iran war drives up fertiliser price

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - The European Commission set out plans on Tuesday to offe...

19th May, 2026

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Finance

US Supreme Court rebuffs pharma challenge to Biden-era drug price

By Andrew Chung May 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a pharmaceutica...

18th May, 2026

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German government to allocate 10 billion euros to boost civil defence

BERLIN, May 18 (Reuters) - The German government plans to sign off on 10 billion euros ($12 billion)...

18th May, 2026