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FinanceSpain's government defends rail investment record after deadly crashes
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Deaths outnumber births in France for first time since World War Two
Date: January 13, 2026
PARIS, Jan 13 (Reuters) - France recorded more deaths than births in 2025 for the first time since the end of World War Two, a development that erodes its long-held demographic advantage over other...
UK's Reeves sets March 3 as date for next economic forecasts
Date: December 22, 2025
LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves has asked the country's budget watchdog to publish its next economic and public finance forecasts - but not an assessment of her...
France rushes emergency budget law to avert shutdown after talks collapse
Date: December 22, 2025
PARIS, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu held talks on Monday with French political leaders on emergency legislation to keep the government running in the new year in the absence of...
Germany headed for biggest deficit since reunification, Bundesbank says
Date: December 19, 2025
FRANKFURT, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Germany is heading for its largest deficit since the reunification between the east and west three decades ago due to the government's spending plans, the Bundesbank said...
UK budget pain persists with bigger-than-expected deficit in November
Date: December 19, 2025
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Britain's government borrowed 11.7 billion pounds ($15.64 billion) in November, official data showed on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had mostly expected 10.0 billion...
Albanian parliament erupts over corruption allegations against deputy PM
Date: December 18, 2025
TIRANA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Opposition lawmakers scuffled with police inside the Albanian parliament on Thursday, following weeks of tensions over corruption allegations against the deputy of Prime...