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Hungary's Orban flags fourth year of 5% deficit as election spending bites
Exclusive-Russia's budget deficit may almost triple this year as oil revenues decline
Spain's government defends rail investment record after deadly crashes
Spain's deadly rail accidents prompt maintenance investment debate
Borrowing data offers new year cheer for UK's Reeves, for now
Date: January 22, 2026
By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Britain's government borrowed less than expected in December, helped by robust growth in tax receipts, according to data on Thursday that may give...
Spain's polarised politics stymies government's regional funding plan
Date: January 15, 2026
By Victoria Waldersee MADRID, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A new fiscal model proposed by Spain's finance minister for its regional governments has faced a heavy backlash from regional leaders, who accuse the...
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...