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Factbox-German Cabinet Approves Savings Plans for 2024 Budget
Date: January 8, 2024
Factbox-German cabinet approves savings plans for 2024 budget BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government approved further savings plans on Monday to ease the burden on the 2024 budget, a government spokesperson said on Monday. The savings decisions follow weeks of haggling over how to fill a 17 billion euro ($19 billion) gap in the budget...
Self-Driving Cars Could Be on UK Roads by 2026 -Minister
Date: December 27, 2023
Self-driving cars could be on UK roads by 2026 -minister LONDON (Reuters) – Self-driving cars could be on some British roads by 2026, the country’s transport minister Mark Harper said on Wednesday. Cars with full self-driving technology are not currently permitted on Britain’s roads but the government’s Automated Vehicles (AV) legislation is going through parliament,...
German Coalition Parties at Loggerheads as Budget Crisis Grows
Date: December 6, 2023
By Christian Kraemer and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s coalition partners intensified efforts on Wednesday to find a way to plug a 17-billion-euro ($18.3 billion) hole in next year’s budget after failing to resolve the crisis overnight, increasing uncertainty about financial plans in Europe’s biggest economy. The failure of talks between coalition leaders before Wednesday...
With Crime in Focus, UK’s Sunak Sets Out Pre-Election Agenda in King’s Speech
Date: November 7, 2023
With crime in focus, UK’s Sunak sets out pre-election agenda in King’s Speech By Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s government set out its plans to tackle crime, boost growth and water down climate change measures on Tuesday, an unashamedly political agenda that could be Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s first and last King’s...
UK Government to Focus on Curbing Inflation, Not Boosting Spending – King’s Speech
Date: November 7, 2023
UK government to focus on curbing inflation, not boosting spending – King’s Speech LONDON (Reuters) -The British government will take responsible decisions on spending and borrowing in order to help bring down the level of inflation, King Charles said on Tuesday, suggesting those in the governing party hoping for tax cuts soon could be disappointed....
EU’s Breton Tells TikTok CEO to ‘spare No Effort’ Against Disinformation
Date: November 7, 2023
EU’s Breton tells TikTok CEO to ‘spare no effort’ against disinformation By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -TikTok must “spare no effort” to counter the spread of disinformation on the short video sharing app, EU industry chief Thierry Breton told the company’s CEO on Monday, as the European Union steps up its efforts to curb...