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Spanish Truckers Protest in Madrid After Rejecting New Government Aid Package
Date: March 25, 2022
By Inti Landauro and Susana Vera MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s transport minister agreed to meet with striking truck drivers on Friday after they rejected a 1 billion euro ($1.10 billion) support package aimed at defusing a 12-day walkout over fuel prices that has caused sporadic goods shortages. Minister Raquel Sanchez announced the measures, which include a...
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Hopes to Attend Memorial Service for Late Husband Philip
Date: March 24, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth hopes to attend a memorial service next week for her late husband Prince Philip, a palace source said on Thursday, after the 95-year-old monarch cancelled a public appearance earlier this month. The queen’s health has been in focus since she spent a night in hospital last October for an...
Hungary Will Need to Redraw Budget After April Election -Minister
Date: March 22, 2022
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s budget will have to be redrawn after an April 3 parliamentary election as a result of the war in neighbouring Ukraine which has made the economic environment more difficult, Finance Minister Mihaly Varga told private broadcaster RTL. The car sector, a mainstay of growth in central Europe, is headed for a...
EU May Discuss More Borrowing Option in a Few Weeks -Gentiloni
Date: March 22, 2022
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will discuss in a few weeks whether it needs to jointly borrow more money in response to the challenges created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday. France and Italy have been pushing for the EU to jointly borrow more...
Erdogan Opens Huge Suspension Bridge Linking Europe and Asia
Date: March 18, 2022
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan opened a massive suspension bridge across Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait on Friday, the latest in a series of major infrastructure projects which he has prioritised during his two decades in power. Connecting Turkey’s European and Asian shores, the 1915 Canakkale Bridge was built by Turkish and South...
China Jan-Feb Fiscal Spending Quickens in Fight to Support Slowing Economy
Date: March 18, 2022
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s fiscal spending rose 7.0% in January-February from a year earlier, the finance ministry said on Friday, quickening from a 0.3% rise in 2021 as policymakers step up support for the slowing economy. Fiscal spending totalled 3.8 trillion yuan ($597 billion) in the first two months of 2022, including 180 billion yuan...