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Image for UK transport minister quits in new blow to PM Starmer
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UK transport minister quits in new blow to PM Starmer

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s transport minister Louise Haigh has resigned after p...

29th November, 2024

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Romania’s seven-year fiscal plan may test markets, says watchdog

By Gergely Szakacs and Luiza Ilie BUDAPEST (Reuters) –Financial markets might run out of patience wi...

26th November, 2024

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Britain’s parliament to vote on strict anti-smoking rules

By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers will on Tuesday debate and vote on plans to...

26th November, 2024

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UK’s Reeves vows no repeat of budget tax rises after employers’ warning

By Alistair Smout and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves on Mon...

25th November, 2024

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Focused on domestic defence, Germany works on expanded civilian shelter proposal

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is currently working on a proposal to expand the number of shelters avail...

25th November, 2024

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Germany considers reforming debt brake amid economic challenges

BERLIN (Reuters) – New German finance minister Joerg Kukies said on Friday that a moderate and targe...

22nd November, 2024

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British farmers to protest against ‘tractor tax’ in London

By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – Thousands of British farmers will march to Parliament Square on Tu...

19th November, 2024

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Spain’s public debt-to-GDP ratio at end-September down to 104.4%

(Reuters) – Spain’s public debt-to-GDP ratio fell to 104.4% at the end of September, the Bank of Spa...

18th November, 2024

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Dutch government crisis defused, prime minister says

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A government crisis in the Netherlands was avoided in a tense emergency meetin...

17th November, 2024

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Scholz, fighting for survival, says Germans should not choose between security and prosperity

By Thomas Escritt and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday appealed to...

13th November, 2024

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German opposition leader Merz says debt brake can be reformed

By Andreas Rinke and Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -The leader of Germany’s conservative Christian...

13th November, 2024

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UK public-sector pay rises to overtake private ones, employers say

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – British public-sector employers now expect to raise pay faster t...

11th November, 2024