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Doing Nothing Not an Option, German Liberals Tell Coalition Allies
Date: November 5, 2024
By Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) -German Finance Minister Christian Lindner asked his partners on Tuesday to make their own proposals on economic policy after the budgetary package his party floated last week brought Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition to the brink of collapse. The loveless alliance was thrown into disarray when Lindner’s neo-liberal Free Democrats, the...
Analysis-China’s Latest Cry for More Babies May Fall on Deaf Ears
Date: November 5, 2024
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) – “Having three children is the best” says a vibrant neon pink sign at a wedding expo in the southern Chinese city of Changsha, where visitors can also pick up tips on tying the knot and men can strap on a pregnancy belly to experience childbirth pain. The marriage-themed...
German Minister Makes Budget Concession in Bid to Save Coalition
Date: November 4, 2024
By Sarah Marsh and Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s economy minister made a key concession in talks over how to plug the budget on Monday in a bid to save the ruling three-way coalition which faces a make-or-break week amid differences over how to revive the ailing economy. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD), Economy...
German Budget Deal to Save Coalition Is Possible, Scholz Ally Says
Date: November 4, 2024
By Andreas Rinke and Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) – Opening a crunch week that could prove fatal to Germany’s tottering government, a senior party ally of Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was optimistic of finding a budget agreement with the three-party coalition’s wayward finance minister. Christian Lindner, leader of the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP), surprised...
Spain Deploys 7,500 Troops to Flood Zone Where Anger Rises at Slow Help
Date: November 4, 2024
By Susana Vera and Raul Cadenas PAIPORTA, Spain (Reuters) – Spain is deploying 7,500 troops to its eastern region hit by devastating floods, the government said on Monday in the face of rising discontent over the response to the catastrophe that has killed at least 217 people. The army sent about 5,000 soldiers over the...
French People Need to Work More to Boost Growth, Minister Says
Date: November 4, 2024
PARIS (Reuters) – People in France must work more, Finance Minister Antoine Armand said on Monday, adding that the fact that French people worked less than their counterparts in Europe was harming the economy due to lower tax contributions and social security payments. The government is examining reforms to speed up its sluggish economic growth,...