Michel Barnierโs new secret EU mission
Can the former chief Brexit negotiator, now France’s prime minister, grease the wheels on budget talks with Brussels?
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Far right is kingmaker in France following Michel Barnier nomination
The survival of France’s next government depends on Marine Le Pen’s indulgence.
Scotland faces โnew era of austerityโ warns SNP finance secretary
Nationalist party blames Westminster as it prepares to lay out budget cuts
How Britain took its eye off the far right
In the wake of this summer’s riots, Keir Starmer’s new Labour government is seeking answers.
Germany ponders its Olympic future after disappointing Paris medal tally
Funding cuts, bureaucracy and societal change are being blamed. Could hosting a Games be the answer?When the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, went to congratulate the kayaker Max Rendschmidt after his teamโs gold medal-winning run in the K-4 500m sprint…
British Labour discovers ยฃ22 billion ‘hole’ in public finances
In the face of a massive public deficit, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced on Monday, July 29, budget cuts and tax increases. In the City of London, financiers are already strategizing ways to avoid the impacts.
Brussels warns Meloni over press freedom in Italy
European Commission raises alarm over independence of public broadcaster Rai after budget cuts and โintimidationโ
From conflict to the climate โ what are the UK partiesโ international plans?
As the election nears, we scrutinise how each of the main contenders would deal with problems around the worldConflicts and environmental disasters are stretching humanitarian resources, and a new UK government will have to decide what role it will pla…
Macron’s opponents eye reforms that could shake France-EU relations
From budget cuts to immigration reforms, National Rally and New Popular Front policies could challenge France’s EU commitments.
Who you gonna call when France gets ungovernable?
French political circles are openly discussing the possibility of a very Italian option: an emergency government of experts.ย
French government dodges no-confidence votes as support wanes ahead of EU election
The French government survived two no-confidence votes in response to its announcement of further budget cuts on Monday, a development that threatens to erode further the already dwindling popularity of President Emmanuel Macron’s camp ahead of Sunday’…
All politics is local: What the EU election is actually about in each country
When EU voters head to the polls later this week, one thing is certain: Almost none of them will be thinking of Europe when they cast their ballot.ย A plethora of studies โ and sky-high abstention rates โ show that most of the blocโs citizens neither understand nor care about the European Parliament vote. Because [โฆ]
After protests German farmers remain โvery dissatisfiedโ with federal government
January farmers’ rallies in Germany marked the beginning of European demonstrations, but while they have largely ebbed away, growers remain unsatisfied with how the national government works.
EU excess profit tax could generate over โฌ100 billion per year, study finds
A permanent tax on European companiesโ excess profits could generate more than โฌ100 billion per year, or over half the EUโs annual budget, according to a new report commissioned by the European Parliamentโs Left Group.
Gentiloni โconcernedโ spending cuts by member states could hamper EU recovery
European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni said on Wednesday (15 May) that he is โconcernedโ that excessive budget cuts could hamper the EUโs fragile economic recovery, adding that public investments will prove key to boosting growth across the …
Italian public TV journalists strike against governmentโs tightening grip
Journalists at Italy’s public broadcaster RAI went on strike on Monday to protest against staff shortages, budget cuts and the denial of fair contracts for those working on the network’s news programmes – or what they called “suffocating control” by th…
EU ministers call for social investment, amid budget cuts
EU ministers meeting in Brussels stressed that social investments are not just expenses but also generate revenue.
โDifficult political decisionsโ about health priorities ahead, warns EU health commissioner
EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides addressed for the first time the concerns among EU lawmakers and health stakeholders about a planned โฌ1 billion cut in the EU’s main funding programme for health, saying a comprehensive assessment was still need…