Italy’s Meloni pivots away from Trump as she looks to reset her premiership
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni distanced herself from U.S. President Donald Trump during a parliamentary address on Thursday, in a…
Category: Budget
Talks on EU’s €1.8T budget hinge on Hungarian election
BRUSSELS — A win by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the upcoming Hungarian election risks shattering the EU’s hopes of…
Germany’s infrastructure borrowing binge is being wasted, reports say
FRANKFURT — Germany’s government has redirected the bulk of funds originally earmarked for infrastructure into covering budget gaps, according to…
Macron announces pick for new budget minister
PARIS — Emmanuel Macron has picked 33-year-old David Amiel to become France’s new budget minister, the French presidency announced on…
Macron’s efforts to make France business friendly ‘wiped out,’ US group says
PARIS ― American companies operating in France believe President Emmanuel Macron’s years long quest to make his country more business…
Start planning for catastrophic global warming, top advisers tell EU
BRUSSELS — The EU must start drawing up concrete plans to cope with life on a continent made 4 degrees Celsius…
US debt forecast to hit $64T in a decade as Trump policies widen deficit
The U.S. national debt is on track to reach $64 trillion within a decade as the federal government continues its…
Macron’s pick to audit the French budget is the person who wrote it
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is facing accusations of playing politics with the country’s civil service after tapping Budget Minister…
The EU’s secret weapon to shut out Chinese companies
BRUSSELS — The EU executive wants to cut Chinese firms out of lucrative EU public contracts at home and abroad by…