EU eases spending rules to tackle energy shock
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU on Wednesday eased its spending rules to help member states confront the energy shock ...
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As crises balloon, so do EU nations’ deficits
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - More and more EU countries are being thrown in the public spending sin bin over their ...
US budget deficit remains steady in first quarter of 2026
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US budget deficit remained virtually stable during the first three months of 2026, as ...
US budget deficit narrows just slightly despite tariff revenues
Washington (AFP) - The US budget deficit narrowed just slightly over the past year, official data showed Thursday -- despite ...
EU rebukes France for breaking budget rules
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU on Wednesday reprimanded France for breaching the bloc's budget rules under President Emmanuel Macron, ...
EU to warn France, Italy and more over unruly budgets
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The European Union is expected on Wednesday to rebuke nearly 10 governments, including France and Italy, ...
Rating agencies doubt France’s target to cut massive debt
Paris (AFP) - Two major ratings agencies left their assessment of France's huge debt pile unchanged Friday, but cast doubt ...
France ‘probably’ missed 2023 deficit target: source
Paris (AFP) - France likely overshot its budget deficit target in 2023, a finance ministry official said on Monday. President ...
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