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Merz hints at tougher China trade measures ahead of EU summit https://www.politico.eu/article/friedrich-merz-signals-openness-to-tougher-china-trade-measures-ahead-of-eu-summit/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #FinancialServices #Nationalbudgets #Overcapacity #SingleMarket #Competition #EUsummit #Industry #Politics #Exports #Imports #Markets #Tariffs #Budget #Growth #Trade #Trade
Merz hints at tougher China trade measures ahead of EU summit

“Where others fail to comply with common rules, we cannot and will not stand idly by,” Germany’s Merz said without mentioning China by name.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jun 3
Pressure builds on Italy’s Meloni to shun Trump as she gears up for 2027 election https://www.politico.eu/article/pressure-builds-on-italy-giorgia-meloni-to-shun-us-donald-trump-as-she-gears-up-for-2027-election/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Italianpolitics #Nationalbudgets #Defensebudgets #Referendum #Companies #WarinIran #Defense #Defense #Growth #Debt #Tax #War
Pressure builds on Italy’s Meloni to shun Trump as she gears up for 2027 election

The prime minister’s adversaries say she is making a mistake by prioritizing military spending to please the U.S.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)May 18
Meloni presses von der Leyen for energy carveout in EU spending rules https://www.politico.eu/article/giorgia-meloni-presses-ursula-von-der-leyen-for-energy-carveout-in-eu-spending-rules/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #StabilityandGrowthPact #FinancialServices #EnergyandClimate #Nationalbudgets #Energyprices #MiddleEast #WarinIran #Defense #Budget #Energy #Fuels #Debt #Oil #War
Meloni presses von der Leyen for energy carveout in EU spending rules

Rome says the current crisis warrants flexibility on the framework requiring national budget deficits be kept below 3 percent of GDP.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Dec 11, 2025
Lecornu lives to fight another day, but the outlook for France remains bleak https://www.politico.eu/article/sebastien-lecornu-france-budget/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Frenchpoliticalcrisis #Nationalbudgets #Frenchpolitics #Commentary #Budget
Lecornu lives to fight another day, but the outlook for France remains bleak

The French prime minister scored an unexpected win, but he will be hard-pressed to secure the crucial support needed to green-light his budget.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Dec 8, 2025
Europe only has itself to rely on https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-ukraine-war-donald-trump-us-foreign-policy-russia-volodmyr-zelenskyy-defense/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Transatlanticrelations #GermanyInterpreted #EuropeanDefense #Nationalbudgets #Foreignpolicy #WarinUkraine #Commentary #Diplomacy #Security #Defense #Kremlin #NATO
Europe only has itself to rely on

If the continent is to survive a future attack by Russia, its big players must behave in a way they haven’t done before. They must be joined at the hip.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Nov 3, 2025
French parliament likely to miss key budget deadline https://www.politico.eu/article/french-parliament-likely-to-miss-first-deadline-in-budget-debates/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Frenchpoliticalcrisis #FinancialServices #Nationalbudgets #CentralBanker #Healthcare #Parliament #Pensions #Security #Budget #Tax
French parliament likely to miss key budget deadline

Lawmakers unlikely to have enough time to work through more than 2,400 amendments that still need to be discussed and voted on.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Oct 12, 2025
Lecornu names new French government after reappointment https://www.politico.eu/article/sebastien-lecornu-names-new-government-after-reappointment/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Frenchpoliticalcrisis #AgricultureandFood #FinancialServices #EnergyandClimate #Nationalbudgets #Sustainability #Defense #Debt #Tax
Lecornu names new government after reappointment

French Prime Minister staffed his cabinet with a mix of civil servants and politicians.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Oct 8, 2025
Everybody hates Bruno Le Maire https://www.politico.eu/article/france-everybody-hates-bruno-le-maire/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Frenchpoliticalcrisis #Strategicautonomy #FinancialServices #Nationalbudgets #Dumping/Duties #Frenchpolitics #Coronavirus #Spectrum #Defense #Finance #Defense #Budget #career #Macron #Books #Trade #Debt #Tax
Everybody hates Bruno Le Maire

From high debt to government crisis: how the former finance minister became France’s scapegoat-in-chief.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Oct 3, 2025
EU subsidy fraud isn’t just a Greek problem, it’s everywhere, warns top prosecutor https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-subsidy-fraud-isnt-just-greece-problem-everywhere-warns-top-prosecutor/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CommonAgriculturalPolicy(CAP) #Financialcrime/fraud #AgricultureandFood #Nationalbudgets #Dumping/Duties #Corruption #Parliament #Resilience #RuleofLaw #EUBudget #Payments #Shipping #Balkans #Customs #farmers #Imports #Budget #Farms #Fraud #Tax
EU subsidy fraud isn’t just a Greek problem, it’s everywhere, warns top prosecutor

Farm subsidies represent a third of the EU budget, which makes them a tempting target for corruption schemes.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Sep 29, 2025
France can’t stop talking about Gabriel Zucman — and his wealth tax https://www.politico.eu/article/gabriel-zucman-economist-france-wealth-tax/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Frenchpoliticalcrisis #FinancialServices #Taxharmonization #Nationalbudgets #Frenchpolitics #CentralBanker #Taxavoidance #Politics #Debt #Tax
New rock-star economist Gabriel Zucman’s wealth tax transfixes France

The 38-year-old has a recipe to save the EU’s second-biggest economy from a debt crisis — but will the government dare act on it?

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