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Slovakia’s public finances remain in deep trouble
20 Apr 2025 23:46 GMT
Slovakia ended 2024 with a public finance deficit of 5.3 … plug the gaping hole in public finances – a €6.4 billion … RRZ’s chair.
Meanwhile, public debt jumped from 55.6 to … to the European Commission, Slovakia has the least sustainable public finances in the …
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Draghi’s billions: how the EU is spending its Covid recovery cash
19 Apr 2025 20:40 GMT
… ,” said Céline Gauer, EU Commissioner for Reforms and Investments … citizens and businesses,” said Commissioner Gauer.
Draghi’s successor … Murphy, president of the European Court of Auditors. “ … borrowing costs and stabilising public finances,” said Darvas. But …
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The EU should scrap its tobacco tax hike and focus on smarter solutions
17 Apr 2025 10:24 GMT
… a losing strategy.
The European Union says it wants …
Bizarrely, it is Dutch commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, ostensibly in … : enforcement. Specifically, the EU should establish a centralised anti … tobacco doesn’t just hurt public finances. It often travels along …
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Breaking the Conveyor Belt
20 Apr 2025 12:41 GMT
… finance on an enormous scale. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen … quantities of safe, Euro-denominated public debt would start to reduce dollar …
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Belgium wants welfare cuts to achieve NATO target
20 Apr 2025 12:24 GMT
… public debt are also being considered to close the funding gap.
The European Commission …
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The first capitulation of Tsipras and Varoufakis (Part 8)
20 Apr 2025 01:58 GMT
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Troika
Troika: IMF, European Commission and European Central Bank, … that completed my humiliation, “European Commission”. [» Ch. 10, p. … You have said that reducing public debt is necessary, but not … comprehensive audit of its public finances in order, inter …
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Trump tariffs bring furrowed brows to Ireland’s Botox town
19 Apr 2025 16:17 GMT
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Pharma bosses have written to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen … contributions that have delivered enormous budget surpluses.
Botox has also helped Westport …
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EU Could Replace US Aid to Ukraine With 0.2% GDP Increase – Kiel Institute
19 Apr 2025 07:14 GMT
… online discussion titled “Ukraine’s public finances in the third year of … up of financial support. The EU Commission could expedite its Monetary and …
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EU persists with Russia sanctions despite Trump overtures
19 Apr 2025 06:07 GMT
… high oil revenues keeping the budget deficit manageable.
'Crunch point… LNG have fallen dramatically.
The European Commission has proposed a non-binding …
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Trump the unifier? How Europe could benefit from Trump’s policies
17 Apr 2025 20:24 GMT
… quarters around mid-2025.
The European Commission estimated tariffs could wipe out … in 2023, according to the European Commission.
One measure that could help … race, thanks to its strong public finances.
Besides sovereign bonds, so-called …