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Tipping Point in Paris: Socialists Threaten No‑Confidence Vote over Billionaires’ Tax Demand
With the 2026 budget on the line, France’s Socialist Party forces the government’s hand, demanding a “billionaires’ tax” or face collapse. A solemn alarm bell is pulsing through the corridors of power in Paris as the minority government of Sébastien…
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Germany’s Working Mothers Face a €30,000 Gap
New Study Finds Mothers in Germany Earn Significantly Less than Child‑Free Women Four Years after Birth A recent major study has revealed that mothers in Germany are facing a much sharper income penalty than previously estimated. According to research conducted…
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EU Leaders Weigh 2026 Budget as Europe Leans into Competitiveness and Defence
With the European Parliament proposing a €193.9 billion budget for 2026, EU governments face a high‑stakes negotiation balancing research, industry and armed readiness. As Saturday dawns across Europe, heads of state and government of the European Council are preparing to settle…
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Slovakia Signals Conditional Backing of EU’s 19th Sanctions Package on Russia
Prime Minister Robert Fico pledges support for the bloc’s next sanctions round—if Brussels addresses energy‑cost and automotive‑industry safeguards for Slovakia. Bratislava — In a move that jolts the diplomatic balance within the European Union (EU), Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced on…
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Dutch Election Forges Crucial Crossroads: Can Far‑Right Momentum Under Geert Wilders Survive the Backlash?
With the Netherlands heading to the polls on 29 October 2025, voters are torn between supporting Geert Wilders’s hard‑right agenda and turning to centrist rivals amid growing unrest over housing and security. As the clock ticks down toward the 29 October 2025…
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EU Poised to Water Down Major Climate Rules Ahead of Leaders’ Summit
Brussels under pressure from Eastern‑ and Southern‑European capitals considers scaling back flagship legislation on deforestation, carbon pricing and transport ahead of Thursday’s summit. Brussels — The European Commission (EC) is planning to scale back key elements of the bloc’s ambitious…
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Germany’s Patience, Merz’s Test
Three years into his tenure, the chancellor’s reform drive collides with slow growth, a far‑right surge, and coalition friction The mood in Berlin is brittle. Three years after taking office, Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a Germany that has grown more…
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Poland Issues Stark Warning to Putin Over Airspace Transit
Warsaw signals readiness to intercept Russian leader’s aircraft en route to Budapest summit amid ICC arrest warrant In a sharply worded public statement, Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski warned that if Russian President Vladimir Putin attempts to fly through Polish…
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Meloni’s Italy at Three: Stability Over Spectacle
Three years after taking office, Giorgia Meloni cements her place as Italy’s most durable leader in a decade, prioritising fiscal discipline and political continuity over economic expansion. When Giorgia Meloni first took the oath of office in October 2022, few expected the leader…
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European Migration Policies Face Fresh ICC Probe as 122 Officials Named in Legal Filing
Human rights lawyers urge the International Criminal Court to investigate senior European figures over alleged complicity in migrant deaths and abuses linked to the EU–Libya migration‑enforcement regime. A landmark legal submission filed this week with the International Criminal Court in…
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