TAG: Debt
Ukraine hopes to avoid economic doomsday of not getting Western financial aid
KYIV — Ukrainians can’t bear to think what will happen if they don’t get the aid that EU leaders hav...
8 months ago
A quiet revolution rocks central banking
There’s a quiet revolution happening at the heart of central banking. On the surface, the inconspicu...
8 months ago
Party vote provides slight relief for Germany’s troubled coalition
BERLIN — The rulers of Germany’s fractious three-party coalition government can breathe a small sigh...
8 months ago
Flood risk in Germany reignites coalition fight over debt rules
BERLIN — A widespread risk of floods in Germany has prompted renewed infighting within the country's...
8 months ago
The cold fish deal: How EU spending talks went to Brazil and back ― just in time for Christmas
BRUSSELS / PARIS ― When the VIP vending machine broke down in the early hours of the morning near th...
8 months ago
Germany plans partial reform of its debt brake, Lindner says
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner announced plans to reform the country's debt rules to allo...
8 months ago
As Germany sneezes, Europe is catching a cold
Germany’s budget mess is threatening to make an already difficult situation worse for the rest of th...
8 months ago
German budget crisis: Ruling coalition gives up on finalizing 2024 budget before year’s end
BERLIN — Germany's ruling coalition will not manage to have a 2024 budget in place before the end of...
8 months ago
Crisis grows in Berlin as court warns 2023 supplementary budget is ‘problematic’
BERLIN — Germany's ruling coalition risks falling into a deeper crisis after the country's federal a...
8 months ago
Germany’s budget crisis: No clear way forward after coalition misses deadline
BERLIN — The German government missed a self-imposed deadline for reaching a 2024 budget deal Wednes...
8 months ago
Europe’s farmer protests are spreading. Here’s where and why
The farmer protests sweeping the European Union may have taken political leaders by surprise. But th...
8 months ago
Macron vows more liberal reforms to shake France’s economy
PARIS — Emmanuel Macron might be tacking right on social issues; on economics he's going back to his...
8 months ago
Ursula’s empty green Davos promise
Almost a year ago to the day, Ursula von der Leyen traveled to the snowy environs of Davos to make a...
8 months ago
It’s time to cancel debt for climate-stricken nations, Barbados leader says
AMSTERDAM — Countries on the front lines of climate change should have their debt forgiven, the prime minister of Barbados told POLITICO as she pushes to mainstream an issue long considered taboo. “We need to have a different deal for island countries and...
6 months ago