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PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron praised Prime Minister François Bayrou’s bold budget proposal for the coming year as a brave move to stabilize the nation’s finances. During the weekly Cabinet meeting, government spokesperson Sophie Primas informed reporters that Macron commended Bayrou and other ministers for the plans introduced on Tuesday — which involve removing…

Ljubljana – After nearly two years of negotiations, the Slovenian parliament has passed the climate law, which integrates several European directives into national legislation. The law establishes that Slovenia aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2045. With backing from 51 out of 90 members of the National Assembly, the law’s objective is to promote long-term…

Brussels (Eurotoday) – EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic is traveling to Washington, DC, on Wednesday for tariff discussions with US officials as the EU revives its efforts to resolve the transatlantic tariffs dispute. Donald Trump, the President of the United States, has stated he will impose 30% tariffs on imports from the EU, effective August…

The Bank has indicated throughout the year that inflation would increase over the summer due to base effects, particularly from the rise in regulated energy bills in April. It anticipates inflation will peak around September before a fundamental economic weakness pushes it back down toward 2 percent next year. The British government could benefit significantly…

Brussels (dpa) – The EU is preparing to impose additional counter-tariffs on US imports amounting to 72 billion euros in response to recent tariff announcements by US President Donald Trump. During a trade minister meeting in Brussels, EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic stated that preparations are being made for all possible outcomes. He emphasized that the…

Moscow (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – The Kremlin stated on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent remarks, including a threat of sanctions on buyers of Russian exports, are serious and require analysis. Why does Trump feel disappointed but not done with Putin?What weapons is the US sending to Ukraine now? In a significant policy shift…

Brussels – Following the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on trade in Brussels on Monday, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič reached out to American officials to discuss tariffs. He had conversations in the evening with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and followed up with…

57,1 Prozent Pünktlichkeit – die Bilanz der Deutschen Bahn ist enttäuschend. Trotz Milliardeninvestitionen und Plänen zur Streckensanierung bleibt die Situation angespannt. Rixa Fürsen und Rasmus Buchsteiner analysieren, warum Verkehrsminister Patrick Schnieder zögert, der Bahn mehr Tempo vorzuschreiben – und ob Vorstandschef Richard Lutz bleiben kann. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview warnt Bahn-Gewerkschafter Martin Burkert vor weiteren zehn Jahren…

Sint-Niklaas (Brussels Morning newspaper) – The Flemish government approved €125M for 4 important road projects in East Flanders, including the Eastern Tangent in Sint-Niklaas. Alderman Maxime Callaert calls it vital for traffic relief. As VRT News reported, the Flemish government has finalised a new deal for infrastructure investments, targeting long-standing transportation problems in East Flanders.…

According to a document reviewed by ANP, the member states will bear greater responsibility for the allocation of agricultural budgets. This pertains to the new EU agricultural policy set for 2028-2034. There were speculations that the Commission intended to combine the agricultural budget with regional funds for enhanced efficiency, sparking protests from the European Parliament,…