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United Kingdom

UK announces ‘largest giveaway budget since 1992’ to battle COVID-19

The UK’s finance minister RishiSunak says the health service will get whatever resources it needs to tackle the coronavirus.

Europe News

EU budget battle stretches into extra time as divisions continue

European leaders meet for a second day of talks to hammer out a compromise over the EU's long-term budget.

Europe News

The EU budget battle begins as Brexit leaves €15 billion annual vacuum

The week before EU heads of state and government travel to Brussels for a two-day extraordinary European Summit exclusively focused on the size of the EU budget, Jack Parrock talks to those who will have the final say over it

Hungary

Hungary's Szijjártó says spend on counterterrorism not migration aid

Péter Szijjárto says the UN's budget is a "huge risk" to those countries that are most affected by migration, and the money would be better spent on fighting terrorism.

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Italy

Italy's education minister resigns over lack of funding

The fallout from Italy's newly agreed budget has seen education minister Lorenzo Fioramonti resign.

Europe News

Green budget and the Balkans in the Brief from Brussels

Today in the Brief from Brussels we take a look at a group of young climate protesters who made their voices heard in the European Parliament.

Europe News

EU leaders to discuss climate change budget

At the summit on 17 and 18 October, EU leaders will discuss how to incorporate climate change initiatives into the budget.

Ireland

Watch again: Ireland unveils €1.2 billion no-deal Brexit fund

Ireland is stepping up preparations for a no-deal Brexit by putting aside €1.2 billion for the UK crashing out of the European Union.

World News

EU Commission delays decision on Italy's budget

The EU executive had been expected to decide at its weekly meeting on Tuesday whether to recommend disciplinary action against Italy over its growing debt.

Iceland

Wow Air goes bust, leaves passengers stranded across two continents

After going bust on Thursday, Icelandic budget carrier Wow Air left passengers stranded across two continents.

Spain

Spain's Sanchez likely to call snap-election if budget is voted down

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is trying to get a budget approved on Wednesday but with no support from Catalan nationalist parties and calls by the conservative parties to call a general election, he is running out of options.

Italy

What's behind the newly approved Italian welfare reforms?

The Italian government has approved welfare and pension reforms that were the main pledge of the Five Star Movement campaign.

Italy

Italian government gets 2019 budget through parliament

The budget fixes the deficit at 2%, but lacks innovation and runs scared of EU spending limits, while some say despite the government's claims of reforms, it is business as usual.

Economy

Italian government easily defeats vote of no-confidence

Shrugs off criticisms to pass 2019 budget that bows to Brussels and does not go nearly as far with public spending increases as first planned.

Italy

2018 review: EU and Rome at loggerheads over budget and debt

2018 review: EU and Rome at loggerheads over budget and debt

Greece

Greek parliament approves 2019 budget, the first since exiting bailouts

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras referred to the first budget of a free Greece after parliament approved the 2019 budget, the first since exiting bailouts

Italy

Italy budget crisis averted after EU agreement

A deal between Italy and the European Commission over its contested 2019 budget appeared to have been reached.

Italy

Vehicle tax drives budget fallout among Italy's ruling populists

The ruling Five Star Movement and its coalition partner, the League party, look to have had a falling out over the budget.

Italy

Italy's Senate finance committee stick to high-spending budget plans

However, Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio has suggested the government might be willing to reduce the deficit target to end the stand-off with the EU.

Italy

Mafia villas in Rome demolished in effort to rout organised crime from city

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini is behind a crackdown on "illegal" villas inhabited by members of the Casamonica mafia clan - an organised crime group with Romani roots.