Low Turnout at Spanish Union Protests Highlights Political Tensions
CCOO and UGT protests in Spain against the opposition had low turnout (hundreds in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville; 2,500 across eight Andalusian capitals), shifting focus to government demands (37.5-hour work week, SMI tax exemption) after a government decree addressed initial concerns, revealing intern...
Low Turnout at Spanish Union Protests Highlights Political Tensions
CCOO and UGT protests in Spain against the opposition had low turnout (hundreds in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville; 2,500 across eight Andalusian capitals), shifting focus to government demands (37.5-hour work week, SMI tax exemption) after a government decree addressed initial concerns, revealing intern...
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48% Bias Score
Milei's Davos Speech: A Populist Critique of 'Wokeism' and Western Decline
At the 2025 Davos World Economic Forum, Argentinian President Javier Milei delivered a controversial speech attacking "wokeism" and promoting international alliances with figures like Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni, while also highlighting his economic successes in reducing inflation and restoring ...
Milei's Davos Speech: A Populist Critique of 'Wokeism' and Western Decline
At the 2025 Davos World Economic Forum, Argentinian President Javier Milei delivered a controversial speech attacking "wokeism" and promoting international alliances with figures like Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni, while also highlighting his economic successes in reducing inflation and restoring ...
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60% Bias Score
French Court Proposes €2.7 Billion in Spending Cuts for 2025
The French Court of Auditors proposed 12 cost-cutting measures totaling €2.7 billion in savings for 2025, targeting areas such as apprentice hiring incentives and ecological bonuses, to reduce France's public deficit below 5.5% of GDP.
French Court Proposes €2.7 Billion in Spending Cuts for 2025
The French Court of Auditors proposed 12 cost-cutting measures totaling €2.7 billion in savings for 2025, targeting areas such as apprentice hiring incentives and ecological bonuses, to reduce France's public deficit below 5.5% of GDP.
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48% Bias Score
German Election: Merz's Reform Agenda Faces Domestic Resistance and Global Uncertainty
Germany's upcoming election pits CDU leader Friedrich Merz against incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, with the outcome significantly impacting economic reforms, coalition dynamics, and Germany's international standing amidst global uncertainty.
German Election: Merz's Reform Agenda Faces Domestic Resistance and Global Uncertainty
Germany's upcoming election pits CDU leader Friedrich Merz against incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, with the outcome significantly impacting economic reforms, coalition dynamics, and Germany's international standing amidst global uncertainty.
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36% Bias Score
India Mourns Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, known for economic reforms and a nuclear deal with the U.S., died Thursday at age 92, prompting a seven-day mourning period in India.
India Mourns Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, known for economic reforms and a nuclear deal with the U.S., died Thursday at age 92, prompting a seven-day mourning period in India.
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28% Bias Score
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Dies at 92
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, known for his economic reforms in the 1990s and his leadership from 2004-2014, died on Thursday at age 92 in New Delhi; his death prompted tributes from across India and globally.
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Dies at 92
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, known for his economic reforms in the 1990s and his leadership from 2004-2014, died on Thursday at age 92 in New Delhi; his death prompted tributes from across India and globally.
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44% Bias Score
French Government Faces Budget Crisis, Makes Concessions to Avoid No-Confidence Vote
The French government is struggling to pass its 2025 budget, facing a 23 billion euro deficit in social security. Prime Minister François Bayrou is making concessions, including abandoning 4,000 teacher job cuts, to avoid a no-confidence vote, while also addressing concerns about immigration.
French Government Faces Budget Crisis, Makes Concessions to Avoid No-Confidence Vote
The French government is struggling to pass its 2025 budget, facing a 23 billion euro deficit in social security. Prime Minister François Bayrou is making concessions, including abandoning 4,000 teacher job cuts, to avoid a no-confidence vote, while also addressing concerns about immigration.
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56% Bias Score
Rapanos: Greece Needs Productive Investments, Consensus for Economic Stability
Former Alpha Bank president Vasilis Rapanos argues that Greece needs a program to attract productive investments, emphasizing consensus-building to address persistent economic challenges, including an unchanged productive structure and problematic state function.
Rapanos: Greece Needs Productive Investments, Consensus for Economic Stability
Former Alpha Bank president Vasilis Rapanos argues that Greece needs a program to attract productive investments, emphasizing consensus-building to address persistent economic challenges, including an unchanged productive structure and problematic state function.
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40% Bias Score
Simitis's Legacy: Modernizing Greece's Role in Europe
Konstantinos Simitis's eight-year premiership (1996-2004) modernized Greece, integrating it into the EU's core, boosting infrastructure (Rio-Antirrio Bridge, Athens Metro), expanding social welfare, and strengthening the rule of law while facing challenges with corruption and party succession.
Simitis's Legacy: Modernizing Greece's Role in Europe
Konstantinos Simitis's eight-year premiership (1996-2004) modernized Greece, integrating it into the EU's core, boosting infrastructure (Rio-Antirrio Bridge, Athens Metro), expanding social welfare, and strengthening the rule of law while facing challenges with corruption and party succession.
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52% Bias Score
Romania Announces Austerity Measures to Tackle Growing Budget Deficit
Romania's Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced new economic measures to address a growing budget deficit, including tax increases and reduced subsidies starting January 2025, aiming for a deficit reduction to 7% of GDP by 2025 and 2.5% within seven years, leading to protests.
Romania Announces Austerity Measures to Tackle Growing Budget Deficit
Romania's Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced new economic measures to address a growing budget deficit, including tax increases and reduced subsidies starting January 2025, aiming for a deficit reduction to 7% of GDP by 2025 and 2.5% within seven years, leading to protests.
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48% Bias Score
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Businesses Slam Government's Rosy Economic Outlook
Businesses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern sharply criticize the state government's positive economic assessment, citing high energy costs, weak consumer demand, and a lack of policy support as major obstacles, demanding immediate reforms and relief measures.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Businesses Slam Government's Rosy Economic Outlook
Businesses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern sharply criticize the state government's positive economic assessment, citing high energy costs, weak consumer demand, and a lack of policy support as major obstacles, demanding immediate reforms and relief measures.
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36% Bias Score
Death of Manmohan Singh: End of an Era for India's Economic Transformation
Manmohan Singh, India's first Sikh prime minister and architect of its economic reforms, died at 92 due to age-related medical conditions; the government declared seven days of mourning and a state funeral.
Death of Manmohan Singh: End of an Era for India's Economic Transformation
Manmohan Singh, India's first Sikh prime minister and architect of its economic reforms, died at 92 due to age-related medical conditions; the government declared seven days of mourning and a state funeral.
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36% Bias Score