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Bayrou's Budget Plan Targets €140 Billion Deficit, Addresses Multiple Economic Challenges
French Prime Minister François Bayrou announced a budget plan aiming to reduce the 2026 public deficit to 4.6% of GDP (€140 billion) through a €50 billion cumulative budgetary effort (2024-2026), addressing concerns about public debt and broader economic challenges.
Bayrou's Budget Plan Targets €140 Billion Deficit, Addresses Multiple Economic Challenges
French Prime Minister François Bayrou announced a budget plan aiming to reduce the 2026 public deficit to 4.6% of GDP (€140 billion) through a €50 billion cumulative budgetary effort (2024-2026), addressing concerns about public debt and broader economic challenges.
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52% Bias Score
EU Delays Catalan Official Status Amidst Geopolitical Tensions
Amidst international crises, the EU hesitates on Spain's proposal to grant Catalan official status, facing opposition from countries like Luxembourg, Finland, and Poland, due to concerns over timing and lack of consensus.
EU Delays Catalan Official Status Amidst Geopolitical Tensions
Amidst international crises, the EU hesitates on Spain's proposal to grant Catalan official status, facing opposition from countries like Luxembourg, Finland, and Poland, due to concerns over timing and lack of consensus.
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52% Bias Score
EU's Proposed Cigarette Tax Hike: Germany Faces Price Surge, Black Market Concerns
The EU Commission proposes sharply raising cigarette taxes, potentially increasing prices in Germany by several euros per pack, leading to fears of a booming black market and impacting youth smoking.
EU's Proposed Cigarette Tax Hike: Germany Faces Price Surge, Black Market Concerns
The EU Commission proposes sharply raising cigarette taxes, potentially increasing prices in Germany by several euros per pack, leading to fears of a booming black market and impacting youth smoking.
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52% Bias Score
EU Political Class Takes Summer Break Amidst Budget Disputes
Most of Europe's political class is on summer vacation, leaving Brussels largely unattended; however, budget negotiations delayed Ursula von der Leyen's break, while Roberta Metsola chaired a no-confidence vote before her leave. The EU will officially enter its annual period of strategic reflection ...
EU Political Class Takes Summer Break Amidst Budget Disputes
Most of Europe's political class is on summer vacation, leaving Brussels largely unattended; however, budget negotiations delayed Ursula von der Leyen's break, while Roberta Metsola chaired a no-confidence vote before her leave. The EU will officially enter its annual period of strategic reflection ...
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60% Bias Score
EU Proposes €2 Trillion Budget, Sparking Debate
The European Commission proposed a €2 trillion budget for 2028-2034, prioritizing defense, space, migration, and border management, with increased revenue from carbon emissions trading and tobacco duties; however, EU lawmakers criticized it as a spending freeze.
EU Proposes €2 Trillion Budget, Sparking Debate
The European Commission proposed a €2 trillion budget for 2028-2034, prioritizing defense, space, migration, and border management, with increased revenue from carbon emissions trading and tobacco duties; however, EU lawmakers criticized it as a spending freeze.
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36% Bias Score
EU Poverty Remains High Despite Slight Decrease
Eurostat reported that over 20% of the EU population faced poverty or social exclusion in 2024, a slight decrease but still alarmingly high, with Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece showing the highest rates, while the Netherlands, Cyprus, and Slovenia had the lowest; women, young adults, and those with l...
EU Poverty Remains High Despite Slight Decrease
Eurostat reported that over 20% of the EU population faced poverty or social exclusion in 2024, a slight decrease but still alarmingly high, with Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece showing the highest rates, while the Netherlands, Cyprus, and Slovenia had the lowest; women, young adults, and those with l...
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36% Bias Score
EU's Proposed Cigarette Tax Hike Could Fuel German Black Market
The EU Commission's proposal to significantly raise cigarette taxes in Germany could increase the price of a pack of cigarettes to over €12 and a pouch of rolling tobacco to over €18, potentially boosting the black market and impacting public health.
EU's Proposed Cigarette Tax Hike Could Fuel German Black Market
The EU Commission's proposal to significantly raise cigarette taxes in Germany could increase the price of a pack of cigarettes to over €12 and a pouch of rolling tobacco to over €18, potentially boosting the black market and impacting public health.
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56% Bias Score
EU Eases Schengen Visas for Compliant Turkish Citizens
The European Commission implemented a new Schengen visa rule, the 'Cascade Rule,' effective July 15, 2024, offering multiple-entry visas to Turkish citizens with a history of compliant visa usage, based on a risk assessment and to improve efficiency.
EU Eases Schengen Visas for Compliant Turkish Citizens
The European Commission implemented a new Schengen visa rule, the 'Cascade Rule,' effective July 15, 2024, offering multiple-entry visas to Turkish citizens with a history of compliant visa usage, based on a risk assessment and to improve efficiency.
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16% Bias Score
Former German Spokesperson Criticizes Government's Communication Strategy
Christiane Hoffmann, former deputy German government spokesperson, criticizes the Scholz government's communication strategy for prioritizing internal unity over transparency, resulting in public frustration and hindering democratic processes; she served under Scholz for three years.
Former German Spokesperson Criticizes Government's Communication Strategy
Christiane Hoffmann, former deputy German government spokesperson, criticizes the Scholz government's communication strategy for prioritizing internal unity over transparency, resulting in public frustration and hindering democratic processes; she served under Scholz for three years.
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44% Bias Score
EU Startup Rules Face Fragmentation Risk
The European Commission's plan for EU-wide corporate rules to boost tech startups faces challenges due to internal disagreements and industry pushback over the legal basis, with a directive potentially creating 27 different systems instead of a single, harmonized set of rules.
EU Startup Rules Face Fragmentation Risk
The European Commission's plan for EU-wide corporate rules to boost tech startups faces challenges due to internal disagreements and industry pushback over the legal basis, with a directive potentially creating 27 different systems instead of a single, harmonized set of rules.
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56% Bias Score
EU to Cut Farm Subsidies by €86.6 Billion, Sparking Farmer Protests
The European Commission plans to cut the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget by €86.6 billion, reducing it to €300 billion after 2027; this has sparked protests from farmers who say the Commission is betraying them, despite claims that direct payments will be unaffected.
EU to Cut Farm Subsidies by €86.6 Billion, Sparking Farmer Protests
The European Commission plans to cut the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget by €86.6 billion, reducing it to €300 billion after 2027; this has sparked protests from farmers who say the Commission is betraying them, despite claims that direct payments will be unaffected.
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56% Bias Score
EU Anti-Corruption Directive Stalled Amidst Member State Disagreement
The European Union's proposed anti-corruption directive, stalled in late June 2023 due to disagreements among member states over the criminalization of abuse of office, risks undermining the bloc's credibility in combating corruption both internally and globally.
EU Anti-Corruption Directive Stalled Amidst Member State Disagreement
The European Union's proposed anti-corruption directive, stalled in late June 2023 due to disagreements among member states over the criminalization of abuse of office, risks undermining the bloc's credibility in combating corruption both internally and globally.
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52% Bias Score
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