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Germany's 2024 National Debt Surges Despite Record Revenue

Germany's 2024 national debt reached €118.8 billion despite record state revenue of €2012.9 billion, driven by increased spending in social welfare and debt servicing, exceeding the EU's 3 percent GDP limit.

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RTVE Publishes €243 Million in Production Contracts, Unveiling Unprecedented Transparency

RTVE's newly published contracts for 2024 and January 2025 reveal €243,752,916 in payments to production companies, with Terrat (€28,152,271) and Bambú Producciones (€17,287,314) as top recipients, marking an unprecedented level of transparency under President José Pablo López's administration.

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CEO of B.C.'s Largest Health Authority Resigns Amid Budget Crisis

Dr. Victoria Lee, CEO of British Columbia's Fraser Health Authority, resigned this week amid a \$1.1 billion budget overspending, prompting concerns about the impact on patient care and service delivery in the face of rapid population growth and insufficient healthcare infrastructure.

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30 English Councils Receive £1.5bn Bailouts Amidst Financial Crisis

A record 30 English local authorities received £1.5bn in emergency loans to avoid bankruptcy, as the government prohibited them from selling off public assets to repay debts, highlighting a broader crisis in local government finance.

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False Claims of Millions of Deceased Receiving Social Security Benefits

The Trump administration and Elon Musk's claims of millions of deceased receiving Social Security benefits are misleading; actual improper payments were less than 1% of total benefits, and most went to living recipients, with recent recovery efforts targeting payments to the deceased.

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Greek Municipalities Raise Taxes Amid Rising Costs

In Greece, 85 out of 287 municipalities increased taxes by an average of 16% in 2025 due to rising operational costs, including employee salaries and inflation, with Spetses seeing the highest increase at 50%.

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Hessian 2025 Budget: Modernization Amidst €12.9 Billion Deficit

Hessian Minister-President Boris Rhein presented the €38.09 billion 2025 state budget, prioritizing modernization and including €2.3 billion for police and €7 billion for municipalities, but also facing a €12.9 billion deficit due to planned savings like a delayed civil servant pay raise, criticized...

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Musk Orders US Federal Employees to Submit Weekly Work Summaries or Face Termination

US federal employees face termination if they don't submit weekly work summaries by Monday midnight, as ordered by Elon Musk, head of the Department of Efficiency (DOGE), under President Trump's administration, prompting defiance from agencies and unions.

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DOGE's $55 Billion in Claimed Savings: An NPR Analysis Reveals Vast Discrepancies

An NPR analysis reveals that the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) claim of $55 billion in federal spending cuts is drastically overstated, with actual savings closer to $2 billion due to methodological errors and incomplete data.

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Increased Public Spending: A Pro-Growth Policy for Britain?

Britain's Pensions Minister, Torsten Bell, argues that increased public spending, including £25bn for the NHS, is a pro-growth policy, countering claims that tax increases harm the economy. He uses examples like retail security costs due to shoplifting and NHS-related worker absences to illustrate t...

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Belfast Children's Hospital Approved After Decade of Delays

A new 155-bed children's hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has been approved, beginning construction in days and costing £671m, after a decade of delays and cost increases from an initial £250m estimate; it's expected to open in 2030.

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UK's Anti-Albanian Immigration Campaign Backfires

A UK government campaign, funded by the Foreign Office with a yearly budget exceeding \$4.7 million, attempted to deter Albanian immigration using negative portrayals of Albania. However, this backfired, with Albanian immigrants in the UK sharing negative experiences in Britain.

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