Budget

Portugal sees no upheaval from presidential vote, minister says

Portuguese Minister of State and of Finance Joaquim Miranda Sarmento takes part in the Eurozone finance ministers' meeting in Brussels, Belgium, November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Senior US defence official Colby to visit South Korea and Japan next week, Yonhap says

Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby listens to the national anthem as he welcomes New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 20, 2025. REUTERS/Al Drago

France PM forces part of budget through Parliament without vote

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu (centre) and his government will now likely face no-confidence motions from the opposition.

France PM Sebastien Lecornu to force budget into law, concedes ‘partial failure’

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu reacts at a media briefing at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on Jan 19, 2026.

French PM announces new budget plans in bid to break deadlock

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu attends a debate before votes on two no-confidence motions against the French government tabled by members of parliament of La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI) and the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN), in response to the government's handling of the EU-Mercosur trade deal, during a session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Czech PM Babis' government wins confidence vote as policies on budget, Ukraine shift

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis from ANO speaks during the debate on confidence in the parliament, in Prague, Czech Republic, January 13, 2026 REUTERS/Eva Korinkova

Spain's polarised politics stymies government's regional funding plan

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives for a year-end balance news briefing at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Trump’s ‘Department of War’ name change could cost $161 million

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has enthusiastically embraced the name change as part of what he calls a “fight-to-win” ethos.

French government survives no-confidence votes, now faces another Budget battle

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaking at the National Assembly, France's lower house of Parliament, on Jan 14.

Snap election likely in Bulgaria after reformist group rejects bid for government

Rumen Radev, President of Bulgaria, speaks during the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit at United Nations headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 18, 2023. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

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