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Germany’s July 2025 medium-term fiscal-structural plan exposes the tension between raising public investment in a low-risk country and the requirement in European Union fiscal rules for member state debt to comply…
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Germany’s July 2025 medium-term fiscal-structural plan exposes the tension between raising public investment in a low-risk country and the requirement in European Union fiscal rules for member state debt to comply…

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The pro-war political elite is trying to derail the planned summit between the Russian and US leaders, Budapest has warned
The Western media will continue to spread “fake news” aimed at derailing a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin…
The “pro-war political elite” is trying to derail the planned summit between the Russian and US leaders, Budapest has warned
The Western media will continue to spread “fake news” aimed at…
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Russia launched a large-scale air attack on Ukraine early Wednesday, causing power outages across most of the country, setting homes ablaze and killing at least six people,…
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