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EU Seeks Urgent Solution To Ukraine’s €135 Billion Funding Gap

TEC News November 17, 2025

Pressure mounts as the Brussels bloc leadership attempts to impose a December deadline on itself, all while its Commission chief fumbles with three prospective options.

Romania’s Economic Fork in the Road

Sven R. Larson September 4, 2025

Facing a major budget gap, Bucharest must choose: fix the deficit or launch a broader economic rescue. So far, Prime Minister Bolojan has shown little leadership to do either.

Slovakia Is Next on the Fiscal Cutting Board

Sven R. Larson September 2, 2025

Slovakia faces the same budget dilemma as Germany. Whether Prime Minister Fico will match Chancellor Merz’s bold move to announce an end to the welfare state remains to be seen.

Dark Times Ahead for French Prime Minister

Hélène de Lauzun August 25, 2025

François Bayrou is preparing himself for the worst: a social blockade and a confidence vote are expected in the upcoming days.

Merz: Germany’s Welfare State No Longer Financially Viable

Zoltán Kottász August 25, 2025

The chancellor navigates a delicate path between coalition demands and AfD voter appeal.

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Budget Crunch Time: France Aims for Fiscal Austerity

Sven R. Larson July 16, 2025

Instead of austerity in a recession, France and other deficit-ridden EU states should try fiscal stimulus as a means to end their economic standstill.

Starmer Could Face Defeat on Welfare Cuts

Graham Barnfield June 26, 2025

The PM’s own nervous MPs preparing to reject a flagship policy signals their own estrangement from the wider electorate—growing larger since the 2024 victory at the polls.

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Bulgaria Has Good Reasons To Say No to the Euro

Sven R. Larson June 4, 2025

Citizens’ needs won’t be a priority once national leaders are beholden to their fiscal overlords in Brussels and Frankfurt.

Defense Funding: Europe Is Wading Into Deep Debt Waters

Sven R. Larson May 25, 2025

To date, there are no credible estimates of the fiscal danger associated with NATO’s planned military expansion. We put numbers on it. Prepare to be shocked.

Europe Faces Sharp Debt Rise as IMF Issues Stark 2030 Warning

Tamás Orbán April 24, 2025

Global public debt could surpass 100% of GDP by the end of the decade, levels not seen since World War II.

Tag: budget deficits

EU Seeks Urgent Solution To Ukraine’s €135 Billion Funding Gap

Romania’s Economic Fork in the Road

Slovakia Is Next on the Fiscal Cutting Board

Dark Times Ahead for French Prime Minister

Merz: Germany’s Welfare State No Longer Financially Viable

Budget Crunch Time: France Aims for Fiscal Austerity

Starmer Could Face Defeat on Welfare Cuts

Bulgaria Has Good Reasons To Say No to the Euro

Defense Funding: Europe Is Wading Into Deep Debt Waters

Europe Faces Sharp Debt Rise as IMF Issues Stark 2030 Warning

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