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Bundestag Leaders Seek To Scrap Luisenblock Ost II To Save €600 Million

A late-May committee vote will test a cross-party push to curb costs by shelving an optional expansion.

Netherlands Plans WIA Overhaul After ‘Alarming’ Warning From Social Affairs Minister

Senate Report Says U.S. Spent $40 Million to Deport Migrants to Third Countries

Karnataka Congress MLAs Recast Australia–New Zealand Tour as Private, Not State-Sponsored

Seven New High-Speed Rail Corridors Announced as Karnataka Presses for Bengaluru–Pune–Mumbai Link

France Adopts 2026 Budget After No-Confidence Votes Fail

Moody’s Sees France’s 2026 Deficit at 5.2%, Casting Doubt on Government’s 5% Target

Germany Refocuses Development Aid on Poorest Countries, Moves Emerging Economies to Loans

France Ends Lifetime Perks for Ex-Prime Ministers and Interior Ministers as Policy Takes Effect

Labour–Plaid Deal Secures Passage of £27bn Welsh Budget

Xochimilco Seeks 15% Budget Hike for 2026 as Lawmakers Question Spending and World Cup Readiness

UK Unveils £7.3 Billion Local Roads Fund With New Transparency Conditions

Loose Women Off Air for Budget Coverage, Back on Thursday

German Budget Draft Would Loosen Safeguards on Road Funds, Reviving Shift From Repairs to New Builds

California Lawmakers Steer $415 Million in Earmarks Into 2025 Budget Despite Deficit

Morena Moves to Cut 2026 Budgets for INE, Electoral Tribunal and Judiciary

Democrats Demand Clarity on Air Force’s Use of Missile Funds for Qatari Gift Jet Retrofit

Court of Auditors Warns of Desk Surplus as Chancellery Expansion Costs Hit €777 Million

Carney Orders Deep Savings Across Government Even as Defence Budget Grows

Bayrou Unveils Territorial Reform to Strengthen Prefects’ Authority