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Economy will shape Macron’s euro-area manoeuvres

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FRANCE/EU

Macron has used his absolute majority in parliament and the weakened state of France’s unions to deliver his campaign promise to reform France’s labour laws. Yet his success is…

Helping farmers only partly eases India’s rural crisis

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INDIA

A key factor in the sharp fall is decreasing consumption, especially in rural areas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sought to raise farmer…

Belgium’s move to a four-day week will be gradual

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BELGIUM

From November 21, private sector workers can now work four instead of five days per week as part of the federal government’s new Labour Deal. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said…

Support for Ireland’s opposition Sinn Fein is growing

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IRELAND

The governing parties are facing growing challenges amid the worsening cost-of-living crisis, which comes on top of a housing crisis and medium-to-long-term structural economic…

Hungary will ease immigration to meet labour shortage

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HUNGARY

The poorly publicised law provides for an entirely new visa system, focused on streamlining guest-worker and skilled worker permits from third countries. It addresses an…