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Based on current polling trends, it could even overtake Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) as the largest party. A government involving the Greens would have a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261314
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has previously emphasised spending but, amid high inflation and consequent high interest rates, Freeland stressed the need for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273987
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The economy has not grown in the past two quarters and, on a per capita basis, has declined for six consecutive quarters. With the Bank of Canada ruling out interest rate cuts…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284433
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This is a lower forecast than the 170,000 the agency predicted in October, before Sweden reimposed controls at its border with Denmark. The immigration issue is causing strains…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208291
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The CEWC is one of the most important arenas for the top leadership to set the economic policy direction for the coming year. The authorities stopped short of relaxing property…
Varadkar’s Fine Gael (FG) has been in coalition with Fianna Fail (FF) and the Greens since 2020; they agreed that Varadkar would replace FF leader Micheal Martin as taoiseach…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274838
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He will lead a historic coalition involving his Fianna Fail (FF; centre-left) party, its historical rivals Fine Gael (FG; centre-right), and the Green Party (GP; centre-left)…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253783
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Fiscal reform in China.
The debt brake, which places a strict limit on the issuance of public debt and reflects Germany's innate fiscal conservatism, is being challenged given COVID-19 disruption, a…
The ruling means there is a gap of at least EUR17bn (USD18.4bn) in next year’s spending that needs to be addressed. The coalition parties are divided on how to resolve the issue.