Budget Archives

This year 23 of NATO's 32 members are set to hit the alliance's defence spending target

World

NATO is spending more on defence, but it’s likely not enough

Spurred on by Russia’s war in Ukraine and the spectre of Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House, more of NATO’s European members...

AFPJuly 6, 2024

FDP Finance Minister Christian Lindner (L), Greens Economy Minister Robert Habeck (C) and Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) of the SPD are locked in a budget dispute

Business

Germany’s coalition in impasse over 2025 budget

The three parties in the German government are locked in a bitter dispute over the 2025 budget, with experts warning the stalemate could be...

AFPJune 20, 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron's call for a snap election this month has plunged France into political turmoil

Business

EU rebukes France for breaking budget rules

The EU on Wednesday reprimanded France for breaching the bloc’s budget rules under President Emmanuel Macron, 10 days before snap elections marked by lavish...

AFPJune 19, 2024

One third of Kenya's 51.5 million people lives in poverty

Business

Kenya to present budget with new tax hikes

Kenya’s finance minister is due to present Thursday the East African economic powerhouse’s biggest ever budget, alongside a contentious finance bill that contains a...

AFPJune 13, 2024

Business

Kenya to present budget with new tax hikes

Kenya’s finance minister is due to present Thursday the East African economic powerhouse’s biggest ever budget, alongside a contentious finance bill that contains a...

AFPJune 13, 2024

Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, left, has been accused of sidelining his party's lead European candidate Valerie Hayer

World

‘Manterrupting’: French PM under fire over surprise debate appearance

France’s prime minister on Monday faced accusations of deliberately seeking to eclipse the head of the ruling party’s list in European elections when he...

AFPJune 3, 2024

World

French govt faces confidence motions ahead of EU vote

France’s government on Monday faced two confidence challenges in parliament as political temperatures rise ahead of European Parliament elections set to mark a major...

AFPJune 3, 2024

In some towns, no pharmacies were open at all

World

French pharmacists strike over pay and drug shortages

French pharmacists began their first walkout in 10 years on Thursday, closing up shop over drug shortages, low regulated prices, pharmacy closures and fears...

AFPMay 30, 2024