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Rachel Reeves has been prudent. Now she needs a purpose

LONDON — When Rachel Reeves was Britain’s shadow chancellor she liked to repeat an anecdote during interviews. The Labour frontbencher would often quote the advice she received from the party’s longest-ever serving chancellor, Gordon Brown. “Prudence is really important Rachel, but
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EU pitches massive energy spending boost in long-term budget

BRUSSELS — The European Commission wants to funnel billions more into energy infrastructure as part of the EU’s next long-term budget. Energy ventures would see a significant increase in funds under the

Is €1.2T enough to save Europe?

BRUSSELS — Mario Draghi, Italy’s former prime minister, was enjoying his retirement when the phone rang. It was September 2023, and Ursula von der Leyen’s office wanted to know if he might

Labour MPs challenge UK fiscal watchdog after welfare debacle

LONDON — Tight spending constraints have been causing Keir Starmer’s government all manner of headaches. Now his own troops want a scaling back of the official forecaster they believe holds too much

Plastic waste is a solvable problem

Arms aloft, the president of the United Nations Environment Assembly triumphantly told delegates in Kenya: “Plastic pollution has grown into an epidemic. With today’s resolution, we are officially on track for a
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