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Friedrich Merz needed the support of two-thirds majority in parliament for his plan to unlock billions for defence and infrastructure spending. ADVERTISEMENTGermany’s parliament on Tuesday passed a historic bill unlocking a record level of state borrowing for defence and infrastructure through amending the country’s constitutionally enshrined fiscal rules.The vote made it through the parliament with 513 votes in favour — above the 489 votes required. The law still needs a two-thirds majority in the Bundesrat, Germany’s lower house representing the country’s states, to become law. The crucial vote in the Bundestag followed weeks of debate sparked when Merz’s Christian Democratic…

Two NASA test astronauts were finally on their way back to Earth after nine months stranded in space following faults with Boeing’s Starliner capsule.

“Poland should be prepared for all scenarios, even the most black such as an attack by Russia, but of course this does not mean that they will come true,” said Tomasz Siemoniak, Polish Minister of Internal Affairs, speaking to Euronews. ADVERTISEMENTPrime Minister Donald Tusk recently declared that Poland will not implement the European Pact for Migration and Asylum, to which the European Commissioner  Magnus Brunner responded by saying that the country will have to bear the consequences. Talking to Euronews, Tomasz Siemoniak did not show concern. “Our consent to this will not be given”, he said. “We are not saying no…

As Irish families struggle to keep pubs independent, Heineken is looking for a new owner to take over a remote island pub that’s been run by the same family for 155 years.

Ukraine’s General Staff has confirmed that it has withdrawn from the town of Sudzha,days after Russia said it had re-captured it.

A massive fire broke out early on Sunday in the nightclub killing 51 people and injuring about 100 more, interior minister Panche Toshkovski said. ADVERTISEMENTA massive fire that broke out early on Sunday in a nightclub in North Macedonia’s southern town of Kocani has killed 51 people and injured about 100 more, interior minister Panche Toshkovski told a press conference.The blaze began around 2:35 a.m. during a concert by a local pop group, according to Toshkovski. He said the young clubgoers used pyrotechnics that caused the roof to catch fire. Kocani TV station reported that the fire began at the…

Tens of thousands of Serbians swarmed the streets of the capital Belgrade in preparation for major anti-government rallies planned to take place over the weekend against populist President Aleksandar Vučić.

Cabin crew can remove you from flights and gate agents can deny you boarding for disobeying rules.

After the Bulgarian Constitutional Court ordered a partial recount of October’s election results, the nationalist, pro-Russian Velichie party now has 10 seats in parliament.

As US President Donald Trump continues to shake up the global trading order, EBRD nations aren’t likely to feel the brunt of the disruption. Even so, diminished growth in other countries is set to have ripple effects.