Pope Leo looks to MAGA megadonors to shore up Church finances – POLITICO
The Vatican’s income is mainly derived from property assets and donations including from bishops and Peter’s Pence, the…
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Defiant Bayrou won’t concede defeat on pension reform talks – POLITICO
Bayrou admitted that an agreement hadn’t yet been found on how to compensate workers who have physically demanding…
French government to face no-confidence vote after pension talks collapse – POLITICO
Once the conclave ended without a deal, the Socialists demanded that lawmakers be allowed to propose changes to…
Blow for Keir Starmer as Labour frontbencher quits over disability benefit cuts
Vicky Foxcroft said “with a heavy heart” she would be giving up her role as a government whip,…
Wie die Koalition an der Rente scheitern könnte – POLITICO
Arbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas (SPD) steht unter doppeltem Druck: Beim Sozialstaatskongress der IG Metall muss sie die hohen Erwartungen…
Seven reality checks on Britain’s sunshine spending review – POLITICO
Departments also need to find “efficiency gains” averaging 4 percent by 2028/29, a total of £13.8 billion per…
Badenoch makes Starmer squirm on welfare – POLITICO
Fueling the flames: Badenoch certainly was, asking the PM just how many of the ten million pensioners affected…
DWP warning as two-tier State Pension system emerges for some pensioners
The Triple Lock guarantee only covers the Basic State Pension payment rates, leaving additional elements to rise by…
Can defense become Europe’s economic growth machine? – POLITICO
Loïc Mougeolle is a defense contractor whose ties to the military go back a generation. His father worked…
UK bets on Aussie-style pension revamp to boost ailing economy
Australia’s living in the future. And it’s not just its time zone. Its pensions industry is light years…
Bayrou’s government is one step away from collapse – POLITICO
First Secretary of the Socialists Olivier Faure is being challenged by an alliance of more moderate, social-democratic, pro-European…
How Britain lost respect for its veterans – POLITICO
“I still feel, even though I’m out of the military, like I’m serving,” says Thomas Kendall, the man…
Pension payments could be slashed by 20% due to Donald Trump
The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has produced an informational paper which sounds a stark warning in the…
Social security minister latest to quit in major pensions fraud scandal
Brazil’s Social Security Minister, Carlos Lupi, has resigned nine days after police unveiled a major corruption scandal which…
India blinks on visas to pave way for UK trade deal – POLITICO
Trump’s trade war, however, won’t see India rushing into a deal with the U.K., India’s Finance Minister Nirmala…