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While a strong force in Ireland against austerity, its history could prevent further progress
Madrid will report a budget deficit of 4.8% of GDPGDP for last year and 3.6% this year
Italy’s recovery dims and German economic expansion fails to pick up in the final quarter of 2015
Lisbon offers €1.1bn in last-minute tax increases and spending cuts to appease EU reviewers
Socialist government’s spending plan faces veto because it misses EU’s deficit target
Central Bank of Ireland deputy Cyril Roux talks about the watchdog’s stance
Decisive victory for opposition two months after anti-austerity government voted in
Justin Trudeau presents sunny face at Davos while economy shrinks and currency falls
The amount of extra money the city is to receive will barely cover what has been lost in council grant cuts
Socialist government criticised for moves to ‘bail-in’ bank creditors and restructure contracts
The eurozone crisis has revitalised the left but Fine Gael looks set to retain power in Dublin
Chancellor uses speech to face off demands to relax austerity — and set up advance blame shifting
Attempt to tackle yawning deficit caused by falling oil price
Italian prime minister hits out at what he sees as double standards by Germany
Rajoy in fiendishly difficult spot as anti-austerity party surges
Critics decry SNP cuts to council funding
France and Italy raised taxes to lower borrowings, yet Ireland, Spain and UK cut spending
There are indications that support for anti-establishment parties has peaked
Pension curbs and tax rises demanded by bailout lenders stoke austerity backlash
Biggest political upheaval for a generation
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