- Oct 8
Pierrakakis urges EU to shield citizens from energy shock without undermining fiscal credibility
Eurogroup president Kyriakos Pierrakakis described a difficult balance for the eurozone after energy prices returned to high levels, as Greece and Italy requested more fiscal flexibility. Several finance ministers pushed back at the Luxembourg meeting.
- Oct 7
Dutch cabinet restarts social pact talks after dropping 6 billion euro welfare cuts
Prime Minister Rob Jetten met union and employer leaders at the Catshuis to launch negotiations on labour and disability reform following a seven-month dispute over planned budget cuts.
- Sep 30
Dutch cabinet faces parliamentary pushback over plan to tax 850,000 small savers
Prime Minister Rob Jetten's cabinet is seeking to introduce a realised capital gains tax from 2028, but coalition and opposition lawmakers rejected funding proposals that lower tax exemptions for small savers.
