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World Service,10 Jun 2024,26 mins

EU elections shakes economy

World Business Report

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European stocks fell on Monday as traders reacted to initial results from the EU Parliament elections and the surprise call for parliamentary elections by French President Emmanuel Macron. Rahul Tandon finds how an early EU election results indicate that populist, far-right parties could have a bigger hand in European policymaking and affecting economy. Also, in the programme, we are talking about Japanese carmakers crisis and finds out why India is returning to a coalition government. (Picture: French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at a European Union leaders summit. Picture credit: Reuters)

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