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Despite enormous challenges, the EU sticks with its puny budget
Crafting a budget for 27 countries stretching from Lapland to Lisbon is a fiddly process. In fiscal terms the “multi-annual ...
The EU chief unveils a new $2.3 trillion budget. Lawmakers say the math doesn’t ‘add up’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has unveiled a proposal for a long-term EU budget that she says will total ...
Orbán says 20–25% of EU budget can end up funding Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán believes that 20-25% of the EU budget will be assigned to Ukraine. Source: Kossuth Radio, a public-broadcasting radio station in Hungary; European Pravda, citing ...
Germany Rejects EU Plan for Beefed-Up €2 Trillion Budget
Germany has rejected the European Commission’s proposal for a significantly expanded €2 trillion ($2.3 trillion) budget, just ...
EU wants farming subsidy cap in budget overhaul, draft shows
Brussels is set to propose capping the EU subsidies a single farmer can receive each year, in an attempt to redistribute the ...
Germany's Merz says Ukraine unlikely to join EU before 2034
"For us, the absolute top priority is, first and foremost, to do everything possible to end this war," German Chancellor ...
EU Proposes Joint Borrowing to Finance €400 Billion Crisis Tool
The €400 billion ($463 billion) crisis tool proposed by the European Commission on Wednesday would be financed using joint ...