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EU's von der Leyen says new budget fit for 'new era'
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared on Wednesday that her proposed new 2 trillion euro budget for the ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Hungary's Orban says proposed new budget will 'ruin the EU'
The European Commission's proposed new budget lacks clear strategic foundations and would ruin the European Union, Hungarian ...
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 eyes defense spending boost in trillion-dollar budget
The European Commission advanced a $2.3 trillion budget proposal that would boost EU defense spending through the next three ...
European Union: Brussels' budget proposal faces strong opposition
The European Union's financial capabilities depend on this bill, which was presented to members of the European Parliament on ...
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 ...
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 ...
EU court denies Le Pen heirs' appeal to evade repaying misused funds
The General Court of the European Union ruled Wednesday that Jean-Marie Le Pen's daughters remain on the hook for more than ...