Category: EU Budget
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Council Trims the 2027 Budget Ahead of a Parliament Clash
Strasbourg: The European Union’s last annual budget under its current spending cycle is heading toward…
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Why Brussels Wants Sixteen Funds Where Fifty Now Sit
Brussels: The next EU budget will not just decide how much Europe spends. It will…
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Own Resources Overhaul Puts a Fresh Levy on Large EU Companies
The Hague: Big businesses across the Union may soon write a cheque directly to Brussels.…
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Parliament Demands a Bigger Budget Before the 2028 Deadline
Rome: The fight over the next long-term EU budget has hardened into a contest over…
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Who Pays for the Next EU Budget as the Own Resources Fight Grows
Munich: In the boardrooms of Bavaria’s export champions, one line in the Union’s budget plan…
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Auditors Fault 43 Billion Euro EU Home Renovation Spending
Luxembourg: The European Court of Auditors warned on 7 July 2026 that 43 billion euros…
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Parliament Pushes for a Bigger EU Budget as Council Holds Back
Strasbourg: The fight over the next EU budget is heating up as the European Parliament…
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Lawmakers Demand a Far Bigger EU Budget for the Years After 2027
Berlin: The fight over how much the European Union should spend after 2027 has moved…
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Long-Term Budget Talks Open as Ireland Takes the Negotiating Lead
Brussels: Europe’s next long-term budget moved into open negotiation in July 2026, as the Irish…
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EU Long-Term Budget Enters Its Toughest Stretch Yet
The EU long-term budget for 2028-2034 has moved into its most difficult phase, as the…
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Dublin Inherits a Divided Fight Over Europe’s Long-Term Budget
Dublin: Ireland took over the rotating presidency of the Council on 1 July, and with…
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Parliament Digs In for a Bigger EU Budget Before Autumn
Strasbourg: The European Parliament has hardened its stance on the next EU budget, adopting a…
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Draft 2027 Budget Tests Europe’s Spending Priorities
Strasbourg: The annual haggling over the EU budget has begun again, and this year it…
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Ireland Inherits a Two-Trillion-Euro EU Budget Fight
Brussels: Ireland took the wheel of the most contentious file in Europe this summer. Its…
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Net Payers and Cohesion Allies Clash Over the Next EU Budget
The Hague: In the capital of one of the bloc’s most demanding paymasters, the fight…
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Europe’s Next Long-Term Budget Enters Its Decisive Bargaining Phase
Brussels: The battle over Europe’s next long-term budget has moved into its decisive phase, with…
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Budget Fight Over the EU’s 2028-2034 Spending Plan
Budget diplomacy has returned to the centre of European politics, and the fight over the…
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Member States Rally Behind a Slimmer Seven-Year EU Budget Plan
Rome: The fight over how Europe spends its money for the next decade has entered…
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An August Deadline Puts Hungary’s Frozen Funds Under Pressure
Time is running out to unlock billions of euros in frozen funds earmarked for Hungary,…
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Ministers Trim Next Year’s EU Budget by Nearly Eight Billion Euros
Vienna: National governments have set out how much they are willing to spend next year,…
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The Trillion-Euro Question Hanging Over the EU Budget
Brussels: The fight over how Europe spends its money for the next decade has entered…
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Ireland Presses Member States to Settle the Next EU Budget
Brussels: Ireland’s Council presidency pressed EU governments this week to rally behind the next EU…
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EU Budget Fight Pits Frugal States Against Ambitious Lawmakers
The Hague: Nothing tests European unity quite like a fight over money, and the next…
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Europe’s Two Trillion Euro EU Budget Enters Its Decisive Year
Strasbourg: The next EU budget has entered its most decisive year, twelve months after the…