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Eleonora Vasques

EU payers push for cuts but can’t agree on how much as budget talks enter key phase

Germany, Austria, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden want to cut the EU’s proposed long-term budget for 2027–2034, but have yet to agree on how much.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hosted the leaders of Finland, Austria and Denmark for a lunch meeting in Berlin on Thursday to discuss cuts to the EU’s next seven-year budget. The prime ministers of the Netherlands and Sweden joined by video conference.

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