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The EU chief unveils a new $2.3 trillion budget. Lawmakers say the math doesn't 'add up'
The European Union needs a new budget that would allow it to respond to crises like Russia’s war on Ukraine or climate change ...
The Economist2d
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 ...
Taxation in EU budget proposal sends 'wrong signal', German minister says
German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil doubled down on Berlin's criticism of the European Commission's proposed budget 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 ...
The EU country that will receive the most money in the new budget has become known
In the latest EU budget, Poland has been allocated more than 123 billion euros. This week, the European Commission published a summary of planned expenditures from the general budget for 2028-2034 for ...
Euractiv1d
Tobacco tax in EU budget: What if Europe goes smoke-free?
The TED is a proposal to significantly raise tobacco tax rates across the EU. It suggests a 139% increase on cigarettes, a ...
EU's biggest-ever budget faces backlash
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the EU’s biggest-ever budget, but a chaotic rollout and ...
Politico Europe2d
EU budget: The winners and losers
While the vast majority of the budget will come from EU countries' own contributions, the Commission also proposed three new ...