
EU must have more of its own taxes from 2028, says von der Leyen
Commission president calls for next EU budget to have more money that doesn’t come from national coffers.
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EU Parliament vs. Germany in the battle of the budget
Berlin and its frugal allies are pushing for a smaller EU cash pot from 2028 to 2034.
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Europe’s €1.8T budget fight just got real
It’s an “extremely difficult negotiation,” says Italian PM Giorgia Meloni at EU summit in Cyprus.
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The non-geek’s guide to the Brussels budget fight
Here’s everything you need to know but were too afraid to ask about the EU’s next seven-year spending plan.
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EU eyes higher fees on US, British tourists to repay post-Covid debts
The move would increase the incoming traveler tax above the currently slated €7 sum.
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Merz, Scholz und das Nervenspiel nach der Wahl
— Vorbereitungen für den Tag nach dem Wahlsonntag: Wie sich die Parteien auf den 24.02. vorbereiten, wer mit wem zuerst spricht, wo politische Karrieren befördert und womöglich beendet werden. Einb…
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The EU’s ticking debt bomb — and why it matters for its next budget
Repayment of the EU’s €300 billion joint borrowing hangs like a cloud over the European Commission’s budget brainstorm.
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Mario Draghi’s plan to fix a broken Europe already looks impossible
The Draghi report is full of good intentions to mend a continent losing its way. But while the vision is bold, the politics are practically impossible.
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Germany’s Lindner rejects Draghi’s common borrowing proposal
“Germany will not agree to this,” country’s finance minister tells POLITICO.
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