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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EU socialists: Ban on petrol cars ‘key demand’ for next Commission

The EU's social democrats have set out their key demands for von der Leyen and the next Commission mandate. Ba

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Macron warns Europe ‘can die’ in alarmist speech on protectionism, geopolitical threats

Macron reiterated calls for a third way between the U.S. and China, saying Europe must show that “it’s never going to be a vassal for the United States.”

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Europe needs more cash, Belgian PM says

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo — whose country has taken over Europe’s rotating presidency — outlines a controversial proposal in an interview with POLITICO.

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Germany and EU face a new trilemma

The green transition and economic security are complimentary phenomena that can create a positive feedback loop.

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