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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 ...
President Trump announces 30% tariffs against Mexico, EU to begin Aug. 1
President Donald Trump has announced he’s levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting Aug. 1.
EU wants farming subsidy cap in budget overhaul, draft shows
Brussels is set to propose capping the EU subsidies a single farmer can receive each year, in an attempt to redistribute the ...
Trump’s Plan for Europe to Foot Ukraine Bill Ups Budget Pressure
Donald Trump’s plan to allow the European Union pay for arms supplied to Ukraine is piling pressure on EU officials ...
EU court denies Le Pen heirs' appeal to evade repaying misused funds
The General Court of the European Union ruled Wednesday that Jean-Marie Le Pen's daughters remain on the hook for more than ...