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EU opens door to funding nuclear energy in next budget
The European Commission wants to open up part of its proposed 2 trillion euro EU budget for 2028-2034 to nuclear energy, a ...
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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 ...
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 ...
EU eyes defense spending boost in trillion-dollar budget
The European Commission advanced a $2.3 trillion budget proposal that would boost EU defense spending through the next three ...
The EU chief unveils a new $2.3 trillion budget. Lawmakers say the math doesn’t ‘add up’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has unveiled a proposal for a long-term EU budget that she says will total ...
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 ...
EU Commission proposes 2 trillion euro seven-year budget, says Budget Commissioner
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a 2 trillion euro ($2.31 trillion) seven-year EU budget, placing a new emphasis ...
Germany Rejects EU’s Proposed €2 Trillion Draft Budget
Good morning. Germany said no to the European Commission’s €2 trillion budget proposal. Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz will ...
EU Proposes Draft Budget Close to €2 Trillion for 2028-2034
The European Union has proposed a budget of close to €2 trillion ($2.3 trillion) for its next seven year budget, as it seeks ...
Von der Leyen’s €2tn EU budget proposal hit by chaotic infighting
On the eve of the proposal, von der Leyen’s own budget commissioner Piotr Serafin, who is tasked with selling the significantly enlarged budget to EU capitals, had “no clue” of the complex formula ...