Germany Rejects EU Plan for Beefed-Up €2 Trillion Budget
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday that negotiations on the next European Union budget are likely to be extremely difficult because his government has rejected the European Commission's initial proposals.
The President of the European Commission proposes a two-billion-euro budget for the years 2028 to 2034. Not only in Germany, the enthusiasm is limited. What costs are now being faced: an overview.
'Unacceptable': Von der Leyen's €2 Trillion EU Budget Blasted By Germany Amid Botched Rollout
'Unacceptable': Von der Leyen's €2 Trillion EU Budget Blasted By Germany Amid Botched Rollout In a huge embarrassment for EU leadership, the day following European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen having presented an ambitious some 2 trillion euro, seven-year EU budget in Brussels, the government of Germany has made clear its firm rejection, calling the plan "unacceptable". "A comprehensive increase in the EU budget is unacceptable at a ti…
The largest contributor, Germany, rejects the EU's multiannual financial framework as envisioned by Ursula von der Leyen.
The European Commission wants to open part of its EU budget proposal, worth EUR 2,000 billion in the period 2028-2034, to finance nuclear energy projects, a move that will most likely create divisions among Member States, which will be immediately rejected by Germany by Reuters, taken by Agerpres.


Finance Minister Klingbeil is slowing down the EU Commission. Governments are coming up against proposed expansion of EU spending to two trillion euros from 2028 to 2034
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