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Europe Proposes EU Budget Cuts
The article discusses a meeting between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the leaders of five European countries, who are major contributors to the European Union's budget. They agreed on exerting pressure to reduce the European Commission’s proposed budget for the period from 2028 to 2034 and to restructure spending to align with new European priorities. Merz emphasized that increasing the proposed budget to 60% is unsustainable given current budget constraints, noting that Germany and the five countries together finance about 40% of the EU budget and 70% of aid to Ukraine, giving them a direct interest in maintaining funding. They called for the development of a modern financial framework that reflects both national and European priorities, with an emphasis on strengthening competitiveness and the European industrial base to ensure sustainable spending.
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