EU leaders to clash over bloc's next 7-year budget, seek new revenue sources
Leaders are divided over cuts to farm and cohesion spending as the Commission’s proposal would raise the budget to about €2 trillion and add new revenue sources.
- On Friday, European Union leaders began budget talks in Brussels centered on a revised Cypriot proposal that cuts €32.8 billion from the proposed €2 trillion spending package.
- Deep divisions persist between 'frugal countries' like Germany and the Netherlands, which oppose spending increases, and the 'Friends of Cohesion,' a coalition demanding more agricultural and regional funding.
- The European Parliament rejected the Cypriot plan as insufficient for agriculture and regional funding, while the European Commission proposes reducing such spending from around 60% of the current budget to 44%.
- Member states remain deadlocked over financing, with Italy, France, and Greece proposing 'rolling debt' to repay NextGenerationEU, though Germany and the Netherlands strongly reject this mechanism.
- Leaders aim to conclude the budget package by the end of 2026 to avoid extending negotiations, as any final deal requires unanimous support from all 27 member states.
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