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Merz Unites EU Budget-Cutters as Costa Gropes for Deal

Summary by Politico Europe
In Berlin, six governments will discuss pushing for a smaller EU budget, while António Costa continues consulting other governments — many of which don’t want reductions.

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Today, Chancellor Merz wants to discuss the level of the future EU financial framework with several European prime ministers in Berlin.

·Germany
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Before the difficult negotiations on the future EU budget, the donor countries meet with Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Austria's Chancellor Christian Stocker travels to Berlin with a clear rejection of record expenditures. When the leaders of the European net contributor countries meet, diplomatic flattery is rarely involved. It is about a lot of money — more precisely about the money of their own taxpayers. On Thursday, German Chancellor Friedrich…

·Vienna, Austria
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Invited by his German counterpart Friedrich Merz, Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP) will participate in a meeting of several EU heads of government in Berlin on Thursday. They intend to coordinate their positions on the future of EU finances. Germany has also invited Denmark, Finland, and the Netherlands, among others. These are so-called net contributor states, which transfer more money to Brussels than they receive back through progr…

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He invited the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, Finland and Sweden to Berlin.

·Bratislava, Slovakia
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will receive the leaders of the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, and Finland at his official residence in Berlin on Thursday. The 'frugal' EU countries want to coordinate their positions on the European multiannual budget there.

·Belgium
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epochtimes.de broke the news on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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