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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 ...
The EU chief unveils a new $2.3 trillion budget. Lawmakers say the math doesn't 'add up'
The European Union needs a new budget that would allow it to respond to crises like Russia’s war on Ukraine or climate change ...
EU Proposes Joint Borrowing to Finance €400 Billion Crisis Tool
The €400 billion ($463 billion) crisis tool proposed by the European Commission on Wednesday would be financed using joint ...
President Trump announces 30% tariffs against Mexico, EU to begin Aug. 1
President Donald Trump has announced he’s levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting Aug. 1.
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 ...
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EU unveils €2-trillion budget plan amid defence, Ukraine and farming tensions
BRUSSELS: The European Commission on Wednesday (Jul 16) unveiled a blueprint for its most ambitious long-term budget yet, a ...
EU's €2 Trillion Budget Set for 'Intense Negotiations'
Roxana Minzatu, the European Commission's executive vice president for social rights and skills, discusses the EU's proposal ...
EU court denies Le Pen heirs' appeal to evade repaying misused funds
The General Court of the European Union ruled Wednesday that Jean-Marie Le Pen's daughters remain on the hook for more than ...