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EU leaders negotiate the bloc’s next long-term budget
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The budget under negotiation is worth nearly EUR 2000000000000.
EU leaders are divided over the European Union’s nearly two-trillion-euro budget for 2028–2034 and want a compromise by year-end, ahead of elections across the bloc. Ireland’s latest proposal would cut the budget by about €140 billion.
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The European Union wants an agreement on its next long-term budget by Christmas.
“The 27-nation European Union wants an agreement by Christmas”
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The budget under negotiation is worth nearly EUR 2000000000000.
“At stake is the nearly two-trillion-euro budget”
The budget would set the European Union’s priorities for the period from 2028 through 2034.
2 of 2 sources“the bloc's budget for the years 2028 to 2034”