Merz unites EU budget-cutters as Costa gropes for deal
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Source: Politico
Published: 2026-08-27 05:25 UTC+10:00
Section: Agriculture
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Europe, Germany, Tax & Budget, Elections, Food & Agriculture
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BRUSSELS — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will on Thursday bring together a group of leaders now pushing for hundreds of billions of euros to be sliced off the next seven-year EU budget — just as the European Council president is touring the bloc trying to broker a compromise.
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