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Merz threatens to sink EU budget talks
Original: Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (sog. cdU) macht Stimmung gegen den neuen EU-Finanzrahmen (2028-2034) und droht offen mit e
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pushing back against the EU's next long-term budget for 2028-2034, openly threatening that negotiations could fail. He argued that having no new financial framework at all would be by far the cheapest outcome for Germany. The comments have sparked debate ahead of the EU budget negotiations, with critics seeing them as an attack on European solidarity.
Why now: Merz's open threat to block the EU's multiannual budget challenges the ongoing negotiations over the 2028-2034 financial framework.
Friedrich MerzCDUEuropean UnionGermany
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