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EU's €2 Trillion Budget Sparks Rift Over Farm Funding
Original: EU’s €2 Trillion Budget Sparks Rift as Six Countries Demand Shift from Agriculture to Defence and Innovation
A dispute has broken out within the European Union over its proposed €2 trillion long-term budget, after six member states called for money to be redirected away from agriculture and towards defence and innovation. The demand exposes deep divisions over spending priorities ahead of negotiations, with farming-linked countries expected to resist any cuts to subsidies that support their rural economies.
Why now: The EU's next multi-year budget is being negotiated, and the proposed reallocation threatens powerful agricultural interests.
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- EU’s €2 Trillion Budget Sparks Rift as Six Countries Demand Shift from Agriculture to Defence and Innovation · koreapost.com
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