# Irish minister says EU budget deal remains possible ‘by Christmas’

https://mins.news/en/item/102673

- euronews, 2026-10-16 07:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/16/irish-minister-says-eu-budget-deal-still-possible-by-christmas

> Thomas Byrne, Ireland’s minister of state for European affairs and defence, said EU countries had drawn “closer together” in efforts to agree on the bloc’s long-term budget.

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