# Germany calls for hundreds of billions of euros in EU budget cuts

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- Reuters, 2026-09-09 18:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/germany-calls-hundreds-billions-euros-cuts-to-eu-budget-2026-09-09/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa1a5c2b45a8a0001cfa3e1

> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Wednesday for hundreds of billions of euros to be cut from the European Commission’s proposed long-term budget, saying it was unaffordable while Germany was restraining domestic spending.