# EU budget talks face deadlock despite push for year-end deal

https://mins.news/en/item/69265

- euronews, 2026-09-22 16:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/22/eu-budget-talks-face-deadlock-despite-push-for-year-end-deal

> Member states have spent months repeating their negotiating positions, frustrating EU institutions that want quicker progress. An agreement reached only in December would mean the talks stay largely deadlocked until the final stage.