PoliticsGermany news: Merz revolts over EU budget, report says

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and leaders from the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Austria and Finland have threatened to block the proposed 2028-2034 EU budget unless it is cut by billions of euros. Coalition talks are also continuing in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the SPD, Greens and Left Party are seeking to form a government.

German politicsEU budgetFriedrich Merz

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