# Germany news: Merz revolts over EU budget, report says

https://mins.news/en/item/78217

- DW, 2026-09-29 07:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-merz-revolts-over-eu-budget-report-says/live-79468663?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> 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.

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