# Seventeen EU leaders urge Irish presidency to safeguard farm funding in next budget

https://mins.news/en/item/84612

- euronews, 2026-10-03 12:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/03/seventeen-eu-leaders-press-irish-presidency-to-protect-farm-funding-in-next-budget

> Seventeen EU leaders, with Giorgia Meloni and Nicușor Dan among the first signatories, are calling for agricultural and cohesion funding to remain in the next budget. They also want national rebates abolished and NextGenerationEU loans repaid more slowly to create fiscal room.

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