# Richmond defends Ireland’s EU budget plan as realistic

https://mins.news/en/video/99312

- euronews, 2026-10-14 07:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsGY0n2WQEo

> European Affairs Minister of State Neale Richmond pushed back against criticism of Ireland’s plan for the EU’s next seven-year budget, presenting it as grounded in what can actually be achieved.

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