# Live: Merz calls for deep cuts to proposed EU budget in German Parliament

https://mins.news/en/video/99653

- DW News, 2026-10-14 11:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-suk9CJfdyc

> Chancellor Friedrich Merz is urging major reductions to the EU’s proposed budget in a speech to Germany’s parliament. He is due to attend a tense EU leaders’ summit in Brussels on Thursday, amid disputes over member contributions. Pressure is growing to settle the spending package before unpredictable elections in several major member states next year and to maintain funding for Ukraine.

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