Ukraine's €70 billion shortfall could make or break the next EU budget
Brussels faces a highly charged mix as the fight over the next EU budget overlaps with the efforts to plug Ukraine's €70 billion gap.
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A fraught push for peace, and a race to fund Ukraine
Good morning. It's Mared Gwyn with your Thursday newsletter. Today: the fraught push to revive peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, cash for Kyiv becomes intertwined in talks on the next EU budget, and Argentina's Milei reignites a war of words with Spain's Sánchez.
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Germany Reaffirms Hard Line on EU Budget, Demanding Hundreds of Billions in Cuts
Germany is demanding deep cuts to the European Commission's proposed EU budget and ruling out new common borrowing, setting up a bruising battle over how Europe funds Ukraine, defence and competitiveness.
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