Thomas Byrne, the representative of the Irish Council Presidency, says that adjustments and savings have been made. #EUBudget #Finanzierung #Herausforderungen (translated)
Thomas Byrne, the representative of the Irish Council Presidency, says that adjustments and savings have been made. #EUBudget #Finanzierung #Herausforderungen (translated)
The dispute over the EU budget is about whether it should grow or shrink, while additional billions are needed to address challenges such as defense and the green transformation. #EUBudget #Finanzierung #Herausforderungen (translated)

We have made adjustments and savings that reflect the priorities of the member states. This preserves the goal of meeting the new political priorities of our modern budget while also supporting core areas such as the Common Agricultural Policy and Cohesion Policy. Almost every program in the budget will be increased compared to the current Multiannual Financial Framework, emphasized the representative of the Irish Council Presidency, Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne, at the press conference. #EUBudget #Entwicklungspolitik #Agrarpolitik (translated)
Representatives like Minister Norbert Totschnig (ÖVP) had emphasized the need for sufficient funds for farmers and rural development in advance. #EUBudget #Entwicklungspolitik #Agrarpolitik (translated)
"The amount of the new proposal is not a basis for an agreement," said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday afternoon in Berlin. #EUBudget #Entwicklungspolitik #Agrarpolitik (translated)
The Irish presidency has presented a new EU budget proposal that foresees cuts in foreign and development policy, while Germany and other net contributor countries reject this and demand further savings. #EUBudget #Entwicklungspolitik #Agrarpolitik (translated)

"We have made adjustments and savings that reflect the priorities of the member states. This preserves the goal of meeting the new political priorities of our modern budget while supporting core areas such as the Common Agricultural Policy and Cohesion Policy." Nearly every program in the budget will be increased compared to the current Multiannual Financial Framework, emphasized the representative of the Irish Council Presidency, Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne. #EUBudget #Irland #Kohäsionspolitik (translated)
The Irish presidency has presented a new proposal for the multiannual EU budget 2028–2034, which has a total volume of 1.8 trillion euros and is therefore lower than the original proposal from the EU Commission. #EUBudget #Irland #Kohäsionspolitik (translated)

"On this basis, we will not reach an agreement by the end of the year." Dutch Finance Minister Eelco Heinen emphasized: "On this basis, we will not reach an agreement by the end of the year." #EUBudget #Merz #Kürzungen (translated)
"We listened carefully to all member states." The new compromise proposal creates the difficult balance between new tasks such as promoting competitiveness, defense, and security policy, traditional expenditures, as well as the lack of financial leeway for the contributors, Byrne emphasized. #EUBudget #Merz #Kürzungen (translated)
Chancellor Merz fails in his demand for extensive cuts to the EU budget in Brussels, while a new compromise proposal from the Irish presidency only envisions a reduction of 159 billion euros, which is well below Merz's expectations. #EUBudget #Merz #Kürzungen (translated)
Ireland has presented a new proposal for the EU budget 2028–2034, which foresees a reduction of around 159 billion euros compared to the original proposal of the EU Commission, with particular cuts aimed at the areas of research, competitiveness, defense, as well as foreign and development policy. #EUBudget #Irland #Finanzpolitik (translated)

The Irish Council Presidency has presented a new proposal for the EU budget 2028-2034, which foresees significant cuts from 2 to about 1.8 trillion euros, while European Minister Claudia Bauer calls for further cuts. #EUBudget #EU2028 #IrischerRatsvorsitz (translated)

Representatives like Minister Norbert Totschnig (ÖVP) had emphasized the need for sufficient funds for farmers and rural development in advance. #EUBudget #Kürzungen #Regionalpolitik (translated)
The Irish presidency has presented a new budget proposal that reduces the total amount from 2 to about 1.8 trillion euros, while European politicians are requesting further cuts and assessing the likelihood of reaching an agreement on the budget by the end of the year as questionable. #EUBudget #Kürzungen #Regionalpolitik (translated)

The author said they firmly rejected the Irish Presidency’s negotiating proposal for the next EU budget, arguing that it would cut defence spending as threats increased, reduce investment in competitiveness as Europe lost ground globally, and leave farmers and regions underfunded. #EUBudget #Defence #Investment #IE
The author called on the European Council to reject budget cuts proposed by the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and agree on a more ambitious position. They said the next EU budget should reflect political vision rather than a narrow focus on accounting, and said the European Parliament was “not bluffing”. #EUBudget #Europe #EUPolitics #IE #EU
A previous compromise proposal from last summer, which amounted to 1.730 billion euros, was rejected as "completely unacceptable" by, among others, EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz (M). #EUBudget #EUkommissionen #Irland (translated)
Ireland has presented a new EU budget proposal that reduces the budget by 140 billion euros, bringing the total to 1.622 trillion euros, while several countries, including Sweden, are pushing for larger cuts. #EUBudget #EUkommissionen #Irland (translated)

"For me, cutting agricultural funds is not an option" Stocker reiterated Austria's demand to reduce the volume of the planned EU budget for 2028-2034. #EUBudget #Sparmaßnahmen #Agrarpolitik (translated)