EU Budget Talks Intensify Under Irish Presidency as Brussels Warns of Fiscal Limits

Ireland's rotating presidency of the EU Council is now steering the crucial seven-year budget talks, with European affairs ministers meeting in Brussels this week. The European Commission's proposed €1.9 trillion budget for 2028-2034 is facing fierce pushback from "frugal" member states including Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands, who want hundreds of billions shaved off the top. Minister for European Affairs **Thomas...