{
  "id": 10611332,
  "title": "Haushalt: Sechs EU-Staaten drohen mit Veto gegen EU-Milliardenbudget",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/haushalt-sechs-eu-staaten-drohen-mit-veto-gegen-eu-milliardenbudget",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-29T04:42:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/haushalt-sechs-eu-staaten-drohen-mit-veto-gegen-eu-milliardenbudget/100258151.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Six EU nations, including Germany and the Netherlands, threaten to veto the EU's multi-year budget unless it is slashed by \"hundreds of billions\" of euros. Chancellor Friedrich Merz and leaders from the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, and Finland signed a letter to the Commission demanding sweeping reforms to the budget. Without cuts, no agreement will be reached this year, warned a diplomat from one of the signatory states. The six countries aim to shift funds toward defense and innovative firms, while reducing support for agriculture and poorer regions, which currently account for about two-thirds of the EU budget. The Commission proposed a budget of about two trillion euros for 2028-2034. This move escalates tensions with a group of 17 countries, including Spain and Italy, who demand at least maintaining agricultural and regional funding and expanding the total budget beyond two trillion euros. Some of these countries also favor joint EU debts, an option Berlin and its allies reject. Ireland is said to be negotiating a compromise. Negotiations are complicated by the need for unanimous approval from all 27 member states for the budget. The six signatories collectively account for about 40% of EU budget revenues. Ireland, currently holding the rotating presidency, is expected to present a compromise proposal by mid-October. Time is also running out: next year's elections in France, Italy, Spain, and Poland could further complicate the talks. Potential new revenue sources being considered include EU-wide taxes, such as higher contributions from carbon trading, tariffs on CO2-intensive imports, or taxes on tobacco, e-waste, and large corporations.",
  "summary": "Deutschland und fünf weitere Nettozahler verlangen tiefgreifende Einschnitte im EU-Haushalt für die Jahre 2028 bis 2034. Der Streit gefährdet eine Einigung noch in diesem Jahr.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}