{
  "id": 12201189,
  "title": "EU-Finanzrahmen: Merz: Kein EU-Haushalt wäre am günstigsten für Deutschland",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/eu-finanzrahmen-merz-kein-eu-haushalt-ware-am-gunstigsten-fur",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:56:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/eu-finanzrahmen-merz-kein-eu-haushalt-waere-am-guenstigsten-fuer-deutschland/100259901.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz has stepped up pressure for a significant reduction in the proposed billion-euro EU budget for the years 2028 to 2034. Following a meeting with Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius in Berlin, he presented the scenario where no agreement is reached initially. Merz stated, \"Having no new financial framework is, by far, the most financially advantageous solution for Germany.\" However, he added that he does not want such a scenario as it would severely limit the EU's ability to act. He reiterated his firm commitment to \"finalize the negotiations by the end of the current year.\" The European Commission proposes, inflation-adjusted, around €1.76 trillion, which will be used for various EU projects - from defense to agricultural policy to structural funding. This is considerably more than the amount planned for 2021 to the end of 2027. Merz advocates for a cut of several hundred billion euros from the budget proposal and has forged an alliance with Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and the Netherlands against the Commission's plans. If no agreement is reached by early 2028, according to EU treaties, the expenditure ceilings and provisions of 2027 would be extended until an agreement is reached.",
  "summary": "Der Kanzler will den Haushaltsansatz der EU-Kommission um mehrere hundert Milliarden Euro senken. Um den Druck zu erhöhen, bringt er nun das Szenario eines Scheiterns der Verhandlungen ins Spiel.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}