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  "id": 19194110,
  "title": "Merz threatens to block EU's seven-year budget if member states don't commit to funding Ukraine – media",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/merz-threatens-to-block-eus-seven-year-budget-if-member-states-dont",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T18:23:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1233694.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he would not support the adoption of the next seven-year EU budget for 2028-2034 unless all member states commit to continued funding for Ukraine, according to the Financial Times.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "Germany Threatens EU Budget Veto Over Ukraine Funding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/germany-threatens-eu-budget-veto-over-ukraine-funding",
        "published": "2026-11-09T16:27:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Germany threatens to block EU’s next budget unless all 27 states help close Ukraine’s 70-billion-euro funding gap",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/germany-threatens-to-block-eus-next-budget-unless-all-27-states-help",
        "published": "2026-11-09T17:25:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Merz threatens to block EU budget unless agreement is reached on Ukraine funding – FT",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/merz-threatens-to-block-eu-budget-unless-agreement-is-reached-on",
        "published": "2026-11-09T18:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}