{
  "id": 3189471,
  "title": "Costa tours the capitals — while Merz rallies the penny-pinchers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/costa-tours-the-capitals-while-merz-rallies-the-penny-pinchers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T04:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Politico EU",
    "slug": "politico-eu",
    "url": "https://www.politico.eu/podcast/brussels-playbook-podcast/costa-tours-the-capitals-while-merz-rallies-the-penny-pinchers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "António Costa is kicking off a tour of EU capitals to find out what leaders want from the bloc’s next seven-year budget — and what they might accept in return for a deal. His first stop is Bratislava, with Slovakia among the countries pushing to protect cohesion and agricultural funding. Later this week, German Chancellor […]",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}