brussels bureau Budget battle as EU chiefs meet to thrash out long-term spending plans It could get fiery: European leaders are meeting in Brussels to agree the EU's next long-term budget. 20/02/2020
brussels bureau How Brexit has left the EU at a crossroads over its future spending The EU budget battle has pitched the frugal rich against those received more than they put in from Brussels. 19/02/2020
France Give me Green Deal funds or I'm not backing budget warns EU chief The EU Commission President called for compromise as groups of member states including "Friends of Cohesion" and "Frugal Five" battle it out over what they should pay and receive. 12/02/2020
View The work to stabilise the eurozone isn’t over. Reforms are necessary to avoid the abyss again ǀ View Giving the EU its own resources is the only way to overcome country divisions on EU spending from national budgets. 02/12/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: Finland takes over EU Presidency, focuses on climate change Brussels has a new face beginning July 1st: Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne. Rinne said the first two words in the country's plan for the next six months are "climate change." 01/07/2019
world news Progress, but not big breakthrough towards Eurozone budget Progress, but not big breakthrough. Trying to create a budget across the 19 economies of the eurozone is always a challenge. 14/06/2019
Good Morning Europe Italy's Conte promises to reduce deficit target to avoid EU sanctions Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has met with European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker for the latest round of budget talks. Initially rumoured to be have been called off – the results of the meeting gave new optimism to a topic that had put Italy at loggerheads with Brussels. 13/12/2018
Italy Vehicle tax drives budget fallout among Italy's ruling populists The ruling Five Star Movement and its coalition partner, the League party, look to have had a falling out over the budget. 06/12/2018
world news EU defends proposal to cut farm subsidies 3.8 per cent reduction is not a "massacre", says EU Commission President Juncker 08/05/2018
state of the union State of the Union: Fighting for justice in Spain The end of ETA and post-Brexit budget battles in Brussels 04/05/2018
world news EU budget: Our coffee shop explainer Confused about what the EU budget is all about? Watch our our special coffee shop explainer 03/05/2018
brussels bureau EU members undermining rule of law face funding cuts New punishment tool emerges as EU unveils post-2021 budget plans 02/05/2018
brussels bureau Brief from Brussels: EU's post-Brexit budget plans revealed In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: The EU unveils its post-Brexit budget plans, which include cuts and bonuses. And we look at the future of 02/05/2018
brussels bureau Project funding could be cut as EU battles to balance books As EU tackles a shrinking budget, and increased commitments, cohesion funds for development projects could be slashed 01/05/2018
brussels bureau Let the battle commence! EU leaders talk post-Brexit budget Countries are divided on increasing future spending, after Brexit leaves hole 23/02/2018
brussels bureau Farmers fear future for EU's Common Agricultural Policy As EU ministers mull reforms to the bloc's farming policy, concerns are raised about the possible renationalisation of payments. 19/02/2018
state of the union State of the Union: EU-Poland dinner date fails to revive romance In this edition of State of the Union: Poland’s new prime minister drops by for dinner in Brussels, but Mateusz Morawiecki does nothing to ease the 12/01/2018
brussels bureau Brief from Brussels: plastics tax to the rescue for EU budget? In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: a new EU plastics tax could help plug the budget blackhole left by Brexit; and Bulgaria sets sights on 10/01/2018
world news The EU's future budget: plugging the Brexit hole EU Budget Commissioner Günther Oettinger presented some of the proposals for the future long-term budget. 10/01/2018
brussels bureau EU plastics tax could help plug Brexit blackhole Brussels looks for ways to balance the books 10/01/2018
United Kingdom Barnier: "I don't hear whistling, only ticking" EU insists Britain must pay its debts before negotiating future perks. 11/07/2017
state of the union State of the Union: Let the Brexit battle commence! Our weekly round-up of the top stories from Europe's de-facto political capital 30/06/2017
brussels bureau EU's Oettinger warns of Brexit-shaped Brussels budget hold Richer countries will have to cough up more cash when Britain leaves the EU, according to a top German politician. 28/02/2017
United Kingdom Impact of Brexit on EU 'depends entirely on member states', think tank finds Brexit will have “quite a significant, but not devastating, impact on the EU budget,” a report by a Berlin-based think tank has found. 17/01/2017
Italy Italy threatens to block EU budget talks EU governments and institutions are set for intense budget negotiations ahead of a Thursday deadline. 15/11/2016
real economy EU banks on deeper economic union - but at what cost? This edition of The Real Economy turns the spotlight on the hotly debated issue of deepening Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). What does it 18/04/2016
