António Costa requests agreement on EU budget by the end of the year
This is the third time he has been touring the EU’s capitals – after similar initiatives in 2024 and in 2025 – António Costa will go through all the..
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In this, which is the third time he has been touring the EU capitals – after similar initiatives in 2024 and 2025 – António Costa will pass through all the Member States until 17 September, with the exception of Sweden, which will have elections in the first half of next month. The European Parliament, however, advocates a budget of EUR 2.014 billion. António Costa is the first Portuguese and the first socialist to hold the presidency of the European Council, which he took office in December 2024 and whose term ends in May 2027.
Furthermore, The aim of the European Council is to reach a political agreement by the end of 2026 and this preparation should be made at the October European Summit and, if necessary, at an extraordinary meeting to be held at the end of November. What differentiates this year's edition is the preparation of negotiations on the EU's next long-term budget for 2028-2034, which will mark the coming months. We will be working for one of the most important decisions of this political cycle, the adoption of the European budget for the period 2028-2037", said António Costa, at a press conference in Bratislava with the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico.
In addition, In this speech, the president of the institution that brings together European leaders advocated a “balanced and ambitious package of new own resources”, that is, new European Union revenues, bearing in mind that the EU “must reach an agreement before the end of this year”. “We cannot risk interruptions in EU funding in 2028,” he warned.
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In this, which is the third time he has been touring the EU capitals – after similar initiatives in 2024 and 2025 – António Costa will pass through all the Member States until 17 September, with the exception of Sweden, which will have elections in the first half of next month.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe European Parliament, however, advocates a budget of EUR 2.014 billion.
reliability low1/3 sourcesAntónio Costa is the first Portuguese and the first socialist to hold the presidency of the European Council, which he took office in December 2024 and whose term ends in May 2027.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe aim of the European Council is to reach a political agreement by the end of 2026 and this preparation should be made at the October European Summit and, if necessary, at an extraordinary meeting to be held at the end of November.
reliability low1/3 sourcesWhat differentiates this year's edition is the preparation of negotiations on the EU's next long-term budget for 2028-2034, which will mark the coming months.
reliability low1/3 sourcesWe will be working for one of the most important decisions of this political cycle, the adoption of the European budget for the period 2028-2037", said António Costa, at a press conference in Bratislava with the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico.
reliability low1/3 sourcesIn this speech, the president of the institution that brings together European leaders advocated a “balanced and ambitious package of new own resources”, that is, new European Union revenues, bearing in mind that the EU “must reach an agreement before the end of this year”. “We cannot risk interruptions in EU funding in 2028,” he warned.
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