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EU chief opposes budget cuts

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen opposed deep EU budget cuts in Strasbourg, warning they would constrain priorities as the bloc confronts an energy crisis.

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Reposted by Lars P. Feld

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How can the EU finance more common priorities without putting ever more pressure on national budgets?

A new Global Citizen report explores 6 options for new EU own resources. We contributed to 2: taxes on luxury consumption and intra-EU aviation. (1/9)
October 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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Europe is Running Out of Energy—and Ideas
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Europe is Running Out of Energy—and Ideas
The continent is bracing for another crisis—but the solution is in its hands.
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October 5, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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(7/9) New EU own resources could do two things at once: finance European public goods—security, defence, cross-border transport & energy infrastructure, and a resilient low-carbon energy system—while reducing GNI-based national contributions.
October 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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Bloomberg: "“We want to enable the European Commission to act quickly when necessary,” Merz told reporters in Berlin. “The drawback of European trade policy in recent years has always been that decision-making took too long.”"
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