Politics● Elevated29m ago · Nov 9, 2026, 4:31 PM
No deal on Ukraine aid? Then no deal on EU budget, Merz says
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from EuroNews [en] · Western Europe
The stakes for the EU budget have risen sharply as the German chancellor ties the deal to approving an additional €45 billion for Kyiv. "Supporting Ukraine is a matter of our indivisible European security," Merz said in a letter to Council President Antonio Costa.
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