Costa’s budget tour ends in Berlin’s rebuke
Germany accuses Council president of losing touch with reality
EU budget
Brussels’ single plan risks handing cohesion policy back to national capitals
After 2027, EU regional funding could be squeezed by competitiveness, defence and enlargement - and rewritten on terms that weaken Europe’s poorest places
V4 is back – and it wants one voice in the EU budget fight
In Bratislava, Visegrad leaders showed where they will start pushing Brussels as talks on the next Multiannual Financial Framework get serious
Kallas draws a line: ministers want a working High Representative, not a gutted diplomatic service
Officials say a political framework could be tied to the December budget deal; leaders are expected to touch the file at their October summit
Bled Forum: Central European leaders use their countries’ weight to defend interests
Brussels comes under fire for excessive regulation, migration, energy costs, the Green Deal and handling the war in Ukraine
Costa begins EU budget tour with Slovakia’s Fico, one of Brussels’ most difficult partners
The planned EU-wide Competitiveness Fund, which would distribute money without national quotas, risks channelling funds only to the richest western states
Costa launches “tour des capitales” to unlock EU’s next long-term budget
The President of the European Council plans to meet presidents and prime ministers on their home turf to hear “the priorities of Europe’s leaders and the citizens they represent”
Riga starts naming and shaming its companies trading with Russia and Belarus
The tightening of economic restrictions comes as Latvia seeks €7 billion from the long-term EU budget to mitigate costs of cutting ties with Moscow
“Super Tuesday” for EU enlargement: momentum builds for some, stalls for others
Diplomats privately doubt whether Serbia genuinely seeks full EU membership or is primarily interested in access to EU funds
French far right ponders life beyond Le Pen as appeal ruling looms
Opinion polls project both Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella comfortably winning the first round of the 2027 election to reach a run-off vote
EU sets aside €3.2bn for Montenegro’s accession, frontrunners receive boost as laggards lose out
Montenegro edges closer to EU membership with a clear financial roadmap while Western Balkans funding shifts to rewarding progress
Own resources emerge as the EU’s new ‘Holy Grail’ amid tough MFF talks
In the final press conference, European Council President António Costa and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen highlighted the need of new sources of budget revenue
