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The 27-nation bloc must strike a deal soon in order to prepare for much bigger economic and geopolitical challenges
Kaja Kallas urges bloc to start work on overhauling budget to prepare for potential enlargement
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Internal calculations suggest farm subsidies would fall 20% following enlargement to nine new member states
Unblocking €13bn could secure Orbán support for EU budget top-up and assistance to Kyiv
Disputes among member states over top-up could threaten flow of war support to Kyiv
European Commission says more funding needed to cover rising interest costs and Ukraine-related expenses
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MEP anger as high rates add to pressure on bloc’s finances and leave little room for coping with any fresh crises
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Proposed defence package worth at least €500mn tests limits of treaty ban on direct weapons purchases
Viktor Orbán’s government has yet to enact reforms aimed at ensuring the country’s judicial independence
Wider political deal includes approval for minimum corporate tax in EU and Budapest having possible access to recovery funds
Brussels accuses central European country of failing to live up to its pledges on the rule of law
The European Commission must stay tough on internal threats to democracy
Warsaw seeks to convince Brussels of judicial reforms as it tries to unlock billions of euros in economic assistance
Bloc’s seven-year budget is rapidly burning through cash
Exemptions to placate southern and eastern member states include the ‘mother of all opt-outs’
Bloc’s budget under strain from Ukraine war, refugee crisis and rising inflation
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