Merz calls for significant cuts to the EU budget: "No member state can afford this"
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that he is committed to preserving the European Union and is doing everything possible to ensure that it remains capable of taking action and maintaining its sovereignty. However, he said he is currently very critical.
Ahead of the EU summit, which is being held today and tomorrow in Brussels, Merz said that the bloc’s common budget must be significantly reduced compared with the European Commission’s proposals, as no EU member state can afford to pay contributions to the European Union at this level. "The current proposal is 50 percent higher than what we are financing under the current multiannual financial framework. That is why we are facing very, very difficult negotiations.
