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Macron and Merz too weak to seal EU budget deal
France and Germany hold the keys to breaking the EU budget deadlock, but domestic political pressure leaves both leaders reluctant to compromise.
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Germany rejects Ireland's EU budget cuts as too small
Germany and five allies say Ireland's proposal to trim the seven-year EU budget by 159 billion euros does not go far enough. They want cuts of several hundred billion euros.
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