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EU budget commissioner warns against drastic budget cuts
Filed: Jul 02, 2026 at 5:04 AM ET
Summary: Piotr Serafin warns that large cuts to the EU’s proposed budget could undermine frugals’ priorities.
WHO: Piotr Serafin
WHAT: Warned that drastic cuts to the EU’s proposed budget could disproportionately affect frugal countries’ priorities.
WHEN: Jul 02, 2026 at 3:40 AM ET
WHERE: Belgium
WHY: The warning followed Germany’s proposal to downsize the EU’s next seven-year budget by €400 billion and criticism of a 2% cut proposed by the Cypriot Council presidency.
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