Event Brief
EU budget talks stall despite push for year-end deal
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 22, 2026 at 1:08 PM ET
Summary: European affairs ministers met in Brussels for another round of negotiations on the EU’s next seven-year budget, but talks appear stalled despite a shared aim to reach agreement by year-end. The Irish government, chairing negotiations, will present a compromise text for leaders at the European Council in mid-October.
WHO: European affairs ministers; European Commissioner for the Budget Piotr Serafin; Irish Minister for European Affairs Thomas Byrne
WHAT: EU ministers’ negotiations on the next seven-year budget show no progress toward a year-end deal, with major differences still unresolved.
WHEN: Sep 22, 2026
WHERE: Belgium
WHY: The negotiations have stalled with significant differences still unresolved ahead of the European Council in mid-October.
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