Leaders of European Union member states met in Brussels on October 15 and 16 for talks on the EU's future long-term budget, energy prices and economic relations with China. European Council President António Costa insists that an agreement on the budget should be reached by the end of this year. He also called on member states to take responsibility for reaching an agreement. France24 ↗
The budget negotiations are accompanied by a dispute over its overall size and individual spending items. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the prime ministers of several other countries are demanding significant cuts. However, it was not clear until late evening whether the leaders had managed to achieve concrete progress. Deutschlandfunk ↗
French President Emmanuel Macron warned that reaching an agreement could be difficult in 2027 given the planned presidential elections in France. According to him, the budget negotiations could therefore also become more complicated due to the domestic political situation. Le Figaro ↗
The summit is also discussing measures that could lower energy prices. Member states do not agree on a common approach to this issue and, according to the available account, have limited options for responding to rising costs. The negotiations also include relations with China and its exports to the European Union. Le Monde ↗
Costa wants the budget agreement to be concluded this year. However, the differing views of member states on cuts, spending and other priorities suggest that difficult negotiations will continue. hnonline.sk ↗
EU Leaders in Brussels Seek Agreement on Budget and Energy Prices
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Emmanuel Macron
Prezident Francúzska
30.09.2026
„Europe plus forte"
Výzva na posilnenie Európy počas návštevy Španielska
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Emmanuel Macron
Prezident Francúzska
11.09.2026
„Pilotovaný modul s astronauty do deseti let."
Výzva na vytvorenie európskeho programu pilotovaných letov
Emmanuel Macron
Prezident Francúzska
16.08.2026
„V tejto otázke neexistujú tabu."
O možnosti prenajať si väzenské cely v zahraničí pre preplnené francúzske väznice.
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António Costa
Predseda Európskej rady
21.06.2026
„A közös nevező az egység volt"
Hodnotenie summitu EÚ bez Viktora Orbána
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Friedrich Merz
Kancelár Nemecka
17.06.2026
„Tag der Hoffnung"
Hodnotenie vývoja na summite G7 vo vzťahu k Ukrajine
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Emmanuel Macron
Prezident Francúzska
12.06.2026
„obnoviť konsenzus"
Vyjadrenie k Zelenského účasti na summite G7
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Costa je presvedčený o potrebe mať dohodu o rozpočte EÚ do konca roka. Vyzval štáty, aby prevzali zodpovednosť
hnonline.sk
| 23:56 15.10.
Carburants : les Vingt-Sept peinent à s’entendre pour faire baisser les prix de l’énergie, un cauchemar pour l’économie européenne
Le Monde
| 05:30 16.10.
EU-Gipfel in Brüssel - Bundeskanzler Merz beharrt bei EU-Haushaltsdebatte auf Kürzungen
Deutschlandfunk
| 23:38 15.10.
EU-Gipfel in Brüssel - Bundeskanzler Merz beharrt bei EU-Haushaltsdebatte auf Kürzungen
Deutschlandfunk
| 22:53 15.10.
Budget de l’UE : Macron a averti qu’un accord serait difficile à conclure en 2027, avec l’élection présidentielle en France
Le Figaro
| 22:23 15.10.
Sommet de l'UE : Des débats sur les relations économiques avec la Chine
France24
| 19:34 15.10.
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