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Brussels prepares for battle over EU budget contributions
Budget negotiations are typically hard-fought in Brussels because they require unanimity and pit big net contributors such as Germany and France against net beneficiaries such as Poland and Hungary.
Brussels is preparing to call for a big increase in EU budget contributions during the 2020s in an effort to sustain the Union’s post-Brexit spending power and cope with extra policy goals.
The European Commission is set to begin debating the design of the EU’s next long-term budget, which will become one of the bloc’s most fraught political battles in 2018. EU leaders will discuss priorities at a summit in February, leading up to a formal proposal in May.
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