{"id":27554,"date":"2026-10-16T08:45:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T03:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27554"},"modified":"2026-10-16T08:45:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T03:00:31","slug":"eu-leaders-fail-to-agree-on-2028-2034-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27554","title":{"rendered":"<strong>EU Leaders Fail to Agree on 2028\u20132034 Budget<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>European Union leaders have failed to reach agreement on the bloc\u2019s 2028\u20132034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), valued at 1.76 trillion euros, or about 1.97 trillion U.S. dollars. A European source told reporters on the sidelines of the meeting that sharp disagreements had emerged between member states that contribute more to the budget and those that receive funding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe leaders have concluded their discussions on the seven-year budget plan. The European Commission\u2019s 1.76-trillion-euro proposal has been rejected, while a proposal to cut the budget by 140 billion euros failed to secure enough support,\u201d the diplomat said.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders will continue discussions at an extraordinary meeting on November 26 in an effort to find a solution, the diplomat added.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola described the divisions between the EU budget\u2019s net contributors and beneficiaries as \u201cunprecedented.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27554\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"time\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dragon Media News Desk European Union leaders have failed to reach agreement on the bloc\u2019s 2028\u20132034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), valued at 1.76 trillion euros, or about 1.97 trillion U.S. dollars. 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