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Image for EU's Irish presidency wants 8% cut to proposed 2028-2034 budget plan
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EU's Irish presidency wants 8% cut to proposed 2028-2034 budget plan

By Jan Strupczewski and Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Irish EU presidency proposed o...

10th October, 2026

Image for China pushes for equal dialogue in resolving trade differences with EU
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China pushes for equal dialogue in resolving trade differences with EU

BEIJING, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Open cooperation and equal dialogue are the way to resolving the economic...

8th October, 2026

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EU seeks to cut trade deficit with China in talks with Beijing

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic heads to...

7th October, 2026

Image for Italy says EU has to weigh inflation when assessing budget deviations
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Italy says EU has to weigh inflation when assessing budget deviations

ROME, Oct 7 (Reuters) - European Union authorities should take rising inflation into account when as...

7th October, 2026

Image for France, Germany push for EU rapid-response trade tool with likely focus on China
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France, Germany push for EU rapid-response trade tool with likely focus on China

By Philip Blenkinsop and Andreas Rinke BRUSSELS/BERLIN, Oct 5 (Reuters) - France and Germany have pr...

5th October, 2026

Image for Hungary welcomes Ukraine's bill strengthening Hungarian minority rights
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Hungary welcomes Ukraine's bill strengthening Hungarian minority rights

BUDAPEST, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Hungary welcomed on Friday Ukraine's move to submit draft legislation to...

2nd October, 2026

Image for Ukraine's 2026 budget, defence needs are covered, EU says
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Ukraine's 2026 budget, defence needs are covered, EU says

BRUSSELS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The European Commission and Ukraine said on Thursday they had identified...

1st October, 2026

Image for EU cuts aid to Sierra Leone over its help to convicted cocaine kingpin, Netherlands says
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EU cuts aid to Sierra Leone over its help to convicted cocaine kingpin, Netherlands says

AMSTERDAM, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The European Commission has suspended its financial aid to Sierra Leone...

1st October, 2026

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Poland to extend German, Lithuanian border controls until March 2027

WARSAW, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Poland will extend controls along its borders with fellow European Union m...

1st October, 2026

Image for Burnham says UK should weigh post-Brexit EU options, including rejoining
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Burnham says UK should weigh post-Brexit EU options, including rejoining

By Elizabeth Piper and Sam Tabahriti LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on...

30th September, 2026

Image for Ceuta mass migrant crossing handling 'responsibility of all EU,' Spanish king says
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Ceuta mass migrant crossing handling 'responsibility of all EU,' Spanish king says

MADRID, Sept 29 (Reuters) - European countries should have shown more solidarity and offered more su...

29th September, 2026

Image for EU officials dismiss fears French, German elections could derail Ukraine support
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EU officials dismiss fears French, German elections could derail Ukraine support

By John Irish and Tom Balmforth UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Senior European officials sought...

25th September, 2026