EU summit signals tough talks ahead on budget and other issues

Summary

Last week's summit gave Brussels a sense of how difficult it will be to reach a deal on the EU budget or other issues, Politico reports. This follows earlier reports that EU leaders were heading into budget talks with elections looming and energy, China and Ukraine also on the agenda.

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1. POLITICO

   19 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTCSource ↗

   POLITICO reports that last week's summit showed Brussels how difficult it will be to reach a deal on the budget or anything else.