Germany’s Chancellor Merz is demanding sweeping cuts to the EU budget—hundreds of billions in savings—and rejecting plans to expand EU staff, arguing it’s fiscally irresponsible amid global challenges. As Ireland, holding the EU Council presidency, faces pressure to propose a new budget, Taoiseach Micheál Martin remains cautiously optimistic, pledging to listen and aiming for a consensus by year’s end. The stakes are high as member states clash over fiscal priorities, with the next few months critical to avoiding deadlock.

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