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Created: 2025-07-21 08:40:08 UTC

The European Commission wants to raise its next budget to €1.8trn ($2.1trn) cumulatively over seven years. The rise feels incommensurate with the multiple crises that Europe is facing. But it is probably as much as it could ask for

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XXXXXX engagements

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