The European Council president is heading to Berlin, Warsaw and Madrid as EU capitals search for a landing zone on new sources of revenue for the bloc’s next long-term budget.
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The European Council president is heading to Berlin, Warsaw and Madrid as EU capitals search for a landing zone on new sources of revenue for the bloc’s next long-term budget.
António Costa reacts during a coalition of the willing meeting in Kyiv on Aug. 24, 2026. | Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP via Getty Images
September 7, 2026
The European Council president held budget talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz days after the debacle in Saxony-Anhalt.
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The European Council President urged EU leaders to agree to fresh taxes — or face higher national budget contributions.
