Commission president’s pitch for a €2 trillion spending plan comes as the bloc weighs how to reduce its reliance on the U.S. and China — and faces a German-led push for hundreds of billions of euro…

In Berlin, six governments will discuss pushing for a smaller EU budget, while António Costa continues consulting other governments — many of which don’t want reductions.

Commission president’s pitch for a €2 trillion spending plan comes as the bloc weighs how to reduce its reliance on the U.S. and China — and faces a German-led push for hundreds…