Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz bringt fünf europäische Regierungschefs in Berlin zusammen. Gemeinsam fordern sie deutliche Kürzungen beim künftigen EU-Haushalt.

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.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday welcomed for Berlin talks the leaders of three fellow "frugal" EU members -- Austria, Denmark and Finland.