EU's rift on budget: von der Leyen criticises Finnish presidency's budget proposal

The new European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, did not mince her words at her first press conference, criticising a recent proposal of the Finnish EU Presidency for the bloc’s 2021-2027 budget and voicing concern “about the severe cuts in the proposal”.

Ursula von der Leyen expressed fears of EU divisions during the “difficult” negotiations over the bloc’s future seven-year budget.

The German said the recent financing proposal by Finland, who hold the EU’s rotating presidency, sheds a light on the vast differences between the European Council, Commission and Parliament’s desires for the budget.

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