The US federal budget deficit has grown to a record two trillion dollars before the midterm elections, reflecting rapidly increasing costs and political promises that affect the budget situation. #USA #eelarve #puudujääk (translated)
The head of the Estonian representation of the European Commission, Ave Schank-Lukas, emphasizes that the European Union budget directly affects everyone, including residents of Estonia, and that cooperation between member states is the foundation of its strength. #EuroopaLiit #Eesti #eelarveläbirääkimised (translated)
"They talked around the table for quite a long time and emotionally. 'Countries have different positions. 70 billion is Ukraine's need for next year. 30 (billion) is the order of magnitude for their own economy, to maintain the budget, and 40 is for defense activities or warfare,'" said Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal. #Ukraina #EuroopaLiit #Zelenski (translated)
The article emphasizes that in order to increase the efficiency of the Estonian state finances, a cross-party agreement on the budget deficit is necessary to avoid pre-election promises that could threaten budget balance. #riigireform #eelarve #maksusüsteem (translated)
The head of the central bank of Ukraine talks about the country's financial scenarios, emphasizing that the budget deficit must be covered with existing funding sources and that the use of money printing is a last resort, having already caused inflation to rise in the past. #Ukraina #finantsabi #rahapoliitika (translated)
Sánchez agreed with his ideological opponent and the right-wing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. #EL #eelarve #AntónioCosta (translated)
According to the online publication Politico, French President Emmanuel Macron also expressed support for Costa's plan on Thursday. #EL #eelarve #AntónioCosta (translated)
The left-wing Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, emphasized that the budget is insufficient. #EL #eelarve #AntónioCosta (translated)
Costa announced on the first day of the two-day summit in Brussels that it is convening an additional meeting by November 26. #EL #eelarve #AntónioCosta (translated)
António Costa is convening an additional summit on November 26 to try to resolve the EU budget dispute and reach an agreement before the end of the year, considering the differing positions of member states regarding the size of the budget. #EL #eelarve #AntónioCosta (translated)
The long budget discussion for the years 2028–2034 began in Brussels, where the leaders of the member states met, aware that a lack of agreement by December could lead to greater drama next year. #EL #tippkohtumine #eelarve (translated)
The hole in the budget burned by the war in Ukraine forces us to once again pay attention to the release of Russia's frozen assets, as the optimistic forecasts for loans from the EU at the end of last year have not materialized. #Ukraina #päevalillepõld #rahavajadus (translated)
"We must do everything in our power to help Ukraine survive the winter and support them next year as well," said Merz at the beginning of a two-day EU leaders' summit that started in Brussels, where tight budget negotiations are being discussed. #EuroopaLiit #Saksamaa #Ukraina (translated)
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized that the European Union must find more funds to finance Ukraine to help the country survive the winter and cover increasing budget deficits. #EuroopaLiit #Saksamaa #Ukraina (translated)
Raul Eamets notes that the share of education costs in the state budget of Estonia is large in the context of the EU, while cuts are expected in vocational and higher education funding as the number of children decreases. #hariduskulud #Eestis #majandus (translated)
The summit, taking place in Brussels, addresses Europe's long-term budget, climate policy, and trade relations with China, while also focusing on Europe's response to the recent Moscow-friendly actions by the USA, with the participation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. (translated)
"We do not sign an agreement that is not beneficial to us just to meet a deadline," Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in a speech to parliament on Wednesday. #EuroopaLiit #eelarve #Ülemkogu (translated)
The permanent president of the European Council, António Costa, has expressed the desire for the government leaders to reach an agreement on the multiannual financial framework (MFF) by the summit taking place in December at the latest. #EuroopaLiit #eelarve #Ülemkogu (translated)
Governments of European Union member states are abandoning the plan to reach an agreement on the next seven-year budget by the end of the year, as some countries, including France and Italy, do not wish to commit to deadlines that could affect the effectiveness of the negotiations. #EuroopaLiit #eelarve #Ülemkogu (translated)
The article points out that in the context of Estonia's healthcare reforms, the ministry lacks an understanding of how the created system will function and its budget costs, which has raised concerns and opposition from both doctors and representatives of local governments. #tervis #sotsiaaltöö #reformatsioon (translated)
