# eu-budget - Sunday 31 July, 2016
Big numbers, big claims – FactCheck is here to find out what’s what.
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# eu-budget - Wednesday 20 July, 2016
The massive 26% hike in GDP was decried by one financial journalist as a “work of Irish fiction”.
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# eu-budget - Tuesday 19 November, 2013
The agreement brings to near conclusion a lengthy process of getting 28 member states to agree on its spending priorities for the coming years.
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# eu-budget - Tuesday 12 November, 2013
A 400 million fund to help countries hit by flooding and drought had been one of the main stumbling blocks in the negotiations.
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# eu-budget - Thursday 24 October, 2013
The issue of migration will be discussed by EU leaders following the recent drownings in the Mediterranean.
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# eu-budget - Wednesday 23 October, 2013
The emergency finance is needed because revenue from import duties fell below EU forecasts.
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# eu-budget - Wednesday 3 July, 2013
The EU budget cuts spending for the first time ever.
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Youth unemployment is top of the agenda at a round table summit in the German capital today.
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# eu-budget - Thursday 27 June, 2013
Enda Kenny welcomed an agreement and said it was an important day for “youth, the unemployed and the impoverished”.
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# eu-budget - Friday 21 June, 2013
Alain Lamassoure said that he will defend the EU budget agreement.
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# eu-budget - Saturday 18 May, 2013
Bailed-out Ireland is to contribute an additional €90 million to the European Union to help plug a shortfall in its 2013 budget. Ludicrous? Yes – but it’s hardly a blip on the radar of incongruity that is the EU’s funny money parade, writes Aaron McKenna.
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# eu-budget - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
The contribution is part of an overall contribution of €7.3 billion to cover a spending shortfall from 2012.
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# eu-budget - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
EU leaders agreed to hold further discussions on agreeing a budget for the next seven years as well as plugging a shortfall in this year’s finances following negotiations, chaired by Ireland, in Brussels.
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# eu-budget - Thursday 28 March, 2013
THE EU is looking for an additional €11.2 billion from its member states to cover unpaid claims from 2012.
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# eu-budget - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
The budget for 2014 to 2020 was comprehensively beaten in a vote by MEPs, whose president Martin Schulz welcomed the vote.
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# eu-budget - Thursday 28 February, 2013
José Manuel Barroso also said he was “confident” that the United Kingdom would choose to remain a part of the European Union after its upcoming referendum.
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The President of the European Parliament affirms, however, that MEPs will probably not pass the EU’s draft seven-year Budget.
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# eu-budget - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
It’s February 19 – and the 50th day of Ireland’s tenure at the helm of the Council of the European Union.
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# eu-budget - Friday 8 February, 2013
The Taoiseach has welcomed a deal limiting EU spending between 2014 and 2020 to €960 billion.
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Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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The leaders of the four main groups say ‘non’ to the deal – making it virtually impossible for Ireland to steer it past MEPs.
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The deal comes in spite of what were seen as key differences between France and the UK over the EU’s fiscal future.
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Countries like Britain are insisting that the EU has to make the same drastic cuts that member nations are making in their own budgets.
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# eu-budget - Thursday 7 February, 2013
European Council president Herman van Rompuy hasn’t yet found common ground on a seven-year EU Budget.
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As EU leaders gather in Brussels for the first of a two-day summit, just what is at stake, and where is the money going to come from?
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The charity said that the €6.1 billion which is set to be cut could instead help lift 4.6 million people out of extreme poverty.
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# eu-budget - Monday 4 February, 2013
Bill Gates was right to highlight global poverty with Enda Kenny during his recent visit to Dublin – because Ireland is the country charged with brokering an agreement on overseas aid, writes Hans Zomer.
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# eu-budget - Tuesday 22 January, 2013
The Microsoft founder and philanthropist is also reported to be meeting Bono on his visit to Ireland tomorrow.
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# eu-budget - Tuesday 15 January, 2013
Herman van Rompuy is canvassing member states to ask whether he should call another summit on the budget in February.
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# eu-budget - Friday 23 November, 2012
The talks resumed today but officials from several delegations said no deal had been sealed for the bloc’s next long-term budget.
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Here’s the nine stories you need to know this morning.
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Angela Merkel is doubtful as to whether a deal can be reached as the leaders of the 27 EU members meet again today.
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# eu-budget - Thursday 22 November, 2012
Good morning. Here’s the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
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EU leaders are to spend the day and probably tomorrow discussing their budget for the next seven years.
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# eu-budget - Friday 9 November, 2012
The council of ministers were “unable to negotiate”, a spokesperson said.
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The Minister of State will meet with other EU finance ministers to discus the bloc’s budget for the coming year.
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# eu-budget - Thursday 18 October, 2012
While not originally on the agenda, there is speculation Spain may ask for a limited bailout in Brussels.
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# eu-budget - Tuesday 9 October, 2012
Over 10,000 farmers are expected at a demonstration against possible cuts to the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy.
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# eu-budget - Wednesday 22 February, 2012
The UK, Sweden and the Netherlands refused to sign off after the European Court of Auditors reported accounting errors.
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# eu-budget - Saturday 19 November, 2011
The EU’s 2012 budget is set to increase it by 2 per cent to €129bn, but spending commitments have hit €147bn.
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