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Von der Leyen offers minor concessions on EU budget

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Ursula von der Leyen has proposed changes to her €2 trillion EU budget to empower regional authorities and protect financing for rural areas. The tweaks look to stave off a parliamentary rebellion after a week of tensions.

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  • The European Commission and Parliament are negotiating the EU's next long-term budget.
  • Lawmakers oppose merging the Common Agriculture Policy and Regional Cohesion Policy into a single fund. 19s
  • The Commission proposes reinforcing the identity of the Common Agriculture Policy and strengthening the role of regions. 32s
  • A rural target is suggested to guarantee minimum agricultural funding, with more say for regional authorities in cohesion fund use. 49s
  • The agriculture and regional policy cluster represents 44% of the proposed budget, estimated at nearly 2 trillion euros. 1m 7s
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