Dublin tests Europe's budget red lines
Summary
Hosts Zoya Sheflovich and Ian Wishart discuss EU budget negotiations ahead of the General Affairs Council in Dublin, highlighting emerging red lines among member states. They analyze the impending far-right AfD victory in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt election and its implications for national governance. Finally, they cover Kaja Kallas’s proposal for a council of elders to reform the European External Action Service.
Topics discussed
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Intro: EU budget talks and German election
EU Budget: Ireland's role in brokering compromise
Budget negotiations: Red lines and final stages
EU Budget: Proposed new taxes and own resources
Germany: AfD poised to win Saxony-Anhalt vote
Impact of far-right rise on EU policy urgency
EEAS Reform: Council of elders proposal
Preview: Ceuta migration crisis and coffee recs
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