Stefan Grobe

Germany, as the EU's biggest contributor, will be at the centre of that fight.

For more, your news is Stefan Grobe sat down with Germany's ambassador to the European Union, that's Thomas Hans of Sowski, and started by asking him whether the European Union is actually trying to build a budget that they cannot afford.

The EU is building a budget which we need for the 21st century.

But obviously the Commission proposal was far too high.

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EU leaders are meeting in Brussels today for a heavy agenda involving the EU's next seven-year budget.

The gathering takes place amid deteriorating relations between the US and Europe over Ukraine.

And that's it for today.

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The EU's energy chief has warned that volatility in the energy market is here to stay, and prices could get even worse.

Dan Jørgensen is urging European governments to use existing flexibility to ease the pain at the pump for millions of Europeans.

As always, stay tuned for more news on Euronews and euronews.com.

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Maeve McMahon will be here on Monday.

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Europe is facing its most serious security challenge in decades.

From Russia's war in Ukraine to drones, sabotage and hybrid attacks increasingly testing NATO's eastern flank.

And that does it for us today.

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As aerial threats continue to breach Europe's skies and Russia continues its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Europe is scrambling for solutions.

Foreign affairs and defence ministers are meeting in the Belgian capital today to talk about options.