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EU leaders clash over trillion-euro budget as fears grow over French election fallout
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EU leaders locked horns on Thursday over the bloc’s next long-term budget as they kicked off talks in Brussels under pressure to seal a deal before several high-stakes elections next year, most crucially in France. The 27-nation European Union wants an agreement by Christmas, worried that any future
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EU leaders clash over trillion-euro budget as fears grow over French election fallout
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