
Wealthy EU Countries Threaten ‘No-Deal Scenario’ over Astronomical EU Budget
Net contributors such as Germany or the Netherlands might be ready to simply walk away from budget negotiations if Brussels keeps insisting on the €2 trillion plan.

Net contributors such as Germany or the Netherlands might be ready to simply walk away from budget negotiations if Brussels keeps insisting on the €2 trillion plan.

Germany, the Netherlands and the Nordic bloc want deep cuts to EU farm and cohesion spending—while their economies remain the biggest winners from Brussels’ free trade deals.