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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3926
  • 15 Oct 2026
  • 35 min

EU budget showdown: Is a breakthrough possible?

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  • The Briefing
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3926
  • 35 min

EU leaders gather in Brussels, hoping to find a way forward for the bloc’s next budget. Is there room for manoeuvre? Plus: Giorgia Meloni criticises Donald Trump’s Russia diesel deal and Frieze London opens to the public.

Host
  • Emma Nelson

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