EU members divided over budget proposals

Europe's residents would suffer if the European Union shaves 141 billion euros ($158 billion) from its upcoming seven-year budget, the bloc's executive has warned. The European Commission's unusual intervention followed several of the EU's 27 member nations — including Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden — demanding massive spending cuts for the period from 2028 to 2034. But 17 others, including economic...