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Gunther Krichbaum
Coverage of Gunther Krichbaum in the Nexus archive.
- Germany urges swift EU budget deal after Jordan Bardella comments
Germany urged EU members to finalize the bloc’s 2028-2034 budget by year-end after Jordan Bardella, a French far-right leader, threatened to halve France’s EU contributions if he comes to power in 2027. Bardella’s comments, which called the proposed timeline 'profoundly anti-democratic,' prompted warnings from centrists and ECB President Christine Lagarde about separatist risks to the EU.