
The German Chancellor calls for collective commitment for 2027 and beyond
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that he will block the EU's next seven-year budget if all member states do not commit to providing financial support to Ukraine in 2027 and beyond, according to a letter sent to European Council President António Costa reported by the Financial Times.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has sent a letter to European Council President António Costa asking that all member states commit to providing financial support to Ukraine in 2027 and beyond, making the approval of the EU's next seven-year budget conditional on this commitment.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that he will block the EU's next seven-year budget unless all member states commit to providing financial support to Ukraine in 2027 and beyond. The Financial Times reports this, citing the letter sent from Berlin to the President of the European Council António Costa. “A collective commitment that all of us, without exception, contribute equally to closing the deficit is an essential prerequisite for discussing any other issue, especially those with financial implications,” Merz wrote.
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EU member states will negotiate with Germany on the conditions of financial support for Ukraine in the seven-year budget
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Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti has not yet signed the thirteenth aid package for Ukraine, which will be presented to Copasir by Defense Minister Guido Crosetto. The League expresses irritation and Salvini reiterated his doubts about military aid to Kiev, opening a delicate issue in the majority. Without the signature, the decree cannot be published and aid, both military and civilian, will not be able to arrive.

Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti did not sign the thirteenth military aid package for Ukraine, which will be presented to Copasir on November 10. League sources specify that Giorgetti was in Brussels. The measure, signed by Crosetto and Tajani, includes weapons for anti-aircraft defense and not just civilian aid.

The Italian government is preparing the thirteenth military aid package for Ukraine, which Minister Crosetto will illustrate at Copasir. Minister Giorgetti did not sign the provision because he was on a mission to Brussels, opening up a delicate match in the majority with the opposing League.

Minister Ciriani invited his colleagues not to examine new decree laws before December, given that 12 provisions are already being converted by Parliament together with the budget. Among the expiring decrees are schools, Euro 5 diesel, justice, environment, former Ilva, juvenile crime, road transport, agriculture, Anac, Campi Flegrei, bills and infrastructures.

Salvini calls for the unity of the League in view of the political elections, but Massimiliano Romeo's possible no-confidence vote in the Senate complicates the picture. The assembly of senators is scheduled for November 17, while appeals are arriving from Lombardy to avoid the purge of the group leader.
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has presented a motion of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the House, on eight charges including starting a war against Iran without authorization from Congress. The vote is expected to take place by Wednesday; approval in the House is possible but in the Senate it is considered unlikely.