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Tinubu received the UN's proposed 2027 budget at the State House in Abuja, handed over by Jimoh Ibrahim, who chairs the committee that negotiates it. The post Nigeria UN Budget Reaches Tinubu 18 October appeared first on The Rio Times.

European Union leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for a two-day summit to discuss the bloc’s next long-term budget, continued support for Ukraine and measures to strengthen Europe’s economic competitiveness amid rising energy prices and geopolitical uncertainty. They voiced strong opposition to a new proposal for the bloc’s long-term budget, raising serious doubt about whether the key spending package will be agreed by the end of year. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports from Brussels.

European lawmakers have kicked off what's likely to be a long and fierce negotiation over the bloc's seven-year budget. Member states are divided on spending priorities, and pending elections in countries including France and Italy are adding pressure to the talks in Brussels. Also in the show - AI stocks lose a trillion dollars in this week's tech stock sell-off, and Ledger's CTO Charles Guillemet explains why AI is changing the security landscape. 

EU leaders locked horns on Thursday over the bloc’s next long-term budget as they kicked off talks in Brussels under pressure to seal a deal before several high-stakes elections next year, most crucially in France. The 27-nation European Union wants an agreement by Christmas, worried that any future deal-making will be derailed by potential Eurosceptic wins across the bloc, including in France where the far-right’s Marine Le Pen is favoured in opinion polls. “We are facing very, very difficult...

EU leaders on Thursday head for their biggest clash yet over the bloc's next long-term budget, as they race to lock in a deal before next year's French presidential election. The 27-nation European Union wants an agreement by Christmas, worried that any future dealmaking will be derailed by potential eurosceptic wins in polls taking place across the bloc -- most crucially in key power France. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports from Brussels, Belgium.

EU leaders head to a summit on Thursday seeking a deal on the bloc’s nearly €2 trillion budget for 2028-2034 by Christmas amid deep divisions over spending and fears that upcoming elections, particularly in France, could strengthen eurosceptic forces.

EU leaders head to a summit on Thursday seeking a deal on the bloc’s nearly €2 trillion budget for 2028-2034 by Christmas, amid deep divisions over spending and fears that upcoming elections, particularly in France, could strengthen eurosceptic forces.

Budgetary support for education has declined to a single-digit percentage of the State outlay and has remained so over the past decade

Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi Pref., Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)--The assembly of a city in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, passed a resolution Wednesday protesting against remarks by agriculture minister Kazuo Yana that road budgets had been cut for two municipalities whose mayors did not support him in February's general election. The resolution, adopted at the city assembly of Nasukarasuyama, one ...

With his reformist credentials battered by coalition compromises and a looming general election, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has used his 2027 budget to launch a fresh wave of anti-corruption measures. But as his government nears its four-year mark, analysts warn that restoring public confidence will require more than additional funding and tighter legislative oversight. The measures, announced when Anwar presented Malaysia’s 2027 budget on Friday, include 1.1 billion ringgit (US$269...

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey wants to help British voters with the cost of living while staying within the limits of his country’s stretched public finances. To square this circle, he’s planning a series of strictly short-term giveaways — and hoping the war in Iran comes to an end.

Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese agriculture minister Kazuo Yana on Monday retracted and apologized for his recent controversial remarks on road development budgets for municipalities in his constituency in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo. Speaking to reporters in the Diet, Yana revealed that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi instructed him earlier in the day to fulfill his duties, and r...

Congress leaders often claim that their government is committed to the development of backward communities, but the allocations made in the 2026-27 Budget did not support the claim, says Raghu Kautilya

The supplementary demands for grants for the 2026-27 Revised Budget will be tabled on October 15.

Czech opposition parties called a no-confidence vote in the government over budget plans that post the country’s second-largest shortfall next year.