BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Following are some reactions to the European Commission's proposal on Wednesday for a 2 trillion euro ($2.31 trillion) EU budget for 2028-2034. The proposal places a new emphasis on economic competitiveness and defence while aiming to reform the rules around farm and economic development subsidies.

Chancellor Merz’s spokesman says substantial increase in EU budget for 2028-2034 ‘unreasonable’ at a time when all member states are tightening their national budgets - Anadolu Ajansı

BRUSSELS - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a two-trillion-euro (2.33 trillion US dollars) budget for 2028-2034 for the European Union (EU). The budget proposal would raise EU spending to an average of 1.26 percent of the bloc's gross national income, up from around 1.1 percent during the current 2021-2027 cycle.