🇩🇪🇪🇺German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has just threatened to block the EU's next seven-year budget unless all member states agree to continue funding Ukraine in 2027 and beyond.
Merz wants another €70 billion sent to Ukraine to cover its yearly budget deficit.
Meanwhile, across the EU:
- 1.4 million+ people are homeless. - 38 million people cannot afford a proper meal every other day. - Around 40 million live in households struggling with overdue rent, mortgage or utility bills. - 13.8 million people are unemployed.