As regards the next European budget, “major work remains to be done. That is an understatement!”, Irish Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne said on Tuesday 14 July, at the General Affairs Council table. At this first meeting in this format under the Irish Presidency, the last before the summer break, the conservative from the Fianna Fáil party set out his method for moving towards a compromise on the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
“In September, I...