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.

The European Commission plans to allocate 100 billion EUR for Ukraine under its new 2028–2034 EU budget framework through the Ukraine Facility support program. — Ukrinform.

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