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Testy EU budget talks blocked, new summit in March likely

by Associated Press
| February 21, 2020 3:05 AM

BRUSSELS (AP) — Major contributors to the European Union's budget blocked progress at an emergency summit on Friday, insisting they would not stump up more funds for the bloc's next long-term spending package, worth around one trillion euros ($1.1 trillion).

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