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Commission president offers budget concessions

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered concessions to the EU budget on Monday and promised safeguards for the Common Agricultural Policy and regions to win European Parliament support.

Reposted by David Phinnemore, Jill Rutter

Scholar power: 4%

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Political science 47%, Economics 37%, Law 16%

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🎓 Jill Rutter	-	13	-
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Financial Times

Von der Leyen Dodged Starmer's Request for a Meeting on EU Money Demands

The European Commission president had scheduling issues at the COP30 summit in Brazil and did not meet the UK prime minister

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by Karel Lannoo

31%

Scholar power: 31.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 47%, Economics 37%, Law 16%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Karel Lannoo	28%	14	31.4%

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48.0%

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by Jonathan Hopkin

74%

Scholar power: 74.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 47%, Economics 37%, Law 16%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Jonathan Hopkin	46%	29	74.3%

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45.0%

23.9 h

74.3%

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Jonathan Hopkin

@jonathanhopkin.bsky.social

If all this is to bribe Trump into keeping defending Europe, I have to point out a small flaw in the plan

November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM

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Commission president offers budget concessions

Scholar power: 4%

Von der Leyen Dodged Starmer's Request for a Meeting on EU Money Demands

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