The current friction stems from a proposal introduced last week by the Cypriot EU presidency. That plan suggests a budget roughly 2% smaller than the previous iteration, a reduction that has clearly failed to satisfy Dutch fiscal expectations. Jetten's comments as he entered the summit serve as an opening salvo in what promises to be a protracted debate over the bloc's spending priorities.
Netherlands rejects latest EU budget proposal
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten arrived in Brussels on Thursday to deliver a sharp rebuke of the current European Union budget framework. Dismissing the latest proposal as insufficient, Jetten signaled that the Netherlands is prepared to drive a hard bargain during the upcoming months of intense financial negotiations among member states.
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