Despite initial hopes, there was no conclusion around continued EU funding for Ukraine at this week’s high profile yet informal meeting of the European Council in Dublin, amid a growing impasse over what to do over an additional €70 billion funding bill for the war-torn nation.
The past month has seen Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz threatening to withhold Germany’s agreement to the EU’s estimated €1.8 trillion, seven-year budget which includes CAP payments, unless all 27 EU member states including Ireland agree to up their Ukrainian commitments.