BRUSSELS, 10 Feb. - (ANA) - An agreement was reached between member states and the EU Parliament in the early hours of Wednesday morning to top up the EU budget.

 

This will give Europe the financial space to "tackle some of the main challenges of the decade," said EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, relieved that the months-long obstruction by Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán had finally been overcome.

 

EU member states will need to increase green investments to achieve climate targets, and the gap is only set to grow with existing funds running out.   - (ANA) -

 

 

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