Macron Aims to Build Bridges With Dutch Leader on Euro Zone
- Macron says EU budget needs another structure for transparency
- Rutte opposes Macron’s plan for more European integration
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will discuss the next EU budget at a meeting in The Hague tonight, before European Union leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday.
The EU budget needs “another structure to become more transparent,” Macron told journalists before heading into the meeting with his Dutch counterpart. “The new EU budget can’t be made without making adjustments,” he added.