Following are some reactions to the European Commission's proposal on Wednesday for a 2 trillion euro ($2.31 trillion) EU budget for 2028-2034. The proposal places a new emphasis on economic competitiveness and defence while aiming to reform the rules around farm and economic development subsidies.

Chancellor Merz’s spokesman says substantial increase in EU budget for 2028-2034 ‘unreasonable’ at a time when all member states are tightening their national budgets - Anadolu Ajansı