EU summit ends in deadlock: Ire over ‘two-faced’ Costa, Merz furious with Meloni and North-South budget clash
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Key context: <p>Diplomats speaking to Politico described the negotiations over the EU’s carbon emissions pricing system as “absurd chaos,” accusing European Council President António Costa of allowing talks to spiral out of control</p> <p>The post <a href="https://en.protothema.gr/2026/10/16/eu-summit-ends-in-deadlock-ire-over-two-faced-costa-merz-furious-with-meloni-and-north-south-budget-clash/">EU summit ends in deadlock: Ire over ‘two-faced’ Costa, Merz furious with Meloni and North-South budget clash</a> appeared first on <a href="https://en.protothema.gr">ProtoThema English</a>.</p> This development from en.protothema.gr highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Diplomats speaking to Politico described the negotiations over the EU’s carbon emissions pricing system as “absurd chaos,” accusing European Council President António Costa of allowing talks to spiral out of control The post EU summit ends in deadlock: Ire over ‘two-faced’ Costa, Merz furious with Meloni and North-South budget clash appeared first on ProtoThema English.
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