工会领袖将在周四就该集团下一个长期预算的规模、收入来源和支出优先事项展开冲突，净贡献国和净受益国的立场截然相反，目前尚未看到达成协议的迹象。
Union leaders will clash on Thursday over the size of bloc's next long-term budget, its sources of revenue and spending priorities, with no immediate deal in sight as net contributors and net beneficiaries pull in opposite directions.
欧盟预算是这个27个成员国集团为其所有政策提供资金的方式——从支持农民到发展新技术，以及在与中国和美国的竞争中支持工业和研究。
The EU budget is how the 27-member bloc finances all of its policies - from supporting farmers to developing new technology and supporting industry and research against competition from China and the United States.
该预算还涵盖学生交流项目和在欧盟范围内实现生活水平的均等化，对乌克兰的援助以及欧盟官员的薪酬。
The budget also covers student exchanges and equalising standards of living across the EU, help for Ukraine and EU officials' salaries.
该预算必须得到一致通过，并且常常是欧盟面临的最激烈的争论之一。目前正在讨论的2028-2034年七年期预算尤其困难，因为高能源价格和国防支出给各国预算带来了额外压力。
It has to be agreed unanimously and is often the most acrimonious battle the EU has. The seven-year 2028-2034 budget under discussion now is particularly difficult because of additional pressures on national budgets from high energy prices and defence spending.
欧盟委员会去年提出了一项1.76万亿欧元（1.96万亿美元）的预算，相当于欧盟国民总收入的1.26%，引发了德国、荷兰和北欧国家等净贡献国的强烈反对，他们认为这一数额过高。
The European Commission proposed last year a budget of €1.76 trillion ($1.96 trillion), or 1.26% of EU GNI, causing an outcry from net contributors like Germany, the Netherlands and Nordic countries that it was too much.
爱尔兰担任欧盟轮值主席国期间提出的最新方案——将在周四讨论——将总额削减至1.62万亿欧元，但这并未平息批评声音。
The latest proposal from the Irish presidency of the EU, to be discussed on Thursday, cuts the total to €1.62 trillion, but that has not stemmed the criticism.
这一新总额已经包含了1500亿欧元，用于偿还和服务欧盟在新冠疫情期间的共同借款。
The new total already includes €150 billion to service and repay EU joint borrowing during the COVID pandemic.
爱尔兰提出的削减主要集中在欧盟对世界其他地区的支出以及预算中内置的财政安全缓冲上，留给突发事件的资金甚少。
The cuts proposed by the Irish focus mainly on what the EU spends on other regions of the world and on the financial safety cushions built into the budget, leaving little for unexpected events.
它还削减了用于科研、应对气候变化、清洁交通、连接能源网络或使欧洲更具竞争力的资金。
It also cuts money for research, fighting climate change, clean transport, connecting energy networks or making Europe more competitive.
相比之下，它增加了对农民的补贴以及提高农村地区生活水平的资金——因为欧盟政治家希望保持这一小但声音响亮的与农业相关的选民群体的支持。
By contrast, it increases subsidies for farmers and for higher living standards in rural areas - because EU politicians want to preserve the support of the small, but vocal group of voters linked to agriculture.
Bruegel智库表示，爱尔兰的提议保留了旧的、广受批评的结构，该结构侧重于对农民和地区的补贴，而非将资金转向帮助欧洲与中国和美国竞争。
The Bruegel think tank said the Irish proposal preserved the old, widely criticised structure that focuses on subsidies for farmers and regions, rather than redirecting money to help Europe compete against China and the US.
Bruegel表示，只有法国和德国能够打破僵局，但随着法国因即将到来的选举而陷入政治内斗，德国则因总理弗里德里希·梅尔茨的支持率创历史新低而削弱，政治领导力并不存在。
Bruegel said only France and Germany could break the deadlock, but with France consumed by political infighting ahead of elections and Germany weakened by the record low popularity of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, political leadership was not there.
尽管欧盟预算只需在2028年前准备就绪，但领导人希望在2026年底前达成协议，因为明年将在法国、意大利、波兰、希腊、爱沙尼亚、芬兰和斯洛伐克举行选举，预算很可能在这些选举活动中发挥作用。
Even though the EU budget only has to be ready for 2028, leaders want to have a deal by the end of 2026 because next year there are elections in France, Italy, Poland, Greece, Estonia, Finland and Slovakia, with the budget likely to play a role in electoral campaigns.
为在今年达成协议，领导人可能会在11月26日至27日举行特别峰会，为他们下次计划于12月17日至18日的峰会达成潜在协议铺平道路。
To reach a deal this year, leaders are likely to hold a special summit on Nov 26-27 to pave the way for a potential agreement at their next planned summit on Dec 17-18.