On Wednesday, Ursula von der Leyen introduced the most ambitious €2 trillion ($2.3 trillion) budget plan for 2028-2034 that aims to counter international competition and Russian aggression. However, Germany, the leading economy of the European Union, has dismissed it as being unacceptably painful.
Source: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250717-von-der-leyen-eu-budget-germany-defense
