Every seven years, the EU must agree its budget. The next one will cover the period 2028-2034 and, for it to be ready in time, pressing questions yet to be answered after the European Commission’s €2 trillion initial proposal need to be resolved during Ireland’s presidency of the EU during the second half of this year. “A lot of the work still seems likely to happen during our presidency, maybe the most important work,” Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne told a public meeting in Mullingar earlier this month. The event was convened by Byrne’s party colleague, Fianna…

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