# Romania-EU budgetary and economic discussions > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/romania-eu-budgetary-and-economic-discussions > Updated: 2026-09-11T17:17:27.000Z. Sources: 13. Developments: 2. Romanian President Nicușor Dan has engaged in high-level discussions regarding the future of the European Union budget. Initially, President Dan met with European Council President António Costa to discuss the 2028-2034 multiannual budget. The talks focused on European defense, security, competitiveness, and innovation, with Dan emphasizing the necessity of consistent funding for agriculture and cohesion to address disparities between member states. Following this, President Dan met with Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis. During this meeting, Dan reaffirmed Romania’s support for an ambitious EU budget to meet development and investment needs. The discussions expanded to include the digitalization of tax administration to improve collection efficiency and reduce tax evasion. Pierrakakis also noted the importance of Romania’s technology industry ecosystem within the context of the Eurogroup’s focus on economic sovereignty and artificial intelligence. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-11: Romania supports ambitious EU budget in talks with Eurogroup President President Nicușor Dan met with Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis to discuss an ambitious EU budget and the digitalization of tax administration to combat evasion. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/romania-supports-ambitious-eu-budget-in-talks-with-eurogroup-president ### 2026-09-02: António Costa meets Nicușor Dan to discuss EU budget and priorities European Council President António Costa met Romanian President Nicușor Dan to discuss the EU budget, while health debates in Bucharest focused on strengthening family medicine and combating medical-related de- 11 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/presidential-administration-hosts-debate-on-family-medicine --- Cite as: Romania-EU budgetary and economic discussions. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/romania-eu-budgetary-and-economic-discussions