Representatives of each EU country are meeting in Brussels to decide its budget for the next seven years.
It's expected to be over a trillion US dollars, but there are big questions about how they'll fill the gap left by the UK's departure - or whether they should at all.
Stuart Smith has more from Brussels.
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The European Council president, Charles Michel, is confident progress will be made:
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