BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government sharply criticized a Cypriot proposal to trim the EU’s long-term budget on Friday, describing the plan as “unaffordable” and “unbalanced.” The Cypriot government earlier this week laid out a plan for a 2 percent (€32.8 billion) cut to the European Commission’s proposal for the 2028-2034 budget. The bloc's 27 leaders are set to discuss the proposal by Cyprus — which currently holds the presidency of the Council of the EU — during a summit in