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Multiannual Financial Framework
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- 1Merz threatens to sink EU budget talks●Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (sog. cdU) macht Stimmung gegen den neuen EU-Finanzrahmen (2028-2034) und droht offen mit e
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pushing back against the EU's next long-term budget for 2028-2034, openly threatening that negotiations could fail. He argued that having no new financial framework at all would be by far the cheapest outcome for Germany. The comments have sparked debate ahead of the EU budget negotiations, with critics seeing them as an attack on European solidarity.
- 2EU budget debate turns to financial innovation, not just spending▼The Multiannual Financial Framework needs financial innovation, not just more money
The European Policy Centre argues that the EU's next Multiannual Financial Framework requires new financial instruments and innovative funding mechanisms rather than simply increasing national contributions. The think-tank's intervention lands as Brussels prepares negotiations over the long-term budget, where demands for more money from member states clash with pressure to reform how the EU raises and spends its resources.
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A senior European Union official has warned that the bloc's long-term budget faces major cuts, raising concerns over future funding for key EU programmes. The warning highlights growing tension among member states over spending priorities, with debates expected over agriculture, regional funds and climate financing as negotiations over the next multi-year financial framework continue.
- 4Europe needs a bigger, more targeted budget, think tank argues▼To finance its future, Europe needs a bigger, more targeted budget
Bruegel, the Brussels-based economics think tank, argues that the European Union must enlarge and better target its budget to finance future priorities such as defence, competitiveness and the green transition. The piece feeds into an ongoing debate over the next long-term EU budget, where member states remain divided over increasing national contributions and reprioritising spending.
- 5EU budget 2028-2034 assessed against Europe's investment gap▼An assessment of the 2028-2034 EU budget’s contribution to closing Europe’s investment gap
Bruegel has published an assessment of how the EU's next long-term budget, covering 2028-2034, could help close Europe's investment gap. The analysis examines whether the proposed multiannual financial framework provides enough funding and the right instruments to boost investment in areas such as defence, green transition and competitiveness. Attention is turning to the negotiations over the EU's spending priorities for the coming decade.