Articles tagged with: 2028-2034 budget
Op-ed: Why Europe's next long-term budget must fix its revenue model
04 Mar EU Institutions
Op-ed: Why Europe's next long-term budget must fix its revenue model
The European Commission has proposed new resources to repay the NextGenerationEU program and reduce national contributions to the MFF, but the plan should also include a new digital tax.
Op-ed: The quiet financialization of the EU budget
26 Feb EU Institutions
Op-ed: The quiet financialization of the EU budget
Financial instruments will play a larger role in the EU's next long-term budget, complicating Parliament's ability to scrutinize how the Commission deploys EU funds.
Op-ed: Europe faces moment of truth on Ukraine's defense
24 Feb
Op-ed: Europe faces moment of truth on Ukraine's defense
The European Commission's proposal for the next MFF includes important steps to increase financial aid to Kyiv, but it still lacks a strategic vision to make support for Ukraine a pillar of Europe's long-term security strategy.
Op-ed: The Competitiveness Fund is the wrong fix for Europe's investment gap
23 Feb EU Institutions
Op-ed: The Competitiveness Fund is the wrong fix for Europe's investment gap
Market forces — not public funding — are better suited to birth new companies, restructure of old ones and drive innovation.
Op-ed: An effective EU budget cannot be 'a la carte'
20 Feb Member States
Op-ed: An effective EU budget cannot be 'a la carte'
After rejecting moves to fold multiple EU policies into single national plans, the European Parliament is pushing for a 10% increase in the next MFF proposal to ensure additional funding for security and competitiveness without sacrificing agriculture and cohesion.
The new EU budget is less ambitious than it looks
09 Feb EU Institutions
The new EU budget is less ambitious than it looks
The European Commission calls it its “most ambitious” spending plan yet, but experts warn that repayments, interest rates and competing priorities may limit what the net strategic sectors actually receive.