“The status quo is not an option,” the European Commission said in a communication laying the groundwork for the upcoming proposal on the next long-term budget (2028-34).
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00:00The European Commission is taking the first step towards reforming the EU budget between
00:062028 and 2034. On Wednesday, it published a first document laying the groundwork for
00:13a budget that is simpler, more flexible and better aligned with the bloc's priorities.
00:18Of course we need a balance between the traditional priorities, agriculture, cohesion, helping
00:25the least developed regions, but also the new priorities, research, innovation, digital,
00:31greening. These have to be balanced and it's clear that if we want Europe to do more, it
00:36cannot do more with a budget that is smaller.
00:38The current budget which runs until 2027 totals 1.2 trillion euros, 1% of the EU's GDP.
00:55The position of the Spanish government is irresponsible. The debt made for a next generation
01:19EU is not paid back and the Spanish government says we should do more debt. That is particularly
01:24bad for young people.
01:25The European Commission says it will present its proposal for the multi-annual financial
01:30framework 2028-2034 in July.