The proposal of the two -bit long -term budget of the European Union (EU) proposed on Wednesday by the European Commission (EC), which means the ceiling of an expenditure of 1.26 percent of the EU’s gross national pension (HD), will force cuts in the main programs of the Union. This was pointed out on Wednesday evening by the European Parliament’s newsletters (EP) responsible for budgetary issues, TASR reports.
Co -dominated EP right for the Multiannual Financial Framework (VFR) – Romanian MEP Siegfried Murešan and Spanish MEP Carla Tavares, as well as co -rightrs for their own budget sources Sandra Gómezová Lópezová from Spain a Danuše Nerudová from the Czech Republic In a joint statement, they stressed that the EC proposal is insufficient.
They pointed out that with 1.26 % of the HND, which includes 0.11 % of HND in installments of the EU recovery plan of the next generation (NGEU) and after taking into account inflation, the EU will stagnate. They claim that the draft budget does not leave enough funding for EU priorities including Competitiveness, cohesion, agriculture, defense, adaptations for climate change and investment needed for a sustainable economy.
In their opinion, the VFR proposal indicated the lack of ambitions and poses the risks of repayment of interest from NGEU will be linked to program expenses, What exerts huge pressure on key priorities and leads to cuts.
The EP has long ago expressed concern about the VFR reform and warned that moving successful programs to “covering megaphunds” or circuits as they called them the EC, It poses a risk of undermining verified policies that have brought concrete results and improved the standard of living of Europeans.
The common position was expressed in particular about proposals that could weaken the role of regional and local authorities in the management of Eurofunds and could oppose farmers against regions or regions against national governments. The Communists also expressed concern about proposals that could move on the sideline of the European Parliament as an institution with budget and absolute jurisdiction.
Insist that any The new performance -based mechanism that enables Member States to access the Eurofunds must include robust parliamentary supervision and must not circumvent the democratic control of EU spending.
They also agreed that on the income side The EU Member States must meet expectations of their own resources for the EuroroSPEM. Welcomed the EC’s efforts to break the current stalemate in the area of its own resources and Introducing several new resources of income for the Union budget such as excise duty on tobacco, taxation of large corporations or income from non -recycled electronic waste and e -commerce.
In their common link, four MEPs warned that EP is ready to use all its powers to ensure that the future long -term budget will match the ambitions and calls of the Union And it will be under full democratic supervision.
EP experts with representatives of Member States will negotiate on the VFR proposal in the next two years (EU Council) to agree on the final form of the long -term budget by the end of 2027.
