EU Commission and Parliament face reckoning over €1.8 trillion budget clash

EU Commission and Parliament Face Showdown Over €1.8 Trillion Budget

BRUSSELS — Senior EU Commissioners and leading members of the European Parliament will meet Wednesday afternoon in an effort to resolve the ongoing conflict over key sections of the bloc’s €1.8 trillion long-term budget.

The meeting follows several weeks of rising tensions between the EU’s executive and legislative branches. European lawmakers have expressed frustration at the lack of concrete proposals from the Commission regarding the multi-year financial framework (MFF), which is set to begin in 2028.

“The Commission has still not put anything on the table,” said Siegfried Mureșan, the Parliament’s lead budget negotiator and a Romanian MEP from the center-right European People’s Party.

Mureșan warned that continuing budget talks without a constructive compromise would be a mistake, noting that the lack of progress poses a serious risk to the negotiations.

The Commission and Parliament have until November 12 to reach a deal. If no agreement is found, lawmakers are expected to pass a resolution rejecting the disputed elements of the MFF.

The main disagreements revolve around proposed adjustments to regional cohesion and agricultural funding, areas where the Parliament and regional representatives argue they have been sidelined from decision-making.

Author’s Summary

The EU faces a critical budget impasse as talks between the Commission and Parliament near the November 12 deadline, with disputes focused on regional and agricultural funding reforms.

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