“Historic Move: EU Parliament Demands Overhaul of Budget Plan”

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Major political groups in the European Parliament have launched an unprecedented challenge to the European Commission, demanding radical changes to its €2 trillion budget proposal or threatening to block negotiations on the next seven-year EU financial framework. The extraordinary joint letter, delivered this week, criticizes the Commission’s plan covering the period 2028–2034.

Parliament Outlines Seven Key Demands

MEPs have set out seven specific amendment requests, with the most controversial focused on the so-called “National and Regional Partnership Plans,” which would concentrate nearly half of EU funds under centralized national control. The letter warns that the proposal risks fragmentation, reduced solidarity, and the funding of 27 disparate national plans.

Parliamentarians specifically call for the elimination of a single fund per member state and insist on separating agricultural and cohesion policies, which the Commission had proposed to combine into an €865 billion fund. Officials emphasize that a strong budget must safeguard both agriculture and regional development as essential pillars of Europe. They also warn that national plans could empower governments that diverge from EU values.

Showdown Expected at November Plenary

The European Parliament will discuss the budget proposal during a plenary session on 12 November in Brussels, although it remains uncertain whether legislators will adopt a formal resolution rejecting the proposal. Some groups have indicated readiness to request a full withdrawal and replacement of the Commission’s plan, while others remain divided over such drastic action.

Commission officials have privately expressed surprise at the intensity of the Parliament’s opposition, partially attributing it to external lobbying. Although the Commission initially suggested that modifications could be introduced, it later clarified that it would engage only in “constructive exchanges” without committing to amendments.

The budget negotiations, expected to continue until the end of 2027, will serve as a critical test of the relationship between the European Commission and the Parliament confirming its second term.



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