The Challenges Facing the EU's 2028-2034 Long-Term Budget

We would like to share here the opinion signed by UEF President Domenec Ruiz Devesa and published in the Spanish newspaper Informacion with the title: Los problemas del presupuesto multianual de la UE 2028-2034

Ruiz Devesa argues that the unanimity requirement and reliance on national contributions turn the EU’s long-term budget talks into a contest over how much each country pays and gets back. That calculation, he writes, overlooks the benefits of the single market and of shared investment in areas such as research and defence. He calls for a budget at least as large as the current one, an end to national rebates and genuine EU own resources.

Read the article in Spanish