EU Budget • Table.Briefings

June 19th, 2025

Customs reform: Council Presidency aims for swift agreement.

On Friday, the EU finance ministers will discuss the reform of the customs union. The Polish Council Presidency hopes to reach an agreement in the coming week.

By Amelie Richter

Feature

June 10th, 2025

Industrial policy: Jeroen Dijsselbloem pitches Eindhoven as a model for the EU

The former Eurogroup president and current mayor of Eindhoven is calling for European industrial policy to be guided by local excellence clusters. In an interview with Table.Briefings, Dijsselbloem argued that the proposed EU Competitiveness Fund and cohesion funds should in the future be channeled more strategically toward such “economic engines”.

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May 27th, 2025

Cohesion policy: Municipalities, business and social associations warn against centralization.

Following protests from Germany’s federal states, local governments are now also pushing back against plans to centralize control over EU cohesion funds. They are joined by support from the business sector.

By Alina Leimbach

Feature

May 26th, 2025

EU money for nuclear power: Why the Ministry of Economic Affairs is backpedaling.

No new German nuclear policy in Brussels: Following strong protests from Environment Minister Carsten Schneider (SPD), a government spokesperson has clarified that there is no new position on nuclear funding from the EU budget. The ministry reinterprets the statements made by Minister Reiche.

By Malte Kreutzfeldt

News

May 22nd, 2025

New MFF: German federal states demand a say in cohesion policy.

The European affairs ministers of Germany’s federal states are voicing concerns over a potential centralization of EU cohesion policy. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has alarmed them with her reform plans.

By Eric Bonse

Interview

May 15th, 2025

EU Agriculture Commissioner Hansen: 'Protests against CAP budget cuts would be absolutely understandable.'

Whether EU Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen will be able to save farmers from budget cuts in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) remains to be seen. However, it is already clear that reducing bureaucracy will be a recurring theme throughout his term of office. Nevertheless, climate and environmental action should not fall victim to the simplification package he presented this week, he says in an interview with Table.Briefings.

By Julia Dahm

Feature

May 12th, 2025

EU budget: Serafin appeases countries and farmers.

Commission President von der Leyen wants to reform the EU budget. But probably not as far-reaching as the previous beneficiaries feared. The responsible EU Commissioner Serafin is trying to appease the critics.

By Till Hoppe

News

May 8th, 2025

MFF: EU Parliament pushes for new own resources.

Parliament President Metsola sees this as an imperative of budgetary discipline. However, the EU states have not yet followed suit.

By Till Hoppe

News

March 27th, 2025

Coalition negotiations: CDU/CSU and SPD in favor of EU budget reformation.

Both sides support Commission President von der Leyen's plans to overhaul financial planning. This is shown by a draft of the coalition agreement, which is exclusively available to Table.Briefings.

By Till Hoppe

News

March 26th, 2025

EU budget: BMWK sees advantages in MFF increase.

In a paper in preparation for the new legislative period, the BMWK argues in favor of a stronger Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF). However, resistance is to be expected from the Ministry of Finance.

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