Having narrowly avoided one this year, the eurozone’s largest economy faces deficit proceedings in 2026: In the spring, Valdis Dombrovskis wants to know whether Germany’s deficit above the three percent limit can be fully explained by higher defense spending.
By Janos Allenbach-Ammann
In the General Affairs Council on Monday, member states with significant agricultural interests took up demands by the EU Parliament to reinforce the CAP budget in the MFF. The Danish Council Presidency wants to make progress by December.
By Janos Allenbach-Ammann and Julia Dahm
The EPP is satisfied with the Commission’s ideas, while the Social Democrats dismiss them as “cosmetic changes”. A joint parliamentary resolution against the Commission’s MFF proposal is off the table for the time being.
By Janos Allenbach-Ammann
On Monday, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Parliament President Roberta Metsola and the Danish Council Presidency will meet in order to avoid an escalation of the conflict over the EU's multiannual financial framework.
By Janos Allenbach-Ammann and Julia Dahm
The exchange between the Budget Commissioner and the group leaders on the MFF was “constructive”, but did not deliver any concrete results. The European Parliament is keeping up the pressure.
By Janos Allenbach-Ammann
In addition to an old proposal for a financial transaction tax, the Commission is also withdrawing three tax-related proposals from von der Leyen's first term in office.
By Janos Allenbach-Ammann
The EU Commission’s proposal to use the frozen funds of the Russian state bank to provide financial support to Ukraine has received backing from many member states. There is simply a lack of alternatives.
By Janos Allenbach-Ammann
Despite a falling error rate, the Court of Auditors criticizes the legality of expenditure in the EU budget as inadequate. At the same time, it warns against the structure of the new multiannual financial framework.
By Janos Allenbach-Ammann
The EU Commission is proposing to redirect the Russian state bank funds held by Euroclear to the Ukraine without legally confiscating them. In doing so, the authority wants to choose a path that cannot be blocked by individual member states.
By Janos Allenbach-Ammann
Germans who look anxiously at Paris run the risk of ignoring the real challenges facing this country, write the experts at Fiscal Future. A forward-looking fiscal policy, on the other hand, has the potential to restore confidence in the state's ability to act.
By Pippa Kolmer, Carl Mühlbach and Marina Guldimann
