Europe News EU seeks to triple entry fee for short-term visa-exempt visitors The European Commission proposes a €20 fee for non-EU citizen arrivals to raise more 'own resources' for the EU budget. 21/07/2025
Europe News Will the EU budget turn cohesion policy into regional 'Hunger Games'? The EU’s proposed 2028–2034 budget risks turning the bloc's cohesion policy into a high-stakes competition for funding by merging it with other major spending areas, sparking concerns over reduced local control and lack of support for disadvantaged regions. 18/07/2025
Europe News EU countries begin political battle over €2 trillion budget The political battle over the next EU budget has officially begun. 18/07/2025
Europe News EU takes rule of law battle to next level with budget proposal According to the Commission's plan, all payments could be suspended under the new budget if it sees a rule of law backsliding. But getting the plan through will also require the approval of Hungary. 18/07/2025
Europe News Ursula von der Leyen's new €2 trillion EU budget: Six key takeaways From support to Ukraine to the merger of agriculture and cohesion funds, here are the six takeaways from von der Leyen's €2 trillion EU budget. 17/07/2025
Health news Brussels targets tobacco products with a new set of eurotaxes In two separate announcements on the same day, the European Commission introduced a renewed push to curb tobacco use through higher taxation, a move expected to raise the price of cigarettes and other tobacco products across the EU. 17/07/2025
Europe News EU Commission shrinks agriculture share in record budget Europe’s agricultural spending will face cuts compared to the current programming period under the new EU long-term budget proposal, while the European Commission insists farmers will still receive the same amount “in their pockets”. 17/07/2025
Europe News EU budget: Parliament revolts against Commission proposal The EU budget Commissioner’s presentation was poorly received by MEPs: “Negotiations start on the wrong foot”, says rapporteur. 17/07/2025
Europe News Von der Leyen launches hugely increased €2 trillion EU budget The new budget will be more flexible to cope with unforeseen crises. 16/07/2025
Europe News What’s at stake in the new EU long-term budget? Tomorrow, the European Commission will unveil its proposal for the EU's next long-term budget. Here's why it matters, why its figures have been shrouded in secrecy, what we know so far (and what to expect next). 15/07/2025
Europe News EU's defence industry wants at least €100 billion under the next MFF The European defence industry has urged policymakers to allocate at least €100 billion to defence under the next long-term common budget (2028–34), emphasising that this is the 'bare minimum' required to strengthen the bloc's military capabilities. 15/07/2025
Europe News Leak: EU Commission plans to merge agricultural and regional funds A leaked document reveals that the European Commission is considering a major overhaul of the EU’s long-term budget by merging the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) with cohesion policy under a single programming framework. 14/07/2025
Europe News Fourteen member states oppose the Commission's EU budget overhaul In a document seen by Euronews, 14 member states are calling for a 'stand-alone cohesion policy' to ensure the next EU long-term budget boosts competitiveness and convergence across EU regions. 02/07/2025
Europe News EU long-term budget: Is health funding on the chopping block? As new priorities demand greater resources, the health sector risks significant cuts in the upcoming long-term EU budget. 12/06/2025
Europe News Denmark quits the Frugal Four to focus on rearming Europe If Europe fails to rearm itself, "then it's game over", Mette Frederiksen said as she called for defence spending to be the "number one" priority. 03/06/2025
Europe News What's behind farmers' protests returning to the streets of Brussels? European farmers are set to return to the streets of Brussels, nearly a year after their major demonstrations. Their main concern: the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the risk of a fragmented, "27-speed" agriculture system across the EU. 19/05/2025
Europe News Friedrich Merz rules out permanent joint debt at EU level "We cannot go into never-ending spirals of debt," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said during his first official visit to Brussels. 09/05/2025
Europe News MEPs oppose Commission's overhaul of EU budget after 2027 Members of the European Parliament called for a budget of more than 1% of the EU's GDP and rejected the Commission's idea of single national plans under the EU's next long-term budget (2028-34). 23/04/2025
Europe News MEPs reject renewed attacks on NGO funding in EU budget review A parliamentary committee has voted down a raft of amendments from right-wing lawmakers seeking to incorporate sharp criticism of EU funding for non-governmental organisations into the discharge of the bloc’s 2023 budget. 08/04/2025
Europe News EU urged to include green energy in increased security spending With the European Commission due to propose the EU's next seven-year, trillion-euro budget in the summer, security analysts are calling for a focus on green energy alongside increased military spending. 31/03/2025