Fortune | FORTUNE 07月17日 17:34
Germany rejects EU proposal for €2 trillion budget
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欧洲委员会主席冯德莱恩公布了欧盟2万亿欧元的预算提案,但遭到德国的拒绝。德国政府发言人表示,在各国都在努力削减财政赤字之际,大幅增加欧盟预算是不可接受的。该提案是为2028年至2034年期间制定的,比上一财年大幅增加,并包含了一项5900亿欧元的竞争力、繁荣与安全基金,旨在帮助欧洲企业应对国际竞争。同时,农业支出将有所削减,为乌克兰的复苏和入盟提供1000亿欧元资金。该提案的通过需要欧盟成员国的一致同意,未来将面临欧洲议会和欧洲理事会的审议。

💰 欧盟委员会提出的2万亿欧元(约合2.3万亿美元)预算提案,旨在规划2028年至2034年的欧盟支出重点,相较于2021-2027年的1.2万亿欧元预算,有显著增长。该提案旨在提升欧盟的竞争力、繁荣与安全,并特别拨出5900亿欧元用于支持欧洲企业与国际竞争对手保持同步。

🌾 为支持新的支出重点,欧盟委员会计划削减农业领域的预算。尽管如此,在新的预算周期内,农民仍将获得至少3000亿欧元的直接补贴,但补贴的具体目标和分配方式将有所调整,这标志着欧盟在传统农业支出与新兴战略需求之间的权衡。

🇺🇦 欧盟委员会在预算提案中为乌克兰预留了1000亿欧元,以支持其战后复苏、提升韧性以及推进其加入欧盟的进程。此举表明了欧盟对乌克兰长期支持的承诺,同时也可能增加成员国之间的财政负担争议。

⚖️ 德国作为欧盟最大的成员国,以各国都在努力巩固国家预算为由,明确拒绝了这项预算提案。德国政府发言人指出,在当前经济环境下大幅增加欧盟预算是不可接受的,这预示着在未来几个月内,欧盟内部将在预算分配和财政责任问题上展开激烈的讨论和博弈,最终的预算方案需要所有成员国一致通过。

🇪🇺 欧洲议会主席罗伯塔·梅措拉强调,议会将确保预算的每一分钱都物有所值,并认为财政纪律是责任所在。她的表态反映了在预算谈判中,议会作为欧盟的民意代表,将扮演监督和决策的关键角色,其立场可能影响最终预算的走向,并可能在成员国之间寻求平衡点。

Germany has rejected the European Commission’s €2 trillion ($2.3 trillion) budget proposal, hours after it was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels.  

“A comprehensive increase in the EU budget is unacceptable at a time when all member states are making considerable efforts to consolidate their national budgets,” the German government chief spokesman said in a statement. “We will therefore not be able to accept the commission’s proposal.”

The statement by the EU’s largest member state points to the battle ahead for the bloc’s executive arm as it tries to get buy-in for the next seven-year budget which begins in 2028.

Earlier on Wednesday, the commission unveiled the draft proposal after intense negotiations that stretched late into Tuesday night and resumed on Wednesday morning.

The figure of €1.98 trillion represents a substantial jump from the €1.2 trillion — equivalent to 1% of EU’s output — that was allocated during the last budgetary cycle, between 2021 and 2027. 

Included in the draft plan is a €590 billion competitiveness, prosperity and security fund, of which €451 billion is earmarked for helping European companies keep pace with their international rivals.

In order to direct resources to those areas, funding for agriculture — traditionally one of the bloc’s biggest expenses — will be slashed. Farmers will get at least €300 billion in direct payments, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters in Brussels. That compares with €387 billion in the current agriculture budget, although the mix of targets for the funding will change somewhat. 

The commission also proposed €100 billion in funding for Ukraine for the seven-year period covered by the budget. Bloomberg previously reported that the commission was weighing the move. Von der Leyen said the money would support Ukraine’s recovery and resilience, as well as the country’s path to EU membership.

Wednesday’s proposal kicks off a laborious process which will see the European Parliament and the European Council, representing member states, weigh in on the process. EU leaders need to give their unanimous backing. The budget must be agreed by the end of 2027. 

Debates about the EU’s budget have long been contentious, as the EU grapples with competing demands from agriculture to regional funding for poorer member states. 

This year’s proposal, which will govern the bloc’s spending priorities between 2028 and 2034, is even more sensitive given the EU’s aim to bolster its defense capabilities and improve its competitiveness as it faces economic threats from the US and increasing competition from China. A report by former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi last year warned that the EU is facing a €800 billion a year investment gap.

The current long-term budget supports around 50 EU funds from research to energy projects. It is financed primarily by contributions from member states, with richer economies being net contributors to the common pot. 

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said the parliament — which must approve the proposal — would ensure that every cent of the budget will count. “Fiscal discipline is not a choice, it is our responsibility,” she said.

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