Český rozhlas | Compliance may play a bigger role in the post-2028 budget
The European Commission is preparing a proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework for the period 2028-2035. This budget will determine how much money will be spent on different EU policies - from agriculture to digitalisation - and what the Union's priorities will be in the next decade. Alongside debates on the level of contributions, there is also expected to be an emphasis on greater control over who is entitled to European money. Viktor Daněk, deputy director of the EUROPEUM Institute, comments on the situation for Radiožurnál.
11. July 2025

The proposal is not yet public, so it is difficult to predict the details. However, the information that is coming to light suggests that the EU is likely to tighten the mechanism that is already in place: that is, that the use of money from the EU budget will be conditional on compliance with the values to which countries committed themselves when they joined the EU, such as the rule of law. The EU wants to make sure that taxpayers' money from countries like Germany and Denmark, which goes to Central Europe, is used in a meaningful way and not misused, for example, for corruption.
Listen to the full interview here.