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The European Commission has presented its proposal for the EU's multiannual budget for 2028–2034, which it describes as ambitious. However, a closer look reveals that its actual form is more modest than grandiose. The new budget brings changes in structure and priorities that may have a significant impact on Czechia, as explained by EUROPEUM Institute analyst Filip Křenek in the Europe Up Close podcast.
12. October 2025
It would not be good if Czechia insisted on maintaining agricultural and cohesion policies in their current form. These large sums of money have been stable for about 20 years, and it is time to reflect that the world is changing and to lean more towards those Member States that support more fundamental changes to the budget.
If we want to add something somewhere and do not want to increase the budget too much, which fiscally conservative countries, including the Czech Republic, do not want, then we need to cut back elsewhere. Cuts should be made in the areas of cohesion and agriculture. On the contrary, additional funds should flow into areas such as the defense industry.
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