TN.cz | The European Union wants to significantly simplify the budget, says analyst Filip Křenek
The aim of the European Union’s financial framework for the next period is to trim down the largest spending items in order to free up funds for new priorities. What has caused the increase in the EU budget? Which sectors is the European Union planning to invest in the most? And what about farmers? These and other questions from moderator David Chmátal were answered by Filip Křenek, analyst at EUROPEUM.
16. July 2025

The projected increase in the budget is not that large. There had been speculation that the EU budget could reach around 2% of the Union’s GDP, but we are currently at about 1.2%, which, in my view, is not as significant an increase as it could have been.
You can listen to the full interview here.