European Parliament: EU Long-term Budget: MEPs Want a 10% Increase to Support EU Priorities
April 16, 2026
April 16, 2026
BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 16 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release:
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EU long-term budget: MEPs want a 10% increase to support EU priorities
* Budgets Committee sets out Parliament's draft negotiating position on the next EU budget
* Calls for post-2027 budget to be 1.27% of EU GNI and to exclude debt repayment costs
* Defence and competitiveness as new priorities, but cohesion and agriculture funding . . .
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EU long-term budget: MEPs want a 10% increase to support EU priorities
* Budgets Committee sets out Parliament's draft negotiating position on the next EU budget
* Calls for post-2027 budget to be 1.27% of EU GNI and to exclude debt repayment costs
* Defence and competitiveness as new priorities, but cohesion and agriculture funding . . .