
Northern Europe Pushes CAP Cuts While Feasting on Free Trade
Germany, the Netherlands and the Nordic bloc want deep cuts to EU farm and cohesion spending—while their economies remain the biggest winners from Brussels’ free trade deals.

Germany, the Netherlands and the Nordic bloc want deep cuts to EU farm and cohesion spending—while their economies remain the biggest winners from Brussels’ free trade deals.

MEPs are backing new priorities—from defence to competitiveness—but can’t agree on how to fund them.

The Commission aims to finalize the financial framework before possible political changes in major member states.

The new EU budget may become a “strategic instrument of political ambition” that seeks to centralize power in Brussels.