6
May
2025
A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world (debate)
Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Budget law is rightly referred to as the royal law of parliaments. And this debate about the future financing of the European Union is nothing more than the exercise of this royal right. I can therefore only warn the Commission to erase this royal right, and that is what you would do if you converted the Union budget into a large pot of money from …