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EU budget 2025: Fight for future funds and new ideas!
Find out everything about the EU budget 2025, active culture of remembrance in Salzburg and responsible cosmetics production.
EU budget 2025: Fight for future funds and new ideas!
In the recent discussion about the EU budget It turns out that this is more than ever a central instrument for tackling the challenges ahead within the Union. The budget makes it possible to finance priorities that many countries cannot manage on their own. A look at the long-term spending plans, the so-called multiannual financial frameworks, shows that the current framework applies from 2021 to 2027 and therefore has a decisive influence on the coming years.
On July 16, 2025, the EU Commission will present its plan for the future budget. The aim is to become more flexible and modern and to open up new sources of income. However, observations show that resistance to change is already foreseeable. In recent years, the EU has felt compelled to quickly mobilize large sums of money due to the corona pandemic and the war in Ukraine. 90% of the EU budget is already tied up in existing programs and plans.
Budget priorities and spending
The need to create room for unforeseen events is underlined by Budget Commissioner Piotr Serafin. One proposal envisages merging the largest budget items – agriculture and regional funding – into a so-called “large fund”, which attracts attention from both supporters and opponents. Critics, such as German Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer, emphasize the importance of the Common Agricultural Policy for food supply.
The next steps in the budget process could bring more funding for competition, innovation, defense and security. A new “competition fund” with a three-digit billion sum is planned. To cover the costs, higher contributions from member states or new sources of revenue are being considered, such as levies on electronic waste, special levies for large companies or a share of the tobacco tax. Nils Redeker from the Jacques Delors Center warns that a smaller budget is not realistic.
EU budget structure
The EU budget is not just a numbers game, but is accompanied by concrete goals. It ensures the democratic, peaceful, prosperous and competitive development of the EU. A budget is drawn up every year, which prioritizes expenditure within a fixed framework. The allocation of funds should also be tied to national plans and rule of law criteria.
- Binnenmarkt, Innovation und Digitales
- Zusammenhalt, Resilienz und Werte
- Natürliche Ressourcen und Umwelt
- Migration und Grenzmanagement
- Sicherheit und Verteidigung
- Nachbarschaft und die Welt
- Europäische öffentliche Verwaltung
For the years 2021 to 2027, the budget, including the NextGenerationEU development fund, amounts to around 2 trillion euros. The funds flow into projects that create jobs, improve healthcare and advance digital transformation. In addition, a large part of the funds will be used to support Ukraine and combat climate change.
News from Salzburg
An initiative on responsibility in the cosmetics industry is also being discussed in Salzburg. Advent markets offer products such as soaps, fragrances and creams that are manufactured under strict rules and whose ingredients must be clearly labeled.
The EU budget therefore remains a central issue that addresses both current and future challenges and thus ensures progress and solidarity in the Union. In Salzburg, a bridge is also being built locally to the culture of remembrance and sustainable production, which has a strong influence on society.