Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Sweden said in a joint statement that the Commission's proposed budget of nearly €2 trillion ($2.33 trillion) for 2028-2034 should be reduced "in a balanced manner" with all areas of spending contributing to cuts.
I come from a net receiver country and I feel for the net contributors. They have put their shit together so well that they can pay for development of others. But those others often have troubles to put their shit together... Even in small things like stopping to pay for US software where there is a free alternative that they can use. Countries like Austria, Germany and Denmark are setting up the example but it is slow to spread to net receivers 😐
I want more money so we can develop faster and be a well functioning European family. But that needs to be effectively used money on structural development, not just subsidies to feed folks that just sit, hold the status quo and just paint their outdated think in a new colour.