Budget reform: ‘Things can only ge • Table.Briefings

Lucas Guttenberg was the mastermind behind the €750 billion COVID-19 recovery fund. He is now a Senior Advisor at the Bertelsmann Stiftung.

Commission President von der Leyen wants to reform the EU budget and is receiving massive criticism for this, especially from the European Parliament. Finance expert Lucas Guttenberg cannot understand this – and advises MEPs to seize the opportunity.

Mr. Guttenberg, since the leak, there has been a heated debate about the Commission’s ideas for restructuring the EU budget. Will the reform be buried before it has even seen the light of day?

Budget reform: ‘Things can only get better for Parliament’

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