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Commission plans EU budget reform

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Published: October 7th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

The Commission, headed by Ursula von der Leyen, would gain more influence as a result of the changes to the EU budget.

According to a media report, the European Commission plans to completely reorganize the EU budget. This emerges from an internal presentation, as the FAZ reported on Sunday. The largest budget items, aid for farmers and support for structurally weak regions, are to be abolished. They each make up a third of the budget of around €140 billion per year.

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