Published: January 5th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

According to the CSU in the Bundestag, the EU Commission should be radically downsized. „A fast and efficient EU is the prerequisite for being internationally relevant and capable of reacting in crises. This requires far-reaching reforms to the institutions and processes and a significant reduction in the size of the EU Commission and its civil service„, reads a draft position paper submitted to the Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) in Munich.