Multiannual Financial Framework - Central European Times

V4 Reloaded: Central Europe Unites to Defend Cohesion and Agricultural Funding

5 min read 2026, V4, European Union, Common Agricultural Policy, Multiannual Financial Framework, Cohesion Policy, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Central Europe

The next big debate on the future of the European Union has already begun—not over enlargement, migration or defence, but over the EU's next long-term budget.

The European Commission building in Brussels

EC unveils EUR 2tn 2028-34 budget draft, tilting funding model towards CEE countries

4 min read European Commission, Multiannual Financial Framework, Russia, Belarus, Common Agricultural Policy, Poland, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Greece, Malta, Kata Tutto, Jacques Delors Centre, European Parliament

The EC is expected to present the proposal formally as part of its mid-term budget review later this year. The plan must be approved unanimously by all 27 member states and endorsed by the European Parliament. Opposition is expected from net contributor countries and regions facing cuts.

The flags of Poland and the European Union waving in the wind

Poland leads EU funding recipients with EUR 123.3 bn in long‑term budget draft

The European Commission (EC) published long-term budget allocation plans on 17 July, showing Poland set to receive the highest national allocation under the 2028-34 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), totalling EUR 123.3bn.