Germany will be one of the largest losers in the European Commission’s proposal for the multi‑annual EU budget 2028‑2034. According to internal calculations from the European Parliament-the FAZ reports-the country will receive 57.3 billion euros over the seven‑year period, an 11 % cut compared with the 2021‑2027 budget. The reduction is expected to cut the money that has so far been flowing into German agriculture.
This comes from a briefing marked only “for internal use” by the Directorate‑General for the Budget. Across the EU, the total pool shrinks by 8 %, falling from 758.93 billion to 698.27 billion euros. The biggest cuts hit Slovenia and Ireland, both at 13 %. France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Czech Republic face 12 % cuts, while Austria sees a 9 % reduction. Estonia, Latvia, Malta and Sweden actually receive more.
The proposal would replace the many detailed programmes and line items with a system of “national envelopes” that states could use to fund agriculture, regional development, social policy and other priorities. The idea is to bundle spending and give governments broad discretion, with the requirement that they present their allocations in “national development plans”.
For Germany, the briefing says farmers will get at least 31.87 billion euros-almost twelve billion less than today. If Germany were to use all of its discretionary envelope for agriculture, it could keep current levels, but that would mean pulling back other areas, especially regional development.
