MEPs Want Power to Suspend EU Funds over Democracy and Rights Backsliding

MEPs resist 17% cut to EU foreign aid, instead seek €25bn top‑up

MEPs insist that they won't allow EU governments to dictate the terms of the bloc's next seven-year budget, and have called for an extra €25bn in spending on the EU's foreign policy agenda.

MEPs want power to suspend EU funds over democracy and rights backsliding

Members of the European Parliament’s foreign affairs and development committees voted Monday to back a larger budget for the European Union’s main external funding tool, rejecting Council proposals for significant cuts. The draft position on the Global Europe Instrument, which would fund EU external action from 2028 to 2034, was adopted Oct. 19 by 63 […]

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