The battle for cohesion: regions demand funds, while wealthy European states call for EU budget cuts
*Siegfried Mureşan, EPP Vice-Chair: 'Compared to the European Commission 's initial proposal for the 2028-2034 budget, the European Parliament 's position entails a 47% increase in funds for farmers and a 35% increase for cohesion policy-meaning a new, modern cohesion policy that allows us to invest in line with new priorities' *Sari Rautio, Chair of the EPP Group in the European Committee of the Regions: 'Cohesion policy is not charity, nor is it merely about solidarity; it is an investment policy, and we all need to understand this'