The Swedish government believes that Sweden’s EU contribution risks increasing by 60 percent if the proposed long-term budget goes through.
Sweden’s EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz. Photo: Wiktor Nummelin/TT
Brussels – Sweden’s EU fee is at risk of increasing significantly if the proposed budget goes through, according to Swedish EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz.
Together with her colleague from Austria, Rosencrantz gathered a large number of the countries that contribute the most to the EU budget for a meeting in Brussels on Monday morning.
All with the intention of gathering support for a smaller long-term budget for the years 2028–2035 than what the EU Commission proposed last summer.
“For Sweden, this means at least a 60 percent increase in the fee. That is not realistic. We have major priorities and spending needs at home. Therefore, we cannot simultaneously allow the EU budget to expand,” said Rosencrantz afterwards.
The EU countries’ heads of state and government will try to agree in December on what they want to prioritize in the EU budget. However, new figures on the size of the budget will take a while to arrive. The Commission’s initial proposal last summer stands at 1,763 billion euros, corresponding to 1.26 percent of the EU’s total gross national income (GNI).
(November 17)
