00:00Two trillion euros. This is the amount proposed by the European Commission for the EU's next budget period from 2028 to 2034.
00:08This envelope, known in European jargon as the multi-annual financial framework, represents a significant increase on the previous financial year.
00:16The Commission chief is proposing to merge the various European programs into three main pillars.
00:21This is a budget for the realities of today as well as the challenges of tomorrow. A budget that equips us to act on our political choices in a very fast-moving world.
00:34The first accounts for 48 percent of the total budget. It covers agricultural policy, cohesion, fisheries and social policy.
00:43But this regrouping of historic European programs into a single envelope is causing concern among the member states and the farming community.
00:50The second concerns the union's competitiveness.
00:54Allocated 410 billion euros, or 23 percent of the proposed budget, this envelope is intended to finance innovation, industry and clean technologies.
01:04These are all elements that must ensure European sovereignty.
01:08This envelope also includes budgets for defense and space sectors, where funding has been increased five-fold.
01:13The third pillar, roughly 11 percent of the proposed budget, concerns Europe's place in the world, like strategic partnerships, humanitarian aid and the enlargement of the union.
01:24The Commission is also proposing a reserve of 100 billion euros for Ukraine.
01:28A peine presenté, this budget is already created by the critics.
01:33The reporters at the European Parliament are talking about a lack of ambition and estiment that the calculations budget ne tiennent pas the route.
01:39These deputies say that this cadre menace the historical programs such as the political agriculture community.
01:45Finally, they fear that this structure favor 27 programs nationals, depending on the vision of a common view.
