During a plenary debate at the European Parliament in Brussels on the European Union’s new multiannual financial framework for 2028–2034, Bogdan Rzońca, a Law and Justice MEP, highlighted a number of serious problems related to the current structure of the budget and the direction of the EU’s financial policy.
“The European Union is a good project, but it is currently very poorly managed,” Rzońca stated. According to the MEP, the proposed Competitiveness Fund, which the President of the European Commission has discussed, will not solve the Union’s key economic problems but will instead exacerbate existing inequalities. “It will effectively bypass 24 countries. This money will go to the richest and the best. As a result, the gap between countries will widen significantly. Unfortunately, this is a budget that widens the divide between nations,” he noted.
Rzońca also drew attention to the difficult situation in agriculture, especially in the context of the agreement with the Mercosur countries. “We are very concerned about this,” he said, pointing out that the current financial assumptions do not sufficiently take into account the interests of European farmers.
In his speech, the PiS MEP also raised the issue of the European Union’s growing debt, which—as he pointed out—leads to higher tax burdens and a decline in citizens’ quality of life. “We are stuck in a climate policy quagmire. Electricity won’t get any cheaper with this budget, and companies will flee the European Union,” he warned.
Rzońca cited specific examples of support provided to failing companies from the Globalization Adjustment Fund—including a Belgian semiconductor manufacturer and a Swedish company producing batteries for electric cars — as evidence of the ineffectiveness and centralization of the EU’s current financial mechanisms.
“The EU is increasingly centralizing the budget and taking away the voice of local governments. This is a step backward for Europe, which should support local communities rather than overlook them,” he said.
Summing up his remarks, Bogdan Rzońca stated that the current budget proposal is not groundbreaking and does not address the real challenges facing the European Union. “We cannot pretend that the current budget will solve Europe’s problems. The world is racing ahead, while the EU is stuck in place. We must create a better, fair financial plan that will allow us to truly compete with others,” he concluded.
