{
  "id": 11659577,
  "title": "Bilancio UE: 17 paesi contro nuovi tagli a Coesione e Agricoltura",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/bilancio-ue-17-paesi-contro-nuovi-tagli-a-coesione-e-agricoltura",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T09:56:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Il Sole 24 Ore",
    "slug": "il-sole-24-ore",
    "url": "https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/bilancio-ue-17-paesi-contro-nuovi-tagli-coesione-e-agricoltura-AJULoiXB"
  },
  "original_language": "it",
  "account": "17 European countries have written a letter to Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin, president-designate of the EU, to defend funding for cohesion policy and agriculture during the European Council of 15-16 October 2023. The letter, reportedly drafted by Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and Romanian President Nicușor Dan, argues that these resources are crucial for Europe's prosperity and for delivering tangible benefits to European citizens.\n\nThe 17 countries, known as \"Friends of Cohesion,\" are urging the next Financial Perspective (2028-2034) to preserve the overall level of resources for cohesion policy and agriculture. They warn that further cuts would weaken policies that remain essential for the Union's economic and social objectives. Cohesion and agriculture policies together receive around €400 billion over seven years, and €300 billion for agriculture, respectively - less than 20% and 15% of the overall budget. In the previous 2021-2027 period, cohesion and agriculture were budgeted for between 30 and 35% of the total.\n\nThe leaders emphasize that cohesion and agriculture policies promote convergence between member states and regions, strengthen the Single Market, and support rural and less-developed areas. They contribute to Europe's competitiveness and food security, generating both direct and indirect benefits for the economies of all the Union. The impact of these policies translates into tangible results for citizens, businesses, farmers, and local communities across Europe.\n\nThe letter also recognizes the need to address new European priorities, such as security, defense, competitiveness, connectivity, energy security, and resilience. However, it emphasizes that these new ambitions should not be funded through further reductions in resources allocated to agriculture and cohesion. Instead, Friends of Cohesion are ready to work constructively on new resources that could alleviate the pressure on national budgets, provided these resources are genuine, fair, simple, and non-regressive. They also suggest possible options for creating additional fiscal space, such as a more gradual repayment of NextGenerationEU and limited debt tools targeted at strategic priorities.",
  "summary": "I 17 paesi Ue Amici della Coesione, in vista del consiglio europeo del 15 e 16 ottobre che discuterà del Quadro finanziario pluriennale 20-34, hanno inviato una lettera al primo...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}