Wolfgang Petzold
@wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social
Interested in politics, EU affairs and research in regional development/cohesion https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wolfgang-Petzold
Reposted by Wolfgang Petzold
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞? 🇪🇺
The EU’s new budget debate isn’t just about money — it’s about power and participation.
By centralising decisions in national governments, the Commission risks sidelining regions and civil society — the very actors who make policies work on the ground.
1/2
The EU’s new budget debate isn’t just about money — it’s about power and participation.
By centralising decisions in national governments, the Commission risks sidelining regions and civil society — the very actors who make policies work on the ground.
1/2
November 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞? 🇪🇺
The EU’s new budget debate isn’t just about money — it’s about power and participation.
By centralising decisions in national governments, the Commission risks sidelining regions and civil society — the very actors who make policies work on the ground.
1/2
The EU’s new budget debate isn’t just about money — it’s about power and participation.
By centralising decisions in national governments, the Commission risks sidelining regions and civil society — the very actors who make policies work on the ground.
1/2
Reposted by Wolfgang Petzold
#Europe’s future won’t be forged in #capitals alone. It lies in Mainz, Skellefteå or Arteixo. Yet, these places are falling through the cracks: too rich for cohesion, too dull for #innovation strategies. Centralisation is not the #EU’s best strategy
doi.org/10.1177/0969...
doi.org/10.1080/0034...
doi.org/10.1177/0969...
doi.org/10.1080/0034...
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#Europe’s future won’t be forged in #capitals alone. It lies in Mainz, Skellefteå or Arteixo. Yet, these places are falling through the cracks: too rich for cohesion, too dull for #innovation strategies. Centralisation is not the #EU’s best strategy
doi.org/10.1177/0969...
doi.org/10.1080/0034...
doi.org/10.1177/0969...
doi.org/10.1080/0034...
Cohesion policy 2028-2034 on the rocks? eprc-strath.org/publication/...
November 8, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Cohesion policy 2028-2034 on the rocks? eprc-strath.org/publication/...
Smarter allocations for EU cohesion policy 2028-2034 www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati...
October 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Smarter allocations for EU cohesion policy 2028-2034 www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati...
The (possible) new EU budget 2028-2034 and the regions cpmr.org/wpdm-package...
October 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The (possible) new EU budget 2028-2034 and the regions cpmr.org/wpdm-package...
Level of poverty in EU regions: www.espon.eu/sites/defaul...
October 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Level of poverty in EU regions: www.espon.eu/sites/defaul...
The changing geography of public opinion on EU topics www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
October 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The changing geography of public opinion on EU topics www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
How long does it take in different places to pay a mortage of a 75m2 dwelling back if one uses one third of his/her income? Map from the the Committee of the Regions' annual "State of EU Regions and Cities" report: cor.europa.eu/sites/defaul...
October 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
How long does it take in different places to pay a mortage of a 75m2 dwelling back if one uses one third of his/her income? Map from the the Committee of the Regions' annual "State of EU Regions and Cities" report: cor.europa.eu/sites/defaul...
Eurostat's Regional Yearbook 2025 out today: ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/...
September 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Eurostat's Regional Yearbook 2025 out today: ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/...
The new EU budget 2028-2034: Will cohesion policy become a case for the history books? Find my views on my Researchgate account (see above)
August 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The new EU budget 2028-2034: Will cohesion policy become a case for the history books? Find my views on my Researchgate account (see above)
Preparing for a more performance-based delivery of EU cohesion funds ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...
August 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Preparing for a more performance-based delivery of EU cohesion funds ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...
Should EU cohesion policy be delivered at national level or by regions? The latter, authors argue in this article www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
August 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Should EU cohesion policy be delivered at national level or by regions? The latter, authors argue in this article www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cohesion between EU regions by 2035, study ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...
August 9, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Cohesion between EU regions by 2035, study ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...
Reposted by Wolfgang Petzold
The initial fuss over the COM’s MFF proposal has been digested - but the bargaining is only just beginning. In a new policy brief, @nilsredeker.bsky.social, @eulaliarubio.bsky.social, @lindnerjs.bsky.social and I take a closer look at the figures and the direction the negotiations should now take.
Ripe for Reform – What’s in the EU Budget Proposal and What Should Come Next
On 16 July 2025, the European Commission unveiled its proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028-35, kicking off what promises to be a highly fraught and marathon set of nego...
www.delorscentre.eu
August 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The initial fuss over the COM’s MFF proposal has been digested - but the bargaining is only just beginning. In a new policy brief, @nilsredeker.bsky.social, @eulaliarubio.bsky.social, @lindnerjs.bsky.social and I take a closer look at the figures and the direction the negotiations should now take.
The EU budget 2028-2034 proposal: Ambitious as regards its structure, less so on size, says new paper www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati... @delorsberlin.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The EU budget 2028-2034 proposal: Ambitious as regards its structure, less so on size, says new paper www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati... @delorsberlin.bsky.social
Reposted by Wolfgang Petzold
Cohesion once let regions set their future; the new budget folds #Cohesion into a packed mega-envelope.
Empowerment & democracy are swapped for compliance.
When one in three voters flirts with Euroscepticism, this is political arson.
commission.europa.eu/strategy-and...
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
Empowerment & democracy are swapped for compliance.
When one in three voters flirts with Euroscepticism, this is political arson.
commission.europa.eu/strategy-and...
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
July 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Cohesion once let regions set their future; the new budget folds #Cohesion into a packed mega-envelope.
Empowerment & democracy are swapped for compliance.
When one in three voters flirts with Euroscepticism, this is political arson.
commission.europa.eu/strategy-and...
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
Empowerment & democracy are swapped for compliance.
When one in three voters flirts with Euroscepticism, this is political arson.
commission.europa.eu/strategy-and...
doi.org/10.1080/0013...
EU budget 2028-2034: who gets how much? commission.europa.eu/strategy-and...
July 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
EU budget 2028-2034: who gets how much? commission.europa.eu/strategy-and...
The EU budget 2028-2034: slides as presented by budget Commissioner Serafin on 16 July in the EP www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/202...
July 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The EU budget 2028-2034: slides as presented by budget Commissioner Serafin on 16 July in the EP www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/202...
Is this the end of EU cohesion policy? www.euractiv.com/wp-content/u...
July 16, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Is this the end of EU cohesion policy? www.euractiv.com/wp-content/u...
Member states' positions on the EU budget post 2027 www.euractiv.com/section/econ...
July 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Member states' positions on the EU budget post 2027 www.euractiv.com/section/econ...
Do EU recovery funds promote cohesion between regions? No, says article: core regions profit more than peripheral ones sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Do EU recovery funds promote cohesion between regions? No, says article: core regions profit more than peripheral ones sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Wolfgang Petzold
💶 Bigger, better funded and focused on public goods: how to revamp the European Union budget
🔨 How can the #MFF be reformed to match EU objectives?
🖊️ @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social, @roeldom.bsky.social, Marie-Sophie Lappe, Pascal Saint-Amans and @steinbacharmin.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/V3I8Wo9
#EconSky
🔨 How can the #MFF be reformed to match EU objectives?
🖊️ @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social, @roeldom.bsky.social, Marie-Sophie Lappe, Pascal Saint-Amans and @steinbacharmin.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/V3I8Wo9
#EconSky
Bigger, better funded and focused on public goods: how to revamp the European Union budget
Improving economic policy
buff.ly
July 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
💶 Bigger, better funded and focused on public goods: how to revamp the European Union budget
🔨 How can the #MFF be reformed to match EU objectives?
🖊️ @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social, @roeldom.bsky.social, Marie-Sophie Lappe, Pascal Saint-Amans and @steinbacharmin.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/V3I8Wo9
#EconSky
🔨 How can the #MFF be reformed to match EU objectives?
🖊️ @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social, @roeldom.bsky.social, Marie-Sophie Lappe, Pascal Saint-Amans and @steinbacharmin.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/V3I8Wo9
#EconSky
Milestones, targets and RRF payments by end of 2024: report by the European Court of Auditors www.eca.europa.eu/en/publicati...
July 2, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Milestones, targets and RRF payments by end of 2024: report by the European Court of Auditors www.eca.europa.eu/en/publicati...
EU Court of Auditors on the post-2028 EU budget www.eca.europa.eu/en/publicati...
June 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
EU Court of Auditors on the post-2028 EU budget www.eca.europa.eu/en/publicati...