EPICENTER

In BTA.bg, the Institute for Market Economics (IME), as part of the Epicenter network, warned that new EU own resources such as the Corporate Resource for Europe (CORE) and tobacco revenue sharing would negatively affect Bulgaria, with at least 300 large companies potentially impacted. The article presents the network’s Alternative EU Budget proposal, which caps the Multiannual Financial Framework at around 1% of GNI (approximately €1.54tn), calls for deep cuts to inefficient programmes, and prioritises competitiveness, the Single Market, and genuine European public goods over fiscal centralisation.

In Focus-News.net, the Institute for Market Economics (IME), as part of the Epicenter network, warned that at least 300 large companies in Bulgaria could be negatively impacted by the European Commission’s proposed Corporate Resource for Europe (CORE). The article presents the network’s Alternative EU Budget proposal, which caps the Multiannual Financial Framework at around 1% of GNI and strongly opposes new EU own resources that would increase the overall tax burden and centralise fiscal policy.

In Investor.bg, the Institute for Market Economy (IMI), as part of the Epicenter network, presented the Alternative EU Budget proposal, warning that Bulgaria would be negatively affected by the European Commission’s new own resources such as corporate taxation (CORE) and tobacco revenue sharing. The article argues that Bulgaria benefits more from a competitive, dynamic Europe focused on the Single Market than from expanding fiscal centralisation, and supports capping the next Multiannual Financial Framework at around 1% of GNI with deep cuts to inefficient programmes.

In BrusselsReport.eu, Epicenter’s Director Adam Bartha outlined the network’s Alternative EU Budget proposal, arguing for a leaner EU budget capped at 1% of Gross National Income instead of the Commission’s proposed record-high spending. The piece criticises the ever-expanding Multiannual Financial Framework and advocates deep cuts to inefficient programmes such as the Common Agricultural Policy, while prioritising genuine cross-border needs like border protection, single market functioning, and defence.

In Expresso.pt, Epicenter’s analysts presented the network’s bold Alternative EU Budget proposal, challenging the European Commission’s plans for a significantly larger budget by advocating a cap at 1% of Gross National Income. The analysis highlights deep cuts to inefficient spending and a reorientation toward competitiveness and growth, questioning whether EU member states are prepared to move away from ever-expanding budgets toward a leaner, more effective European fiscal framework.