In Fintag.cz, the Centre for Economic and Market Analyses (CETA), as part of the Epicenter network, warned that the European Commission’s proposals for the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework risk normalising uncontrolled joint EU borrowing. Analysts including Michael Fanta and Aleš Rod of CETA criticised the planned new own resources and the National and Regional Partnership Plans, which would institutionalise the joint debt introduced under NextGenerationEU without clear limits or exit mechanisms. The Epicenter Alternative EU Budget study recommends capping spending at 1% of GNI, maintaining fiscal neutrality, using common debt only as an exceptional tool, and strengthening competitiveness through deregulation rather than higher spending and new taxes.