Overview
- After high‑level talks with Roberta Metsola and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, a planned parliamentary resolution against the 2028–2034 package was averted.
- Von der Leyen offered fuller roles for regional authorities, expanded information rights for MEPs, and a reported floor that at least 10% of flexible national allocations go to agriculture.
- Several promises to Parliament are largely procedural or non‑binding, prompting calls for firmer legal guarantees from MEPs, regions and farmers.
- The proposal would merge separate agricultural and regional funds into a single instrument managed by national governments, drawing criticism over predictability and visibility of support.
- The multiannual financial framework still requires unanimous approval by member states, while EU negotiators separately agreed on measures to cut farm red tape and channel more support to small holdings.