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The European Commission wants to shift funds from agriculture to research and technology

member states squabbled over top European jobs. At least the fighting was fairly brief. Not so the agonising deliberations over the, which have been under way for nearly two years. Officials had hoped to agree a deal by the end of the year. Though the budget was discussed again on November 19th, its chances seem slim. The European Commission has proposed spending €1.1trn , or 1.1% of the combined national income of the between 2021 and 2027.

is less wasteful than it used to be, and has shrunk as a share of overall spending . The commission wants to shift funds from agriculture to research and technology. That means, for the first time, a cut in absolute terms—of around 5%, says Alan Matthews of Trinity College, Dublin.CAP ’s champions, which include France and Ireland as well as eastern European countries, want to maintain current spending. In February Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, told farmers that spending should not shrink even by a euro. But looking at the numbers a different way might cause these countries to think again.because it gets the most cash. A better measure, though, is to look at receipts as a share of farmers’ income. This is what theas a whole.

That would allow more time for politicians to decide how to spend the money. One question is whether funding should be more closely tied to efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. John Springford of the Centre for European Reform, a think-tank, notes that farming emissions have been creeping up since 2012, partly because of increases in livestock.

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