Germany's position on the EU's multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 will have to move “if we want to have a good budget”, launched Budget Commissioner Günther Oettinger on Wednesday 9 October. He called on the other ‘net contributors’ to the EU budget, who are advocating a cap on the 2021-2027 budget at 1% of gross national income (GNI), to reach deeper into their pockets, otherwise the EU will not be able to finance the new policies (research, defence, migration,...