In an analysis published on 26 February, Bruegel welcomes the EU’s commitment to allocate 30% of the current multiannual financial framework (MFF) and 37% of the ‘Recovery and Resilience Facility’ (RRF) to combatting climate change, but the think tank also points out the existing climate mainstreaming framework’s complexity and fragmented implementation into every stage of the EU budgeting process—highlighting a need for significant reform.
According to the analysis, the...