On Friday 10 October, in an information note ahead of the ‘Environment’ Council on 21 October, the Czech Republic put forward the argument that European environment ministers should take up the issue of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2028–2034 before the European Summit in December (see EUROPE B13717A21).
The country believes that the current MFF proposal risks limiting EU funding for environmental objectives at a time when “many Member States already face...