The Commission is set to present its big pitch for the EU’s 2028-2034 budget (MFF) on Wednesday, promising to drastically "simplify" and completely rethink how the bloc spends money.

But it's not up to Brussels alone: Every spending line needs unanimous sign-off from both the Parliament and national capitals.

Euractiv asked all 27 governments and combed through position papers, so you don't have to.