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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 03/09/2026

The EU must start considering “audacious” proposals to afford the steep costs of coping with climate change, the European Commission's competition and green transition chief told POLITICO.

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Teresa Ribera floats oil tax, joint debt or bigger budget to climate-proof Europe

The EU green transition chief says the bloc must start thinking about how to afford the challenges of a warmer world.

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Jan Dehn @jandehn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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Europe is dying from tribalism. EU cannot achieve anything really significant in defence or environmental policy until more fiscal powers are transferred to the EU from member states. www.jandehn.com/post/how-to-...

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How to untie EU's hands

EU biggest challenge is its inability to act. Unanimity voting requirements paralyse EU at a time when the ability to act is at a premium.

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Oldtwoeyes @oldtwoeyes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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None of this makes sense unless it's a covert call for budget transfers, disguised as 'joint action'. If, as Ribera says 'National budgets and traditional European resources alone will not be enough', then shifting the burden to the EU budget accomplishes nothing in terms of affordability.

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