EU Budget Shock Deepens Fears of a Brussels Superstate

A vote in Brussels has exposed just how far the EU project is still pushing, even as eurosceptic parties keep gaining ground across the continent. The real issue here is not just money, but whether Europe is being pulled toward a more centralised superstate despite growing resistance from national governments and voters. Michael Heaver looks at the extraordinary European Parliament vote backing an EU budget of more than €2 trillion, going even further than the European Commission’s own proposal. He highlights warnings from Germany, the Netherlands and Italy, where politicians are rejecting the scale of the increase, opposing new EU taxes, and arguing that a “super budget” would pave the way for a European superstate.