In the EU’s western, net-contributor states, the MFF debate remains narrowly focused on how much money can be cut from the European Commission’s proposed €1.033 trillion ($1.3 trillion) budget for 2014-2020. Next to nothing, though, is being said about the Commission’s more important, and more integral, proposal: the 20% spending commitment for projects and initiatives that can stimulate resource-efficient business, protect Europe’s collective, boundary-less environment, and ensure a better future for families across the continent.
在欧盟的西部净出资国，MFF争论仍旧狭隘地局限在欧盟给出的2014—2020年预算规模1.033万亿欧元可以削减多少。但对于委员会更重要也更完整的方案——承诺将20%的支出用于可以刺激资源高效型业务、保护欧洲不分界集体环境以及确保整个欧洲大陆人民更美好未来却几乎无人提及。