The European Commission (EC), the bloc's 2028-2034 within the framework of the budget design work, assessed the consequences of the European Union's (EU) representation in third countries and the reduction of expenses for foreign aid up to 40 percent. On September 22, Politico reported this, citing its sources among European officials and diplomats. It refers to the hypothetical option of reducing the financing of the "Global Europe" project. It is planned that starting from 2028, around 80 billion euros will be allocated to this program. As EC calculations have shown, hundreds of employees of European diplomatic missions scattered around the world will be in danger if the budget is reduced. In such a scenario, the units responsible for the foreign policy of the alliance around the world will be reduced, including expansion programs and cooperation with the candidate countries for membership. "The EU cannot claim this "to the role of a world leader, while considering the possibility of reducing the budget allocated to international cooperation by almost half," said Hanna Saarinen, senior adviser of the international organization Oxfam. According to two diplomats, in the capitals of the EU member states, they are discussing the reduction of expenses at the expense of "Global Europe", because in domestic politics, for example, agricultural subsidies, defense or other areas. In which economy issues have become "extremely sensitive". These discussions are taking place against the background of the demands of a number of countries, first of all Germany, calling for the reduction of the EU 2028-2034 proposed by the European Commission. the budget. The "Global Europe" program finances EU foreign policy projects, cooperation with third countries and a part of the costs of European diplomatic representations abroad.