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Dominika Biegon

Dominika Biegon is Head of the European Economic Policy Unit at the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) and a member of the European Economic and Social Committee. She holds a PhD from the University of Bremen.

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Europe’s €2 Trillion Budget Buys Less Investment, Not More

Sonja Hennen and Dominika Biegon

Once NextGenerationEU expires, the EU’s real fiscal capacity falls, leaving a €300 billion annual investment gap.

Europe’s Budget Gamble: Why Cutting Cohesion Funds Will Backfire

Sonja Hennen and Dominika Biegon

The EU’s proposed long-term budget sacrifices the very regional investment and social resilience that underpin competitiveness.