The European Commission is preparing to unveil a new financial framework that includes significant changes to the EU's cohesion policy and agricultural funding. According to leaked documents and reports from the Financial Times, Brussels plans to introduce a new system to allocate over €750 billion in EU farming and development funds by merging the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) with cohesion policies into a single fund. This restructuring aims to shift billions of euros eastward to address security concerns related to Russia. The proposal has sparked resistance in several member states, including warnings from North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister-President Hendrik Wüst about potential negative consequences. The reforms also include changes to income support and measures for farmers facing shrinking operations, raising concerns among agricultural stakeholders about the future of rural development funding.