Linking EU programmes to overall macroeconomic reforms in the bloc’s next long-term budget (2028-34) would be a ‘mistake’ because citizens could be affected by their governments’ failure to deliver, the MEP leading the file has told Euronews in an interview. Siegfried Muresan (EPP/Romania) hit back at leaked proposals to reform the budget, seen by Euronews, under which the European Commission is seeking to link budget receipts to economic reforms. Negotiations on the next Multiannual Financial Framework – the seven-year plan that sets limits on EU spending – are expected to start in the summer…