France was ahead, as usual, with €7,512 billion, according to data published by the European Commission and reported by Cesar Lumbreras in the newspaper La Razón.
If total EU spending is considered, Spain became the fourth largest recipient of funds from the EU budget with €14,248 million, compared to €16,190 million in 2021, behind Poland, France and Italy. This does not include money from the Recovery Fund, which was distributed in 2022 for the second time.