MEPs to set out priorities for post-2027 long-term EU budget
Meeting in plenary in Strasbourg, MEPs will debate on Tuesday and vote on Wednesday on Ϸվ's vision for the next multiannual financial framework (MFF).
The parliamentarians are expected to call for a significantly more ambitious long-term EU budget to match EU citizens' expectations in an increasingly complex global landscape. They are likely to argue that the current budget ceiling of 1% of the EU-27’s gross national income is insufficient to respond effectively to the growing range of crises and challenges.
The text prepared by the Budgets Committee highlights that the United States’ retreat from its global role means EU spending will now have to address Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, in addition to a highly challenging economic and social backdrop, a competitiveness gap, and the worsening climate and biodiversity crisis. Ϸվ’s priorities for the next long-term EU budget are designed to feed into the Commission’s proposal on the next MFF, due to be unveiled in July.
The co-rapporteurs will give a press conference on Wednesday at 14.00, following the vote in plenary. A technical briefing for journalists ahead of the vote, on Tuesday at 15.30.
Debate: Tuesday, 6 May
Vote: Wednesday, 7 May
Press conference: Wednesday, 7 May, 14:00 CET (tbc)