This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today the Commission has launched a structured reflection process for the review of the EU Anti-Fraud Architecture. The review complements the preparatory work on the next multiannual financial framework (MFF). Its aim is to ensure a strengthened and more efficient protection of the Union’s […]Commission unveils anti-fraud revamp to protect the EU budget
July 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today the Commission has launched a structured reflection process for the review of the EU Anti-Fraud Architecture. The review complements the preparatory work on the next multiannual financial framework (MFF). Its aim is to ensure a strengthened and more efficient protection of the Union’s […]Commission welcomes European citizens’ recommendations for a stronger EU budget
May 21, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. On 16-18 May, the third and final session of the European Citizens’ Panel on the new EU long-term budget took place in Brussels. For the first time, a group of 150 randomly selected citizens from all 27 EU Member States have brought forward bringing […]Budgets Committee sets out priorities for next long-term EU budget
April 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs in the Budgets Committee have backed the first report outlining Parliament’s vision for the next long-term EU budget. In the report adopted on Wednesday by 23 votes in favour, 9 against and with 2 abstentions, MEPs emphasise the need for a significantly more […]EU budget set for defence-related boost under new regulation
April 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. New targeted amendments to existing EU funding programmes will support faster, more flexible and coordinated investments in Europe’s defence technological and industrial base (EDTIB). Under a new Regulation to stimulate defence-related investments within the EU budget proposed today by the Commission, the EU will […]Commission proposes amendment to EU budget 2024 in record time to continue delivering on EU priorities
March 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission adopted a proposal to amend the EU budget for 2024 to reflect the changes made following the agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027. This amended budget will enable the Union […]Commission welcomes the provisional agreement to reinforce the EU long-term budget and to boost Europe’s competitiveness and sovereignty
February 8, 2024 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes the provisional agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 and the launch of the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP). Once adopted, the revised budget will enable the Union to continue delivering […]MEPs adopt EU budget 2024: focus on research, youth and external challenges
November 22, 2023 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. With next year’s EU budget, MEPs secured better and more effective support to address global challenges and support young people and research.In a deal with member states reached on Saturday, 11 November, Parliament obtained an additional €666.5 million for its priorities on top of […]EU budget 2024: addressing next year’s challenges through mid-term revision
October 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament’s position on the 2024 EU budget adopted ahead of negotiations with member states MEPs’ stance aligns with the proposed mid-term revision of the EU’s long-term budget Essential funding restored for key programmes cut by EU governments Significant increases for research, Erasmus+, climate action, […]President Metsola: Where there is a political will, there is a way: on migration, enlargement, EU budget
October 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. ”Europe is about changing the course of history, we need a dose of that spirit again”, said European Parliament President Roberta Metsola addressing the informal European Council in Granada. In her discussion with the leaders, she said: ”Where there is a political will, there […]Delivering in times of crises while preserving the EU financial interests through the 2022 EU budget
October 5, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the decision of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) to give the EU annual accounts a clean bill of health, for the 16th year in a row. The revenue part of the EU budget also continues to be free from material […]EU budget: Commission proposes to reinforce long-term EU budget to face most urgent challenges
June 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Union (EU) has faced a series of unprecedented and unexpected challenges since the adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) in 2020. Barely out of one of the deepest global economic crises in more than a century, Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine […]EU budget 2024: Enabling Europe to address its priorities
June 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has today proposed an annual EU budget of €189.3 billion for 2024. The budget will be complemented by an estimated €113 billion in payments for grants under NextGenerationEU, the EU’s post-pandemic recovery instrument. Their combined firepower will keep driving Europe’s ongoing economic […]Repaying the recovery plan: 2024 EU budget under pressure
May 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs have adopted a resolution warning about the impact of rising recovery borrowing costs on next year’s EU budget, putting flagship EU programmes at risk. MEPs are “deeply concerned that, without the necessary action being taken, the increasing borrowing costs for the European Union […]Pushed to its limits, the EU’s long-term budget urgently needs to be revised
November 18, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs push for a reform of the EU budget to respond more effectively to evolving needs, address funding gaps, increase flexibility and the capacity to respond in a crisis. In a vote on Thursday, the Committee on Budgets adopted a resolution on “Upscaling the […]EU budget: EU accounts signed off the 15th year in a row
October 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The Commission has today welcomed the decision of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) to give the EU annual accounts a clean bill of health, for the 15th year in a row. The revenue part of the EU Budget also continues to be free […]Protection of EU budget: MEPs warn Commission to “not compromise” with Hungary
October 5, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Tuesday, Members of the European Parliament warned the Commission against falling short of protecting the EU’s financial interests in Hungary. “This is the first time the rule of law mechanism is being put into motion and it requires member states to treat it […]MEPs to discuss possible EU budget fraud with Slovakian minister of Agriculture
October 25, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Potential large-scale fraud involving a Slovakian paying agency will be discussed on Monday at 16:45 with Slovakian Minister of Agriculture Samuel Vlčan. The debate in the Budgetary Control Committee will focus on following up on the investigation conducted by the EU Anti-Fraud office (OLAF) […]2022 EU budget: MEPs demand the focus must be on COVID-19 crisis recovery
September 28, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The Budget Committee wants to boost the pandemic recovery process and lay the foundations for a more resilient EU. The Committee on Budgets adopted, in a vote on Tuesday, their position on the 2022 EU budget. In doing so they restored appropriations on all […]Protecting the EU budget: European Public Prosecutor’s Office will start operating on 1 June
May 26, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission officially confirmed that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) will start operating on 1 June. Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová, said: “We are on the home stretch now: we are about to launch the first-ever independent EU office to […]MEPs ready to take Commission to court for failing to protect EU budget
March 26, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament is prepared to take legal action should the Commission delay the application of the budget’s Rule of Law conditionality mechanism any further. In a resolution adopted on Thursday by 529 votes in favour, 148 against and 10 abstentions, MEPs recall that the failure […]Plenary highlights: Commission changes, EU budget and climate law
October 12, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs voted for changes at the European Commission, more ambitious climate targets, and discussed the rule of law in EU countries during the 5-8 October plenary session in Brussels. On Wednesday, Parliament approved the appointment of Mairead McGuinness as commissioner for financial services, financial […]Long-term EU budget: Parliament wants safety net for beneficiaries
May 14, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The current health crisis compels us to tackle the risk of the next long-term EU budget not coming into force on 1 January 2021 with even more urgency, MEPs say. On Wednesday, MEPs adopted a legislative resolution by 616 votes in favour, 29 against […]Long-term EU budget: MEPs demand safety net for beneficiaries
May 5, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The current health crisis compels us to tackle the risk of the next long-term EU budget not coming into force on 1 January 2021 with even more urgency, MEPs say. On Monday, Members of the Committee on Budgets adopted a legislative initiative report by […]Von der Leyen on EU long-term budget: our opportunity to make Europe fit for the future
February 13, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. “All of us must be ready to find a common ground and we must find the right balance between old and new priorities”, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, said about the EU long-term budget at the European Parliament debate today. European […]Long-term EU budget: The Union’s ambitions must be matched with sufficient reliable funding
February 10, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. EP negotiators for the post-2020 EU budget discussed their priorities with European Council President Charles Michel, ahead of a crucial plenary debate on the budget next week. In the meeting in the European Parliament in Brussels on Friday, MEPs reiterated their call for an […]EU Budget 2020 conciliation talks suspended
November 18, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. After making every effort to reach a compromise on an adequate EU budget for 2020 during long hours on Friday, Parliament and Council have suspended the talks without agreement. The discussions will continue on Monday 18 November, the last day of the conciliation period. […]Plans to keep EU budget funding in 2020 in the event of a no-deal Brexit
October 15, 2019 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. UK Researchers, students and farmers would continue to get EU support in the event of a no-deal Brexit, under provisions adopted by the Budgets Committee on Monday. The Budget Committee approved a measure to make sure that EU funds for 2019 and 2020 are […]European Commission welcomes the positive assessment about how it has managed the EU budget
October 9, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. In its latest report about the management of the EU budget,the European Court of Auditors – the independent auditor of EU spending – confirmed that the Juncker Commission had significantly improved the way it administered the EU budget. The auditors gave the EU annual […]Will the EU reconsider Frontex’s role in light of accusations about violations of migrants’ human rights?
August 7, 2019 by 1 Comment
The European border agency Frontex has been found to violate human rights and abuse its power to make excessive use of force and mistreat migrants according to latest research conducted by the ARD political magazine report München, the British Guardian and the search center CORRECTIV. However, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency has been denying […]MEPs approve EU’s spending in 2017
March 27, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs gave their thumbs up to the management of the EU’s 2017 budget, in a series of more than 50 votes on Tuesday. They welcomed the fact that the error rate for payments – as estimated by the European Court of Auditors – had […]European research priorities for 2021-2027 agreed with member states
March 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. A provisional deal on Horizon Europe that bridges the EU research gap, prioritises SMEs and broadens thematic research was agreed with member states on Tuesday night. The European Parliament’s negotiating team agreed a partial provisional deal on Horizon Europe and its specific programme with […]Defence: European Commission paves the way for first joint industrial projects under EU budget
February 13, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Today, the European Commission formally initiated work with Member States to finance joint industrial projects in the field of defence. Once the Commission adopts the work programme for the European Defence Industrial Development Programme, it will launch calls for proposals under the EU budget […]Brexit Preparedness: European Commission adopts final set of “no-deal” contingency measures for Erasmus+ students, social security coordination rules and the EU budget
January 31, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Given the increasing risk that the United Kingdom may leave the EU on 30 March this year without a deal (a “no-deal” scenario), the European Commission has today adopted a final set of contingency proposals in the area of the Erasmus+ programme, social security […]
