The road to the next Multiannual Financial Framework

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Ongoing (updated on 29/03/2025) - Bureau decision date: 23/01/2025
Reference
ECO/662-EESC
Opinion Type
Optional
Referral
COM(2025) 46 final
Rapporteur
Elena-Alexandra CALISTRU (Civil Society Organisations - GR III/Romania), Konstantinos DIAMANTOUROS (Employers - GR I/Greece), Stefano PALMIERI (Workers - GR II/Italy)
Plenary session number
596
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Agriculture
Competition policies
Growth
Infrastructure

The upcoming Commission-proposal and subsequent negotiations surrounding the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) will take place at a crucial moment of heightened tensions between the EU’s strategic objectives and the size and allocation of its budget.

The next MFF must give the EU the financial means it needs to fulfil its political priorities, including but not limited to those concerning decarbonisation, digitalisation, demographics, defence, research, migration, health, the European Pillar of Social Rights, cohesion and economic competitiveness.

An additional question arising for the next MFF is whether we should move towards the performance-based approach that has been the driving theme of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RFF), which would have major implications for large programmes under shared management such as regional policy.

Practical information:

1. Composition of the Study Group    

2. Administrator in charge: Gerald KLEC / Assistant: Muriel THOMART NIMAL

3. Contact: E-mail