Lead MEPs on the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets have issued reactions to a negotiating box on the EU’s long-term budget and own resources presented by the Irish Presidency on Saturday, the Parliament said in a statement.
What Parliament is doing
The comments come from leading Members of the European Parliament involved in discussions on the multiannual financial framework (MFF) and the EU’s own resources. They responded specifically to the negotiating box published by the Irish Presidency, which outlines options for continued interinstitutional negotiations on the long-term budget and the system of EU revenues.
The statement was issued by the Committee on Budgets of the European Parliament. It summarises the views of the Parliament’s lead negotiators (lead MEPs) on the Presidency text and its implications for ongoing talks between the institutions.
Why it matters
The negotiating box from the Irish Presidency is intended to frame the next phase of interinstitutional discussions on the MFF and own resources. Those topics determine the EU’s spending priorities and how the Union finances its programmes, making them central to the Parliament’s legislative and budgetary role.
What happens next
The lead MEPs’ reactions form part of the Parliament’s input into the negotiations that will follow the Presidency’s presentation of options. The Committee on Budgets will continue to be the focal point within Parliament for these files as interinstitutional talks progress.
The Parliament’s statement does not itself adopt any new position; it reports the lead MEPs’ responses to the Presidency’s negotiating box and signals the Parliament’s continued engagement in the negotiation process on the long-term budget and own resources.
Source: European Parliament press release
