Parliament’s lead negotiators on the European Union’s 2028-2034 long-term budget will hold a press conference on Tuesday at 15:30, the European Parliament announced on Friday. The briefing comes ahead of a plenary debate scheduled for Wednesday.
What Parliament is doing
The two co-rapporteurs responsible for Parliament’s position on the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2028–2034 will present their views to journalists in a press conference organised by the Committee on Budgets. The event is intended to set out Parliament’s approach and priorities prior to the full chamber’s debate the following day.
The announcement did not include the names of the co-rapporteurs or details of the topics they will address beyond the broad subject of the MFF. No further accompanying documents were referenced in the Parliament’s release.
Why it matters
The multiannual financial framework determines the EU’s long-term spending priorities and ceilings for a seven-year period. Parliament’s co-rapporteurs play a central role in shaping the assembly’s negotiating stance on budgetary allocations and conditionality ahead of interinstitutional talks with the Council and Commission.
By briefing the press immediately before a plenary debate, the co-rapporteurs aim to communicate Parliament’s position publicly and to prepare MEPs for the upcoming discussion in the chamber.
What happens next
Following the Tuesday press conference, the plenary debate will take place on Wednesday. The announcement did not specify whether a vote will follow the debate or when formal trilogue negotiations with the Council and Commission might begin.
Details on the content of the co-rapporteurs’ proposals and the outcome of the plenary debate will be available after the events take place. Parliament’s Committee on Budgets is the body coordinating work on the MFF dossier.
Source: European Parliament press release
