MFF reform: Rapporteur Mureşan urges cau • Table.Briefings

Romanian MEP Siegfried Mureşan wants to influence the Commission’s MFF proposal with an own-initiative report from the Parliament.

Following the uproar over a possible restructuring of the multiannual financial framework, Parliament’s rapporteur is calming down. A serious debate can only begin with the new Commission, says Siegfried Mureşan. Meanwhile, the EU Court of Auditors’ annual report gives the EU budget a bad report card.

Over the past few days, a leaked presentation from the EU Commission has triggered a heated debate about a possible reform of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). The presentation showed a scenario in which the more than 500 programs within the MFF would be abolished. The money would flow directly to the member states, as is currently the case with the Corona Rescue Fund (NGEU). In return, they would commit to reforms and investments.

MFF reform: Rapporteur Mureşan urges caution

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