European Parliament Committee on Budgets

Highlights - Mission to Mozambique - 24-28.7.23 - Committee on Budgets

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

Mission to Mozambique - 24-28.7.23

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  • Mission to Mozambique - 24-28.7.23
    20-07-2023 - 16:25
    The Committee on Budgets travels to Mozambique from 24 to 27 July 2023.
  • The main objective of this mission is to assess Mozambique's most pressing needs in terms of EU financial support.
  • Members will meet Mozambican authorities, the Assembly of the Republic, implementing partners of the EU (Member States and UN agencies and World Bank).
  • Finally, the programme foresees gatherings with civil society, NGOs, including women organisations and LGBTIQ+ organisations, as well as trade unions.

Highlights - Rapporteur's analysis of the Draft Budget 2024 - 28.6.23 - Committee on Budgets

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Friday, June 23, 2023

Rapporteur's analysis of the Draft Budget 2024 - 28.6.23

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  • Rapporteur's analysis of the Draft Budget 2024 - 28.6.23
    23-06-2023 - 09:29
    The Committee on Budgets will hear the presentation by Siegfried Mureşan (EPP) on his working document analysing the Draft Budget 2024.
  • The presentation will take place in the context of the Commission's recent adoption of the statement of estimates for the year 2024 and their presentation to the Members of the Committee on Budgets on 7 June 2023.
  • The working document contributes to the preparation of Parliament's reading of the budget and of the subsequent budgetary negotiation.
  • The next budgetary trilogue is to take place on 18 July, where the Council's reading and Parliament's initial assessment of the Draft Budget for 2024 will be discussed.

Highlights - BUDG-SEDE – Debate on lessons from preparatory action on defence research – 23.05.23 - Committee on Budgets

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

BUDG-SEDE – Debate on lessons from preparatory action on defence research – 23.05.23

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  • BUDG-SEDE – Debate on lessons from preparatory action on defence research – 23.05.23
    16-05-2023 - 11:18
    The Committee on Budgets and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence will jointly hear the European Court of Auditors (ECA) present its report on the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR), a precursor programme of the European Defence Fund (EDF) implemented by the Commission in cooperation with the European Defence Agency and with a budget of EUR 90 million for 2017-2019.
  • This Preparatory Action marked the first time that the EU budget was used to support research and development (R&D) in the defence industry.
  • The ECA found that when the EDF was established in 2021, most PADR projects were still ongoing due to delays in their implementation.
  • It recommends to define a long-term strategy, to be regularly updated to reflect changing security threats, in order to increase the presence of technology developed by the EDF in the EU defence sector.

Highlights - Debate: financing of Neighbourhood, Development and Int. Cooperation Instrument -26.4 - Committee on Budgets

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

Debate: financing of Neighbourhood, Development and Int.

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  • Debate: financing of Neighbourhood, Development and Int.
  • Cooperation Instrument -26.4
    20-04-2023 - 16:33
    In the framework of the BUDG opinion to the AFET/DEVE own-initiative report "Implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe", the Committee on Budgets will have an exchange of views with the European Commission in order to kickstart the budgetary scrutiny of this instrument.
  • The NDICI Regulation entered into force in June 2021.
  • This new instrument merged several former EU external financing instruments.

Highlights - Vote on unlocking support for 303 displaced Spanish workers - 17.04.2023 - Committee on Budgets

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Vote on unlocking support for 303 displaced Spanish workers - 17.04.2023

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  • Vote on unlocking support for 303 displaced Spanish workers - 17.04.2023
    03-04-2023 - 15:11
    The Committee on Budgets will vote on the European Commission's proposal for a decision to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to support 303 displaced workers made redundant following the liquidation of the Spanish company Alu Ibérica.
  • The EGF will contribute with the amount of EUR 1 275 000 to the total cost of EUR 1 500 000.
  • The Galicia Region in Spain will finance the remaining 15% (€225,000).

Highlights - BUDG - Debate on support to 303 displaced Spanish workers. - 27.3.23 - Committee on Budgets

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Exchange on unlocking support for 303 displaced Spanish workers - 27.3.23

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  • Exchange on unlocking support for 303 displaced Spanish workers - 27.3.23
    22-03-2023 - 15:02
    The Committee on Budgets will debate the draft report on the European Commission's proposal for a decision to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to support 303 displaced workers made redundant following the liquidation of the Spanish company Alu Ibérica.
  • The EGF should contribute with the amount of EUR 1 275 000 to the total cost of EUR 1 500 000.
  • The Galicia Region in Spain will finance the remaining 15% (€225,000).

Highlights - BUDG to vote on the political priorities for the 2024 Union budget - 1-2.3.23 - Committee on Budgets

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

BUDG to vote on the political priorities for the 2024 Union budget - 28.3.23

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  • BUDG to vote on the political priorities for the 2024 Union budget - 28.3.23
    21-03-2023 - 16:20
    The Committee on Budgets will vote on the general rapporteur for the 2024 budget, Mr Janusz Lewandowski's, guidelines for next year's budget.
  • BUDG Members previously discussed the draft report, which is structured along six main political axes:
    - A stronger economy and more resilient society through future-oriented investment
    - Towards energy independence as the foundation of security
    - Green and digital transitions and the strategic sovereignty of the EU
    - A secure Europe for future generations
    - An effective response to global and geopolitical challenges
    - A responsible budget - horizontal issues

Highlights - BUDG debate on the political priorities for the 2024 Union budget - 1-2.3.23 - Committee on Budgets

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

BUDG debate on the political priorities for the 2024 Union budget - 1-2.3.23

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  • BUDG debate on the political priorities for the 2024 Union budget - 1-2.3.23
    02-03-2023 - 17:49
    The Committee on Budgets held a debate on the general rapporteur for the 2024 budget, Mr Janusz Lewandowski's, guidelines for next year's budget.
  • BUDG Members discussed the draft report, which is structured along six main political axes:
    - A stronger economy and more resilient society through future-oriented investment
    - Towards energy independence as the foundation of security
    - Green and digital transitions and the strategic sovereignty of the EU
    - A secure Europe for future generations
    - An effective response to global and geopolitical challenges
    - A responsible budget - horizontal issues

Highlights - BUDG ad-hoc delegation to Moldova - 21-23.02.2023 - Committee on Budgets

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Monday, February 20, 2023

BUDG ad-hoc delegation to Moldova - 21-23.02.2023

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  • BUDG ad-hoc delegation to Moldova - 21-23.02.2023
    16-02-2023 - 09:11
    The Committee on Budgets will travel to Chişinău, Moldova from 21 to 23 February 2023.
  • The main objective of this mission is to assess Moldova's most pressing needs in terms of EU financial support, also in view of the country's candidate status.
  • Members will meet with the Prime Minister and the President, members of Moldova's parliamentary committees, ministers as well as representatives of International Financing Institutions and Civil Society.
  • The committee on International Trade (INTA) is travelling at the same time, and certain meetings will be held jointly.