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Highlights - BUDG-ITRE – Vote on the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) – 09.10.23 - Committee on Budgets

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

The STEP platform should streamline various existing European programmes and funds.

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  • The STEP platform should streamline various existing European programmes and funds.
  • Several programmes and funds should be reinforced with a total of EUR 10 billion.
  • The STEP platform should streamline various existing European programmes and funds.
  • Together with incentives under cohesion policy and the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), this should lead to up to EUR 160 billion in new investments.

Highlights - BUDG to vote on 2024 EU Budget Resolution - 09.10.2023 - Committee on Budgets

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

BUDG to vote on 2024 EU budget resolution - 09.10.2023

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  • BUDG to vote on 2024 EU budget resolution - 09.10.2023
    04-10-2023 - 14:48
    Following the vote on the 1170 budgetary amendments to the Council's reading of the 2023 EU Budget on 2 October, the Committee on Budgets will, at its 9 October meeting, vote on a report prepared by the General Rapporteur on the 2023 budget (Section III - Commission), Mr Siegfried Muresan (EPP) and the Rapporteur for other sections, Mr Nils Usakovs (S&D), which will reflect and accompany the outcome of the budgetary vote.
  • The Resolution and the budgetary amendments will be debated and adopted in the European Parliament's plenary sitting in Strasbourg on 16-19 October.
  • The first conciliation meeting between the Council and the Parliament is scheduled for 26 October.
  • The first conciliation meeting between the Council and the Parliament is scheduled for 26 October.

Highlights - Members to vote on proposals for new own resources in the EU budget - 09.10.2023 - Committee on Budgets

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Members to vote on proposals for new own resources in the EU budget - 09.10.2023

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  • Members to vote on proposals for new own resources in the EU budget - 09.10.2023
    04-10-2023 - 14:50
    The Commission put forward on 20 June 2023 an adjusted package for a next generation of own resources.
  • It updates the ETS and CBAM-based own resources and also proposes a new temporary statistical own resource based on corporate profits (CPOR).
  • BUDG Members will vote their consultative report on this proposal.
  • They consider the legislative text to be in line with the objectives and rationale of the IIA roadmap and call on the Council to swiftly proceed with the adoption of the proposal.

Latest news - Next FEMM committee meetings - 5, 23 and 24 October 2023 - Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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Monday, October 2, 2023

Next FEMM committee meetings - 5, 23 and 24 October 2023

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  • Next FEMM committee meetings - 5, 23 and 24 October 2023
    02-10-2023 - 11:21
    The next meeting will take place on:
    - 5 October 2023 from 9.30-10.15 (joint with LIBE), Room: WIC 200 (Strasbourg)
    - 23 October 2023 (Gender Equality Week) from 15.30-16.30 (joint with EMPL) 16.30 - 18.30 (joint with BUDG and CONT)
    - 24 October 2023 from 9.00-12.00 (joint with AFCO) and 14.30-16.00 (joint with ECON) Room: SPAAK 1A2 and 16.15-18.30 Room: JAN6Q2

Highlights - Committees vote on Establishing the Ukraine Facility - Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Monday, October 2, 2023

Committees vote on Establishing the Ukraine Facility

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  • Committees vote on Establishing the Ukraine Facility
    02-10-2023 - 19:41
    On 5 October 2023 Members of the Committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and on Budgets (BUDG) will vote on the draft report by the co-rapporteurs, Michael Gahler (AFET, EPP) and Eider Gardiazábal Rubial (BUDG, S&D).
  • The draft report endorses a substantial assistance package, while strengthening democratic accountability of the Facility, encouraging multiparty democracy in Ukraine, and encouraging the alignment of Ukraine with the requirements for the EU accession.
  • The Ukraine Facility is part of a package also containing the targeted revision of the EU's long term budget (multiannual financial framework - MFF) and the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP).

Highlights - BUDG to adopt its position on the Budget 2024 - 02.10.2023 - Committee on Budgets

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

BUDG to adopt its position on the 2024 EU budget - 02.10.2023

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  • BUDG to adopt its position on the 2024 EU budget - 02.10.2023
    27-09-2023 - 09:23
    This meeting of the Committee on Budgets will mark an important milestone of the budgetary year, as Members will process the 1170 amendments tabled to the Council's position on the Commission's Draft Budget 2024.
  • Following the publication of the Commission's Draft Budget on 7 June 2023, the Council formally adopted its reading on 5 September, cutting EUR 771 million in commitments.
  • They aimed to ensure that the 2024 budget will be fit to react to the multiple crises the Union is facing and aligned the Parliament's reading with its interim report on the revision of the EU's long-term
    budget (MFF).
  • They aimed to ensure that the 2024 budget will be fit to react to the multiple crises the Union is facing and aligned the Parliament's reading with its interim report on the revision of the EU's long-term
    budget (MFF).

Highlights - AFET-BUDG - Members to vote on Establishing the Ukraine Facility - 05.10.2023 - Committee on Budgets

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

AFET-BUDG - Members to vote on Establishing the Ukraine Facility - 05.10.2023

Key Points: 
  • AFET-BUDG - Members to vote on Establishing the Ukraine Facility - 05.10.2023
    26-09-2023 - 17:16
    On 5 October 2023 Members of the Committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and on Budgets (BUDG) will vote on the draft report by the co-rapporteurs, Michael Gahler (AFET, EPP) and Eider Gardiazábal Rubial (BUDG, S&D).
  • The draft report endorses a substantial assistance package, while strengthening democratic accountability of the Facility, encouraging multiparty democracy in Ukraine, and encouraging the alignment of Ukraine with the requirements for the EU accession.
  • The Ukraine Facility is part of a package also containing the targeted revision of the EU's long term budget (multiannual financial framework - MFF) and the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP).

Highlights - BUDG-ECON - Scrutinising the Recovery and Resilience Facility implementation - 2.10 - Committee on Budgets

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

BUDG-ECON - Scrutinising the Recovery and Resilience Facility implementation - 2.10

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  • BUDG-ECON - Scrutinising the Recovery and Resilience Facility implementation - 2.10
    27-09-2023 - 09:23
    Members from the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will hold the 12th Recovery and Resilience Dialogue with Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President responsible for an Economy that Works for People, also in charge of Trade, and Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy.
  • The focus of the Dialogue will be on the state of play of Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) implementation, in particular as regards the Commission's assessment of national recovery and resilience plans and the requests for additional loans submitted by 31 August 2023, latest payment requests by Member States, as well as Member States' progress towards achieving agreed milestones and targets.
  • The Commissioners are also expected to address how the integration of RePowerEU will increase resilience of Member States as well as the financing aspects of the RRF.
  • The Recovery and Resilience Dialogue is organised under Article 26 of the Regulation establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility to ensure greater transparency and accountability in implementation of the Facility.

Highlights - BUDG-ITRE - Exchange on the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) – 07.09 - Committee on Budgets

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Monday, September 4, 2023

BUDG-ITRE - Exchange on the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) – 07.09

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  • BUDG-ITRE - Exchange on the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) – 07.09
    04-09-2023 - 10:25
    BUDG and ITRE Members will debate the draft report of José Manuel Fernandes (EPP/BUDG) and Christian Ehler (EPP/ITRE) on the proposal for a Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP).
  • The draft report supports the Commission's proposal in broad terms and proposes some changes.
  • STEP aims to strengthen European competitiveness and resilience in strategic sectors and to lower dependencies on the EU economy by means of providing immediate and targeted support for the development or manufacturing of critical technologies, or for the safeguarding and strengthening of their value chains.
  • STEP aims to strengthen European competitiveness and resilience in strategic sectors and to lower dependencies on the EU economy by means of providing immediate and targeted support for the development or manufacturing of critical technologies, or for the safeguarding and strengthening of their value chains.

Highlights - BUDG Members to assess Council's reading on the 2024 EU budget - 30.08.2023 - Committee on Budgets

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

BUDG Members to assess Council's reading on the 2024 EU budget - 30.08.2023

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  • BUDG Members to assess Council's reading on the 2024 EU budget - 30.08.2023
    28-08-2023 - 11:22
    Council's reading on the 2024 EU budget has been adopted by COREPER on 12 July 2023 and will be submitted to the Council for approval.
  • Compared to the Commission's Draft Budget 2023, The Council cuts EUR 771.9 million in commitments and EUR 516.4 million in payments for the MFF Headings.
  • The general rapporteur for the Budget 2024 - Section III (Commission), Siegried Mureşan, will present to the committee a working document analysing the Council's position and drawing an initial assessment in the light of Parliament's priorities.
  • This working document and the debate among BUDG Members will contribute to the preparation of Parliament's reading, consisting of budgetary amendments and the accompanying budgetary resolution, scheduled for adoption at the October II plenary session.