Budget day: MFF and budget 2027 votes
Earlier this month, the European Parliament budgetary committee adopted its position on the EU long-term budget with significant Renew Europe victories. That position was reconfirmed today.
Parliament also adopted its budgetary guidelines for 2027. Liberals and democrats in the European Parliament stand united in delivering a budget for 2027 that empowers our citizens, safeguards our values and secures our shared future. Since the budgetary margins are not as big as we would wish for the last year of the current multiannual financial framework (MFF), we are working even harder to ensure that every euro of EU taxpayer’s money is allocated where it is most needed and that the budget is kept responsive and flexible, always with the interest of European citizens, businesses and industry first.
Lucia Yar (Progresívne Slovensko/Slovakia), Renew Europe’s coordinator on budgetary affairs, says: “It is no coincidence that we are adopting the Budgetary Guidelines for 2027 on the very same day as the interim report on the Multiannual Financial Framework. The priorities we are setting for the next annual budget mirror the direction we want to take for the next seven years from 2028 onwards. In a rapidly changing geopolitical environment, Europe must stand firmly by its citizens and regions, strengthen its defence capabilities, and remain globally competitive. Our budgetary choices must reflect these ambitions clearly and consistently.”
Lucia YarRenew Europe MEP, Slovakia, Progresívne Slovensko
Fabienne Keller (Renaissance/France), Renew Europe’s negotiator on the MFF, says : "We will be turning a page with this 2027 EU budget. This last 'tranche' of the previous MFF shows the changes we need to make for the future. The next MFF must be more flexible and more ambitious. Times demand it. This 2027 EU budget will also be – we hope – the last we’ll have which is financed overwhelmingly by Member states direct contributions. The next long-term budget must rely on more EU-wide stream of revenue. This will be one of Renew’s red line for the MFF negotiation to come.”
Fabienne KellerRenew Europe MEP, France, Renaissance
Earlier this spring the Commission clarified that EU funds can be used to support access to abortion through the European social fund plus (ESF+). We are proud to have been the frontrunners in ensuring that this new, long-awaited, possibility created through the citizen’s initiative "My voice, my choice", immediately comes to use by successfully securing that the Guidelines include firm and clear encouragement to Member States of using available resources to fight gender-based violence and to support sexual and reproductive health and related services.
Lucia Yar adds: “We welcome that the ‘My Voice, My Choice’ initiative is now echoed in the Budgetary Guidelines. It sends a clear signal that even in a world where we see increasing attempts to roll back the rights of women and minorities, the European Parliament is choosing to move in the opposite direction, and to walk the talk. We cannot praise civic mobilisation only when it is politically convenient and in front of cameras. But we must back it up with concrete and predictable financial support. Today, the Parliament reaffirmed that EU funds, under the ESF+ programme, can support Member States willing to ensure access to abortion care for those who cannot obtain it in their home country.”
Lucia YarRenew Europe MEP, Slovakia, Progresívne Slovensko
By prioritizing health, security, and technological advancement while upholding budgetary discipline and sound financial management and strengthening measures to fight corruption, we can build a Europe that is not only competitive but also resilient in today’s turbulent geopolitical context.