Next multiannual financial framework and recovery package
The German presidency of the Council reached a political agreement with the European Parliament’s negotiators in talks aimed at securing the Parliament’s consent to the next multiannual financial framework, the EU’s long-term budget. The agreement complements the comprehensive financial package of €1 824.3 billion. The political package agreed with the Parliament includes:
• a targeted reinforcement of EU programmes, including Horizon Europe, EU4Health and Erasmus+, by €15 billion through additional means (€12.5 billion) and reallocations (€2.5 billion) in the course of the next financial period, while respecting the expenditure ceilings set out in the European Council conclusions of July 17-21
• more flexibility to allow the EU to respond to unforeseen needs
• greater involvement of the budgetary authority in the oversight of revenue under Next Generation EU
• higher ambition on biodiversity and strengthened monitoring of biodiversity, climate and gender related spending
• an indicative roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources
The deal will now be submitted to member states for endorsement together with the other elements of the next multiannual financial framework and recovery package. More details here.
Novelties on the Horizon Europe Model Grant Agreement
The European Commission on a stakeholder workshop on October 9, 2020 informed about the novelties in Horizon Europe. Among others, the focus was on the Model Grant Agreement, audits and the dissemination of research results. Find here the recorded workshop.
The Commission adopted its 2021 work programme.
It contains new legislative initiatives across all six-headline ambitions of President Ursula von der Leyen’s Political Guidelines. While delivering on the priorities set out in this work programme, the Commission will continue to put all its efforts into managing the crisis, and into making Europe’s economies and societies more resilient.
The 2021 Commission work programme sees a shift from strategy to delivery across all six political priorities: a European Green Deal, a Europe fit for the digital age, an economy that works for people, a stronger Europe in the world, promoting the European way of life, a new push for European democracy.
For more information: 2021 Commission work programme, annexes and factsheets.
