🇫🇮 🇪🇺 Parliament approves €1.1 million in EU funds to help 351 workers made redundant in Finland’s paper industry, in the Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa regions. 🗳️ Approved by 609 votes to 51, with 14 abstentions. Details: link.europa.eu/VF4x3x

Parliament approves €489 million in EU aid from the European Union Solidarity Fund for Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain to support recovery from severe storms and flooding earlier in 2026. 🗳️ 651 / 17 / 3 Details: link.europa.eu/J8J9hb

🗳️Parliament voted on its position on 2027 EU budget at €194 billion in commitments and €203.3 billion in payments, seeking €1.17 billion more than the Commission proposed. MEPs insist on repaying EU debt without cutting key programmes. Details 👉 link.europa.eu/wFGMmg

💶 How does the EU decide on its annual budget?  Today, Parliament is set to vote on amendments to the Council's position on the draft 2027 EU budget. Watch how it works ↓ Read 👉 link.europa.eu/yV3Kbv @EuroParlPress @EP_Budgets @hadjipantela @nilsusakovs @jvanovertveldt

Later tonight 👇

🔴On Wednesday (21/10), Parliament’s rapporteurs, @nilsusakovs and @hadjipantela, will hold a press conference after the plenary vote on Parliament’s position on the 2027 EU budget. Details 👉 link.europa.eu/PX4nJh

Next Monday in @EP_Budgets @EP_BudgControl, MEPs Jean-Marc Germain (S&D) & @Niclas Herbst (EPP) present the draft report on Performance Framework Regulation, part of #MFF package. Draft report👉link.europa.eu/nMMh93 Agenda👉link.europa.eu/6N9dxb Live👉link.europa.eu/wDxtYG

MEPs on @EP_Budgets voted to unlock aid worth €489 million to help Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain recover following severe storms and flooding earlier this year. Plenary votes next week. Rapporteur: @Lucia_Yar 🇪🇺🇲🇹🇮🇹🇵🇹🇪🇸 Details ⤵️ link.europa.eu/4pnpDy

🇪🇺 🇫🇮 MEPs voted, 31 votes to 2, and with one abstention, to unlock €1.1 million EU funds to help 351 workers who lost their jobs in the Finnish paper industry. Rapporteur: Aura Salla (EPP, FI). Plenary votes next week. Details ⤵️ link.europa.eu/3G7KBH

🗳️ Today @EP_Budgets adopted draft resolution to 2027 budget by 24/8/2, rapporteurs @nilsusakovs & @hadjipantela. Plenary vote on EP position on 21 October ahead of talks with Council. Details⤵️ link.europa.eu/rD6DkD Details on budgetary figures⤵️ link.europa.eu/RfMTr3

"The 🇮🇪 presidency proposal is neither ambitious nor significant in comparison with the current ˘#MFF, when it was agreed. The proposed increase of €356bn (+28%) compared to the current MFF does not compensate for the cumulative effects of inflation & economic growth." More👇

The 28% #EUBudget increase presented in the Irish Presidency’s negotiating box is misleading — and incorrect in real terms. €390bn is needed to compensate for inflation and preserve purchasing power, while €150bn will repay NGEU. In real terms, the proposed budget represents a 10% reduction compared with the current MFF. Meanwhile, national investment budgets having increased by 36%. Ireland’s total budget has increased by 80% since 2018 in nominal terms. And so have the national budgets of most EU member states. The artificial 28% increase of the EU budget in nominal terms represents a clear reduction in real terms and a smaller proportion of the EU budget in comparison to national budgets, even as Europe’s priorities and responsibilities grow. This is the wrong approach.

"It cannot be the starting point for an agreement" — lead MEPs on the next EU long-term budget react to the Irish presidency’s negotiating box 🔗 link.europa.eu/4tpyRk

Lead MEPs on EU’s long-term budget react to Irish presidency’s negotiating box Statement by leading MEPs on the long-term budget and own resources, in response to the negotiating box presented on Saturday by the Irish Presidency. Read it ⤵️ europarl.europa.eu/news/en/p…

"If we genuinely want to use limited public resources efficiently, we must invest together. Economies of scale work for successful businesses, and they work for Europe" – op ed by lead MEPs on the next EU long-term budget, @SMuresan & @carlatavares_ps ⤵️ euobserver.com/241660/cut-th…

This morning, MEPs debated the latest developments on the next #MFF with Council and Commission representatives. MEPs reaffirmed Parliament’s April position: a future-oriented budget matching the EU’s ambitions, backed by new revenue streams 🔗 Overview: link.europa.eu/YJvYKx

MEPs debate the 2028-2034 #MFF & reiterate their call for an ambitious budget focused on key priorities such as defence and security, competitiveness, cohesion, and agriculture 📽️ Extracts available: link.europa.eu/63HF7y

🔴 LIVE NOW - #EPlenary debate on an ambitious Multiannual Financial Framework 2028 - 2034 for a strong and resilient Europe WATCH ⤵️ link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

This afternoon 👇

🗳️Budget MEPs adopted their position on the 2027 EU budget, restored Council’s cuts, proposed increases to key programmes. MEPs want to ensure that debt repayment does not undermine flagship programmes. Rapporteurs: @nilsusakovs & @hadjipantela Details➡️ link.europa.eu/RfMTr3