During its mission in California, the ECON Delegation met with financial regulators, regional lawmakers, supervisory authorities, financial sector, industry, venture capital firms, institutional investors, Fintech hubs and university. The mission focused on the topic “venture capital” in order to yield insights into financing innovation and draw lessons on building an ecosystem for innovative financing in the EU. Location : United States, CaliforniaMISSION REPORT following the ECON Committee mission to United States, California, from 20 to 24 July 2025Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

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On 16 October 2025, IMCO held a scrutiny session on the Political Advertising Regulation, focusing on compliance with the new rules and an exchange with Meta. Rapporteur Sandro Gozi (Renew) stressed the Regulation’s role in preventing scandals like Cambridge Analytica, enhancing transparency, and protecting sensitive data, while raising concerns over Meta’s decision to suspend political advertising in the EU.The European Commission clarified that the Regulation does not ban political advertising or control content, but introduces transparency and accountability obligations to ensure a level playing field for all actors inside and outside the EU. Before it took full effect on 10 October 2025, the Commission worked with national enforcement authorities, issued guidance, and supported Member States in implementation. MEPs stressed the need for clear national implementation and a constant refinement of guidelines to help stakeholders comply. Many expressed concern that Meta's suspension could undermine transparency and data-protection objectives, noting that it may be driven by restrictions on data collection rather than commercial reasons alone. Meta explained that its decision was based on targeting restrictions and a commercial assessment, citing ambiguity in the definition of political advertising. IMCO will continue monitoring implementation.Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Gathering of ELTIF managers concludes that greater alignment of rules across Europe could improve long-term investment in private assets Body EFAMA event brought together over 20 leading asset management firms to discuss ELTIF 2.0 implementation Last week, EFAMA hosted around 40 ELTIF managers, policymakers from the European Commission and CSSF and other industry stakeholders – for its first dedicated industry-led conference on the European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF). The event provided a unique opportunity to assess the implementation of the ELTIF 2.0 reforms, including product design, distribution and national adoption and incentives. Participants generally stressed that the ELTIF reform was an important step forward in mobilising long-term capital for European companies and projects. However, they also agreed that further action is needed to build a truly competitive ELTIF ecosystem. Greater alignment of national frameworks and initiatives to facilitate distribution would be greatly beneficial. Protectionist barriers that ultimately harm end-investors should be eliminated. Enhancing retail investor education and using tax incentives more widely would increase uptake. Equivalence frameworks and education on ELTIF in non-EU countries would also help to boost product recognition and growth globally. Almost half of the participants expect there to be between 250 and 400 active ELTIFs by 2027, with nearly 70% predicting strong asset growth of 50-100% over that period, according to an informal survey run by Scope Group during the event.[1] Private debt and infrastructure were flagged as likely to receive the most new capital in ELTIFs this year, and online platforms were identified as the most important distribution channel. Tanguy van de Werve, Director General at EFAMA, said: “We were very pleased to have so many asset managers join us for the first EFAMA ELTIF Forum, held in Luxembourg. The discussions led to clear calls to action for policymakers and our industry, and identified concrete ways to further grow the ELTIF market in Europe. ELTIF has grown a lot in recent years and still has plenty of potential to further democratize private assets and boost investment in the real economy. In this way, it really ties into the goals of the Savings and Investment Union.” Stefan Staedter, Partner at Arendt & Medernach, said: “ELTIF 2.0 has clearly helped to remove some challenges on the asset side, almost every asset manager is looking into the product features. It is now up to the stakeholders, including the national competent authorities, to apply the framework in a pragmatic way in order to ensure that ELTIFs accommodate a broad range of investment strategies and liquidity models and to further transform ELTIFs into a European - and even global - mainstream quality product.”Silke Bernard, Partner at Linklaters, said: “The revisions to the ELTIF framework have been an absolute game changer, which finally opened up the European market for retail money to finance the real economy. The impressive increase in ELTIF launches is a testament to the market appetite for long-term retail products. Two key challenges for maintaining the ELTIF trajectory at its current pace are to avoid creating national barriers to a pan-European ELTIF success story and to enable distribution models that create real scale.” Martin Parkes, Chair of EFAMA’s Fund Regulation Standing Committee and Co-Head of EU Public Policy at BlackRock, said: “A deliberate national strategy to encourage investment into private assets through ELTIFs will drive their long-term growth and success. The inclusion of ELTIFs as eligible investments for national savings accounts and pension funds can also help ensure private assets form a natural part of savers’ long-term investment planning.” - ENDS - Notes to Editors Find out more about the EFAMA ELTIF Forum here.Read about EFAMA’s work on ELTIFs here.For further information, please contact:Hayley McEwenHead of communications and membership development [1] Source: Scope Fund Analysis; 31 responses on 02 Oct 2025. Miriam Brunson Mon, 10/06/2025 - 12:36 Image News type Press Release Topic ELTIF

On 5 November 2025, Commissioner Maria-Luis Albuquerque, who has now served nearly one year as Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, will appear in front of ECON Members for a full 'structured dialogue'. The exchange may cover any aspect of her portfolio of responsibility, including ongoing trilogue negotiations (such as those on payments and retail investments), forthcoming proposals, and the Commission's focus on simplification, implementation and enforcement.Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

On 25 September 2025, the Commission presented a proposal to simplify product compliance while maintaining consumer protection, built on two pillars: digitalisation (e.g. QR codes for instructions, with paper versions still available) and the use of common specifications where harmonised standards are missing, to give manufacturers legal certainty. Rapporteur Van Lanschot welcomed the initiative as a practical simplification that reduces burdens and strengthens enforcement.Shadows broadly supported the approach but raised issues regarding the balance in standardisation, ensuring user-friendly digital instructions, links to the digital product passport, timing, and potential language or accessibility costs. The Commission clarified that common specifications are only a fallback mechanism, to be developed with expert input, and highlighted urgency given current gaps in standards. It stressed that consumer rights will remain safeguarded and that adjustments will follow cost-benefit analysis. The debate showed the need to further discuss the utility of common specifications, as well as technical aspects such as modalities for digital access, the scope of common specifications, and consumer safeguards.Presentation - Barbara Bonvissuto Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) will hold its third monetary dialogue of the year with the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) on Monday, 6 October 2025, from 19:00 to 21:00 in Strasbourg.On this occasion, the ECON Committee and the ECB President will discuss the quarterly assessment of the ECB's monetary policy. This monetary dialogue will take place after the ECB Governing Council's decision of Thursday, 11 September 2025, to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged, after their gradual reduction since June 2024. The interest rates on the deposit facility will remain at 2.00%, the main refinancing operations at 2.15% and the marginal lending facility at 2.40% respectively.This monetary dialogue will also be an opportunity to address the topic of currency dominance and the implications of a stronger international euro. This item is of particular relevance following the ECB President's call for "a global euro moment" in June 2025 and in the context of the shifting US policy.Europe’s “global euro” momentSource : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Members of the Committee on Budgets (BUDG) and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) will hold a joint exchange of views with Director-General of SG REFORM Ms Céline Gauer, to discuss the implementation of the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) in accordance with Article 15(3) of the TSI Regulation on Wednesday 5 November 2025. The discussion is expected to focus on TSI's key results, as reflected in the recently published 2024 Annual Report. With a budget of EUR 123,5 million in commitment appropriations in 2024, TSI's role is to support Member States with tailor-made technical expertise to design and implement reforms to achieve economic and social recovery, resilience and convergence, including reforms that address the challenges identified in the European Semester process of economic policy coordination. In 2024, 25% of the 170 TSI projects were multi-country projects, providing technical support to beneficiary authorities from all Member States and covering various policy areas, such as public administration and governance, the green and digital transitions and competitiveness. Several TSI 2024 projects also continued to support the implementation of national RRPs.Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

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On 13 October 2025, the ECON Committee will hold a hearing to assess the securitisation package amending the Securitisation Regulation (SECR) and the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). The Review of the Securitisation Framework, adopted in June 2025, is the Commission's first major legislative package under the Savings and Investments Union (SIU) initiative. The hearing will feed into ECON's work on those files (Rapporteur: Ralf Seekatz (EPP)).Invited experts from True Sale International, Finance Watch, AFME, and European Systemic Risk Board will shed light on the role of securitisation in general and specific aspects of the proposal and respond to Members' questions. The link to the draft programme and CVs of the speakers will follow.Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

On 16 October 2025, the Members of the Committee on Budgetary Control will vote on the CONT own-initiative report on the 2024 budget – assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget.The consideration and promotion of gender equality is a horizontal priority of the EU budget, including through the integration a gender equality perspective when preparing, designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating policies, regulatory measures and spending programmes (mainstreaming). For the MFF 2021-2027, the Commission has developed a methodology to track gender-related spending at the programme level. The draft own-initiative report sets out the main findings and lessons from the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget. In addition, it includes recommendations on how the EU budget's effects on gender equality could be better measured and how gender equality principles could be better integrated in the next MFF.Rapporteur: Marit Maij (S&D)2025/2033(INI) - 2024 budget – assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budgetSource : © European Union, 2025 - EP

ESMA publishes second consolidated report on sanctions 16 October 2025 Benchmarks Fund Management Market Abuse Supervisory convergence Transparency The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published its second consolidated report on sanctions and measures imposed in Member States in 2024. In 2024, more than 970 administrative sanctions and measures were imposed across Member States in financial sectors under ESMA’s remit. The number of administrative sanctions and measures remained stable compared to 2023.  The aggregated value of administrative fines increased comparing to 2023 and amounted to more than EUR 100 million. Similarly to last year, the highest amounts of administrative fines were imposed under the Market Abuse Regulation and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive.  This year, more granular data on the types of administrative sanctions and measures, including settlements, were analysed. This shows that more than 60% of all administrative sanctions and measures imposed in 2024 were administrative fines and 10% were issued using settlement procedures. Settlements amounted to more than EUR 20 million.   Overall, the data show discrepancies in the use of sanctioning powers across Member States, for example, in terms of amounts of fines, number and types of sanctions and measures and use of settlements. The use of sanctions is only one of multiple tools in the national securities markets authorities’ supervisory toolkit, and supervisory effectiveness cannot be measured solely based on the number or value of the sanctions imposed in a Member State.  The data on the use of sanctions included in this report were reported to ESMA by the national securities markets authorities. In line with the ESMA Strategy 2023-2028, the consolidated report contributes to supervisory and enforcement convergence and facilitates greater transparency on sanctions. Enhancing enforcement convergence in the EU financial sector is also key for the Savings and Investments Union.  Next steps Building on this report, ESMA will further foster discussions between national securities markets authorities on the effective and consistent implementation of capital markets rules and continue working towards ensuring that similar breaches lead to similar enforcement outcomes across the EU, irrespective of where they have been initiated.  The underlying data are available in excel format. In addition, a snapshot of the report’s key findings is published here.     Further information: Solveig Kleiveland Team Leader - Communicationspress@esma.europa.eu 16/10/2025 ESMA43-1527801302-1828 Report on sanctions and measures imposed in Member States in 2024 16/10/2025 ESMA43-502934634-2261 Consolidated Sanctions Report - Table of Sanctions reported for 2024

The asset management industry commends the European Commission for its financial literacy strategy and its blueprint for simple, tax-incentivized national Savings and Investment Accounts across the EU. Body EU Member States and the asset management industry have a key role to play going forward. If policymakers want to deliver on the Savings & Investment Union objectives, boost retail investing in Europe and close the pension gap, they need to improve financial literacy, simplify the investment process and create strong incentives. The European Commission’s Financial Literacy Strategy and Recommendations for national savings & investment accounts (SIAs), released today, are a great start in moving the dial in these important areas. Asset managers will have a pivotal role to play, both in the success of national SIAs and financial literacy initiatives.Countries where SIAs already exist have proven that these structures make a big difference in increasing retail participation in capital markets. Key highlights of the Recommendations on SIAs include:A strong emphasis on simplicity: Clear and intuitive account designs, no account-specific suitability assessments and simple compliance, will contribute to a simpler investment journey.Inclusion of UCITS as eligible assets: UCITS offer immediate diversification benefits and robust investor protection, helping make SIAs attractive to a broad range of retail investors.No geographical restrictions for investment: Fewer restrictions will lead to more investor choice and better diversified portfolios, encouraging greater retail participation. Flexibility for Member States: By issuing a Recommendation rather than a Regulation, the Commission allows Member States to implement SIAs in ways tailored to national markets while promoting the sharing of best practices.Simple tax compliance and effective tax incentives: Urging Member States to include simplified processes like automated tax reporting, and the most favourable tax treatment possible, are powerful tools to boost retail investing.While the eligibility of ELTIFs is left to Member States, EFAMA is optimistic that many will recognise their diversification and risk/return advantages and consider them eligible, further enhancing the long-term investment potential of SIAs. Financial literacy helps EU citizens understand how to manage their money, what products and options are available, and most importantly, how to adequately prepare for their retirement. Important elements included in the financial literacy strategy are:Coordination with relevant stakeholders: In 2026, the European Commission will start holding thematic meetings and workshops on financial education to foster collaboration across industries, including the development of a voluntary EU code of conduct for stakeholders by Q1 2027.Targeted communications across the EU: An EU-wide campaign will promote budgeting, retirement planning, and investment, including the creation of “financial literacy ambassadors”.Measuring progress and impact: A 2027 Eurobarometer survey and European Semester integration will track progress, with evaluation tools like the Learning Lab.Increased funding for research: A dedicated website to streamline access to EU funding (e.g., Erasmus+, TSI) is expected by the end of the year, supporting innovative programs.The goal is not to turn ordinary citizens into financial analysts however, and there will always be a need for high-quality, accessible, and affordable professional advice.Tanguy van de Werve, EFAMA Director General, commented: “EFAMA has consistently emphasized that effective tax incentives are essential for attracting retail investors. By explicitly linking Savings and Investment Accounts to favourable tax treatment and keeping the investor journey simple and accessible, the Commission has provided practical guidance that, if followed, will genuinely help make investing more attractive. Investor education is also a crucial component, alongside a straightforward customer journey and decision-useful disclosures. EFAMA and the asset management industry are keen on collaborating with the Commission on its educational initiatives to maximize the positive impact for European citizens.” - ENDS - Notes to Editors Access the European Commission’s Financial Literacy Strategy and Recommendations on SIAs here. Read EFAMA’s recommendations on financial literacy here and on SIAs here. For further information, please contact: Hayley McEwenHead of communications and membership development Giulia Gardois Tue, 09/30/2025 - 16:17 Image News type Press Release Topic Investor Education

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European asset managers maintain their opposition to centralised supervision Body Supervisory colleges risk adding complexity without significant improvements The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) today reiterates its long-standing opposition to EU centralised supervision of asset managers, whether through direct ESMA supervision or supervisory colleges. The current supervisory model remains the most suitable for the asset management industry. In its Savings & Investments Union (SIU) Action Plan, the European Commission committed to exploring centralised supervision for capital market participants with a significant cross-border presence. For large cross-border asset managers specifically, they floated three alternative models that could disrupt the current supervisory set-up: supervisory colleges, joint supervisory teams, and direct ESMA supervision. To address these ideas, EFAMA has published a report entitled “Asset management supervision: why passporting remains the best supervisory model for Europe”. The report highlights the significant contribution of the current supervisory framework, based on the UCITS and AIFMD passporting regimes, to building an effective Single Market for investment funds. Although some cross-border barriers remain, centralised supervision would not address them, as they stem from national rules and market differences rather than supervisory divergences.Moreover, the report demonstrates that supervisory centralisation will not fundamentally  enhance the quality of supervision in the asset management sector for at least three main reasons:ESMA lacks the necessary resources and expertise to supervise (large) cross-border asset managers effectively. Some national supervisors have built deep expertise over many decades, which would be very difficult for ESMA to replicate.Direct ESMA supervision would result in a double layer of supervision if management company supervision migrates to the EU level, while product supervision remains at the national level. Diverging views across supervisory college members would delay the decision-making process and negatively impact asset managers’ ability to respond to market demands and market stress. Any potential minor improvements in supervisory coordination for firms with subsidiaries across the EU would not mitigate this.On the contrary, what would improve asset management supervision, and is desperately required, is simplifying and improving reporting and data sharing across the EU. Creating a single, modular reporting template for UCITS and AIFs and ambitious data-sharing arrangements would enable national supervisors to further improve the effectiveness of their risk-based supervisory practices, while also reducing the reporting burden on asset managers. The focus should be on improving cross-border fund distribution rather than changing a well-functioning supervisory system. Improving ESMA’s use of its existing supervisory convergence toolkit could address some of the barriers to cross-border fund distribution. The Commission is now preparing a legislative package for the end of 2025, seeking to further integrate capital markets through various measures. We call on policymakers to prioritise efficient, competitive EU markets over complex supervisory ‘constructs’ with unclear rationales.Vincent Ingham, Director of Regulatory Policy at EFAMA, commented: “There is a strong consensus among asset managers – large and small – to preserve a supervisory model that has contributed to building the Single Market for investment funds. Our report clearly shows that increased centralisation of asset management supervision would not lead to better supervisory outcomes, nor would it substantially contribute to the SIU objectives. That is why EFAMA strongly recommends prioritising other policy initiatives that have the potential to scale up EU capital markets and boost retail investments, and focusing on targeted improvements to the current supervisory framework, notably through better data-sharing and more effective use of existing supervisory convergence tools.”Marin Capelle, Policy Advisor at EFAMA, commented: “Even though the Commission has been speaking about supervisory colleges for the last two years, they have failed to this day to articulate how these would help facilitate asset managers’ cross-border operations. Asset managers are unanimous. Supervisory colleges would add complexities without leading to better supervisory outcomes. In the spirit of better regulation, we urge the Commission to pause and reflect on the merits of this idea.” - ENDS - Notes to Editors Find out more about the European Commission’s proposed supervisory approaches here. For further information, please contact: Hayley McEwenHead of communications and membership development Giulia Gardois Mon, 10/27/2025 - 09:51 Image News type Press Release Topic Supervision

Investment Management Forum 6-7 November 2025, welcome remarks by Samantha Ricciardi, EFAMA President Body Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen It is a great pleasure, and a true privilege, to welcome you to the 31st edition of the EFAMA Investment Management Forum, my first as President. On behalf of the entire EFAMA team, I want to thank our sponsors — Morningstar and Simmons & Simmons — and our media partners —L’AGEFI, Funds Europe, and Investment Officer— for their valued support. We are proud to bring you an inspiring program for the next two days; one that comes at a truly pivotal moment for Europe and for our industry. The European Commission is advancing its Savings and Investments Union Strategy, along with a regulatory simplification agenda, to strengthen Europe’s capital markets and boost economic competitiveness. This agenda could not be more timely. The Draghi Report reminded us that Europe’s competitiveness has been eroding — and that preserving our social model and strategic autonomy will require faster decisions, coordinated industrial policies, and massive investments. Recent geopolitical tensions have exposed Europe’s dependence on others for security, prompting the EU’s first-ever defense industrial strategy. At the same time, the road to net-zero emissions, the realities of demographic change, and the widening pension gap will demand unprecedented private capital. The conclusion is clear: To meet these challenges, Europe must mobilize private savings and build deeper, more integrated capital markets. And at the heart of that effort lies a simple truth: we need to turn more savings into productive investments by encouraging much greater retail participation. That’s why EFAMA strongly welcomes the Commission’s new Savings and Investment Accounts blueprint and Financial Literacy Strategy. Experience shows that well-designed investment accounts can make saving and investing part of everyday life — helping citizens overcome barriers and engage more confidently with capital markets. To succeed, these initiatives must be simple and supported by effective tax incentives. Linking accounts to favourable tax treatment, while keeping the investor journey straightforward, can make a real difference. Now, it’s up to Member States to bring these recommendations to life. Financial literacy is equally important. By improving it, we empower people to make informed decisions, and we build the confidence that drives participation. Another cornerstone of the Savings and Investments Union is the growth of pension assets. Expanding occupational and private pensions is the most effective way to scale retail investment and to address Europe’s looming pension gap. Today, one in five EU citizens already faces poverty in retirement. Without decisive action, that number will rise. The Commission’s upcoming Supplementary Pensions package is therefore a critical opportunity. One that Europe must get right. Automatic enrolment in workplace pensions should be the cornerstone. It has proven time and again to increase participation and long-term savings. Pension tracking systems can also help citizens understand their future entitlements and plan with confidence.And to deliver better long-term outcomes, we must promote life-cycle investment strategies that allow more equity exposure earlier in life. As always, adequate tax incentives will be essential to make supplementary pensions more attractive — and to reduce pressure on public systems. The upcoming asset management package, expected next month, is an opportunity to remove fragmentation and reduce costs in cross-border fund distribution. We fully support greater supervisory convergence and better data sharing. But adding new layers of centralised supervision would only create more complexity. ESMA already has the tools to ensure coherence.  What Europe truly needs is streamlined reporting and clearer, more predictable rules. The same principle applies to the Retail Investment Strategy. Instead of simplifying the investor experience, it risks adding unnecessary layers of complexity. The proposed Value for Money framework must be practical, grounded in market reality, built from the bottom up, not imposed from the top down.  And above all, investors need clarity, not more tests or paperwork. Because clarity builds confidence; and confidence drives participation. Simplification is just as essential in sustainable finance. The goal is not to do less, but to do better. We need a framework that provides investors with reliable data, gives companies predictable rules, and shows that sustainability and competitiveness can advance together. The Omnibus Simplification package and the SFDR review offer key opportunities to strike that balance — keeping high-quality, comparable information while easing unnecessary burdens. Clear categories and consistent terminology will help investors make informed, confident choices. Finally, we cannot talk about competitiveness without addressing digital transformation. Artificial Intelligence and Distributed Ledger Technologies are already reshaping our industry.  Used responsibly, they can enhance efficiency, improve outcomes for investors, and strengthen Europe’s global position. The Commission’s forthcoming Digital Fitness Check is a welcome step. It will assess how digital regulations — from the AI Act and DORA to MiFID and GDPR — interact, and how we can make them more coherent and innovation-friendly. If done well, this can remove unnecessary complexity, provide legal clarity, and create the conditions for Europe’s digital and financial sectors to thrive together. In closing, the message is simple and urgent: Europe cannot afford to stand still. To secure our future prosperity, we must turn savings into investments, regulation into enablers, and complexity into clarity. The asset management industry stands ready to partner with policymakers — to mobilise capital, drive innovation, and strengthen Europe’s competitiveness on the global stage. Thank you for your attention. Giulia Gardois Thu, 11/06/2025 - 12:10 Image News type Viewpoint

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On 16 October 2025, Jorg Kristijan Petrovič, reporting Member of the European Court of Auditors, will present the ECA Special report 18/2025 "EU budget flexibility – Allowed unforeseen challenges to be addressed, but the framework is too complex" to BUDG and CONT Members.According to the Court, the EU's flexibility framework has allowed the EU to respond to a broad range of needs but it is structurally weak and overly complex. The Court recommends reforms to ensure resources are used more efficiently in future crises, with a focus on simplification, foresight, and transparency, for the future MFF.Special report 18/2025Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

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In the context of the European Parliament Gender Equality Week, the Committee will receive experts to discuss how gender budgeting is planned to evolve in the next MFF.The experts will be:Franck Conrad - Head of unit of Budget Performance, Coordination and Communication - DG BUDGET, European Commission;Marija Risteska - Gender Budget Expert, Regional Director of the Gender Budget Watchdog Network;Johann Seiwald - IMF Public Financial Management Consultant; ex-Senior Budget Expert, Austrian Parliamentary Budget Office;Marion Böker - Director of Consultancy for Human rights and Gender Issues, expert on Gender Budgeting.Gender budgeting in the 2021-2027 period and the proposal for the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework2025 Programme - European Gender Equality WeekSource : © European Union, 2025 - EP

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This meeting of the Committee on Budgets will mark an important milestone of the budgetary year, as Members will vote on a compromise package of the 1 069 amendments tabled to the Council's position on the Commission's Draft Budget 2026.Following the publication of the Commission's Draft Budget on 4 June 2025, the Council formally adopted its reading on 12 September, cutting EUR 1,3 billion in commitments appropriations from the amounts proposed by the Commission. The General Rapporteur for Section III, Andrzej Halicki (EPP), and the Rapporteur for Other Sections, Matjaž Nemec (S&D), will present their compromise proposals resulting from intense work with the shadow rapporteurs, as well as their voting recommendations before the vote. They aim to ensure that, in a context of multiple crises and tight availabilities, the 2026 budget will be robust and reliable, able to deliver on Parliament's priorities, among which prevention and crisis response, support for Ukraine and frontline countries, competitiveness and strategic investments, migration, security and defence, as well as continued support for green and digital transitions. Draft budget 2026 Council's position BUDG procedure documents Procedure files Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP