Siegfried Muresan 🇷🇴🇪🇺

The Irish Presidency’s current #MFF proposal is insufficient. It is no basis for negotiations or for @Europarl_EN ’s consent. @Ireland2026eu

This was my message to Commissioner @Piotr_Serafin in #BUDG today.

Approval requires an absolute majority of all MEPs. National leaders cannot take those votes for granted. They must work with Parliament on a budget that delivers.

The @EUCouncil must also engage seriously on new own resources. A digital levy would make tech giants contribute their fair share for access to our Single Market.

Cutting funding for competitiveness, security and farmers would come at a greater cost to Europeans.

Europe cannot deliver more with less. Presenting a smaller EU budget as an increase will not change what these cuts mean for our priorities.

As Parliament’s lead negotiator on the next #MFF, I called on Commissioner @Piotr_Serafin in #BUDG @Europarl_EN today to explain the negative impact of the Irish Presidency’s proposed cuts on research, infrastructure, farmers and regions.

The European Parliament is ready to work constructively with the @EU_Commission and @EUCouncil to secure a budget that matches our shared ambitions.

Negotiations shall not focus on cutting the budget, which would weaken the Union capacity to deliver, but we should find together solutions on properly funding the EU Budget.

Europe needs the means to deliver.

The #USElections result opens an opportunity for closer EU–US cooperation on support for #Ukraine, a stronger #NATO and transatlantic trade.

Our priority remains a strong EU–US partnership: sustained support for Ukraine, a stronger NATO and closer economic cooperation.

Europe must also take greater responsibility for its own security. The result in Washington does not replace the need to invest in European defence and competitiveness.

A stronger Europe makes us a more capable ally and strengthens the transatlantic partnership.

This week, our work focuses on two important EU budget negotiations.

On Tuesday, @Europarl_EN, @EUCounciland @EU_Commission begin conciliation on the 2027 #EUBudget. Our objective is to secure an agreement that adequately funds Europe’s priorities and investments.

In parallel, I will continue preparing the negotiations on the post-2027 #MFF and building support for stronger funding for farmers, regions, competitiveness, research and security.

More: siegfriedmuresan.eu/agenda/

Congratulations to Laura Codruța Kövesi on a successful seven-year mandate as European Chief Prosecutor. More than 3,600 active investigations and freezing orders worth almost €1.13 billion show the importance of the @EUProsecutor’s work.
As Parliament’s co-rapporteur on the long-term #EUbudget, I am grateful for the work carried out by #EPPO and Laura Kövesi. The better we protect European funds against fraud, the more we can deliver for their rightful beneficiaries.