About this consultation

The current multiannual financial framework (MFF) — the EU’s long-term budget — runs until the end of 2027. In 2025, the Commission will put forward comprehensive proposals for the post-2027 MFF and for the next generation of financial programmes. As announced in President von der Leyen’s Political Guidelines, the Commission is working towards a focused, simpler, and more impactful EU budget that reflects the EU’s strategic priorities, with the ambition to be an investment Commission.

This consultation covers EU funds that boost competitiveness. The decision to cluster issues serves to support the preparatory work and does not pre-empt the architecture of future programmes.

This consultation is part of the overall public consultation exercise on the next MFF. Related public consultations open for feedback can be found here.

Consultation Period: 12 February 2025 - 06 May 2025  (midnight Brussels time)

Target audience

• EU institutions, national authorities and institutions, regional and local authorities,
• Recipients of EU funding incl. farmers, researchers, students etc.,
• Citizens,
• Businesses, SMEs and business associations,
• other stakeholders (non-exhaustive list): relevant civil society organisations, research/scientific community, academia, think tank, media, etc,
• International stakeholders.

Why we are consulting

The European Commission is preparing for the next multiannual financial framework (MFF), the EU's long-term budget, which will start in 2028. Following President von der Leyen's Political Guidelines for the 2024-2029 European Commission, the Commission aims to create a simpler, more focused, and responsive budget that reflects European strategic priorities. To achieve this, seven public consultations are launched to gather views from interested parties on how to make the most of the EU budget. The consultations will cover various policy areas, including cohesion policy, agriculture, and home affairs, with the goal of creating a more effective and efficient budget that delivers on key objectives. The Commission's proposals are expected to be presented in 2025.

Responding to the questionnaire

You can contribute to this consultation by filling in the online questionnaire. If you are unable to use the online questionnaire, please contact us using the email address below.

Questionnaires are available in some or all official EU languages. You can submit your responses in any official EU language.

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Complete the questionnaire here.