MFF negotiations: "Let us look beyond purely inter institutional dimension of these negotiations"2013-05-21
Description:European Commission MEMO Brussels, 21 May 2013 Highlights of EU Commissioner for Budget and Financial programming Janusz Lewandowski's speech at today's EU General Affairs Council meeting. The debate was on the state of negotiations on the EU's next financial period (MFF 2014-2020)  On MFF in general:  - It is in...

First trilogue on MFF 2014-2020: "Final agreement reachable by end of June"2013-05-13
Description:European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 May 2013 Today's first trilogue (the European Parliament, Council, the European Commission) on the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework ended in full agreement on various issues.

Preparation of Economic and Finance Ministers Council, Brussels, 14 May2013-05-11
Description:European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 May 2013 The EU's Council of Economic and Finance Ministers will take place in Brussels on Tuesday, 14 May at 11.00. The European Commission will be represented by Olli Rehn, Vice President and Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, Michel Barnier, Commissioner...

MFF 2014-2020: "Everything is now on the table to conclude the negotiations"2013-04-22
Description:European Commission Press release Brussels, 22 April 2013 "EU Member States have sent very positive signals that could trigger the start of the final round of negotiations on the next financial period (MFF 2014-2020) between the Member States and the European Parliament this week".

EU Budget 2013: More funding needed to cover unpaid claims from 20122013-03-27
Description:European Commission Press release Brussels, 27 March 2013 An extra EURO 11.2 billion is required for the EU budget to reimburse beneficiaries of EU funded programmes completed across Europe in 2012 as well as to honour the Cohesion Policy claims that will fall due in 2013.

2013 budget adjusted for Croatia´s entry to the EU2013-03-18
Description:European Commission Press release Brussels, 18 March 2013 2013 2013 The European Commission proposes today to amend this year's EU budget to take into account the impact of Croatia's accession to the EU. The proposed increase amounts to EUR 655.1 million in commitments1 (0.4% of the 2013 budget) and EUR...

MFF 2014-2020: "The adoption of the EP resolution opens the final phase of the negotiation"2013-03-13
Description:European Commission MEMO Strasbourg, 13 March 2013 Following the adoption of the resolution by the European Parliament concerning the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework, EU Commissioner for Budget and Financial Programming, Janusz Lewandowski, said: "The adoption by the European Parliament of its resolution on the next financial programming period (MFF 2014-2020)...

99.9%: 2012 EU budget highest ever implementation2013-02-27
Description:European Commission Press Release Brussels, 27 February 2013 The implementation of commitments in the 2012 EU budget amounted to €144.4 billion, or 99.9% of the budget. Payment appropriations in 2012 amounted to €131.7bn (99.6%), almost €10bn more than in 2011.

EU Budget Commissioner Janusz Lewandowski on the outcome of the European Summit2013-02-08
Description:European Commission MEMO Brussels, 8 February 2013 This is an important step forward for Europe's businesses, regions, scientists, NGOs and all beneficiaries of EU funds. I am obviously disappointed that the European Council settled for such reduced amounts for future EU budgets at the same time as those same Member...

Preparation of Economic and Finance Ministers Council, Brussels, 12 February 20132013-02-07
Description:European Commission MEMO Brussels, 7 February 2013 The EU's Council of Economic and Finance Ministers will take place on Tuesday, 12 February at 10.30. The European Commission will be represented by Olli Rehn, Vice President and Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, Michel Barnier, Commissioner for Internal...