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Press release 08-09-2025 Press briefing on the MFF with MEPs Mureşan and Tavares on Tuesday at 14:30       Parliament’s lead MEPs on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) will brief journalists on their assessment of the Commission's proposal for the 2028-34 budget. Co-rapporteurs Siegfried Mureşan (EPP, Romania) and Carla Tavares (S&D, Portugal) will hold a press briefing on Tuesday, 9 September in Strasbourg at 14.30 CET on their assessment of the Commission's proposal for the EU's post-2027 long-term budget that was presented in July. When: Tuesday, 9 September 2025, 14.30-15.30 CET Where: WEISS building, S2.1 room at the European Parliament in Strasbourg Journalists wishing to follow the briefing online and ask questions, please connect via Interactio: https://ep.interactio.eu/396q-hbr-epmf-787 Interpretation will be provided in English, French, Romanian and Portuguese. Background The Commission proposed the main legislative package on the next EU long-term budget, the MFF, on 16 July 2025. In their initial reaction, the co-rapporteurs warned that the budget maths do not add up, that the 1.26% spending ceiling proposed by the Commission will put key EU programmes at risk while debt repayments for NextGenerationEU loom. The new budget structure proposed by the Commission also threatens Parliament's democratic oversight. Parliament adopted its priorities on the post-2027 EU long-term budget at the May 2025 plenary. MEPs call for a more ambitious budget than the current spending ceiling of 1% of the EU-27’s gross national income, to address the growing number of crises and challenges facing the EU. The adoption of the EU’s next long-term budget will need the approval of Parliament, granted by a majority of its component members. Information for the media - Use Interactio to ask questions Interactio is only supported on iPads (with the Safari browser) and Mac/Windows (with the Google Chrome browser). When connecting, enter your name and the media you are representing in the first name / last name fields. For better sound quality, use headphones and a microphone. Interpretation is only possible for questions asked on video. Journalists who have never used Interactio before are asked to connect 30 minutes before the start of the press conference to perform a connection test. IT assistance can be provided if necessary. When connected, open the chat window (upper right corner) to be able to see the service messages. For more details, check the connection guidelines and recommendations for remote speakers. Further information  Co-rapporteurs’ first reaction to the Commission proposal (16.7.2025.)  Press release on Parliament's priorities for the post-2027 EU budget (5.6.2025.)  EPRS Briefing on the Commission proposal  The Commission’s proposals  All you need to know about the EU’s long-term budget  Parliament's dedicated pages on the EU's long-term budget   Eszter ZALAN Press Officer (HU) +32 228 40081 (BXL) (BXL) +32 477 99 20 73 eszter.zalan@europarl.europa.eu     This message was sent to v.ch.maria@gmail.com  Press release 05-09-2025 Plenary session Press briefing on this week’s plenary session       European Parliament’s spokespersons will hold a last-minute briefing on the 8 - 11 September plenary session today at 16.30. When: Monday 8 September at 16.30 Where: Daphne Caruana Galizia Press room and via Interactio Key topics next week include: -State of the European Union: Address by Commission President von der Leyen and debate with MEPs -Debate on the EU-US trade deal and the prospect of further EU trade agreements -Debate with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on EU action to ensure security guarantees and a just peace for Ukraine, and on the country’s progress towards EU membership (with a vote on the latter) -Debate with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Gaza, combatting famine, the release of hostages, and moving towards a two-state solution, with vote on an accompanying resolution -Address by Moldovan President Maia Sandu and debate on Russian hybrid threats and interference in the country, with vote on a resolution -Debate on taxing large digital platforms -Debate and vote on the revision of the package travel directive -Debate on the summer’s wildfires and heatwaves, and how to strengthen EU aid and preparedness Interpretation of the press briefing will be available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish. You can follow it live from 16.30 on Monday in Parliament’s Daphne Caruana Galizia press room or via Parliament’s webstreaming and EbS+. Information for the media - Use of Interactio to ask questions Journalists wishing to participate actively and ask questions, please connect via Interactio using this link: https://ep.interactio.eu/link/pressconfp1611820. Interactio is only supported on iPads (with the Safari browser) and Mac/Windows (with the Google Chrome browser). For more details, check the connection guidelines and recommendations for remote speakers. When connecting, enter your name and the media you are representing in the first name / last name fields. For better sound quality, use headphones and a microphone. Interpretation is only possible for questions asked on video. Journalists who have never used Interactio before are asked to connect 30 minutes before the start of the press conference to perform a connection test. IT assistance can be provided if necessary. When connected, open the chat window (upper right corner) to be able to see the service messages.   Press room (+33) 3 881 74 005 (STR)     This message was sent to v.ch.maria@gmail.com