Commission completes proposal for the 2028-2034 EU long-term budget

On Wednesday, the Commission has adopted a second package of seven sectoral proposals completing the framework for the next long-term EU budget for 2028–2034. These legal acts complete the MFF 2028-2034 proposal, and cover the following areas:

• The Single Market and Customs Programme;

• The Justice Programme;

• The Euratom Research and Training Programme;

• The Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation and Decommissioning;

• The Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania (Ignalina programme);

• The Decision on the Overseas Association, including Greenland;

• The Pericles V Programme.

The Single Market and Customs Programme will benefit citizens and companies by driving the completion of the EU Single Market, breaking down cross-border and cross-country barriers and fostering cooperation between national administrations. It will ensure stronger consumer protection, drive standardisation measures and reduce administrative burden in the areas of customs, taxation and anti-fraud.

The Programme will also cover the development, production and dissemination of official European statistics, which is critical in informing EU policies and is essential for evidence-based decision-making. With €6.2 billion (double the funding compared to the current long-term EU budget), the reinforced Single Market and Customs Programme will combine several previously standalone programmes (Single Market Programme, Customs, Customs Control Equipment Instrument, Fiscalis and the Union Anti-Fraud Programme) into one coherent strategy that should preserve EU economic security.

The Justice Programme, amounting to nearly €800 million, will continue to support judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, judicial training, and ensuring equal access to justice for all citizens and businesses. It will also support the digitalisation of judicial systems and will further promote the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. European citizens and companies will benefit from a more efficient, inclusive, resilient and digitalised European area of justice, based on the rule of law, mutual recognition and mutual trust.

The Euratom Research and Training Programme will benefit from €6.7 billion for the duration of the programme until 2032. However, the proposed amount for the entire future Multiannual Financial Framework will be €9.8 billion. This will improve and support nuclear safety, security and safeguards, radiation protection, management of radioactive waste, non-power applications of nuclear science, such as in healthcare, and maintain the critical skills the nuclear sector needs to advance.

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Source: European Commission