Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001031/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Mario Mantovani (ECR), Carlo Fidanza (ECR), Sergio Berlato (ECR), Denis Nesci (ECR), Ruggero Razza (ECR), Francesco Ventola (ECR)
A rumour is circulating that the Commission would like to reduce the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) to only four budget chapters, down from the current seven. The current 531 national programmes for territorial cohesion and agriculture would be cut to only 27, with a potential decrease in available resources. The potential challenges of the next MFF come on top of the need to repay NextGenerationEU debt, as well as the need to find fiscal space for investment in defence, competitiveness and the automotive sector, along with the recent Clean Industrial Deal, which commits to providing green policies with EUR 100 billion from the Innovation Fund, although that fund amounts to only EUR 40 billion, much of which has already been committed.
The lack of clear, structured communication concerning the next MFF makes it difficult to start an institutional discussion on the Commission’s new policy actions.
In view of the above, can the Commission answer the following:
- 1.Does it not agree that, when the EU’s finances are facing difficulties, providing such significant support for green policies that have thus far been rejected by markets and consumers may amount to extremely imprudent financial management?
- 2.Can it deny that agriculture and cohesion will face cuts in the next MFF?
- 3.Does it not think that the scale of green investments should be reduced, to the benefit of agriculture and cohesion?
Submitted: 10.3.2025