MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – The European Competitiveness Fund: strengthening EU leadership in strategic technologies – E-000297/2025(ASW)

As part of the next multiannual financial framework, the Commission intends to propose a European Competitiveness Fund[1], which will establish an investment capacity to support strategic sectors and technologies critical to the EU competitiveness, including research and innovation, and Important Projects of Common European Interest[2].

At this point, the size of the fund is not yet known. This will depend on a number of factors, including the priorities of the co-legislators.

As announced in the communication on ‘The Road to the next Multiannual Financial Framework’ of 11 February 2025[3], the Commission will make a proposal for the next multiannual financial framework in July 2025, with a view to securing a timely agreement before the start of its implementation in January 2028.

• [1] https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/10017eb1-4722-4333-add2-e0ed18105a34_en
• [2] https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/state-aid/ipcei_en
• [3] https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/6d47acb4-9206-4d0f-8f9b-3b10cad7b1ed_en?filename=Communication%20on%20the%20road%20to%20the%20next%20MFF_en.pdf