By adopting its position on the future EU budget, the Parliament sets the framework for upcoming negotiations with the Council—which are likely to be tense—and, by implication, the scope for the AgoraEU program. As discussions on the future AgoraEU program intensify, as we explained yesterday, the key issue is being played out on a broader level: that of the EU’s next multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2028–2034, of which AgoraEU represents only a tiny fraction—about 0.5% of the total amount. Yet nothing has been decided yet regarding the overall budget for the future European MFF. Just today, the European Parliament adopted…
