'We have wonderful innovators in Europe, wonderful start-ups, the ecosystems are thriving, we have excellent universities.
What we need is to scale up.'
🎙️President Nadia Calviño at the Annual #EUBudget Conference

Europe can win the #green tech game.

But only if we are strategic about it: as in, increasing 🇪🇺 funds for digital and innovation from the current 7% to 25%.

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It’s now or never, as I said at the #EUBudget conference:

The 1st panel explores how the next #EC ’s priorities should be reflected in the #EUBudget &which challenges the #EUBudget faces.

Thx to Paulo Rangel, Enrico Letta, Jyrki Katainen Stéphanie Riso +F. #Persson f. their important contributions+Henry Foy f.excellent moderation!

👀 Enrico Letta warns of growing gap btw expectations of the EU & reality. Critical of trade-offs & shuffling 💶 between priorities - something we saw in mid-term revision of current #EUbudget , to detriment of EU’s 🌍 partners. V damaging to 🇪🇺reputation & credibility. #ABC2024

'We have a strong capital position, AAA rating & favourable access to financial markets.

To close Europe’s investment gap, we need to adjust the statutory ratios & constraints from the 1950s, which don’t respond to today’s business model.'

🎙️Nadia Calviño, #EUBudget Conference

🎙️ “Skills are not only about prosperity. They are also about security”.

Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl at the #EUBudget conference today👇

Important discussion today in Brussels with Enrico Letta, Stéphanie Riso, Jyrki Katainen and Henry Foy on the priorities, financing and future of the #EUBudget .
And great to see the familiar faces of Johannes Hahn, Kristalina Georgieva, Andrej Plenković, Maia Sandu and Nadia Calviño again.

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Great to hear Andrej Plenković 🇭🇷underscore urgent need for the next 7 year #EUbudget to safeguard credible & influential role of the 🇪🇺 on the 🌍 stage. Robust external action budget 🗝️ to delivering this. #ABC2024

What lessons can we draw from the current #MFF ?

Let me highlight three key dimensions : spending, revenue and impact -drawing lessons for the future for a more resilient, agile and performant #EUBudget . 1/3

Thank you,dear President Maia Sandu for your speech & the reflexion on the #EUBudget from the perspective of #Moldova & the endangered #EUNeighbourhood region.

This is the #geopolitical context we need to take into account f. the future #EUBudget ! An #EUBudget that protects!

Congratulations European Commission EU Budget for the excellent organization of a very interesting conference on the #EUbudget for the future…

… and thank you for the warm welcome!

I was delighted to catch up in #Brussels with Stéphanie Riso and the team.

'We need to make sure that every € spent from the EU Budget supports the EU priorities 💶🇪🇺. Our support to competitiveness has to increase in scale. Let's not forget the EU remains the largest market in the world 📈🌍' - Stéphanie Riso at the Annual #EUBudget Conference 2024

The world needs a cohesive Europe to show how much we can gain by working together. The #EUBudget sits at the heart of European cohesion: crucial in the years ahead to use it well as we take on shared challenges like the green transition & energy security.
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'It's the first time that we have an MFF discussion in war times. Things have changed so we can't have the same old discussions when it's our survival that is at stake. We need an EU budget that can face unpredictable crises' - Paulo Rangel at the Annual #EUBudget Conference 2024

'Jean Monet said “Nothing is possible without men, but nothing lasts without institutions” and I share this sentiment. We have finally the proof that joint action delivers more than fighting alone.' - Johannes Hahn at the Annual #EUBudget Conference 2024

Packed House at #EUbudget 2024 annual conference, organised by EU Budget

At the end of a day full of inspiring & interesting discussions on the future #EUBudget , I would like to thank all speakers, panellists +moderators who made this conference a success!

A big thank you also to the teams of EU Budget and my cabinet f. the excellent organisation!

Great discussion today with Nadia Calviño, Wim Mijs, Magnus Brunner, SilviaAmaro at the #EUBudget conference today.

I highlighted that only 7% of the 🇪🇺 budget goes to innovation. It should be 25%.

Also talked about EU companies falling in love with the #SingleMarket again: