The first meeting of the Conciliation Committee on the 2024 budget negotiations took place on the morning of Thursday 26 October, just before the European Council met to discuss the revision of the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) (see other news).
On 18 October (see EUROPE 13274/13), the European Parliament adopted its amendments to the EU Council’s position, adopted in July (see EUROPE 13221/22), based on a revised MFF, which the Council has not done.
The Council reduces commitment appropriations by €771.92 million compared with the European Commission’s proposal (see EUROPE 13249/22).
The rapporteur, Siegfried Mureșan (EPP, Romanian), reiterated via X (formerly Twitter) Parliament’s objective: “I entered the conciliation with a strong mandate: we reject all budgetary cuts proposed by the EU Council”.
This first session focused on recalling the positions of each party. The next meeting is a negotiation session scheduled for 9 November, followed by a second meeting of the Conciliation Committee on 10 November. (Original version in French by Pauline Denys)