MEPs debate with European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde inflation, efforts to curb it, and possible interest rate cuts. During the annual plenary debate, MEPs concentrate on what happens next once inflation settles at the ECB’s 2% target and pay particular attention to the continuing significant divergences in inflation rates between member states. This is the last debate in the European Parliament for Ms Lagarde before the 6-9 June  European elections.

Plenary debate - European Central Bank: annual report 2023

European Parliamentary Week 2025 - BUDG Interparliamentary Committee Meeting

Trilogue on the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova

BUDG-ECON joint committee

EP Plenary session - Voting session - General Budget 2025

EP Plenary session - 2025 budgetary procedure

Conference of Committee Chairs meeting

BUDG Committee constitutive meeting

BUDG Committee

BUDG committee

Upcoming Belgian Presidency of the Council - Ambassador Willem VAN DER VOORDE meets with Johan VAN OVERTVELD, Budget committee Chair

MEPs discuss with Commission and Council representatives the recently tabled EU strategy to regain competitiveness and secure sustainable prosperity. This so-called “Competitiveness Compass” contains three core areas for action: innovation, decarbonisation, and security. It also identifies five so-called horizontal enablers for competitiveness: simplification, lowering barriers to the Single Market, financing competitiveness, promoting skills and quality jobs, and better coordination of policies at the EU and national levels. First part of MEPs debate.

Competitiveness Compass: MEPs debate (part 1)

President Roberta METSOLA and a representative of the Hungarian Presidency, János BÓKA, Minister for European Union Affairs sign seventeen COD LEX in Strasbourg.

Lex Signing: extracts from the ceremony

MEPs approve a deal on 2025’s EU budget to address current challenges and managing repayment costs for the EU’s recovery plan. During negotiations with member states, Parliament obtained more than €230 million in funding beyond the Commission's initial draft proposal, to better focus on key EU programmes and policies aimed at improving people's lives, boosting competitiveness, and addressing challenges like climate, health, migration or defence. Negotiators also agreed on a solution to cover repayment costs for the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI). The preliminary figures are €199.44 billion in commitment appropriations and €155.21 billion in payment appropriations. Closing statements by Johannes HAHN, János BÓKA and Johan VAN OVERTVELDT.

2025 budgetary procedure: Closing statements by Johannes HAHN, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration, János BÓKA, Hungarian Minister for European Affairs and Johan VAN OVERTVELDT, BUDG Committee Chair

MEPs approve a deal on 2025’s EU budget to address current challenges and managing repayment costs for the EU’s recovery plan. During negotiations with member states, Parliament obtained more than €230 million in funding beyond the Commission's initial draft proposal, to better focus on key EU programmes and policies aimed at improving people's lives, boosting competitiveness, and addressing challenges like climate, health, migration or defence. Negotiators also agreed on a solution to cover repayment costs for the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI). The preliminary figures are €199.44 billion in commitment appropriations and €155.21 billion in payment appropriations. Opening statements by Johan VAN OVERTVELDT (ECR, NL), Victor NEGRESCU (S&D, RO), Niclas HERBST (EPP, DE), János BÓKA and by Johannes HAHN. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

2025 budgetary procedure: Opening statements by Johan VAN OVERTVELDT, Victor NEGRESCU, Johannes HAHN, János BÓKA and Niclas HERBST

MEPs reaffirm their strong support for Ukraine and criticise the military cooperation between Russia and North Korea. A statement issued by Parliament’s leaders on 19 November 2024 called on the EU to “step up support for Ukraine in every way, including politically, financially, militarily and with humanitarian aid” and reiterated that “we stand with and support Ukraine in every possible way until its victory". Second part of MEPs debate.

Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia: MEPs debate (part 2)

Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament. Committee on International Trade (INTA), Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), Committee on Budgets (BUDG), and Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) participate as joint committees. During the confirmation hearing, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ answers questions by committee members.

Confirmation hearing of Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy: questions / answers (part 4)

Raffaele FITTO, Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for Cohesion and Reforms, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committee on Regional Development (REGI). Questions and answers.

Confirmation hearing of Raffaele FITTO, Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for Cohesion and Reforms: Questions / Answers (part 4 - Invited committees)

Johan VAN OVERTVELDT (ECR, BE), Chair of the Committee on Budgets (BUDG), and Niclas HERBST (EPP, DE), Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) hold a press point after the Confirmation hearing of Piotr SERAFIN, European Commissioner-designate for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check agaisnt delivery.

Press point by Johan VAN OVERTVELDT (ECR, BE), Chair of the Committee on Budgets (BUDG), and Niclas HERBST (EPP, DE), Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)

VAN OVERTVELDT, Johan (ECR, BE)

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