The Riigikogu will discuss the European Union’s long-term budget as a matter of significant national importance

In his speech, European Commission Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration Piotr Serafin will focus on the European Commission’s proposal for the next budget, discussing Europe’s common challenges and how to overcome them through cooperation and with the help of the EU budget.

Serafini’s speech will be followed by a debate on the matter of significant national importance “Estonia’s choices and opportunities in the European Union’s long-term budget for 2028–2034”, initiated by the European Union Affairs Committee, with presentations by Meelis Meigas, Head of the EU Policy Unit of the Fiscal Policy Department of the Ministry of Finance, and Peeter Tali, Chairman of the European Union Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu.

“Discussing the new European Union budget as a matter of significant national importance is very timely and appropriate, as the Government has begun to prepare Estonia’s negotiating positions,” Tali said. “The EU’s seven-year budget, together with EU legislation, Member State policies, and private sector investments, will significantly shape the Europe we will live in at the beginning of the 2030s – how strong our defence and security will be, how well Estonia will be connected to the rest of Europe, and how fast our economy will grow.”

In his presentation, Tali will discuss why the EU budget is important for Estonia, and also speak about the political positions in the negotiations on the budget proposal and the role of the Riigikogu in representing Estonia’s interests. Meelis Meigas will give an overview of the long-term budget proposals, main directions, and areas, as well as the process of forming positions in Estonia.

Members of the Riigikogu may each pose one question to both presenters. The presentations will be followed by the debate, in which representatives of the parliamentary groups will speak first, and after that, all members of the Riigikogu can take the floor.

The sitting and the Commissioner’s speech will be live streamed on the Riigikogu web page and on Facebook. The speech can be followed in English or with a simultaneous interpretation into Estonian. The video recording of the Commissioner’s speech and the sitting will be available on the Riigikogu YouTube channel.

Riigikogu Press Service
Merilin Kruuse
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Source: Parliament of Estonia