Open Public Consultations for the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework

The EU Commission is preparing for the next multiannual financial framework (MFF), which will start in 2028. Following President von der Leyen's Political Guidelines for the 2024-2029 European Commission, the Commission aims to create a simpler, more focused, and responsive budget that reflects European strategic priorities. 

To achieve this, seven “Open Public Consultations” have been launched as a Europe-wide campaign with a range of stakeholders to gather views from interested parties on how to make the most of the EU budget. One of these consultations is specifically dedicated to the EU funding for cross-border education, training and solidarity, young people, media, culture, and creative sectors, values, and civil society.

The target audience for the consultations includes:

• EU institutions, national authorities and institutions, regional and local authorities,
• Recipients of EU funding incl. farmers, researchers, students etc.,
• Citizens, Businesses, SMEs and business associations,
• Other stakeholders (non-exhaustive list): relevant civil society organisations, research/scientific community, academia, think tank, media, etc,
• International stakeholders.

 The deadline to complete the questionnaire is 07 May 2025 (midnight Brussels time).