European Commission: publication of proposals for updated MFF and European recovery instrument

29. May 2020

On 27 May 2020, the European Commission published an updated proposal for the next Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF), the long-term EU budget for the period 2021-2027. According to this, the next MFF would have an overall size of about 1,100 billion Euro* (somewhat lower than the Commission's original proposal from May 2018 but a little higher than a failed compromise proposal put forward in February this year).

Group of Chief Scientific Advisors publishes Scientific opinion on sustainable food systems

17. Apr 2020

The Group of Chief Scientific Advisors which provides the European Commission with independent scientific advice has published a Scientific opinion headed „Towards a Sustainable Food System“.