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What is the current period of the European MFF?

2021 - 2027.

Who is in charge of the implementation of the MFF?

a) The European Commission

What are the spending areas of the MFF?

1. Single market, innovation and digitial (161B€) 2. Cohesion, resilience and values (1203B€) 3. Natural resources and the environment (419B€) 4. Migration and border control (25,7B€) 5. Security and defence (14,9B€) 6. Neighbourhood and the world (110B€) 7. European public administation (82,5B€)

Who approves the MFF?

EP

For how long is the MFF planning?

7 years.

What is the MFF?

Multi-Annual Financial Framework. A framework to mark the ceiling for the annual budgets on what policy areas of the EU can spend.

How is the MFF decided?

The council, acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure, must unanimously adopt the MFF Regulation after having obtained the consent of Parliament.

How much is the EU budget?

285 billion (2021); 170 billion (2022)

What is the biggest part/heading of the EU’s 2021-2027 budget?

Cohesion, resilience and values (€1203billion); natural resources and the environment (€419billion); single market, innovation and digital (€161 billion)

What are the policy areas of the EU's green deal? Quels sont les domaines politiques du pacte vert de l'UE ?

1. Biodiversity / Measures to protect our fragile ecosystem 2. From Farm to Fork / Ways to ensure more sustainable food systems 3. Sustainable agriculture / Sustainability in EU agriculture and rural areas thanks to the common agricultural policy (CAP) 4. Clean energy 5. Sustainable industry / Ways to ensure more sustainable, more environmentally-respectful production cycles 6. Building and renovating / The need for a cleaner construction sector 7. Sustainable mobility / Promoting more sustainable means of transport 8. Eliminating pollution / Measures to cut pollution rapidly and efficiently 9. Climate action / Making the EU climate neutral by 2050

What of the following is a Europe 2030 energy goal?

a) 55% cut in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels and 40% renewable energy sources in the EU’s overall energy mix by 2030

What does the sound financial management of the EU budget include/mean?

3 Es (economy, efficiency, effectiveness) --- The principle of sound financial management states that budgetary appropriations should be used with due regard to economy, efficiency and effectiveness.

What cannot be counted as administrative cost in the EU budget?

Administrative costs are necessary for the EU institutions to carry out their duties, including human resources (salaries, allowances and pensions), which accounts for the biggest share of spending in this policy cluster, in addition to expenditure on buildings, equipment, energy, communications and information technology.

Which countries can apply for EU funding?

Depending This will depend on the program, defined in the call for proposals/call for tenders: EU members, Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT), Associated Countries (AC), others. Except those clearly excluded.

Which of the following is NOT a measure of protecting EU funding?

a) during assessment, if you see that the implementing party is managing good, then the funding is well protected

From where does the EU has its budget from?

a) VAT-based resources b) Customs duties on imports from outside of the EU c) GNI-based resources d) All of the above

What is NOT a source of the EU budget?

b. Road fees;

What are the institutions involved in the EU Budget?

a) European Commission, The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union

Who adopts the EU budget?

The European Commission prepares a budget proposal. The Council of the EU and the European Parliament then put forward their respective positions on the budget and vote on it = adopt it, equally important. If there is a disagreement a conciliation committee is convened.

After which European Institution's appoval is the Budget considered final and adopted?

b) The European Council and the EP