MFF, competitiveness, energy, ETS: Roberta Metsola’s warning to the European Council

"We cannot agree on Europe's ambitions and then cut the means to achieve them. The bridge to agreement must include new own resources. New options must be explored to take the pressure off national budgets and to ensure we do not pass the bill to future generations. Parliament will be a partner to find a compromise regarding the next long-term budget,” said Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament.

Her statement follows her speech to EU leaders during the European Council's meeting on 15 October 2026, where she warned the Irish Presidency's revised proposal for the next MFF “risks undermining the careful balance between new priorities and traditional policies”.

Among the proposed cuts, she mentioned the 35% reduction in civil protection mechanisms funding, despite the…