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Taoiseach and Tánaiste to travel to Brussels for top level talks on the Multi-Annual Financial Framework
The Taoiseach and Tánaiste travel to Brussels today for a special high-level meeting on the EU’s Multi-Annual Financial Framework 2014-2020.
The summit will take place in the Commission’s Berlaymont building in Brussels at 18.30 hours, Brussels time.
The Taoiseach and Tánaiste, representing the Presidency of the Council of the EU, will hold talks with President Barroso of the European Commission and President Schulz of the European Parliament.
The objective is to press for early agreement on the MFF - an essential programme of investment in European growth, jobs and recovery.
The MFF, which governs the expenditure of some €960 billion in EU funds over the years 2014 to 2020, was agreed between the EU’s Heads of State and Government last February. The next step is to secure the agreement of the Parliament to the MFF, which will allow this money to be spent.
The Taoiseach and Tánaiste will also be discussing the amending budget for 2013 and will be looking to reach agreement on how both the MFF and the amending budget can be advanced in parallel.
It is hoped that Monday’s summit will help to secure early agreement on these issues.
Listen to the Taoiseach's doorstep interviewing after the meeting below...