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Economic Dialogues of the European Parliament with other EU Institutions under the European Semester Cycle
This document provides an overview of the European Parliament’s committee-level Economic Dialogues with other institutions of the European Union under the European Semester for economic policy coordination. It also lists the Recovery and Resilience Dialogues with the European Commission as undertaken by the competent committee(s) since the start of the current legislative term in June 2024, and includes an overview of the respective legal bases. During the 10th legislative term, the competent committees ...
The Netherlands' National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Latest state of play
The Netherlands is set to receive €5 441.4 million to implement its national recovery and resilience plan (NRRP). The amount is composed of €4 707.1 million in Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) grants and an additional €734.4 million for a REPowerEU chapter (including €280 million transferred from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve). This chapter, aimed at bolstering energy resilience and sustainability, was added with the plan's October 2023 revision. With a value of 0.7 % of Dutch gross domestic ...
2026 Commission work programme
On 21 October 2025, the European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen's second mandate adopted its work programme for 2026 (2026 CWP). In line with the Commission President's political guidelines and letter of intent and highlighting the need for full implementation of Mario Draghi's competitiveness report, the 2026 CWP places a strong emphasis on competitiveness, innovation and collective security. In parallel, the Commission commits to advancing simplification, implementation, and this year, also ...
How the ECB can stay in a ‘good place’
We analyse the euro area economic outlook, the European Central Bank’s monetary policy stance and its communication strategy. We offer suggestions for complementing monetary policy statements: including additional indicators, publishing scenario analyses, and being more explicit about secondary objective considerations. We indicate guidelines for future policy analysis, like how structural changes in the economy influence monetary policy, trade-offs between different roles of the ECB, the impact ...
European competitiveness fund
The European competitiveness fund (ECF), proposed by the European Commission under the EU's 2028 2034 multiannual financial framework (MFF), builds on the Letta and Draghi reports and subsequent 2025 competitiveness compass roadmap to boost EU competitiveness. The ECF aims to support sectors critical to EU competitiveness, simplify procedures and coordinate funding. The proposal groups 14 existing funds, totalling €400 billion or 22 % of the future MFF. The ECF would enhance the competitiveness of ...
Monetary Dialogue in March 2025: Summary of parliamentary scrutiny activities
This paper provides a summary of all scrutiny activities of the European Parliament related to euro area monetary policy in occasion of the June 2025 Monetary Dialogue with the European Central Bank (ECB). It covers the topics chosen by the competent Committee and related expertise papers provided in advance of the Dialogue, the actual topics addressed during the Dialogue, a brief overview of results from the Monetary Policy Expert Panel Survey, and the latest written questions made by Members to ...
Recovery and Resilience Dialogue with the European Commission
BUDG-ECON Committee meeting on 24 November 2025 Executive Vice-President Fitto and Commissioner Dombrovskis are invited to the 21st Recovery and Resilience Dialogue (RRD), scheduled for 24 November 2025. The RRD is the mechanism by which the European Parliament exercises democratic oversight over the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) according to the RRF Regulation. The previous RRD took place on 8 September 2025.
'Mirroring': The scope and limitations of EU trade agreements and autonomous actions
The demand for 'mirror clauses' in EU free trade agreements (FTAs) or unilateral 'mirror measures' ('mirroring') has gained considerable traction in EU debates on trade and agricultural policy. This study advances a contextual understanding of the terms of 'mirroring' and concepts related to it, presents their economic, legal and operational consequences. It explores rules, potentials and limitations of applying EU sustainability standards to imports. In addition, the expressed need to ensure a fair ...
InvestEU: New measures to unlock investment
InvestEU is the EU's risk-sharing investment programme to bolster competitiveness. In early 2025, as part of its simplification agenda, the Commission proposed amending the InvestEU Regulation to increase investment capacity, facilitate Member States' contributions to the programme and reduce administrative burdens. In November, Parliament is expected to vote in plenary on the agreement reached with the Council on these amendments, which are expected to unlock at least a further €55 billion in investments ...
Savings and investments union: Overview and state of play
The EU is facing the challenge of mobilising massive investments required to meet its strategic priorities and must find effective ways to finance them. In response, the European Commission published the savings and investments union (SIU) action plan on 19 March 2025, designed to channel EU savings into productive investments. This briefing presents an overview of the plan. The SIU was launched in the context of the Draghi and Letta reports, which set out recommendations for strengthening the EU's ...