Budget 2026: MEPs urge Commission to allocate more funding to health

Budget 2026: MEPs urge Commission to allocate more funding to health

Health Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi has promised concerned MEPs that he will find the necessary funds for the EU’s health policies.

Detroit CFO’s retirement goes into effect amid budget talks

Detroit Chief Financial Officer Jay Rising retired on April 1, ending a four-year run overseeing the city’s operating budget as the 2025-26 financial plan is being finalized.  Rising, a former cabinet secretary for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, state treasurer and chief financial officer for the Detroit Medical Center, came out of retirement in 2021 to become acting CFO for Detroit. He is replaced by interim CFO Tanya Stoudemire, according to city spok…

Renew Europe Leads Coalition for a Stronger, More… - Renew Europe

The Renew Europe Group has played a key role in forming a coalition to support a reformed 2026 EU budget. In light of geopolitical challenges and the…

EU budget priorities for 2026: resilience and preparedness

MEPs endorsed Parliament’s guidelines for the 2026 EU budget by 441 votes in favour, 173 against, and with 70 abstentions, saying that next year’s budget should focus on strategic preparedness and security, economic competitiveness and resilience, sustainability, climate, and the single market. They want to see additional investment in research, innovation, enterprises, health, energy, migration, border protection, digital and green transitions,…

EU Budget 2026: EPP Group Calls for Unity and Strength Amid Global Uncertainty

In a decisive move to shape the European Union’s financial future, the European People’s Party (EPP) Group has laid out a bold vision for the EU Budget 2026, urging the European Parliament to rally behind a set of “strong and clear” priorities.  As geopolitical tensions cast a long shadow over the continent, the EPP is positioning itself as a unifying force, determined to steer the bloc through choppy waters with a focus on defence, security, an…