At the European Parliament on January 28, 2020 was held the 6th Conference on Communal Services and Infrastructure. It was a specialized sectoral meeting that brought together regional and local government units, leading municipal utility companies from the Republic of Croatia and the SEE region, government representatives and other policymakers related with municipal infrastructure business.

30 January 2020

Commission proposal and the EP’s position

The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) sets the maximum level of resources (‘ceiling’) for each major category (‘heading’) of EU spending for a period of seven years. In addition to a financial plan, it sets the EU’s long-term priorities. With the 2014-2020 MFF nearing its end, the EU is now in negotiations on the next long-term budget. In May 2018, the European Commission presented a package of legislative proposals for the 2021-2027 MFF. Equivalent to 1.11 % of EU-27 gross national income (GNI), it takes into account the initiatives to which the Member States committed in the Bratislava and Rome declarations, as well as the loss of a major contributor due to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU.

28 January 2020

Ministers are outlining the priorities of the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of meetings.

Croatia holds the Presidency of the Council until July 2020. The first series of hearings took place on 20, 21 and 22 January 2020. 

27 January 2020

On january 21th in Norway House in Bruxelles was held "RECONNECT - Lunch Roundtable: The Conference on the Future of Europe - Promises and Challenges". 2020 will mark the start of the proposed Conference on the Future of Europe, which aims to bring together citizens from all over Europe, civil society and the European institutions in order to reflect on the future of the Union and give new impetus to the European project.

23 January 2020