@EU_CoR and the @MFIPR_GOV_PL exercising policy leadership bringing together in the same room a “Who’s Who” of #Cohesion Policy,to discuss together in a “High Level Dialogue on the future of Cohesion Policy” what can be done about the revised #MFF proposal. dm-publicapi.cor.europa.eu/v1/documents...

The VDL revised #MFF proposals go perhaps as far as they can on regional chapters,partnership without having to retable Regulations. • Still, they are a lever against an otherwise pull from national ministries à la RFF. •1st time “direct negotiation” with regions will be recognised in legislation.

I got quoted in the new @ARC2020eu article on the next #MFF. The next #NRPP is a big step to reduce gaps, silos and overlaps…assuming that in each Member States things work out the way EU Regulations are expected to work, particularly at regional and local levels. www.arc2020.eu/eu-budget-ho...

Nova Lei de #concellos galegos o ano que vén,con estatuto para os concellos en #despoboamento (dixoo a DX de @eidolocal da Xunta Natalia Prieto)no Congreso do Consello de Contas organizado por Simón Rego co apoio @Depucoruna. Grazas polo convite para falar da dimensión local da UE.

#SOTEU 2025 What to watch for (and you might even get mentioned in VDL’s speech) * Right to Stay * Partnership Principle * Multilevel Governance * Cohesion for all regions. * Link to Structural Reforms * Subsidiarity Still, words are words. Better check the finer print of the MFF Regs 2028-2034.

Lecturas. Verán2025

Hoxe xoves 24 celébrase a segunda edición do #MaratónDeGaleguidades que promove o @igadi.bsky.social, con participantes de todo o mundo. Eu participarei a primeiriña hora, ás 09 horas, falando sobre como conectar a Galicia territorial coa Galicia exterior. galeguidades.hub.gal

💶 La Comisión Europea presenta su propuesta para el presupuesto 2028-2034. Von der Leyen logra una "reestructuración radical" sobre el papel, pero "en Bruselas todo es relativo". 👉 Un análisis de @serafinpazos.bsky.social. 

#MFF paisaje antes de la batalla. Mi análisis de urgencia, junto con Bernardo de Miguel.

Call it a Single Fund…or is it like the Common Provisions Regulation…or is it simply like the previous Common Strategic Framework merged with CAP Strategic Plans? I think we have seen all this before. And always to remember that EC sets out ground rules but then it is Ministries that apply them.#MFF

Voilá.If we compare #MFF 2021-2027 vs 2028-2034 both in 2025 prices: #Cohesion Structural Funds (ERDF,ESF,CF,EAFRD,EMF) is now €466bn vs new Economic and Territorial Cohesion,Fisheries and Rural: €412bn. On #CAP Farm Support: Pillar I is now €291bn vs new CAP income Support and Fisheries €261bn.

#MFF quick take, back-on-the-envelope. Farm support is slightly higher than at present (291 vs 300), overall expenditure in what is now Cohesion, Agriculture and transport is 778bm, VDL vows to 835bn and even a slight increase in national envelops (aka Nat & Reg Plans) & promises to end rebates.

Will my near-namesake show up in 3 minutes? #MFF multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

🔑 La Comisión presenta el nuevo presupuesto de la UE para el ciclo que arranca en 2027. ¿Cuáles son los puntos más importantes? El experto en desarrollo territorial, @serafinpazos.bsky.social, lo desgrana en 10 claves.

Gracies. Los amigos de @agendapublica.es acaban de publicar una versión en castellano: “Diez claves para entender el nuevo presupuesto de la UE”https://agendapublica.es/noticia/20022/presupuestos-union-europea-2027

In 48 hours, the Commission President Von der Leyen will likely unveil the most radical change of the @EU_Budget in decades. Here´s my post with 10 Key pointers to watch: #MFF www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-iss...

En política todo rima. Urkullu tiene ahora un rol parecido al de Josemari Muñoa como Comisionado del Lehendakari para la Accción Exterior,hace 20 años. Hace 15 la Presidencia Española de la UE logró sacar adelante la Estrategia Atlántica,y la de 2024 poner en la agenda UE la Macrorregión Atlántica.

“The reports of ESF demise may be greatly exaggerated”. Unlikely that the Commission would be keen on all-out confrontation with Left & Unions. As ESF defenders point out,it is in the Treaties. If it turns out,what a climdown from EMPL ambitions 7 years ago of a Human Capital Fund outside Cohesion.

As many of you know by now, the big day is 16th July. The mother of all EU policy shifts will break out that day. But because some of us cannot wait, here we are at this @europarl.europa.eu Hearing on the next #MFF with Rapporteurs Tavares-Mureşan & @eulaliarubio.bsky.social @ep-eprs.bsky.social

🇪🇺 La Comisión Europea lleva a España ante el Tribunal de Justicia por incumplir la normativa sobre contratación pública.  Transparencia sigue siendo una asignatura pendiente.  👉 Lo analiza @serafinpazos.bsky.social 

Contribuyendo hoy a @agendapublica.es con una reflexión sobre la contratación pública en España. Tantos controles y burocracia y para que al final no sólo “pasa lo de siempre” sino que España acaba denunciada por la Comisión ante el Tribunal de Justicia de por mala implementación de la Directiva.

En la OTAN, organización intergubernamental,no te pueden obligar a aumentar el gasto militar. En julio sale el presupuesto UE post 2027. 🇩🇪 quiere que no suba,la Comisión y muchos Estados que se reoriente a defensa y reformas.🇪🇸 no ha gastado 50% del Plan de Recuperación y se permite transferencia a🔫.

Ley 9/2017, de 8 de noviembre, de Contratos del Sector Público,por la que se transponen al ordenamiento jurídico español las Directivas UE de 2014 es mucho más farragosa que la Directiva.La sueca,por ej. es casi =la Directiva. Por eso,licitar en España es un infierno y aún así “pasa lo de siempre”

💸 +100.000 millones de euros en juego 📉33% de los contratos públicos sin competencia 📊9%, ni siquiera sale a concurso  España tiene un problema estructural de corrupción Lo analiza Bernardo de Miguel

Nesci REGI MEP Report on "strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy" voted by EU Parliament Plenary. One of the last few salvos (ECA, AGRI reports still to come) before the MFF is tabled in 28 days from now. Glad of our contribution via the Guarda AGRI Opinion. t.co/GbS2kKOhQW

Las siete ciudades gallegas concentran la mitad de fondos europeos que asigna la Xunta https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/galicia/2025/06/16/siete-ciudades-copan-mitad-fondos-europeos-asigna-xunta/0003_202506G16P6993.htm

🎬 Si eres gallego, fuiste o eres marinero y tienes más de 70 años, esta es tu película  📌 Alén Filmes abre un casting para personaje principal sin necesidad de experiencia previa

Go to Galicia. @cnn.com @evalongoria.bsky.social @galiciacalidade.bsky.social

Do we need a new EU Agenda for #Cities? 🔶 What is a city? 🔶 EU competence for cities? 🔶 An agenda for big cities? 🔶 Direct funding for cities? 🔶 One-Stop-Shop for cities? We have come up with 15 Strategic policy options: linkedin.com/feed/update/... Part of our @rurbanive Horizon policy work 👇

Tres anos seguidos en que o premio do xurado de Cannes vai para un galego ou case-galego: Óliver Laxe, Kaurismaki e Emilia Pérez (Touriño)

📢 Serafin Pazos, Senior expert,Territorial Development at @aeidl.bsky.social , presented the initial @FUTURALproject — 8⃣ key proposals to enhance community-led innovation in #post2027 EU policies,together with @ec.europa.eu REGIO &AGRI,@eesc.bsky.social, @europarl.europa.eu,CoR, ERCA,PREPARE,ELARD.

Annual EU Budget Conference in Brussels just days before next #MFF post 2027.Highlighting the importance of the moment @ec.europa.eu President Von der Leyen opens the meeting in person.Calls for lessons learned from Budget response to polycrisis.Happy to be here worh CoR Rapporteur MFF Maupertuis.

Today we celebrate some of those that for too long were stigmatised, not recognised as true citizens, actively forced to be what they were not. Today is also de Day of the Galician Language. #LetrasGalegas2025

🌱Ready to transform your community into a model of sustainability and innovation? We're looking for 9 new #rural communities as #Ruractive project´s Additional Dynamos. Get #free training, attend events &capacity-building support. 🌍 Deadline: 31st May 2025. 📝Apply now: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

“Galicia na encrucillada dos fondos europeos (de novo)” Galicia, sétimo recipiente histórico. Sen darnos conta, nos próximos meses pode culminarse unha modificación encuberta do Estado autonómico. A miña columna de hoxe en @lavozdegalicia-bot.bsky.social 👉🏻 www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/gali...

Today in Porto #RSA25 final day my colleagues Blanca Casares and Raquel Pastor organised a @GRASSCEILING workshop on Gender Equality in EU Rural and Regional Policies.They had the privilege of until recently Regional Policy Commissioner @elisaferreira.bsky.social &top speakers from JRC,Viseu,UVa,UPo

May 9. 80 years of the end of a war. Another one in the bloodlands of Eastern Europe whose outcome will shape the Atlantic alliance, and Europe’s position in the world. Spent a week discussing the future of the EU Budget in Porto, and after some cross border issues celebrating it at home in Galicia.

Duarte Rodrigues from AD&Coesao shows at #RSA25 a super simplified representation of complexity of EU Fund initiatives and delivery.And this is only continental Portugal.Hence change (reduction of instruments)is inevitable.But devil (tradeoffs) will be in the detail: #MFF proposal &implementation.

Earlier this week the #MFF consultation concluded; the EP outlined its position on post 2027 and today the #RSA25 Plenary discusses the future of #Cohesion Policy with @JohnBachtler and well-known Governmental speakers from 🇵🇹, 🇩🇪 and @poland25eu.bsky.social

Arguing at #RSA25 in Porto that to define #righttoStay you also need to marry a few other quasi-competing concepts: • Territorial Cohesion • Access to Essential Services • Depopulation • Brain Drain • Smart Shrinking • Access to Services. Preparing a paper for @rurbanive project.

Will you be in Porto for #RSA25? My AEIDL team will be in force: *Organising Special Session"SS13:Exploring #Gender Equality in Policy:Regional and Rural Perspectives"Friday,9 May-10:30AM events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det... *Speaking May 7 on #RightToStay events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det... #CPnet

🌍 We just had an Info Session for partners from our various @horizoneu.bsky.social Rural and Territorial Development policy projects on the next #MFF consultation. *️⃣ We are emphasising the need for future EU programmes to support #RightToStay,#Smart,#Local, #Innovation & #ClimateSmartAgriculture. 🌱

Will you be in Porto for #RSA25? My AEIDL team will be in force: *Organising Special Session"SS13:Exploring #Gender Equality in Policy:Regional and Rural Perspectives"Friday,9 May-10:30AM events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det... *Speaking May 7 on #RightToStay events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det... #CPnet

Full house of both well-known and new faces for @eprc-eu.bsky.social and @poland25eu.bsky.social seminar ”Reform of Cohesion Policy”. ‘We know a lot of the direction of travel,but the legal proposals are still to come. Hence time is right to hear those practitiones at the sharp end of the Policy’

Do rural ás cidades e delas á súa contorna: así funcionan as migracións internas en Galicia @praza.gal praza.gal/acontece/do-...

🌟Two weeks today the second plenary for #RSA25 🌟 The Future of Regional Policy Thursday 8th May 09.00-10.30 WEST 📕For more info and view the online programme: events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Ind...

#OGALUS #UmaHistoriaSXX Este xoves 24 damos a volta ao mundo para achegarnos a historia da entrada de #España na #CPLP como observador asociado no 2021‼️ igadi.gal/noticia/cone...

Nesta quinta-feira, 24 de abril, nom perdades as jornadas em linha “Espanha na Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP): Novos horizontes para o multilateralismo do século XXI” que organiza o @igadi.bsky.social. 😊 🔗 www.igadi.gal/pt-pt/notici...

´Smarter, Stronger and More Competitive Rural Areas: The Way Forward for EU policies’. May 21st at 9.30-11.30amCET, we organise a policy discussion with EU officials and stakeholders on how future EU policies can support rural innovation. Agenda and Registration: drive.google.com/file/d/1XTj6...