In the coming months, the European Commission will make proposals for the next generation of EU Funds and Programmes to be financed by the EU budget from 2021. These proposals will set priorities for investments in the context of growing challenges for the EU, and increasing competition for resources between the various policy areas where action needs to be taken. The Commission recently launched a public consultation to collect views of all the interested parties and citizens on how to make the most of the EU budget. The consultation will inform the preparation of the Commission’s proposals.

This is your opportunity to express your views on the future policy from a border needs perspective. You can do so by responding to the public consultation (accessible in all EU languages) and available until 8 March: https://ec.europa.eu/info/consultations/public-consultation-eu-funds-area-cohesion_en