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<\/p>\nLast September 3, the Commission has adopted a second package of seven sectoral proposals completing the framework for the next long-term EU budget for 2028\u20132034. These legal acts complete the MFF 2028-2034 proposal, and cover the following areas:<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 The Single Market and Customs Programme;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 The Justice Programme;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 The Euratom Research and Training Programme;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 The Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation and Decommissioning;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 The Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania (Ignalina programme);<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 The Decision on the Overseas Association, including Greenland;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0 The Pericles V Programme.<\/p>\n
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The\u00a0Single Market and Customs Programme<\/strong>\u00a0will benefit citizens and companies by driving the completion of the EU Single Market, breaking down cross-border and cross-country barriers and fostering cooperation between national administrations. It will ensure stronger consumer protection, drive standardisation measures and reduce administrative burden in the areas of customs, taxation and anti-fraud. The Programme will also cover the development, production and dissemination of official European statistics, which is critical in informing EU policies and is essential for evidence-based decision-making. With \u20ac6.2 billion (double the funding compared to the current long-term EU budget), the reinforced Single Market and Customs Programme will combine several previously standalone programmes (Single Market Programme, Customs, Customs Control Equipment Instrument, Fiscalis and the Union Anti-Fraud Programme) into one coherent strategy that should preserve EU economic security.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Justice Programme,\u00a0<\/strong>amounting to nearly \u20ac800 million, will continue to support judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, judicial training, and ensuring equal access to justice for all citizens and businesses. It will also support the digitalisation of judicial systems and will further promote the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. European citizens and companies will benefit from a more efficient, inclusive, resilient and digitalised European area of justice, based on the rule of law, mutual recognition and mutual trust.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Euratom Research and Training Programme<\/strong>\u00a0will benefit from \u20ac6.7 billion for the duration of the programme until 2032. However, the proposed amount for the entire future Multiannual Financial Framework will be \u20ac9.8 billion. This will improve and support nuclear safety, security and safeguards, radiation protection, management of radioactive waste, non-power applications of nuclear science, such as in healthcare, and maintain the critical skills the nuclear sector needs to advance. It will contribute to the development of fusion energy into a viable energy source, driving industry development and innovation in the EU. More than half of the budget represents the EU’s contribution to ITER, the most ambitious fusion project in the world. Its aim is to prove the scientific and technical feasibility of fusion as a large-scale and carbon-free source of energy based on the same principle that powers our Sun and other stars.<\/p>\n To keep improving\u00a0nuclear safety in Europe and third countries<\/strong>, a new Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation and Decommissioning, with a budget of close to \u20ac1 billion, will merge the existing Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation and the Decommissioning Programme. In addition, the\u00a0Ignalina programme<\/strong>\u00a0will be continued in the next MFF. It will assist Lithuania in implementing the decommissioning of the Ignalina nuclear power plant, thus contributing to nuclear safety, health of workers and the general public, and prevention of environmental degradation.<\/p>\n Support to the thirteen\u00a0Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), including Greenland,\u00a0<\/strong>will continue to be covered by a separate and reinforced instrument under the next MFF with an allocation of almost \u20ac1 billion. OCTs are of high geopolitical and strategic importance to the EU as they play a vital role as critical outposts of the Union in their geographical areas.<\/p>\n Finally, the\u00a0Pericles V Programme<\/strong>\u00a0will be continued to further the fight against euro-counterfeiting. As the single currency of the euro area, the euro is a core European interest. The Pericles V programme will help to prevent and combat counterfeiting and counterfeiting-related fraud, while also adapting to new and evolving threats, thus strengthening the trust of citizens and businesses in the integrity of the euro.<\/p>\n MFF 2028-2034 proposal complete<\/strong><\/p>\n With these legal acts the Commission completes its proposal for the next long-term EU budget for 2028-2034 amounting to almost \u20ac2 trillion in current prices (or 1.26% of the EU’s gross national income on average between 2028 and 2034).<\/p>\n Key features of the new MFF:<\/strong><\/p>\n