We need strong investments to boost strategic autonomy, economic resilience, and green goals while leaving no one behind,” said Carla Tavares (Portugal/S&D), one of the two leading MEPs in the file.

The committee opinion was its input to work in the budget committee led by MEPs Siegfried Mureşan (EPP, Romania) and Carla Tavares (S&D, Portugal) on the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).