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Highlights - Delegation of Committee on Budgets to travel to Basque Country - Committee on Budgets 08-05-2018 02:13 PM CEST A seven-Member BUDG mission, chaired by MEP Eider Gardiazábal Rubial (S&D), will travel to the Basque Country, Spain, on 7 and 8 May 2018, with the aim of learning more about the concrete use of EU financial support, assessing the quality of its implementation and effectiveness on the ground, and evaluating concrete EU funded projects and future regional needs as regards the next multiannual financial framework starting in 2021. Members will hold official meetings with regional Ministers and relevant city and provincial authorities, and meet local companies and stakeholders to discuss EU-funded projects, any challenges encountered and their future needs. Members will also meet with EIB representatives and discuss the implementation of EFSI and EIB programmes in the region. A visit to the local university is also included in the programme to discuss the EU-funded Horizon 2020 (research) and Erasmus+ programmes. Upon its return, the delegation will report on its findings to the full BUDG committee. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Publications - 24 April 2018 - Committee on Budgets 08-05-2018 01:59 PM CEST Results of votes Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Hearings - Joint hearing on the flow of EU migration funding within the Union - 16-05-2018 - Committee on Budgets - Committee on Budgetary Control - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 08-05-2018 01:55 PM CEST On Wednesday 16 May 2018, the Committees on Budget (BUDG), Budgetary Control (CONT) and Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament are jointly organising a public hearing entitled 'Assessing the flow of EU migration funding within the Union'. The objective of the hearing is to track and assess the flow of current expenditure on the migration-related programmes and agencies under Heading 3 of the EU budget throughout the budgetary cycle, from allocation to implementation, control and evaluation of effectiveness. The hearing will also aim to identify the various stakeholders' experiences and challenges. Speakers include Ms Emily O'Reilly (European Ombudsman - keynote speaker), Mr Fabrice Leggeri (Executive Director, Frontex), Mr Giorgos Kaminis (Mayor of Athens) and representatives of EASO, UNHCR, the European Court of Auditors, the European Commission, think tanks, academia and NGOs. Location : Brussels, JAN 6Q2 Further information Meeting documents Webstreaming Draft Programme Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Latest news - Next meeting of the Committee on Budgets - Committee on Budgets 08-05-2018 01:54 PM CEST Wednesday 16 May from 10.30 to 12.30 and from 14.30 to 18.30 Thursday 17 May from 9.00 to 11.00 in room JAN 6Q2, Brussels. Further information Webstreaming Meeting documents Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us |   This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111