ZAGREB, March 5, 2018 – European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources Guenther Oettinger will stop in Zagreb on Thursday, as part of his tour of 27 member-states to be informed of their positions on the future EU multi-annual financial framework for the period after 2020, the Commission reported on Monday.
The Commissioner in charge of Budget and Human Resources is visiting Ireland and Croatia on 6 and 8 March respectively, “as part of his tour across EU member states, aimed at gathering views on the future of EU finances and the EU’s multiannual budget post-2020,” according to a press release issued by the European Commission.
In Zagreb, Oettinger will meet Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and several cabinet ministers and lawmakers, as well as representatives of women’s organisations.
“The Commission kicked off this debate on 28 June 2017 with the publication of its reflection paper on the future of EU finances, available in all EU languages. Then, on 14 February 2018, the Commission presented the communication ‘A new, modern Multiannual Financial Framework for a EU that delivers efficiently on its priorities post-2020’. Stakeholders’ views will be taken into account when preparing the next MFF, to be presented in May 2018,” according to the EC press release.
