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Annual EU Budget Conference 2026 – Boost Europe: Leveraging the EU Budget for strategic priorities

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Annual Budget Conference 2026

Register now for the Annual EU Budget Conference on 2 July 2026! Stay tuned to our newsletter to receive the latest information on the conference.

The European Union budget is essential for delivering on Union priorities. It reinforces the Union policy action and serves as a powerful catalyst for private investment. 

The conference will examine how to better leverage the EU budget to increase policy impact and mobilise additional financial resources. European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, Piotr Serafin, will bring together many esteemed speakers, including Heads of State, Ministers, Members of the European Parliament, regional representatives, CEOs, and stakeholders from the capital markets and real economy.  

Together, they will lead an open and insightful debate on: 

  • How can the EU budget strengthen Europe’s role as a global leader for prosperity? 

  • How should the EU budget support Europe’s long-term strategic planning whilst facing evolving crises? 

  • Which investments can drive Europe’s competitiveness and growth? 

  • How can the EU budget build powerful, mutually beneficial partnerships worldwide? 

  • How can the EU budget foster growth and resilience in Europe in support of the monetary union? 

  • What tools can the EU budget offer for the development of the savings and investments union? 

Please note that the conference will be held in English, with interpretation. 

As a first step before submitting your registration, the system will prompt you to log-in on EU Login, or create an account. You will then be able to register. 

Register here

Book your seat, 1 week left to register, registration will end on Wednesday 17 June 2026, 18:00 (CEST)

  • EU budget
  • Thursday 2 July 2026, 07:30 - 19:30 (CEST)
  • Brussels, Belgium
  • Live streaming available

Programme

  1. 2 Jul 2026, 07:45 - 09:00 (CEST)
    Security checks, registration and welcome coffee
  2. 09:00 - 09:10 (CEST)
    Welcome remarks

    Piotr Serafin, EU Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, European Commission 

  3. 09:10 - 09:25 (CEST)
    Keynote speech: "Growing Together: How the EU Budget Supports the Euro"

    Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Eurogroup President; Minister for the Economy and Finance of Greece 

  4. 09:25 - 10:40 (CEST)
    Panel discussion (1): “Building powerful international partnerships through the EU Budget”

    Milojko Spajić, Prime Minister, Government of Montenegro 

    Marta Kos, EU Commissioner for Enlargement, European Commission 

    Gallina Andronova Vincelette, Vice-President for Operations Policy and Country Services, World Bank 

    Nathalie Tocci, Professor, John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

  5. 10:40 - 11:10 (CEST)
    Coffee break
  6. 11:10 - 11:30 (CEST)
    Keynote speech: “The EU Budget as a Global Force for Peace and prosperity”

    Alexander De Croo, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme; Under-Secretary-General, United Nations 

  7. 11:30 - 11:45 (CEST)
    Fireside chat “3 Questions to ...”

    Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space, European Commission

  8. 11:45 - 12:15 (CEST)
    In conversation with ... “Real economy: Should the EU Budget have more independent sources of financing?”

    Danuše Nerudová, Member, European Parliament 

    Frank Engels, Member of the Executive Board, Union Investment 

  9. 12:15 - 13:45 (CEST)
    Lunch break
  10. 13:45 - 14:00 (CEST)
    TED-talk: “From shock to strategy: the EU at the centre of change”

    Marc De Vos, co-CEO, Itinera Institute; Professor of labour and employment law, Ghent University 

  11. 14:00 - 14:20 (CEST)
    Fireside chat “3 Questions to ...”

    Nadia Calviño, President, European Investment Bank (EIB) 

  12. 14:20 - 14:35 (CEST)
    Keynote speech: “Competitiveness as Europe's Growth Engine”
  13. 14:35 - 15:50 (CEST)
    Panel discussion (2): “Unlocking Europe’s competitive edge”

    Marta Postuła,First Vice President of the Management Board, BGK  

    Hermann Hauser, co-founder, Amadeus Capital Partners Limited  

    Vasileios Tsianos, Senior Vice President, Neo Performance Materials 

  14. 15:50 - 16:30 (CEST)
    Coffee break
  15. 16:30 - 16:50 (CEST)
    Keynote speech
  16. 16:50 - 18:05 (CEST)
    Panel discussion (3): "Building Europe’s Savings and Investments Union: the role of the EU Budget "

    Stéphanie Riso,Director-General for Budget, European Commission  

    Oya Celasun, Deputy Director, European Department, International Monetary Fund 

    Johannes Lindner, Head of the Division for EU Institutions & Fora, European Central Bank (ECB) 

    Guntram B. Wolff, Senior Fellow, Bruegel; Professor of economics, Université libre de Bruxelles 

  17. 18:05 - 18:25 (CEST)
    Closing remarks

    Stéphanie Riso, Director-General for Budget, European Commission

  19. 18:25 - 19:30 (CEST)
    Networking drink

Speakers

EU Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration
Piotr Serafin
Commissioner
EU Commissioner for Enlargement
Marta Kos
Commissioner
President , European Investment Bank (EIB)
Nadia Calviño
President, European Investment Bank. Former Deputy Prime Minister of Spain.
Member of the Executive Board / CIO, Union Investment
Frank Engels
co-CEO / Tenured professor of labour and employment law, Itinera Institute / Ghent University
Marc De Vos
First Vice President of the Management Board, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego - BGK
Marta Postuła
Senior Vice President / President, Neo Performance Materials / EU Chamber of Commerce in Canada
Vasileios Tsianos
Head of the Division for EU Institutions & Fora, European Central Bank (ECB)
Johannes Lindner
Senior Fellow / Professor of Economics, Bruegel / Université libre de Bruxelles
Guntram B. Wolff

Practical information

When
Thursday 2 July 2026, 07:30 - 19:30 (CEST)
Where
De Gasperi room (Charlemagne building)
Wetstraat 170 Rue de la Loi, 1049 Brussels, Belgium
Livestream
Starts on Thursday 2 July 2026, 08:45 (CEST)
Languages
English
Organisers
Directorate-General for Budget
Social media links

Contacts

General contact

Email
EC-ANNUAL-BUDG-CONFERENCEatec [dot] europa [dot] eu

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