The EU has successfully completed a €9bn syndicated transaction on capital markets.

It will contribute to:
🤝supporting Ukraine's resilience & recovery
🌍enhancing EU’s competitiveness and defence capabilities
🌱investing in our green & digital future

👉 link.europa.eu/47jyC8

🗓️Save the date for the Annual EU Budget Conference 2026 on 2 July!

Join a full day of high-level discussions exploring how the EU budget drives:
📈Competitiveness
🌍Europe’s global leadership
💡Innovation

➡️Learn more & stay tuned for registration info: link.europa.eu/kVmqPN

Things move fast in EU finance and staying informed matters. 📝

DG BUDG is now active on Bluesky via the EU Economy and Finance page – a great chance to keep up with 🇪🇺 economy insights and policy developments!

👉 Follow the page: bsky.app/profile/eu-e...

AAA affirmed once again! 💶

Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed the ‘AAA’ credit rating of the EU and Euratom with Stable Outlook.

This reflects strong confidence in the EU’s financial framework backed by the EU budget!

👉 Learn more: link.europa.eu/XPNdcQ

The EU has successfully completed a €9bn syndicated transaction on the capital markets.

This will contribute to:
🤝supporting Ukraine’s resilience and recovery
🌍enhancing Europe’s long-term resilience
🌱investing in the EU’s green and digital future

👉https://link.europa.eu/dGnG8Y

A pleasure to welcome members of the Committee on European Affairs of the Portuguese Parliament for an in-depth chat on the next MFF

Questions, feedback, different angles - all on the table! These exchanges are an essential part of shaping the road ahead

link.europa.eu/w77nKY

🌏 Wellington marked the final stop in the Asia-Pacific journey!

We finished our roadshow with a fruitful exchange with the New Zealand Treasury on current trends in primary markets and investor needs

This was a strong finish to a rich and rewarding mission 🤝

🌏 Hello New Zealand! We started in Auckland

This was the first time the EU visits the country as part of our Borrowing and Lending activities.

Exchanges focused on diversification and how EU bonds can fit into global investment strategies in a changing landscape.

📣Today is the European Citizens’ Panel feedback event!

Citizens shared their priorities for the next EU budget - today we show how their work was taken into account in our proposal.

Thanks to all the citizens for their commitment & to the organisers🙏

🔗 link.europa.eu/ngTmw3

Discover how citizens contributed to the next EU budget proposal!

On Friday, the European Citizens’ Panel final event shows how the EU Commission took into account their ideas in the next MFF preparation.

This is how public input is turned into policy🌍

🔗 link.europa.eu/ngTmw3

📍Sydney

Great to hear the positive feedback from the Australian Superfunds! 🌏💶

They very much appreciated the deep liquidity of the EU bond market and the opportunity to invest in a safe and liquid European asset as it fits perfectly to their large and further growing investment needs

🌏💶 G’day from Australia!

This is the EU’s first visit here under our Borrowing & Lending outreach!

In Melbourne, I met with investors to exchange on the opportunities offered by the EU's financing strategy.

Grateful for the insights from ‘down under’!

@bank-indonesia.bsky.social

💶🌏 Delighted to have been invited to speak at the Bank Indonesia Annual Investment Forum in Bali. Congratulations for this excellent event!

Thanks to Deputy Governor Aida Budiman for this opportunity and for the trustful exchange on the further strengthening our relationship

🌏💶 Continuing our visit in Singapore!

Very pleased to meet with our partners and investors.

The discussions on the EU’s debt and financing strategies were highly constructive, and we explored ways to strengthen our long-term cooperation!🤝

Thank you for the warm welcome!

@eudelchina.bsky.social

💶🌏 Our 2nd day in Beijing was marked by a series of valuable meetings and exchanges

Grateful for the constructive discussions with representatives of the International Economics and Finance Institute, and investors

@eudelchina.bsky.social

✈️ My outreach tour begins in Beijing, a few weeks before the Chinese New Year!

The discussions with our partners reflect a shared objective: financial stability and predictability in an increasingly complex global environment.

Thankful for the constructive and open exchanges🤝

@euinaus.bsky.social @eudelchina.bsky.social

🌏💶 The Asia-Pacific borrowing and lending tour starts!

With Siegfried Ruhl, Hors Classe Adviser in DG BUDG, I will tour several cities to meet the region's growing investor base and promote the EU & EU debt.

On to high-level meetings with investors and government officials🤝

2025 brought ambitious proposals and real impact!

Across the EU, the EU budget continued to deliver for citizens.

Thanks to the DG BUDG team for their dedication!

In 2026, we will work with the Council and Parliament to shape the next EU budget and Europe’s future💶

💶 We have raised €11 billion in our 1st syndicated transaction of 2026!

The funds will contribute to the financing of EU policy priorities, including:

💪 Europe's resilience and recovery
🌱 The green and digital transition
🤝 Support to Ukraine

🔗https://link.europa.eu/jbYTnX

EU borrowing continues to drive the EU’s political priorities!

We will issue up to €90bn in EU-Bonds in the first half of 2026.

This will ensure Europe can:
🌱 Support NextGenerationEU objectives
🇺🇦 Stand with Ukraine
🛡️ Invest in defence

🔗 More: link.europa.eu/KGfPQ4

Four stops, one goal

I continued my journey across Member States in Croatia, Cyprus, Greece and Germany meeting with leaders and stakeholders to discuss the next MFF proposal

One message was clear: sustained dialogue and transparency are key for a good progress of negotiations

🔗 shorturl.at/oGlUi

On the road to discuss Europe’s future budget 💶

This autumn I travelled across Europe, from Madrid to Portorož, with one conviction: the EU budget is one of our most powerful tools to turn shared ambition into real change on the ground!

Learn more: shorturl.at/GHzEt

@green-beagle.bsky.social @euclimateaction.bsky.social

We have just released the #NextGenerationEU Green Bonds Allocation & Impact Report 2025 🌱

It details how proceeds from NGEU Green Bonds are driving green reforms & investments across the EU.

Transparency and impact remain our priorities.

🔗 link.europa.eu/hv3QJW

@green-beagle.bsky.social @euclimateaction.bsky.social

@nilsredeker.bsky.social @bundestag.de @bmf-bund.de