European Parliament

How to watch the Committee on Budgets (BUDG)

Every sitting is free to watch on Polyfact, live and on replay, no account needed.

Latest updates

What is said in the sittings, update by update, the latest first. Each update opens the video at the second it was said.

  1. GMT+1

    Session 2: NRPP model, cohesion and CAP under the next MFF

    The co‑chair, EESC and CoR presidents open Session 2 on the 2028–2034 MFF and the new NRPPs, after which parliamentarians and regional stakeholders debate the single‑fund NRPP model, risks of renationalisation, protection of cohesion and CAP, and multi‑level governance including for candidate countries.

    In this chapter

    1. Session 2 launch: NRPP concept and institutional positions
    2. Session 2 debate: NRPPs, cohesion, CAP and enlargementJean-Marie Mizzon
    3. EESC and CoR presidents: cohesion policy warnings

    Watch the moment

  2. GMT+1

    Panel 1: Q&A on fairness, instruments and Commission defence

    MEPs and national parliamentarians question the fairness, design and economic impact of the proposed own resources, followed by the Commission’s defence of the package and an expert wrap‑up on digital taxation, border tools and Pillar 2 revenue sharing.

    In this chapter

    1. Panel 1 Q&A: fairness, CORE, CBAM, private capitalClaude Raynal
    2. Panel 1 conclusions: Commission defence and expert wrap‑up

    Watch the moment

Schedule

  1. Replay

    Watch the replay

  2. Replay

    Part 1Part 2

  3. Replay

    Watch the replay

  4. Replay

    Watch the replay

  5. Replay

    Watch the replay

  6. Replay

    Part 1Part 2

  7. Replay

    Watch the replay

  8. Replay

    Watch the replay

  9. Replay

    Part 1Part 2Part 3

  10. Replay

    Watch the replay

  11. Replay

    Watch the replay

  12. Replay

    Part 1Part 2Part 3

  13. Upcoming
    Committee on Budgets Ordinary meeting
  14. Upcoming
    Exploring potential budgetary structures for the use of Russian immobilised assets
  15. Upcoming
    Committee on Budgets - Ordinary meeting
  16. Upcoming
    Committee on Budgets - Ordinary meeting

Who spoke at the committee

  • Nils Ušakovs 21 sittings
  • Angéline Furet 19 sittings
  • Johan Van Overtveldt 17 sittings
  • Olivier Chastel 13 sittings
  • Hélder Sousa Silva 12 sittings
  • Janusz Lewandowski 12 sittings
  • Jean-Marc Germain 12 sittings
  • Julien Sanchez 12 sittings
  • Lenka Filipkova 11 sittings
  • Sandra Gómez López 11 sittings
  • Bogdan Rzońca 10 sittings
  • Lucia Yar 10 sittings
  • Monika Hohlmeier 10 sittings
  • Isabel Benjumea Benjumea 9 sittings
  • Michalis Hadjipantela 9 sittings
  • Carla Tavares 8 sittings
  • Danuše Nerudová 8 sittings
  • Fabienne Keller 8 sittings
  • Victor Negrescu 8 sittings
  • João Oliveira 7 sittings
  • Rasmus Andresen 7 sittings
  • Rasmus Nordqvist 7 sittings
  • Thomas Geisel 7 sittings
  • Alexander Jungbluth 6 sittings
  • Tomasz Buczek 6 sittings
  • Andrzej Halicki 5 sittings
  • Matjaž Nemec 5 sittings
  • Stine Bosse 5 sittings
  • Giuseppe Lupo 4 sittings
  • Karlo Ressler 4 sittings

Where these transcripts come from

European Parliament broadcasts the sittings of the Committee on Budgets (BUDG). Polyfact shows each one live, keeps it as a replay with its transcript and links its key moments to the second they were said.

57 sittings on Polyfact since 10 April 2025

Polyfact records and transcribes the sittings and committee hearings of European Union's parliaments. A speaker is named only once their identity is confirmed, by the official record or by a person; automatic guesses are left out.

Every committee

Questions

How can I watch the Committee on Budgets (BUDG) live?

On Polyfact, free and without an account: a sitting on air is marked live in the schedule above, and each sitting stays available as a replay.

Is it free?

Yes. Watching the sittings on Polyfact is free and needs no account. A Polyfact subscription, which you can try for free, adds the full transcripts as soon as they are ready, search across every sitting and alerts on your topics.

Where is the transcript of the Committee on Budgets (BUDG)?

On each sitting's page on Polyfact, speaker by speaker, with its key moments one click from the second they were said. The search on this page covers the sittings held more than two weeks ago.

Follow every committee without searching

With a Polyfact plan you read every sitting as soon as it is transcribed, ask questions to the video assistant and get an alert as soon as your topics come up.

14-day free trial. A card is required, nothing is charged for 14 days, and you can cancel anytime.

Updated