Tripartite Social Summit - European Council

14 octobre 2026

Council of the European Union Conseil européen

00:39 - 01:14
Intervenant 2
Hello, good afternoon everyone.  Thank you very much for joining us today.  The biannual Tripartite Social Summit finished a few minutes ago and I'm pleased to welcome on stage today Antonio Costa, the President of the European Council, Micheál Martin, Taoiseach of Ireland, Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Maciej Witucki, President of BusinessEurope, and Esther Lynch, the Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation.  After the remarks, we will have the time to take some questions.  So without further ado, I will give the floor to Mr. President Costa. 
01:14 - 02:36
Intervenant 1
Good afternoon.  We have just concluded the Tripartite Social Summit, our biannual meeting with the social partners.  Social dialogue is a cornerstone of European social model.  Today, with the representatives of workers, employers and SMEs, we focus on two priorities that are central to Europe's future: our next long-term budget and our competitiveness.  Let me start by the budget. 

The agreement on the next European Union long-term budget will be one of the defining decisions of this political cycle.  The world has changed profoundly since we last negotiated a European budget.  Our challenges have grown.  Our priorities have evolved.  And our budget must reflect these new realities. 

We need a modernized budget with a new structure, a new approach to allocating resources and greater flexibility to respond to a rapidly changing world.  The European budget is much more than a financial instrument.  It is about how we turn our common priorities into action, how we invest in our security, strengthen our prosperity and preserve the cohesion of our societies.  Now we need to deliver.  And we need to deliver by the end of this year. 

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