The negotiating package for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF 2028–2034) was published on Thursday afternoon by the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU. The Presidency describes it as a “mature and revised” negotiating framework, which for the first time presents concrete figures rather than ranges across the four headings. At the same time, work is being advanced on the legislative files concerning the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP), the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF), and the Global Europe programme. The document consolidates, in a single text, specific budgetary amounts and is intended to serve as a convergence basis for further political negotiations, without representing a final outcome.