FEBA’s Position on the Proposed Multiannual Financial Framework and ESF+

FEBA, representing a network of more than 350 food banks operating across Europe and supporting over 9 million people in need each year, expresses concerns over the European Commission’s proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028–2034) regarding the merger of social funding under one unified social spending target. Without adequate earmarking, this simplification of funds could considerably reduce the EU’s capacity to achieve its social inclusion objectives in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR).