Financing Europe’s Ambitions: Strategic Priorities in the Next MFF

Business & Science Poland invites to debate focused on unlocking the EU’s full potential - a timely conversation on how to shape a budget that delivers a historic push for Europe’s defense, innovation, and industrial leadership.

Date: 12 November 2025

Time: 16.15 -18.15 followed by a reception

Location: Business & Science Poland, Rue Belliard 40, Brussels 

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AGENDA:

16.15 - 16.40 Keynotes:

• Johan van Overveldt (ECR, BE), Chair of Committee on Budgets, European Parliament (tbc)

• Grzegorz Radziejewski, Head of Cabinet, Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration Commissioner

16.40 - 17.00 Presentation

The role of the EU budget in addressing EU global competitiveness  

Prof. Danuta Hübner, former European Commissioner for Regional Policy

17:00 - 18:00 Discussion + Q&A

• Caroline Vandierendonck, Head of Task Force, Task Force Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), European Commission

• Marcin Korolec, President of the Green Economy Institute (tbc)

• Prof. Marta Postuła, First Vice-President of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (tbc)

• Mikołaj Budzanowski, CEO Central Europe, InnoEnergy

• Prof. Danuta Hübner, former European Commissioner for Regional Policy

Moderation: Witold Strzelecki, Managing Director, BSP

18:00 – 18:15 Closing remarks

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