The forecasted budget for the Connecting Europe Facility in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028-2034) is €51.5 billion.

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The claimed figure of €51.5 billion represents only the transport component of the Connecting Europe Facility, not the total CEF budget. The full CEF proposal amounts to approximately €81.4 billion.

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• The MEP quoted only the CEF Transport allocation (€51.5 billion) as though it were the entire Connecting Europe Facility budget, omitting the CEF Energy strand of approximately €29.9 billion.
• The total proposed CEF budget for 2028-2034 is €81.4 billion — nearly 60% higher than the figure cited. This substantially weakens the MEP's argument that the budget is insufficient, or at minimum misrepresents the scale of the proposed funding.
• The European Commission's sectoral proposal for CEF 2028-2034 was adopted on 3 September 2025, and the Council gave its green light in December 2025. This information was publicly available well before the session date of 17 June 2026.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission — Mobility and TransportThe Commission's proposal for CEF 2028-2034 suggests an allocation of EUR 51.5 billion toward transport, with EUR 17.5 billion specifically allocated to military mobility.
• SecondaryEuropean Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS)Compared to the 2021-2027 CEF, the budget would rise from €33.71 billion to €81.4 billion, including a substantial increase in energy projects from €5.84 billion to €29.9 billion.
• Secondaryieu-monitoring.comAt the centre of the proposal is a significantly expanded Connecting Europe Facility 3 (CEF3), with €51.5 billion earmarked for transport—double the current MFF allocation.
• SecondaryContexteThe new energy envelope under the Connecting Europe Facility is set to soar, with €29.9 billion earmarked for cross-border projects.