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2025/0590(COD)ETrilogues (interinstitutional negotiations)

Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034

In interinstitutional negotiations (trilogues). Parliament and Council are working toward a provisional agreement, which would still need formal adoption to become law.

Last active 16 Sept 2026

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What this bill does

In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.

The proposal creates a 2028-2034 EU funding programme for single market, customs, tax cooperation, anti-fraud work and European statistics.

Who it affects

It affects businesses, consumers, investors, customs and tax authorities, market surveillance bodies, anti-fraud bodies, and producers and users of European statistics across the EU.

Core of the proposal
  • Merges parts of five current EU programmes into one 2028-2034 funding framework.
  • Sets an indicative budget of EUR 6.238 billion in current prices.
  • Funds digital systems, cooperation, capacity building, standards, market surveillance, customs equipment, tax cooperation and anti-fraud tools.
  • Supports production and dissemination of comparable official European statistics.
Key provisions
Takes effect
It enters into force 20 days after Official Journal publication and applies from 1 January 2028.
Transitional law
Existing actions under the repealed 2021-2027 programmes may continue or be modified until closure under the old rules.
Articles changed · 5 across 5 laws
  • Regulation (EU) 2021/444 (32021R0444)
    • entire act: repeals the entire regulation with effect from 1 January 2028
  • Regulation (EU) 2021/690 (32021R0690)
    • entire act: repeals the entire regulation with effect from 1 January 2028
  • Regulation (EU) 2021/785 (32021R0785)
    • entire act: repeals the entire regulation with effect from 1 January 2028
  • Regulation (EU) 2021/847 (32021R0847)
    • entire act: repeals the entire regulation with effect from 1 January 2028
  • Regulation (EU) 2021/1077 (32021R1077)
    • entire act: repeals the entire regulation with effect from 1 January 2028

Latest update

17 Sept 2026

The most recent development in this bill's progress.

1st reading – Council of the EU → Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations)

1st reading – Council of the EU → Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations)

Documents

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