The European Citizens’ Panel, called to pass their opinion on the EU’s new budget, will be meeting in Brussels from 28^th to 30^th March. They are 150 randomly-selected people from the 27 member states of the EU and from different backgrounds, a well-balanced mix of gender, age, levels of education and socioeconomic profiles, and they will have to discuss “the priorities and actions funded by the EU that bring most added value to Europeans”, as the EU Commission’s explains in a statement. The first meeting will be followed by an online one (from 25^th to 27^th April) and a third one, back in Brussels (from 16^th to 18^th May). In this way, the EU Commission wants the citizens’ voices to get into its long-term budget proposal for Europe (starting in 2028), so that it may be “a budget aligned with the EU’s priorities, simplifying processes and amplifying impact by mobilising national, private and institutional funds”. In addition to the European Citizens’ Panel, an online platform is open to the public at large to send in their opinions on the budget, and the outcomes of the digital forum will merge with the Panel’s work. Friday afternoon’s and Sunday morning’s plenary sessions can be watched via live streaming on the platform.