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From · report parliamentary committee draft · 22 Sept 2026 BUDG-PR-792176 on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027
To · Plenary report · 12 Oct 2026 A-10-2026-0272 on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027
✦ In short · AI narration of the differences below, generated 21 Oct 2026

The report fills in the amounts restored and increased above the draft budget and compared to the Council position for the programmes listed, covering research, infrastructure, digital, single market, space, agriculture, environment, health, social, education, culture, migration, border, security, defence, neighbourhood and humanitarian funding. #6#33#63#77 It adds new budget lines for European Union Recovery Instrument liquidity management costs and for EPPO receipts, and renames the Members' pension scheme line as optional with an increase of EUR 10 028 000. #61#113#117 It changes staff arrangements: 10 posts and ten Seconded National Experts for the EPPO, three Seconded National Experts for the European Union Agency for Asylum, 20 Seconded National Experts turned into Contract Agents at Frontex, and 4 posts for OLAF. #62#83#84#112 It replaces the reserve on the Serbia line with reserves on Serbia and the Southern Neighbourhood, keeps the reduction of the Ukraine Support Loan debt service line, and adds the Ukraine Support Loan Instrument to the heading 6 title. #97#106#107 The other changes are wording: sentences are rephrased and punctuation adjusted. #1#2#3#60

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Change #6 Substance

Fills in the amounts restored and increased above the draft budget and compared to the Council position for the programmes listed below.

11. Restores the Council cuts of EUR 435 527 000 and increases by EUR XXX376 657 801 in commitment appropriations above the DB (excluding pilot projects and preparatory actions) [andand by EUR XXX812 184 801 compared to the Council position]position in order to reinforce the following programs above DB as follows:

Change #7 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of Horizon Europe at EUR 63 000 000.

(a) Horizon Europe by EUR XXX63 000 000;

Change #8 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Cluster Health budget line at EUR 15 500 000.

i. budget line 01 02 02 10 – Cluster Health by EUR XXX15 500 000;

Change #9 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society cluster at EUR 2 000 000.

ii. budget line 01 02 02 20 – Cluster ‘Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society’ by EUR XXX2 000 000;

Change #10 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the EuroHPC cluster budget line at EUR 15 000 000.

iii. budget line 01 02 02 41 – Cluster Digital, Industry and Space — European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC) by EUR XXX15 000 000;

Change #11 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Climate, Energy and Mobility cluster at EUR 15 500 000.

iv. budget line 01 02 02 50 – Cluster Climate, Energy and Mobility by EUR XXX15 500 000;

Change #12 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment cluster at EUR 15 000 000.

v. budget line 01 02 02 60 – Cluster Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment by EUR XXX15 000 000;

Change #13 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Connecting Europe Facility at EUR 260 460 201.

(b) The Connecting Europe Facility by EUR XXX260 460 201;

Change #14 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the CEF Transport budget line at EUR 205 460 201.

i. budget line 02 03 01 – Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — Transport by EUR XXX205 460 201;

Change #15 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the CEF Energy budget line at EUR 50 000 000.

ii. budget line 02 03 02 – Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — Energy by EUR XXX50 000 000;

Change #16 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the CEF Digital budget line at EUR 5 000 000.

iii. budget line 02 03 00 01 – Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — Digital by EUR XXX5 000 000;

Change #17 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Digital Europe Programme at EUR 14 813 000.

(c) The Digital Europe Programme by EUR XXX14 813 000;

Change #18 Substance

Renames the budget line as Support expenditure for the Digital Europe Programme and sets its reinforcement at EUR 8 000 000.

i. budget line 02 04 01 1030 01 – CybersecuritySupport expenditure for the Digital Europe Programme by EUR XXX8 000 000;

Change #19 Substance

Renames the budget line as Cybersecurity and sets its reinforcement at EUR 5 000 000.

ii. budget line 02 01 3004 01 – Support expenditure for the Digital10 Europe– ProgrammeCybersecurity by EUR XXX5 000 000;

Change #20 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre line at EUR 1 813 000.

iii. budget line 02 04 01 11 – European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre by EUR XXX1 813 000;

Change #21 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Single Market Programme at EUR 31 568 600.

(d) The Single Market Programme by EUR XXX31 568 600;

Change #22 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Market surveillance line at EUR 1 568 600.

i. budget line 03 02 01 07 – Market surveillance by EUR XXX1 568 600;

Change #23 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the line on competitiveness of enterprises and market access at EUR 30 000 000.

ii. budget line 03 02 02 – Improving the competitiveness of enterprises, particularly SMEs, and supporting their access to markets by EUR XXX30 000 000;

Change #24 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Space Programme at EUR 3 000 000.

(e) The Space Programme by EUR XXX3 000 000;

Change #25 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of Copernicus at EUR 3 000 000.

i. budget line 04 02 02 – Copernicus by EUR XXX3 000 000;

Change #26 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the agencies in heading 1 at EUR 3 816 000.

(f) The agencies in heading 1 by EUR XXX3 816 000;

Change #27 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency line at EUR 3 000 000.

i. budget line 02 10 01 – European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) by EUR XXX3 000 000;

Change #30 Substance

Fills in the amount increased above the draft budget and compared to the Council position for the programmes listed below.

13. Increases by EUR 150 000 in commitment appropriations above the DB (excluding pilot projects and preparatory actions) [andand by EUR XXX150 000 compared to the Council position]position in order to reinforce the following programs above DB as follows:

Change #33 Substance

Fills in the amounts restored and increased above the draft budget and compared to the Council position for the programmes listed below.

15. Restores the Council cuts of EUR 523 143 000 and increases by EUR XXX275 100 000 in commitment appropriations above the DB (excluding pilot projects and preparatory actions) [andand by EUR XXX798 243 000 compared to the Council position]position in order to reinforce the following programs above DB as follows:

Change #34 Substance

Sets the support to the Turkish Cypriot community at EUR 3 500 000.

(a) Support to Turkish Cypriot Community by EUR XXX3 500 000;

Change #35 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the financial support line for the Turkish Cypriot community at EUR 3 500 000.

i. budget line 05 04 01 – Financial support for encouraging the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community by EUR XXX3 500 000;

Change #36 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism at EUR 80 000 000.

(b) The Union Civil Protection Mechanism by EUR XXX80 000 000;

Change #37 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism budget line at EUR 80 000 000.

i. budget line 06 05 01 – Union Civil Protection Mechanism by EUR XXX80 000 000;

Change #38 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the EU4Health Programme at EUR 50 000 000.

(c) The EU4Health Programme by EUR XXX50 000 000;

Change #39 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the EU4Health Programme budget line at EUR 50 000 000.

i. budget line 06 06 01 – EU4Health Programme by EUR XXX50 000 000;

Change #40 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the European Social Fund Plus at EUR 5 000 000.

(d) The European Social Fund Plus by EUR XXX5 000 000;

Change #41 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the ESF+ Employment and Social Innovation strand line at EUR 5 000 000.

i. budget line 07 02 04 – ESF+ — Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) strand by EUR XXX5 000 000;

Change #42 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of Erasmus+ at EUR 96 000 000.

(e) Erasmus+ by EUR XXX96 000 000;

Change #43 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the education and training mobility line at EUR 88 000 000.

i. budget line 07 03 01 01 – Promoting learning mobility of individuals and groups, and cooperation, inclusion and equity, excellence, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of education and training — Indirect management by EUR XXX88 000 000;

Change #44 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the youth learning mobility line at EUR 5 000 000.

ii. budget line 07 03 02 – Promoting non-formal and informal learning mobility and active participation among young people, and cooperation, inclusion, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of youth by EUR XXX5 000 000;

Change #45 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the sport line at EUR 3 000 000.

iii. budget line 07 03 03 – Promoting learning mobility of sport staff, and cooperation, inclusion, creativity and innovation at the level of sport organisations and sport policies by EUR XXX3 000 000;

Change #46 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of Creative Europe at EUR 5 000 000.

(f) Creative Europe by EUR XXX5 000 000;

Change #47 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Media strand line at EUR 5 000 000.

i. budget line 07 05 02 – Media strand by EUR XXX5 000 000;

Change #48 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme at EUR 15 000 000.

(g) The Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme by EUR XXX15 000 000;

Change #49 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the citizens' engagement line at EUR 10 000 000.

i. budget line 07 06 02 – Citizens’ engagement and participation in the democratic life of the Union by EUR XXX10 000 000;

Change #50 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Daphne line at EUR 5 000 000.

ii. budget line 07 06 03 – Daphne by EUR XXX5 000 000;

Change #51 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of actions under the Commission's prerogatives at EUR 2 000 000.

(h) Actions financed under the prerogatives of the Commission and specific powers conferred on the Commission by EUR XXX2 000 000;

Change #52 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the information and training measures for workers' organisations line at EUR 2 000 000.

i. budget line 07 20 04 09 – Information and training measures for workers’ organisations by EUR XXX2 000 000;

Change #53 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the agencies in heading 2b at EUR 19 600 000.

(i) Agencies in heading 2b by EUR XXX19 600 000;

Change #54 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the European Institute for Gender Equality line at EUR 1 600 000.

i. budget line 07 10 05 – European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) by EUR XXX1 600 000;

Change #55 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Eurojust line at EUR 8 000 000.

ii. budget line 07 10 07 – European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) by EUR XXX8 000 000;

Change #56 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the European Public Prosecutor's Office line at EUR 10 000 000.

iii. budget line 07 10 08 – European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) by EUR XXX10 000 000;

Change #57 Substance

Sets the total reduction on the listed budget lines at EUR 351 000 000 and links it to paragraphs 6 and 10.

16. Reduces the appropriations proposed on the following budget lines for a total of EUR 351 000 000:000, in line with paragraphs 6 and 10:

Change #61 Substance

Sets commitments of EUR 350 000 000 and a corresponding remark for the new European Union Recovery Instrument liquidity management costs line.

(a) 06 04 XX - European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) – Additional liquidity management costs with commitments equal to EUR 350 000 000 and corresponding remarksremark;

Change #62 Substance

Drops the new receipts line for EPPO seizures and confiscations, adds 10 posts to the EPPO establishment plan and grants ten additional Seconded National Experts to the EPPO.

(b) R 6 6 X – Receipts of seizing and confiscating measures adopted by the EPPO

18. Modifies the establishment plan as follows:

18. Modifies the establishment plans as follows: XXX;

(a) S 03 01 31 – European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO): +10 posts;

19. Grants ten additional Seconded National Experts (SNEs) to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO);

Change #63 Substance

Fills in the amounts restored and increased above the draft budget and compared to the Council position for the programmes listed below.

20.21. Restores the Council cuts of EUR 12 550 000 and increases by EUR XXX170 000 000 in commitment appropriations above the DB (excluding pilot projects and preparatory actions) [andand by EUR XXX182 550 000 compared to the Council position]position in order to reinforce the following programs above DB as follows:

Change #64 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the European Agriculture Guarantee Fund at EUR 85 000 000.

(a) The European Agriculture Guarantee Fund by EUR XXX85 000 000;

Change #65 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the fruit and vegetables sector line at EUR 12 000 000.

i. budget line 08 02 02 01 – Fruit and vegetables sector by EUR XXX12 000 000;

Change #66 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the olive oil and table olives sector line at EUR 10 000 000.

ii. budget line 08 02 02 05 – Olive oil and table olives sector by EUR XXX10 000 000;

Change #67 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the POSEI and smaller Aegean islands line at EUR 2 000 000.

iii. budget line 08 02 03 01 – POSEI and smaller Aegean islands (excluding direct payments) by EUR XXX2 000 000;

Change #68 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the simple programmes under shared management line at EUR 14 000 000.

iv. budget line 08 02 03 02 – Promotion of agricultural products — Simple programmes under shared management by EUR XXX14 000 000;

Change #69 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the multi-programmes and direct management actions line at EUR 10 000 000.

v. budget line 08 02 03 03 – Promotion of agricultural products — Multi-programmes and actions implemented by the Commission under direct management by EUR XXX10 000 000;

Change #70 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the school schemes line at EUR 17 000 000.

vi. budget line 08 02 03 04 – School schemes by EUR XXX17 000 000;

Change #71 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the complementary income support for young farmers line at EUR 20 000 000.

vii. budget line 08 02 04 03 – Complementary income support for young farmers by EUR XXX20 000 000;

Change #72 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the LIFE programme at EUR 85 000 000.

(b) The Programme for Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) by EUR XXX85 000 000;

Change #73 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the nature and biodiversity line at EUR 51 000 000.

i. budget line 09 02 01 – Nature and biodiversity by EUR XXX51 000 000;

Change #74 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the circular economy and quality of life line at EUR 4 500 000.

ii. budget line 09 02 02 – Circular economy and quality of life by EUR XXX4 500 000;

Change #76 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the clean energy transition line at EUR 25 000 000.

iv. budget line 09 02 04 – Clean energy transition by EUR XXX25 000 000;

Change #77 Substance

Fills in the amounts restored and increased above the draft budget and compared to the Council position for the programmes listed below.

21.22. Restores the Council cuts of EUR 12 900 000 and increases by EUR XXX60 000 000 in commitment appropriations above the DB [andand by EUR XXX72 900 000 compared to the Council position]position in order to reinforce the following programs above DB as follows:

Change #78 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund at EUR 20 000 000.

(a) The Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund by EUR XXX20 000 000;

Change #79 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund budget line at EUR 20 000 000.

i. budget line 10 02 01 – Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund by EUR XXX20 000 000;

Change #80 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Border Management and Visa Instrument at EUR 40 000 000.

(b) The Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) by EUR XXX40 000 000;

Change #81 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy line at EUR 40 000 000.

i. budget line 11 02 01 – Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy by EUR XXX40 000 000;

Change #82 Substance

Replaces the proposed amount for the agencies in heading 4 with a paragraph granting additional staff.

(c) The agencies in heading 4 by EUR XXX

23. Grants:

Change #83 Substance

Replaces the proposed amount for the European Union Agency for Asylum with three additional Seconded National Experts.

i. budget(a) linethree 10additional 10SNEs 01to –the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) by EUR XXX(EUAA);

Change #84 Substance

Replaces the proposed amount for eu-LISA with the transformation of 20 Seconded National Experts into Contract Agents at Frontex.

ii. budget line 11 10 02 – European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) by EUR XXX

(b) the transformation of 20 SNEs into Contract Agents to the European the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex);

Change #85 Substance

Fills in the amounts restored and increased above the draft budget and compared to the Council position for the programmes listed below.

23.25. Restores the Council cuts of EUR 11 522 000 and increases by EUR XXX54 800 000 in commitment appropriations above the DB [andand by EUR XXX66 322 000 compared to the Council position]position in order to reinforce the following programs above DB as follows:

Change #86 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Internal Security Fund at EUR 10 000 000.

(a) The Internal Security Fund (ISF) by EUR XXX10 000 000;

Change #87 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Internal Security Fund budget line at EUR 10 000 000.

i. budget line 12 02 01 – Internal Security Fund (ISF) by EUR XXX10 000 000;

Change #90 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of Military Mobility at EUR 20 000 000.

(c) Military Mobility by EUR XXX20 000 000;

Change #91 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the military mobility budget line at EUR 20 000 000.

i. budget line 13 04 01 – Military mobility by EUR XXX20 000 000;

Change #94 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the agencies in heading 5 at EUR 13 000 000.

(e) The agencies in heading 5 by EUR XXX13 000 000;

Change #95 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Europol line at EUR 12 000 000.

i. budget line 12 10 01 – European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) by EUR XXX12 000 000;

Change #97 Substance

Adds the Ukraine Support Loan Instrument to the title of heading 6.

Heading 6 - Neighbourhood and the World and Ukraine Support Loan Instrument

Change #98 Substance

Fills in the amounts increased above the draft budget and compared to the Council position for the programmes listed below.

25.27. Increases by EUR XXX139 000 000 in commitment appropriations above the DB [andand by EUR XXX137 990 000 compared to the Council position]position in order to reinforce the following programs above DB as follows:

Change #99 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of NDICI-Global Europe at EUR 99 000 000.

(a) NDICI-Global Europe by EUR XXX99 000 000;

Change #100 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Southern Neighbourhood line at EUR 60 000 000.

i. budget line 14 02 01 10 – Southern Neighbourhood by EUR XXX60 000 000;

Change #101 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the Eastern Neighbourhood line at EUR 30 000 000.

ii. budget line 14 02 01 11 – Eastern Neighbourhood by EUR XXX30 000 000;

Change #104 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of Humanitarian Aid at EUR 40 000 000.

(b) Humanitarian Aid by EUR XXX40 000 000;

Change #105 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the humanitarian aid budget line at EUR 40 000 000.

i. budget line 14 03 01 – Humanitarian aid by EUR XXX40 000 000;

Change #106 Substance

Replaces the reserve on the Serbia budget line with reserves on the Serbia and Southern Neighbourhood budget lines, with no impact on total appropriations.

26.28. Creates a reserve on budget linethe 15following 03budget 01lines, 06with –no Serbiaimpact amountingon tothe EURtotal XXX;appropriations;

Change #107 Substance

Adds reserves of EUR 56 886 805 for Serbia and EUR 50 000 000 for the Southern Neighbourhood, and keeps the EUR 35 000 000 reduction of the Ukraine Support Loan debt service line, linked to paragraphs 9 and 10.

27. Reduces the appropriations proposed on the following budget lines for a total of EUR 35 000 000:

(a) budget line 15 03 01 06 – Serbia amounting to EUR 56 886 805 in commitment appropriations;

(a) 16 07 01 – Debt service cost of Ukraine Support Loan by EUR 35 000 000

(b) budget line 14 02 01 10 – Southern Neighbourhood amounting to EUR 50 000 000 in commitment and payment appropriations;

28. Creates the following new budget lines:

29. Reduces the appropriations proposed on the following budget lines for a total of EUR 35 000 000, in line with paragraph 9:

(a) 16 07 01 – Debt service cost of Ukraine Support Loan by EUR 35 000 000;

30. Creates the following new budget lines, in line with paragraphs 9 and 10:

Change #108 Substance

Fills in the amounts restored and increased above the draft budget and compared to the Council position for the programmes listed below.

30.32. Restores the Council cuts of EUR 8 549 500 and increases by EUR XXX512 000 in commitment appropriations above the DB [andand by EUR XXX9 061 500 compared to the Council position]position in order to reinforce the following programs above DB as follows:

Change #110 Substance

Sets the reinforcement of the OLAF line at EUR 512 000 and adds the corresponding Annex 6 remuneration line at EUR 512 000.

i. budget line 20 03 17 – European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) by EUR XXX512 000 and the corresponding budget line in Annex 6 O6 01 01 01 - Remuneration and allowances by EUR 512 000;

Change #111 Substance

Drops the separate Annex 6 remuneration and allowances line.

ii. budget line O6 01 01 01 - Remuneration and allowances by EUR XXX

Change #112 Substance

Sets the OLAF establishment plan change at 4 posts.

(a) S 02 06 – European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF): XX+ posts4 posts;

Change #113 Substance

Adds a new revenue budget line for receipts of EPPO seizures and confiscations with commitments of p.m and a corresponding remark.

Revenue

37. Creates the following new budget line:

(a) R 6 6 X – Receipts of seizing and confiscating measures adopted by the EPPO with commitments equal to EUR p.m and corresponding remark;

Change #117 Substance

Renames the Members' pension scheme line as optional and sets its increase at EUR 10 028 000 above the draft budget.

40.43. Increases the level of appropriations for budget line 1033 “Operational“Optional pension scheme for Members” by EUR 10 028 000 above the DB to enable the European Parliament to make pension payments in line with its Bureau decision;