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REPORT (2024/2111(BUI))

On Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026

A-10-2025-0048

Committee on Budgets · Rapporteur: Matjaž Nemec

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Parliament adopts its estimates of revenue and expenditure for 2026, setting the overall budget at EUR 2 636 241 620, an increase of 4.09% over 2025. The resolution covers budget priorities: statutory obligations, digital and green transitions, multilingualism, infrastructure, and support for Members and staff.

Committee position. The Committee on Budgets proposes adopting the estimates for 2026 as agreed in Conciliation, setting the budget at EUR 2 636 241 620.

Key points

  1. Endorses the increase over the 2025 budget at 4.09%, with overall estimates of EUR 2 636 241 620 for 2026, and specifies budget line adjustments.
  2. Notes that no additional posts are requested for 2026, the third year in a row, and that non-statutory expenditure increases by 1.96%.
  3. Welcomes the Secretary-General's screening exercise for simplification and asks for semestrial updates to the Committee on Budgets.
  4. Takes note of the four new thematic Directorates-General and the budget of EUR 16.75 million to strengthen administrative capacity.
  5. Supports the gradual increase of cybersecurity appropriations to 10% of Parliament's ICT budget by 2027 and welcomes AI investments of EUR 1 million.
  6. Welcomes EMAS targets and notes EUR 8.45 million for energy efficiency investments, a 74% increase over 2025, but acknowledges a decrease in the overall buildings budget line.
  7. Calls for reducing travel-related emissions and notes the projected EUR 900 000 for carbon credits in 2026.
  8. Highlights the role of EPLOs in countering disinformation and requests expanding communication materials in accessible formats.
  9. Notes concerns about visitor group rules causing financial burdens for APAs and requests the Bureau to assess impacts.
  10. Requests detailed information on possible loan for SPAAK renovation, noting EUR 4 million included for 2026 and overall costs estimated at EUR 36 million.
  11. Calls for Europa Experiences in all Member States and notes EUR 11.45 million planned for 2026.
  12. Calls on the Bureau not to index the General Expenditure Allowance and not to grant it to former Members.

Who is affected

  • Members of the European Parliament and their staff, including accredited parliamentary assistants.
  • European Parliament Liaison Offices, particularly in the UK.
  • Trainees at Parliament, who receive a 10% scholarship increase.
  • Persons with disabilities, as Parliament aims to ensure fully independent use of buildings.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 2 636 241 620: overall estimates for 2026.
  • 4.09%: increase over the 2025 budget.
  • EUR 16.75 million: budget to strengthen administrative capacity.
  • EUR 1 million: AI investments.
  • EUR 8.45 million: energy efficiency investments, a 74% increase.
  • EUR 900 000: estimated cost for carbon credits in 2026.
  • EUR 4 million: included for SPAAK renovation studies and preparatory works; overall costs estimated at EUR 36 million.
  • EUR 11.45 million: planned investment in Europa Experiences in 2026.

Legal basis: Article 314 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union