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REPORT (11216/2025 – C10-0206/2025 – 2025/0210(BUD))

On the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026

A-10-2025-0192

Committee on Budgets · Rapporteur: Andrzej Halicki (Section III – Commission)

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This resolution sets out Parliament's position on the Council's position on the 2026 EU budget, restoring cuts and increasing funding for many programmes. It reinforces commitment appropriations above the draft budget for headings 1, 2b, 3, 4, 5, and 6, and restores the Commission's administrative budget under heading 7. It also addresses the financing of NGEU borrowing costs, rejects Council cuts to programmes, and calls for new own resources.

Committee position. The Committee on Budgets proposes to amend the Council's position by restoring cuts and increasing funding for specific programmes across all headings, and to adopt the resolution.

Key points

  1. Rejects Council cuts of EUR 1.3 billion in commitments, restoring them to ensure programmes are properly resourced.
  2. Increases funding for Horizon Europe by EUR 60 million, CEF Energy by EUR 50 million, CEF Transport by EUR 30 million, and other heading 1 programmes.
  3. Reinforces heading 1 by EUR 148,696,914 above the draft budget.
  4. Accepts the Council position for sub-heading 2a (cohesion).
  5. Increases funding for the Union Civil Protection Mechanism by EUR 30 million, EU4Health by EUR 5 million, Erasmus+ by EUR 5 million, and other sub-heading 2b programmes.
  6. Reinforces sub-heading 2b by EUR 60.5 million above the draft budget.
  7. Increases funding for young farmers by EUR 23 million, agricultural promotion by EUR 30 million, wine sector by EUR 15 million, and LIFE strands by EUR 15 million each.
  8. Reinforces heading 3 by EUR 98 million above the draft budget.
  9. Increases funding for the Border Management and Visa Instrument by EUR 30 million and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund by EUR 10 million.
  10. Reinforces heading 4 by EUR 40 million above the draft budget.
  11. Increases funding for military mobility by EUR 35 million and reinforces heading 5 by EUR 52 million.
  12. Increases funding for the Southern Neighbourhood by EUR 35 million, Eastern Neighbourhood by EUR 25 million, and humanitarian aid by EUR 50 million, reinforcing heading 6 by EUR 110 million.

Who is affected

  • EU institutions and bodies, including the Commission, Court of Justice, and agencies, receive restored or increased budgets.
  • Beneficiaries of EU programmes such as researchers, students, farmers, and civil society organisations benefit from increased funding.
  • Member States, particularly those with external borders, receive support for border management and security.
  • Ukraine and neighbouring countries receive increased support for reconstruction and resilience.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 1.3 billion: Council's proposed cuts in commitment appropriations.
  • EUR 748.2 million: initial availabilities for the Single Margin Instrument for commitments in 2026.
  • EUR 132.5 million: total amount remaining for unforeseen expenditure in 2026.
  • EUR 4.225 billion: NGEU overrun costs for 2026.
  • EUR 2.113 billion: amount covered from the budget for 50% of cost overruns.
  • EUR 300 million: estimated liquidity management cost for 2026.
  • EUR 2,636,241,620: Parliament's budget for 2026.
  • EUR 28 million: estimated costs for preparatory actions to vacate the SPAAK building.

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