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REPORT (11540/2026 – C100207/2026 – 2026/0144(BUD)) 2026-09-07

On the Council position on Draft amending budget No 2/2026 of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – Update on revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure

Committee on Budgets · Rapporteur: Andrzej Halicki

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The report concerns the Council position on Draft amending budget No 2/2026 for the 2026 financial year, which updates revenue from own resources and adjusts expenditure, mainly payment appropriations. It notes the draft raises commitment appropriations by EUR 444,2 million and payment appropriations by EUR 8 004,2 million, and increases own resources other than GNI by EUR 2 997,9 million and other revenues by EUR 641,3 million. Parliament approves the Council position and asks the Commission to monitor budget implementation, assess the effects of the security situation in eastern border regions, and fund European Maritime Security and Defence Hubs. It also calls for sustainable new own resources of at least EUR 60 billion per year, including a digital levy, a levy on online gambling and a levy on crypto assets, for the 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework.

Committee position. The Committee on Budgets approves the Council position on Draft amending budget No 2/2026. It asks the Commission to monitor budget implementation, assess the effects of the security situation in eastern border regions and propose budgetary measures if needed, and reiterates its call for new own resources.

Key points

  1. Parliament takes note of Draft amending budget No 2/2026 as submitted by the Commission.
  2. It welcomes increased payment appropriations of EUR 5,4 billion for cohesion programmes and EUR 2,2 billion for CAP Strategic Plans under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
  3. It warns that the 2025 cohesion backlog and faster implementation put the 2026 budget under pressure, and asks the Commission to monitor implementation and prevent payment appropriations running out.
  4. It expresses deep concern about the security situation in eastern border regions from military drone incursions and hybrid threats linked to Russia's war against Ukraine.
  5. It calls on the Commission to assess the socio-economic and budgetary consequences and, if appropriate, propose a subsequent Draft Amending Budget, and to fund European Maritime Security and Defence Hubs in 2026.
  6. It takes note of the Fertilisers Action Plan and the proposal to increase the agricultural reserve by EUR 300 million, and of a reinforcement of EUR 140 million for the European agricultural guarantee fund (EAGF).
  7. It stresses that crisis support must not replace a strong, predictable and adequately financed Common Agricultural Policy.
  8. It takes note of the staffing and budget needs for the Ukraine Support Loan: 53 establishment plan posts, of which 41 over and above stable staffing, and EUR 3,2 million in heading 7.
  9. It takes note of an additional EUR 1 million in support expenditure under sub-heading 2b for borrowing and debt management related to the Ukraine Support Loan.
  10. It takes note that the Commission proposes to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument for EUR 1 million and the Single Margin Instrument for EUR 3,2 million, and recalls concern about limited availabilities in the 2026 budget.
  11. It notes that resources planned for the European Environment Agency can return to the LIFE programme after the standstill on the Green Claims Directive and the withdrawal of the forest monitoring proposal.
  12. It reiterates the call for new own resources of at least EUR 60 billion per year, including a digital levy, a levy on online gambling and a levy on crypto assets, and approves the Council position.

Who is affected

  • Cohesion programmes and CAP Strategic Plans under the EAFRD, which receive higher payment appropriations.
  • Eastern border regions of the Union facing drone incursions and hybrid threats, for which support is sought.
  • Farmers facing liquidity challenges, covered by the agricultural reserve increase.
  • The Commission, asked to monitor implementation, assess consequences and provide information on borrowing costs.
  • Member states, which would face increased GNI-based contributions without new own resources.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 444,2 million: net increase in commitment appropriations.
  • EUR 8 004,2 million: increase in payment appropriations.
  • EUR 2 997,9 million: increase in own resources other than GNI.
  • EUR 641,3 million: increase in other revenues, from a EUR 1 199,1 million rise in fines and a EUR 557,8 million fall in the UK contribution.
  • EUR 4 364,9 million: additional GNI contributions requested compared to Draft amending budget No 1/2026.
  • EUR 5,4 billion and EUR 2,2 billion: increased payment appropriations for cohesion programmes and for CAP Strategic Plans under the EAFRD.
  • EUR 300 million and EUR 140 million: increases for the agricultural reserve and for the EAGF.
  • EUR 60 billion per year: minimum level sought for new own resources.

Legal basis: Article 314 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.

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