On Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026
BUDG-PR-770074
Committee on Budgets · Rapporteur: Matjaž Nemec
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This draft report sets out Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for 2026, adopting a budget of EUR 2 641 609 620, and makes requests on staffing, cybersecurity, buildings, and other matters.¶¶ It expresses concern about the Heading 7 ceiling, notes that most of the increase is due to statutory obligations, and calls for updates on various initiatives.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Budgets, through its rapporteur, proposes to adopt the estimates for the financial year 2026, with amendments and requests as outlined in the draft resolution.¶
Key points
- Adopts the estimates for the financial year 2026, amounting to EUR 2 641 609 620, an increase of 4.30% over 2025.¶¶
- Expresses concern about Heading 7 constraints and the failure to address the ceiling in the MFF revision, noting the forecasted negative margin for 2026.¶
- Notes that almost two-thirds of the budget is fixed by statutory obligations, with increases mainly for salary updates, and that no additional posts are requested for 2026.¶¶
- Welcomes the Secretary-General's screening exercise for administrative simplification and asks for regular updates.¶
- Takes note of the four new thematic Directorates-General and the budget of EUR 17.10 million to support Members.¶¶
- Notes the IT budget is 7.48% of the total, welcomes cybersecurity investments, and calls for increased use of AI.¶¶¶
- Takes note of EUR 8.45 million for energy efficiency and environment, and notes the budget for carbon credits has almost doubled.¶¶
- Highlights multilingualism, notes the revision of the Code of Conduct, and asks for timely information on budgetary impacts.¶
- Notes EUR 4 million for SPAAK renovation studies and preparatory works, with overall costs estimated at EUR 36 million, and requests details on a possible loan.¶
- Notes EUR 15.95 million for Europa Experiences, and calls for making unused visitor quota available to interested Members.¶¶
- Reiterates request for remote voting solution, supports disability measures, and calls for limiting missions and Business class flights.¶¶¶
- Welcomes the 10% increase in trainee scholarships and calls for progress on allowing APAs on official delegations.¶¶
Who is affected
- Parliament's administration and staff, including officials, contract agents, and accredited parliamentary assistants, affected by salary updates and staffing decisions.¶¶
- Members of the European Parliament, affected by potential remote voting, mission rules, and visitor quotas.¶¶¶
- Trainees at Parliament, who receive increased scholarships.¶
- Visitors to Parliament, as Europa Experiences and visitor groups are addressed.¶¶
Figures and deadlines
- EUR 2 641 609 620: total budget for 2026, an increase of 4.30% or EUR 108 914 512 over 2025.¶
- EUR 85.6 million of the increase is due to statutory obligations, including EUR 52.7 million for officials and temporary staff, EUR 9.2 million for contract agents, and EUR 15.1 million for accredited parliamentary assistants.¶
- Salary indexation forecasted at 1.2%, 4.6%, 0.6%, and 3.4% for April 2025, July 2025, April 2026, and July 2026 respectively.
- EUR 17.10 million: budget to strengthen administrative capacity for Members.¶
- 7.48%: IT budget as share of total budget; cybersecurity to increase to 10% of ICT budget by 2027.¶
- EUR 1 million: investments in AI.¶
- EUR 8.45 million: budget for energy efficiency and environment, an increase of 74% over 2025.¶
- EUR 900 000: budget for carbon credits for 2026.¶
Legal basis: Article 314 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶