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Adopted text 2025-11-26

2026 budgetary procedure: joint text

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Parliament approves the joint text on the 2026 EU budget agreed with the Council, setting commitment appropriations at EUR 192,768.1 million and payment appropriations at EUR 190,091.6 million. The budget confirms most lines as proposed by the Commission, adjusts agency posts, funds 24 pilot projects, and reduces administrative spending across institutions. It also approves Draft Amending Budget No 3/2025 and includes statements on payment monitoring and agency efficiency.

Key points

  1. Approves the joint text on the 2026 EU budget, confirming the joint statement and taking note of the Commission statement.
  2. Sets overall commitment appropriations at EUR 192,768.1 million and payment appropriations at EUR 190,091.6 million.
  3. Mobilises the Flexibility Instrument for EUR 2,040.9 million and the Single Margin Instrument for EUR 748.2 million.
  4. Confirms all budget lines as proposed by the Commission, except those amended by Council and agreed by Parliament, and those adjusted in the joint conclusions.
  5. Adjusts establishment plans for EPPO, Frontex, and Europol, and sets EU contributions for agencies at Commission levels.
  6. Agrees a package of 24 pilot projects/preparatory actions for EUR 75.1 million in commitment appropriations.
  7. Sets commitment appropriations for each heading: Heading 1 EUR 22,163.0m, Sub-heading 2a EUR 56,594.0m, Sub-heading 2b EUR 15,055.8m, Heading 3 EUR 56,529.4m, Heading 4 EUR 5,018.9m, Heading 5 EUR 2,813.5m, Heading 6 EUR 15,600.0m, Heading 7 EUR 13,277.5m.
  8. Reduces administrative expenditure for all institutions by EUR 197.7 million, with specific decreases for Parliament, Council, Commission, and others.
  9. Adjusts payment appropriations with a net decrease of EUR 226.5 million, including reductions for EAGF and increases for pilot projects.
  10. Moves EUR 293.8 million in commitment and EUR 149.6 million in payment appropriations from reserves to Euratom programme lines.
  11. Approves Draft Amending Budget No 3/2025 with technical amendments reflecting the updated salary adjustment for 2025.
  12. Calls on the Commission to monitor payment implementation and present solutions if appropriations are insufficient or excessive.

Who is affected

  • EU institutions and bodies: their administrative budgets are reduced, with some posts added or removed.
  • Decentralised agencies: EPPO, Frontex, and Europol see changes to their establishment plans.
  • Beneficiaries of pilot projects and preparatory actions: 24 projects receive EUR 75.1 million.
  • Ukraine and Moldova: new budget lines for the Ukraine Support Instrument and the Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 192,768.1 million in commitment appropriations for 2026.
  • EUR 190,091.6 million in payment appropriations for 2026.
  • EUR 2,040.9 million mobilised from the Flexibility Instrument.
  • EUR 748.2 million mobilised from the Single Margin Instrument.
  • EUR 75.1 million for 24 pilot projects/preparatory actions.
  • EUR 197.7 million decrease in heading 7 administrative expenditure.
  • EUR 226.5 million decrease in payment appropriations compared to the Draft Budget.
  • EUR 293.8 million in commitment and EUR 149.6 million in payment appropriations moved from reserves.

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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