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Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure

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Parliament approves the Council position on Draft amending budget No 2/2026, which updates the Union's revenue from own resources and adjusts 2026 expenditure, mainly payment appropriations. 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. It welcomes extra payments of EUR 5,4 billion for cohesion programmes and EUR 2,2 billion for CAP Strategic Plans under the EAFRD, and asks the Commission to monitor implementation and prevent payment shortfalls. Parliament raises concern over the security situation in eastern border regions, asks for an urgent assessment and possible new draft amending budget, and for funding of European Maritime Security and Defence Hubs. It notes the Fertilisers Action Plan, a EUR 300 million increase to the agricultural reserve and a EUR 140 million reinforcement for the EAGF, and repeats its call for at least EUR 60 billion per year in new own resources.

Key points

  1. Parliament approves the Council position on Draft amending budget No 2/2026 and takes note of the draft as submitted by the Commission.
  2. The draft increases commitment appropriations by EUR 444,2 million and payment appropriations by EUR 8 004,2 million.
  3. Revenue rises by EUR 2 997,9 million in own resources other than GNI and EUR 641,3 million in other revenues, with fines up EUR 1 199,1 million and the UK contribution down EUR 557,8 million.
  4. Additional GNI contributions of EUR 4 364,9 million compared to Draft amending budget No 1/2026 are requested to meet payment needs.
  5. Parliament welcomes increased payment appropriations of EUR 5,4 billion for cohesion programmes and EUR 2,2 billion for CAP Strategic Plans under the EAFRD.
  6. It calls on the Commission to monitor implementation, use the Global Transfer exercise and take measures to avoid running out of payment appropriations.
  7. It expresses deep concern at drone incursions and hybrid threats linked to Russia's war against Ukraine and asks the Commission to assess consequences and propose budgetary measures, including a later draft amending budget.
  8. It asks the Commission to urgently find funding in 2026 for European Maritime Security and Defence Hubs.
  9. It notes the Fertilisers Action Plan, a EUR 300 million increase to the agricultural reserve and a EUR 140 million reinforcement for the EAGF, and says crisis support must not replace a strong CAP.
  10. It notes 53 establishment plan posts, of which 41 over and above stable staffing, and EUR 3,2 million in heading 7 for the Ukraine Support Loan, plus EUR 1 million in sub-heading 2b support expenditure.
  11. It notes the proposed mobilisation of EUR 1 million from the Flexibility Instrument and EUR 3,2 million from the Single Margin Instrument, and the return of LIFE programme resources after the Green Claims Directive talks stalled and the forest monitoring proposal was withdrawn.
  12. It repeats its call for genuine 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 notes updated InvestEU remarks.

Who is affected

  • Cohesion programmes and CAP Strategic Plans under the EAFRD, which receive higher payment appropriations.
  • Farmers, who would benefit from the increased agricultural reserve and EAGF reinforcement.
  • Union eastern border regions, which face economic consequences from drone incursions and hybrid threats.
  • The Commission, which must monitor implementation, assess consequences and find funding for maritime security hubs.
  • Member states, which face additional GNI contributions of EUR 4 364,9 million.

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 compared to Draft amending budget No 1/2026.
  • EUR 5,4 billion and EUR 2,2 billion: increased payment appropriations for cohesion programmes and CAP Strategic Plans under the EAFRD.
  • EUR 300 million and EUR 140 million: increases to the agricultural reserve and for the EAGF.
  • EUR 60 billion per year: minimum level of new own resources Parliament calls for.

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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