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2024/2110(BUI) Procedure type BUI First reading

Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 2 April 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 20 March 2025
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 25 March 2025
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 2 April 2025
  5. ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
BUDG — Budgets
Rapporteur
Andrzej HALICKI PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Nils UŠAKOVS S&DTamás DEUTSCH PfERuggero RAZZA ECRStine BOSSE RenewJoão OLIVEIRA The LeftAlexander JUNGBLUTH ESN
For opinion
LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs AFCO — Constitutional Affairs · rapporteur Sven SIMON PPEIMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety · rapporteur MEP #257122 S&DCULT — Culture and Education · rapporteur Hélder SOUSA SILVA PPEPECH — Fisheries REGI — Regional Development · rapporteur Gabriella GERZSENYI PPETRAN — Transport and Tourism · rapporteur Gheorghe FALCĂ PPEECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs PETI — Petitions EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs FEMM — Women’s Rights and Gender Equality DEVE — Development JURI — Legal Affairs ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy · rapporteur Eero HEINÄLUOMA S&DAGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur Dario NARDELLA S&DCONT — Budgetary Control · rapporteur Niclas HERBST PPEINTA — International Trade AFET — Foreign Affairs · rapporteur Michael GAHLER PPE

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0051/2025 2 April 2025 ✦ Parliament's resolution sets guidelines for the 2026 EU budget, focusing on security, competitiveness, sustainability, and social priorities.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0042/2025 25 March 2025 ✦ Parliament's resolution sets out its guidelines for the 2026 EU budget, focusing on security, competitiveness, sustainability, and citizens' well-being.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (BUDG) 20 December 2024 ✦ This draft report sets Parliament's guidelines for the 2026 EU budget, focusing on economic resilience, security, and citizens' opportunities, and calls for adequate funding across key policy areas.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: Adds new paragraphs on child poverty, families, religious persecution, and the ethics body, and expands border security and disinformation provisions. Adds a ban on funding campaigns promoting the veil and calls for funding Radio Free Europe after US cuts. Broadens protection to all religions and adds anti-Christian hatred to the list of hate crimes. The other changes are formal: decimal separators updated and paragraph renumbered. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The report expands priorities to include security, defence, climate, and competitiveness, with more detailed calls for funding in these areas. It adds new sections on housing, mental health, digital regulation, and rule of law conditionality, and strengthens support for Ukraine and enlargement. It emphasizes the need for new own resources and clarifies the legal obligation to cover NGEU borrowing costs without cutting programmes. The other changes are formal or wording: title adjustments and renumbering of paragraphs. see the changes →

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (AGRI),Opinion (AGRI),Opinion (TRAN),Draft opinion (TRAN),Draft opinion (AFET),Opinion (AFET),Opinion (REGI)

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 2 April 2025 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 2 April 2025 📄 Report A10-0042/2025📄 Adopted text TA10-0051/2025
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 441 Against 173 Abstained 70

    Final vote — text as a whole at 13:26 · 64% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 101 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 101 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendment 3, adding text before paragraph 1 13:08 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – Before § 1 – Am 3
    Rejected
    2. Amendment 4, adding text before paragraph 1 13:08 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – Before § 1 – Am 4
    Rejected
    3. Amendment 6, adding text before paragraph 1 13:08 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – Before § 1 – Am 6
    Rejected
    4. Separate vote on paragraph 1
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    5. Amendment 34, adding text after paragraph 1 13:09 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 1 – Am 34
    Rejected
    6. Amendment 49, adding text after paragraph 2 13:09 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 2 – Am 49
    Rejected
    7. Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 3 13:09 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 3 – Am 35
    Rejected
    8. Amendment 50, adding text after paragraph 3 13:09 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 3 – Am 50
    Rejected
    9. Separate vote on paragraph 4
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    10. Separate vote on paragraph 4
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    11. Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 4 13:09 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 4 – Am 7
    Rejected
    12. Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 4 13:10 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 4 – Am 36
    Rejected
    13. Amendment 51, adding text after paragraph 4 13:10 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 4 – Am 51
    Rejected
    14. Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 6 13:10 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 6 – Am 8
    Rejected
    15. Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 6 13:10 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 6 – Am 9
    Rejected
    16. Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 6 13:10 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 6 – Am 10
    Rejected
    17. Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 7 13:11 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 7 – Am 11
    Rejected
    18. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 8
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    19. Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 10 13:11 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 10 – Am 14
    Rejected
    20. Amendment 37 to paragraph 11 13:11 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 11 – Am 37
    Rejected
    21. Amendment 29 to paragraph 11 13:11 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 11 – Am 29
    Adopted
    22. Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 11 13:11 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 11 – Am 15
    Rejected
    23. Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 11 13:12 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 11 – Am 38
    Rejected
    24. Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 11 13:12 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 11 – Am 52
    Rejected
    25. Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 11 13:12 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 11 – Am 53
    Rejected
    26. Amendment 54, adding text after paragraph 11 13:12 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 11 – Am 54
    Rejected
    27. Amendment 55, adding text after paragraph 11 13:12 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 11 – Am 55
    Rejected
    28. Amendment 56, adding text after paragraph 11 13:12 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 11 – Am 56
    Adopted
    29. Amendment 24 to paragraph 12 13:13 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 12 – Am 24
    Rejected
    30. Amendment 30 to paragraph 12 13:13 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 12 – Am 30
    Adopted
    31. Separate vote on paragraph 12
    32. Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 12 13:15 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 12 – Am 25
    Rejected
    33. Amendment 57, adding text after paragraph 12 13:15 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 12 – Am 57
    Rejected
    34. Amendment 58, adding text after paragraph 12 13:15 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 12 – Am 58
    Rejected
    35. Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 13 13:15 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 13 – Am 39
    Rejected
    36. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 13
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    37. Amendment 13 to paragraph 14 13:15 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 14 – Am 13
    Rejected
    38. Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 14 13:16 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 14 – Am 16
    Rejected
    39. Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 14 13:16 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 14 – Am 17
    Adopted
    40. Amendment 40, adding text after paragraph 15 13:16 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 15 – Am 40
    Rejected
    41. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 15
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    42. Amendment 61, adding text after paragraph 15 13:16 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 15 – Am 61
    Rejected
    43. Amendment 26, adding text after paragraph 16 13:16 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 16 – Am 26
    Rejected
    44. Amendment 27 to paragraph 17 13:17 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 17 – Am 27
    Rejected
    45. Amendment 81, adding text after paragraph 17 13:17 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 17 – Am 81
    Rejected
    46. Amendment 79 to paragraph 18 13:17 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 18 – Am 79
    Rejected
    47. Separate vote on paragraph 18
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    48. Separate vote on paragraph 18
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    49. Separate vote on paragraph 18
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    50. Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 18 13:18 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 18 – Am 41
    Rejected
    51. Amendment 33, adding text after paragraph 19 13:18 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 19 – Am 33
    Adopted
    52. Amendment 62, adding text after paragraph 19 13:18 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 19 – Am 62
    Rejected
    53. Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 20 13:18 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 20 – Am 18
    Rejected
    54. Separate vote on paragraph 21
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    55. Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 21 13:19 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 21 – Am 19
    Rejected
    56. Amendment 42, adding text after paragraph 21 13:19 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 21 – Am 42
    Rejected
    57. Amendment 63, adding text after paragraph 21 13:19 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 21 – Am 63
    Rejected
    58. Amendment 80, adding text after paragraph 21 13:19 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 21 – Am 80
    Rejected
    59. Amendment 64 to paragraph 22 13:19 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 22 – Am 64
    Adopted
    60. Amendment 65, adding text after paragraph 22 13:19 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 22 – Am 65
    Adopted
    61. Amendment 82, adding text after paragraph 22 13:20 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 22 – Am 82
    Rejected
    62. Amendment 83, adding text after paragraph 22 13:20 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 22 – Am 83
    Rejected
    63. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 22
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    64. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 22
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    65. Amendment 86, adding text after paragraph 22 13:20 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 22 – Am 86
    Rejected
    66. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 22
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    67. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 22
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    68. Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 24 13:20 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 24 – Am 20
    Rejected
    69. Amendment 66, adding text after paragraph 24 13:21 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 24 – Am 66
    Rejected
    70. Amendment 22, adding text after paragraph 25 13:21 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 25 – Am 22
    Adopted
    71. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 25
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    72. Amendment 90, adding text after paragraph 25 13:21 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 25 – Am 90
    Rejected
    73. Amendment 91, adding text after paragraph 25 13:21 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 25 – Am 91
    Rejected
    74. Amendment 92, adding text after paragraph 25 13:22 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 25 – Am 92
    Rejected
    75. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 25
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    76. Amendment 67, adding text after paragraph 26 13:22 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 26 – Am 67
    Rejected
    77. Amendment 68, adding text after paragraph 26 13:22 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 26 – Am 68
    Rejected
    78. Amendment 69, adding text after paragraph 26 13:22 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 26 – Am 69
    Rejected
    79. Amendment 70, adding text after paragraph 26 13:22 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 26 – Am 70
    Rejected
    80. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 26
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    81. Amendment 43 to paragraph 27 13:23 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 27 – Am 43
    Rejected
    82. Amendment 44 to paragraph 28 13:23 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 28 – Am 44
    Rejected
    83. Amendment 71, adding text after paragraph 28 13:23 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 28 – Am 71
    Rejected
    84. Amendment 72, adding text after paragraph 28 13:23 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 28 – Am 72
    Rejected
    85. Separate vote on paragraph 31
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    86. Separate vote on paragraph 31
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    87. Paragraph 31 — part 3 13:24 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 31/3
    Adopted
    88. Amendment 45, adding text after paragraph 31 13:24 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 31 – Am 45
    Rejected
    89. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 32
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    90. Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 32 13:25 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 32 – Am 46
    Rejected
    91. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 32
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    92. Amendment 47, adding text after paragraph 33 13:25 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 33 – Am 47
    Rejected
    93. Separate vote on paragraph 34
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    94. Amendment 73, adding text after paragraph 34 13:25 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 34 – Am 73
    Rejected
    95. Amendment 74, adding text after paragraph 36 13:26 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 36 – Am 74
    Rejected
    96. Amendment 28 to paragraph 39 13:26 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 39 – Am 28
    Rejected
    97. Amendment 75, adding text after paragraph 41 13:26 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 41 – Am 75
    Rejected
    98. Amendment 76, adding text after paragraph 42 13:26 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 42 – Am 76
    Rejected
    99. Vote on text inserted after recital A
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    100. Vote on text inserted after recital B
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    101. Final vote — text as a whole 13:26 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  3. 31 March 2025 Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 31 March 2025 📄 Report A10-0042/2025
  4. 26 March – 27 March 2025 92 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    📄 Amendments 1–4📄 Amendments 6–10📄 Amendments 11–20📄 Amendment 21📄 Amendment 22📄 Amendment 23📄 Amendments 24–28📄 Amendments 29–33📄 Amendments 34–40📄 Amendments 41–47📄 Amendments 48–57📄 Amendments 58–67📄 Amendments 68–76📄 Amendment 77📄 Amendment 78📄 Amendments 79–85📄 Amendments 86–92📄 Amendment 93
  5. 25 March 2025 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A10-0042/2025
  6. Committee stage
  7. 20 March 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

    BUDG (Budgets) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  8. 24 February 2025 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of BUDG (Budgets) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (BUDG)
  9. 19 February 2025 AFET (Foreign Affairs) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (AFET)
  10. 19 February 2025 TRAN (Transport and Tourism) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (TRAN)
  11. 19 February 2025 Committee opinion adopted

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 CULT-AL-768066
  12. 19 February 2025 Committee opinion adopted

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 ITRE-AL-768229
  13. 19 February 2025 REGI (Regional Development) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (REGI)
  14. 18 February 2025 Committee opinion adopted

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 CONT-AL-768248
  15. 18 February 2025 Committee opinion adopted

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 AFCO-AL-767947
  16. 18 February 2025 AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (AGRI)
  17. 18 February 2025 Committee opinion adopted

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 ENVI-AL-767978
  18. 22 January 2025 Draft opinion from TRAN (Transport and Tourism)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (TRAN)
  19. 20 December 2024 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in BUDG (Budgets). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (BUDG)
  20. 17 December 2024 Draft opinion from AFET (Foreign Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (AFET)
  21. 11 December 2024 Draft opinion from AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (AGRI)