Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 3 April 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 31 March 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 31 March 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 3 April 2025
- ✓ 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
- Matjaž NEMEC S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Michalis HADJIPANTELA PPEJulien SANCHEZ PfERuggero RAZZA ECRFabienne KELLER RenewIgnazio Roberto MARINO Verts/ALEAlexander JUNGBLUTH ESN
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
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: Adds a call for a cooling-off period for former Members and strengthens the position on APAs' participation in missions. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The report now endorses a conciliation agreement setting the 2026 budget increase at 4.09% with specific budget line adjustments. Several paragraphs are added or revised on cybersecurity, AI, environmental targets, and carbon footprint reduction. New sections on multilingualism, communication, and disinformation are added, including EPLOs and visitors groups. Updates on buildings, SPAAK renovation, Europa Experiences, and offices in Moldova and Western Balkans are made. Other changes include updates on missions, GEA, APA missions, and recruitment, plus formal punctuation and percentage updates. see the changes →
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
- Plenary stage
- 3 April 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 432 Against 127 Abstained 54
Final vote — text as a whole at 13:20 · 70% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 43 ballots in voting order
1. Separate vote on paragraph 1AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejectedRejected4. Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 6 13:13 A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Après le § 6 - Am 13Rejected5. Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 8 13:13 A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Après le § 8 - Am 14Rejected6. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 8RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded7. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 8RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected9. Separate vote on paragraph 15AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded10. Separate vote on paragraph 19RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Separate vote on paragraph 20AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded12. Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 19 13:14 A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Après le § 19 - Am 3Rejected13. Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 19 13:14 A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Après le § 19 - Am 19Rejected14. Separate vote on paragraph 22AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded15. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 23RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded16. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 23RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded17. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 25RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded18. Separate vote on paragraph 27AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded19. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 27RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded20. Amendment 31, adding text after paragraph 27 13:15 A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Après le § 27 - Am 31Rejected21. Amendment 32, adding text after paragraph 27 13:15 A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Après le § 27 - Am 32RejectedRejected23. Separate vote on paragraph 29AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded24. Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 29 13:16 A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Après le § 29 - Am 24RejectedRejected26. Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 31 13:16 A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Après le § 31 - Am 5Rejected27. Separate vote on paragraph 33Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recordedAdopted29. Separate vote on paragraph 36AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded30. Separate vote on paragraph 39Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded31. Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 39 13:17 A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Après le § 39 - Am 1Adopted32. Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 39 13:17 A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Après le § 39 - Am 6Rejected33. Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 39 13:18 A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Après le § 39 - Am 7Rejected34. Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 39 13:18 A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Après le § 39 - Am 8Rejected35. Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 39 13:19 A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Après le § 39 - Am 9RejectedAdopted37. Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 42 13:20 A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Après le § 42 - Am 4Rejected38. Amendment 26, adding text after paragraph 42 13:20 A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Après le § 42 - Am 26Rejected39. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 42RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded40. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 42RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded41. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 42RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded42. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 42RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded43. Final vote — text as a whole 13:20 A10-0048/2025 - Matjaž Nemec - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)Adopted - 31 March 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 31 March 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
BUDG (Budgets) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 12 March 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of BUDG (Budgets) proposed changes to the draft.
- 26 February 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in BUDG (Budgets). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.