Where the law stands, Dossier 2024/2111(BUI)
Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament
Procedure type BUI · First reading
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Parliament adopted the text on 3 April 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Referred to committee(done)
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 31 March 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 31 March 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 3 April 2025
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
3 April 2025 · decision 4
EU budget & funds, Resolution
Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament
Adopted 432 for · 127 against · 54 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The text endorses an agreement to adjust specific budget lines, including reductions for rent and energy, and increases for staff remuneration and political groups.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:Adds a call for a cooling-off period for former Members and strengthens the position on APAs' participation in missions.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary: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.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Budgets
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Matjaž Nemec (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Michalis Hadjipantela (EPP), Julien Sanchez (Patriots), Ruggero Razza (ECR), Fabienne Keller (Renew), Ignazio Roberto Marino (Greens), Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 3 Apr 2025
AI summary:Parliament's resolution sets its estimates of revenue and expenditure for 2026 at EUR 2 636 241 620, a 4,09% increase over 2025, and adopts them.
Tabled for plenary· 31 Mar 2025
AI summary:Parliament adopts its estimates of revenue and expenditure for 2026, setting the overall budget at EUR 2 636 241 620, an increase of 4.09% over 2025.
Committee draft· 26 Feb 2025
AI summary: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.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 2 steps
3 April 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 3 Apr 2025 Report A10-0048/2025Adopted text TA10-0060/2025
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 3 steps
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.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2024/2111(BUI)