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Where the law stands, Dossier 2026/0196(BUD)

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sections

· First reading

A decision on EU spending: the annual budget, amending budgets or emergency funds.

Where it stands

Committee work

In committee: BUDG (Budgets) is preparing the report (draft published 22 September 2026).

  1. Referred to committee(done) 14 September 2026
  2. Committee work BUDG (Budgets) preparing the report
  3. Tabled for plenary(to come)
  4. Plenary vote(to come)
  5. Published as law(to come)

No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.

Who works on it

Lead committee
Budgets
Michalis Hadjipantela (EPP), Nils Ušakovs (S&D), Romana Tomc (EPP), Raquel García Hermida-Van der Walle (Renew)
Isabel Benjumea Benjumea (EPP), Sandra Gómez López (S&D), Julien Sanchez (Patriots), Auke Zijlstra (Patriots), Tobiasz Bocheński (ECR), Moritz Körner (Renew), Fabienne Keller (Renew), Ignazio Roberto Marino (Greens), Kai Tegethoff (Greens), João Oliveira (The Left), Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
Committees giving an opinion

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Committee draft· 22 Sept 2026

    Draft report (BUDG)

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (SANT), Opinion (FEMM), Draft opinion (PECH), Opinion (SANT), Opinion (AGRI), Opinion (ECON), Draft opinion (ECON), Opinion (AFET), Draft opinion (DEVE), Draft opinion (AGRI), Opinion (IMCO), Opinion (PECH), Opinion (ENVI), Opinion (EMPL), Draft opinion (FEMM), Draft opinion (IMCO), Opinion (DEVE), Draft opinion (EMPL), Draft opinion (AFET), Draft opinion (CULT), Draft opinion (ENVI)

Timeline

Newest first.

Committee stage 15 steps

  1. 22 September 2026

    Draft report published

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

    Draft report (BUDG)

  2. 14 September 2026

    DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (DEVE)

  3. 14 September 2026

    Referred to the BUDG (Budgets) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), TRAN (Transport and Tourism), PETI (Petitions), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), SANT (Public Health), PECH (Fisheries), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), DEVE (Development), CULT (Culture and Education), AFCO (Constitutional Affairs), FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), SEDE (Security and Defence), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), AFET (Foreign Affairs), REGI (Regional Development), CONT (Budgetary Control), JURI (Legal Affairs), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), INTA (International Trade) give an opinion.

  4. 10 September 2026

    Committee opinion adopted

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

    ITRE-AL-792064

  5. 10 September 2026

    AFET (Foreign Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (AFET)

  6. 7 September 2026

    Committee opinion adopted

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

  7. 7 September 2026

    SANT (Public Health) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (SANT)

  8. 2 September 2026

    AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (AGRI)

  9. 2 September 2026

    EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (EMPL)

  10. 2 September 2026

    Committee opinion adopted

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

    SEDE-AL-791003

  11. 2 September 2026

    Committee opinion adopted

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

  12. 1 September 2026

    PECH (Fisheries) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (PECH)

  13. 1 September 2026

    ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (ENVI)

  14. 1 September 2026

    Committee opinion adopted

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

  15. 1 September 2026

    FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (FEMM)

Negotiations with the Council 1 step

  1. 16 July 2026

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

Committee stage 5 steps

  1. 15 July 2026

    Committee opinion adopted

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

  2. 15 July 2026

    Committee opinion adopted

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

    TRAN-AL-790163

  3. 15 July 2026

    ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (ECON)

  4. 14 July 2026

    Committee opinion adopted

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

    CONT-AL-790056

  5. 14 July 2026

    IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (IMCO)

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2026/0196(BUD)