(AGENPARL) – Mon 14 July 2025 Newsletter
ISSUE 13 – 2025
WEDNESDAY, 16 JULY 2025
9.00 – 11.15
SPAAK 1A002, BRUSSELS
14.30 – 16.30
SPAAK 3C050, BRUSSELS
BUDG NEWSLETTER – ISSUE 13 – 2025
*** Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 9.00 – 11.15 ***
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General budget of the European Union for the financial year
2026 – all sections
On 4 June 2025, the Commission adopted its statement of estimates
for the year 2026 and presented it to the Members of the Committee
on Budgets. The consolidated Draft Budget 2026 was formally
adopted on 9 July 2025.
The general rapporteur for the Budget 2026 – Section III
(Commission), Andrzej Halicki, will present to the committee a
working document analysing the Draft Budget 2026, which
Rapporteur Section III:
Andrzej Halicki (EPP)
Shadows:
Nils Ušakovs (S&D)
Tamás Deutsch (PfE)
Ruggero Razza (ECR)
Stine Bosse (Renew)
Nicolae Ştefănuță (Greens/EFA)
João Oliveira (The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
contributes to the preparation of Parliament’s reading of the budget
and of the subsequent negotiations.
The next budgetary trilogue is to take place on 17 July, where the
Rapporteur Other Sections:
Matjaž Nemec (S&D)
Council’s reading and Parliament’s initial assessment of the Draft
Shadows:
Budget for 2026 will be discussed. Parliament will adopt its reading
Michalis Hadjipantela (EPP)
in autumn, thereby triggering the opening of the conciliation period,
Julien Sanchez (PfE)
which is designed to allow Parliament and the Council to reach an
Ruggero Razza (ECR)
agreement.
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Ignazio Marino (Greens/EFA)
(The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
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2025 Budget: Section III – Commission
– No transfer request
Rapporteur:
Victor Negrescu (S&D)
Shadows:
Andrzej Halicki (EPP)
Auke Zijlstra (PfE)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Rasmus Andresen (Greens/EFA)
Nikolas Farantouris (The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
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2025 Budget: Other Sections
– European Parliament (EP):
• C6/2025
The purpose of this transfer proposal is to ensure operational continuity
of DG ITEC for IT cybersecurity and infrastructure management. The
transfer seeks to reinforce item 2100 “IT governance and cyber security”
by EUR 538 500 for the acquisition of a licence module and for the
renewal of JAMF software licences, and item 2102 “Infrastructure and
of the Microsoft licence agreement and increased spending for Cloud
Brokering services.
This transfer is made possible due to usage of appropriations under
Rapporteur:
Niclas Herbst (EPP)
Shadows:
Nils Ušakovs (S&D)
Auke Zijlstra (PfE)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Kai Tegethoff (Greens/EFA)
João Oliveira (The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
– European Court of Auditors (ECA):
• V/INF-01/C/25
This transfer intends to reinforce item 1652 “Restaurant and canteens” for an amount of EUR 32 000. The
reinforcement is needed for the replacement of a broken professional utensil washing machine.
This increase is possible due to savings in item 1404 “In-service training and staff exchanges” due to a lower
number of SNE’s than planned (EUR 32 000).
• V/INF-02/C/25
This transfer intends to reinforce item 2008 “Studies and technical assistance in connection with building
projects” for EUR 35 000. The reinforcement is needed to cover the price adjustment of the assistance
contract for the K2 building renovation works (roof and -1 Floor).
This increase is possible due to savings in item 2028 “Insurance” (EUR 25 000) and item 2570 “Interpretation
costs” (EUR 10 000).
• V/INF-03/T/25
This transfer intends to reinforce item 2022 “Cleaning and maintenance” for an amount of EUR 300 000. The
reinforcement is needed to cover the unexpected replacement of a chiller unit in K3 for an estimated cost of
EUR 200 000 and the price increase of the new contract for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
of EUR 100 000.
This increase is possible due to savings in item 1200 “Remunerations and allowances” (EUR 200 000) and in
item 1400 “Other staff” (EUR 100 000), linked to a temporary higher vacancy rate.
• V/INF-04/A/25
This transfer intends to reinforce item 2380 “Other administrative expenditure” for an amount of EUR 50 000.
The reinforcement is needed to cover the costs of the contractual services of the logistic team.
This increase is possible due to savings in item 2320 “Legal expenses” (EUR 50 000).
• V/INF-05/C/25
This transfer intends to reinforce item 2720 “Documentation, library and archiving expenditure” for an
amount of EUR 172 000. The reinforcement is needed to cover the Orbis database contract.
This increase is possible due to savings in item 2741 “Publications of a general nature” (EUR 100 000) and
item 2570 “Interpretation costs” (EUR 72 000).
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– European Economic and Social Committee (EESC):
• INF6/2025
The purpose of this transfer request is to reinforce item 162 “Missions” by EUR 50 000 to cover the additional
costs resulting from an increase in the daily subsistence allowance and maximum hotel allowance.
This transfer is made possible due to estimated savings on item 1420 “Supplementary services for the
translation service and translation and outsourcing-related tools” of the same amount.
– European Ombudsman (EO):
• Nr 1/2025
This transfer intends to reinforce four items for a total amount of EUR 158 000, including item 2100 “Purchase,
servicing and maintenance of equipment and software, and related work” by EUR 63 000 to address the
significant increase in the cost of Microsoft licences and to replace older IT equipment, and item 232 “Support
for activities” by EUR 60 000 for accessing the Commission’s GPT@EC pilot project on AI and for the annual
licence costs.
This increase is possible due to savings in three items, in particular item 231 “Translation and interpretation”
(EUR 125 000) due to the successful integration of AI into the translation process.
– European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS):
• Modification of establishment plan nr.2/2025
This request intends to upgrade a permanent post AST-SC 6 to AST 5.
– No additional transfer request
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Building Policy
– EC – Dublin representation (prior approval)
Members will assess the request for prior approval of the co-location and
purchase option of offices for the EC Representation in Europe House
on Chatham Street in Dublin, Ireland. The EC Representation will occupy
695 m2 of office space, and a 60% share of the common areas and
conference facilities, totalling 925 m² of the total 2 086 m2 of the building
purchased by the EP.
Rapporteur:
Olivier Chastel (Renew)
Rapporteur:
Monika Hohlmeier (EPP)
Nils Ušakovs (S&D)
Angéline Furet (PfE)
Ruggero Razza (ECR)
Ignazio Marino (Greens/EFA)
The financial contribution from the EC to the EP for the co-location and
purchase option of the EC Representation in Dublin will be made through
annual financial contributions of EUR 492 344 for a period of 35 years.
This amount shall remain fixed for a period of 35 years without
indexation, and the first annuity shall be due in 2026.
(The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
Once the EC has made all the scheduled financial contributions to the EP, the EC has the possibility to
officially request from the EP to become co-owner of the building, for the equivalent of 40% of the building.
The EP undertakes to accept such a request.
Members of the Committee on Budgets of the 9th Term adopted the EP purchase of Europe House in Dublin
on 22 June 2021.
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– No other building request
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*** VOTING TIME ***
Amending Regulations (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/695, (EU)
2021/697, (EU) 2021/1153, (EU) 2023/1525 and 2024/795, as
regards incentivising defence-related investments in the EU
budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan
To develop the necessary capabilities and military readiness to
credibly deter armed aggression and secure the future of the EU, a
Rapporteur:
Christian Ehler (EPP)
Shadows:
Victor Negrescu (S&D)
Angéline Furet (PfE)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
massive increase in European defence spending is needed over a
Anouk Van Brug (Renew)
prolonged period. This requires a combined and sustained effort at
Damian Boeselager (Greens/EFA)
the EU and Member States level. In this context, the proposal from
(The Left)
the Commission introduces some changes to several EU programmes
(ESN)
in order to
incentivise defence investment. This proposal
complements the mid-term review of the Cohesion policy.
Deadline for tabling amendments:
24 June 2025 at 17.00
Adoption in BUDG:
16 July 2025
Plenary: October I 2025
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Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT)
The budgetary assessment builds on the opinion in the form of a
letter under Rule 56 in the previous legislature and examines in
particular how far the BEFIT initiative is compatible with the own
resources proposals of 2021 and 2023 and the related established
Parliament positions. It will be provided to the ECON/FISC
committees who are preparing a report for a consultative opinion on
the Council directive in the context of the Consultation procedure.
Rapporteur:
Danuše Nerudová (EPP)
Shadows:
Sandra Gómez López (S&D)
Julien Sanchez (PfE)
Roberts Zīle (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Rasmus Andresen (Greens/EFA)
Nikolas Farantouris (The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
Deadline for tabling amendments:
4 June 2025 at 12.00
Adoption in BUDG:
16 July 2025
Plenary: November I 2025
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Protocol (2025–2029) on the implementation of the
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Republic of
Côte d’Ivoire and the European Community
Members of the Committee on Budgets will vote on the draft
budgetary assessment of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement with
Côte d’Ivoire.
The financial contribution from the EU budget for the entire duration
a. an annual amount of EUR 305 000 for access to the fisheries
resources in Côte d’Ivoire’s fishing zone, equivalent to a
reference tonnage of 6 100 tonnes per year for highly
the Protocol;
b. support for the development of the sectoral fisheries policy
of Côte d’Ivoire, amounting to EUR 435 000 per year, set at
The rapporteur, Mr Giuseppe Lupo, concludes that the Protocol is
compatible with the budgetary framework and that the responsible
committee, PECH, shall be advised to approve the Fisheries
Partnership Agreement with Côte d’Ivoire.
Rapporteur:
Giuseppe Lupo (S&D)
Shadows:
Isabel Benjumea Benjumea (EPP)
Angéline Furet (PfE)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
(Renew)
(Greens/EFA)
(The Left)
(ESN)
Deadline for tabling amendments:
26 June 2025 at 12:00
Adoption in BUDG:
16 July 2025
Adoption in PECH:
4 September 2025
Plenary: TBC
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2025 Budget: Section III – Commission
– No transfer request
Rapporteur:
Victor Negrescu (S&D)
Shadows:
Andrzej Halicki (EPP)
Auke Zijlstra (PfE)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Rasmus Andresen
(Greens/EFA)
Nikolas Farantouris (The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
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2025 Budget: Other Sections
– EP: C6/2025
Members will vote on the transfer proposal in accordance with Article 29
of the Financial Regulation.
Rapporteur:
Niclas Herbst (EPP)
Shadows:
Nils Ušakovs (S&D)
Auke Zijlstra (PfE)
– ECA: V/INF-01/C/25, V/INF-02/C/25, V/INF-03/T/25, V/INF04/A/25 and V/INF-05/C/25
Members will vote on the transfer proposals in accordance with Article
29 of the Financial Regulation.
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Kai Tegethoff (Greens/EFA)
João Oliveira (The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
– EESC: INF6/2025
Members will vote on the transfer proposal in accordance with Article 29 of the Financial Regulation.
– EO: 1/2025
Members will vote on the transfer proposal in accordance with Article 29 of the Financial Regulation.
– EDPS: Modification establishment plan nr.2/2025
Members will vote on the proposal for modification of establishment plan in accordance with Article 53 of
the Financial Regulation.
– No transfer request
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Building Policy
– EC – Dublin representation (prior approval)
The Members will vote on the prior approval on this building project in
accordance with Article 272(3) of the Financial Regulation
Rapporteur:
Olivier Chastel (Renew)
Rapporteur:
Monika Hohlmeier (EPP)
Nils Ušakovs (S&D)
– No other building request
*** END OF VOTE ***
Angéline Furet (PfE)
Ruggero Razza (ECR)
Ignazio Marino (Greens/EFA)
(The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
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Draft amending budget no 2 to the general budget 2025 Update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to
expenditure
The Commission will present its proposal for the Draft Amending Budget
(DAB) No 2 for the year 2025. DAB2/2025 updates both the revenue and
the expenditure side of the budget.
Rapporteur:
Victor Negrescu (S&D)
Shadows:
Andrzej Halicki (EPP)
Auke Zijlstra (PfE)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Rasmus
Andresen
As regards the revenue side, the update takes into account the latest
(Greens/EFA)
developments as regards:
Nikolas Farantouris (The Left)
• the updated own resources forecasts for the 2025 budget agreed
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
by the Advisory Committee on Own Resources (ACOR) on 26
May 2025. This update is typically presented shortly after the
ACOR forecast meeting, in line with the Member States’
expectations that the ACOR updates are budgeted as soon as
possible;
• the other revenues such as fines and the United Kingdom contribution.
As regards the expenditure side, DAB 2/2025 includes the following specific elements:
• a reinforcement of payment appropriations for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural
Development (EAFRD), following an acceleration of payment needs. This is driven by Member States’
efforts to accelerate implementation of their CAP Strategic Plans for 2023-2027, while also finalising
the closure of the previous programming period (2014-2022);
• a reinforcement in commitment appropriations for the Customs programme in Heading 1, to support
the implementation of new political initiatives in the field of centralised custom systems, and a
reinforcement in commitment appropriations for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
(CBAM) in Heading 3, linked to IT investments to deliver on the simplification measures proposed
by the Commission in February 2025. These reinforcements will be compensated by an equivalent
reduction in commitment appropriations from the Customs Control Equipment Instrument (CCEI)
in Heading 4;
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a reinforcement in commitment and payment appropriations of the Economic and Monetary Union
budget line as a result of the additional needs linked to the preparations of Bulgaria joining the euro
area, with the aim of co-financing euro related communication activities in Bulgaria;
a frontloading from 2026 to 2025 of a number of posts in the establishment plan of the Anti-Money
Laundering Authority (AMLA) to allow this newly created agency to start recruitments without
impact on the level of the contribution from the EU budget.
Overall, the net impact of DAB 2/2025 on expenditure amounts to an increase of EUR 3,3 million in
commitment and EUR 3,5 billion in payment appropriations.
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BUDG mission to Montenegro – May 2025
The mission of the committee on Budgets to Montenegro took place from May 26 to May 28 2025 and was
led by Johan Van Overtveldt (Chair, ECR). The main objectives of the mission were to look into the
implementation of the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans as well as the implementation of
pre-accession support and related EU-funded projects. Montenegro’s preparations for joining the EU and
the potential budgetary implications for the post-2027 Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) were also
of key interest.
Other members participating were Karlo Ressler (EPP), Hélder Sousa Silva (EPP), Jean-Marc Germain (S&D),
Carla Tavares (S&D), Angéline Furet (PfE), Tomasz Buczek (PfE) Michele Picaro (ECR) and Kai Tegethoff
(Greens/EFA). Thomas Waitz (Greens/EFA), the Chair of the EP Delegation to the EU-Montenegro
Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee, also participated in some of the meetings.
Members met with the EU ambassador, representatives of international financing institutions, the Minister
for European Integration, Montenegro’s Chief Negotiator to the EU, the State Secretary for Finance,
members of parliamentary committees, and civil society organisations.
Members also visited several EU-funded projects, including a substation of the Trans-Balkan Electricity
Corridor, a recently renovated school in Podgorica and penitentiary facilities.
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*** Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 14.30 – 16.30 ***
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Commission proposals on the Multi-annual Financial
Framework beyond 2027 and Own Resources Presentation by Piotr Serafin, Commissioner for Budget,
Anti-Fraud and Public Administration
The Commission will issue its package of proposals for the Multiannual Financial Framework beyond 2027 on 16 July. That will include
proposals for a new MFF regulation, to amend the Own Resources
Decision and to amend the Inter-institutional Agreement on
budgetary discipline, together with a proposal for a Performance
Regulation. At the same time, the Commission will issue various
sectoral proposals, with a second batch to be published in
September.
Co-Rapporteurs MFF:
Siegfried Mureşan (EPP)
Carla Tavares (S&D)
Shadows:
Tamás Deutsch (PfE)
Roberts Zīle (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Rasmus Nordqvist (Greens/ EFA)
João Oliveira (The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
CO-Rapporteurs Own Resources:
Danuše Nerudová (EPP)
Sandra Gómez López (S&D)
Shadows:
Julien Sanchez (PfE)
Roberts Zīle (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Rasmus Andresen (Greens/EFA)
(The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
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NEXT MEETINGS
1 September 2025
4 September 2025
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Implementation figures
NEWS FROM THE BUDGETARY SUPPORT UNIT
Recent publications
Publications Catalogue 2019 – 2024
Briefing Background information on the post-2027 MFF – July 2025
In-Depth Analysis “Recovery and Resilience Dialogue with the European Commission”
Study “Glossary on policy concepts related to Performance, Mainstreaming and Conditionality Part
1: Definitions”
At a Glance “Adapting the EU budget to make it fit for the purpose of future enlargements”
Study “Adapting the EU budget to make it fit for the purpose of future enlargements”
Study “Mapping the current structure and discovering the potential of ‘other revenue’”
Study “Performance and mainstreaming framework for the EU budget”
At a Glance “Performance and mainstreaming framework for the EU budget” – Other language
versions
Briefing “European Union gender budgeting – state of play 2024”
Study “Recent inflation developments and the EU budget” (Part 2)
Study “EU contingent financial liabilities”
At a Glance “EU contingent financial liabilities”
Briefing “Mainstreaming in the post-2027 MFF”
Briefing “Performance-based Programmes under the post-2027 MFF”
Briefing “European public goods and the 2028-2034 MFF”
Briefing “Revamping the EU’s budgetary flexibility”
Briefing “Management of debt liabilities in the EU budget under the post-2027 MFF”
Briefing “EU Enlargement and the post-2027 MFF”
Study “The history of the EU budget” (Update);+ other language versions
Briefing “The European Parliament and the CFSP Budget – The case of the Rapid Deployment
Capacity”
Study “Performance framework for the EU budget – Concepts and practices” (Part 1)
At a Glance “Nominations for Members of the European Court of Auditors: Croatia”
At a Glance “Nominations for Members of the European Court of Auditors: Romania”
At a Glance “Nomination for a Member of the European Court of Auditors: Bulgaria”
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At a Glance “Nomination for a Member of the European Court of Auditors: Italy”
Study “Performance-based instruments: How could their design be improved?”
Study “Error rates compared: Methodologies underpinning the European Commission’s risk at
payment/closure and the European Court of Auditors’ estimated level of error”
Briefing “Research for REGI, CONT and BUDG Committees Cohesion Policy Calendar (2021-2027
and 2014-2020 Programming Periods)”
Briefing “The Financial Transparency System – How to improve its functioning and reliability”
Study “Lessons learned from the implementation of crisis response tools at EU level” (Part 2)
Study “EU anti-fraud architecture – the role of EU-level players, how they cooperate and the
challenges they face”
At a Glance “EU anti-fraud architecture – the role of EU-level players, how they cooperate and the
challenges they face” Executive summary in other language versions
Briefing “Analysis of the 100 largest recipients of RRF funds per Member State”
Briefing “EU assistance to Ukraine and scrutiny of the EU financing provided”
Study “Lessons learned from the implementation of crisis response tools at EU level” (Part 1)
Study “The future of digitalisation of budgetary control”
Workshop Proceedings “Preventing EU funds from reaching sanctioned individuals or entities”
Study “Due Diligence in EU Institutions’ Own-Account Procurement: Rules and Practices”
Forthcoming publications
Study “Smart conditionality in practice: exploring legality, feasibility and implementation”
Study “Glossary on policy concepts related to Performance, Mainstreaming and Conditionality Part
2: Extended discussion”
At a Glance “Performance-based instruments: How could their design be improved?”
Study “Parliamentary budgetary control: an international overview”
Study “Accountability of entities not subject to EU Discharge: the EIB”
Study “Management and control structures for ERDF programmes in recently acceded Member
States”
At a Glance “Nomination for Members of the European Court of Auditors: the Netherlands”
At a Glance “Nomination for Members of the European Court of Auditors: Luxembourg”
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Conference “50 years of the Budgetary Treaty of Brussels”, 24 September
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