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ISSUE 18 – 2025
WEDNESDAY, 5 NOVEMBER 2025
9.00 – 11.00 AND 14.30 – 17.30
ANTALL 6Q2, BRUSSELS
THURSDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2025
11.00 – 12.30
ANTALL 6Q2, BRUSSELS
BUDG NEWSLETTER – ISSUE 18 – 2025
*** Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 9.00 – 11.00 ***
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2025 Budget: Section III – Commission
Rapporteur:
Victor Negrescu (S&D)
Transfer requests
– DEC 17/2025
Shadow Rapporteurs:
It proposes the transfer of a total of EUR 16 million from a number of
Auke Zijlstra (PfE)
administrative support lines (year-end availabilities)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Andrzej Halicki (EPP)
operational lines of the corresponding expenditure programmes. It
concerns the following programmes: ITER, CEF, Digital Europe,
Single Market Programme, European Space Programme, EU4Health,
Creative Europe, LIFE and the Ukraine Facility.
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Rasmus Andresen (Greens/EFA)
Nikolas Farantouris (The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
– DEC 18/2025
It relates to a reinforcement or EUR 3,4 million of the budget line for
the Translation Centre (Heading 7) covered by availabilities stemming from lower than foreseen costs in
chapter 20 03 (administrative operating expenditure).
– No other transfer request
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2025 Budget: Other Sections
Rapporteur:
Transfer requests
Niclas Herbst (EPP)
– European Parliament (EP):
Shadow Rapporteurs:
C8/2025
The purpose of this transfer is to ensure the continuity of operations
currently managed by all SAP-based financial IT applications,
following the interinstitutional framework contract newly signed by
the European Commission. The transfer seeks to increase item 2101
Nils Ušakovs (S&D)
Auke Zijlstra (PfE)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Kai Tegethoff (Greens/EFA)
João Oliveira (The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
This transfer is made possible due to the availability of appropriations
1012 “Specific measures to assist disabled Members” (EUR 135 000).
– European Court of Auditors (ECA):
V/INF-06/T/25
This transfer intends to reinforce item 2008 “Studies and technical assistance in connection with building
projects” for an amount of EUR 145 000 to cover the cost of three studies on building management (e.g. fire
protection, compliance assessment, workplace safety).
This increase is possible due to savings in item 1020 “Temporary allowances” (EUR 45 000) and item 1200
“Remuneration and allowances” (EUR 100 000).
V/INF-07/T/25
This transfer for a total amount of EUR 780 000 intends to reinforce item 2026 “Security and surveillance of
buildings” by EUR 255 000, item 2100 “Purchase, servicing and maintenance of equipment and software” by
EUR 349 000 and item 2102 “External services for the operation, implementation and maintenance of
software and systems” by EUR 176 000.
This increase is possible due to savings in item 1200 “Remuneration and allowances”, as a result of a
temporary higher vacancy rate in the first half of the year.
V/INF-08/T/25
This transfer intends to reinforce item 2007 “Fitting-out of premises” for an amount of EUR 270 000 to install
interior thermal blinds in the K2 building.
This increase is possible due to savings in item 1204 “Entitlements on entering and leaving the service and
on transfer” (EUR 20 000), item 1400 “Other staff” (EUR 50 000) and item 1404 “In-service training and staff
exchanges” (EUR 200 000).
V/INF-09/C/25
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This transfer intends to reinforce item 2022 “Cleaning and maintenance” for an amount of EUR 230 000 to
cover several projects such as fireproof doors, repair work in the parking and renovation of the ceiling in
meeting room K1.
This increase is possible due to savings in item 2160 “Vehicles” (EUR 20 000), item 2700 “Limited
consultations, studies and surveys” (EUR 140 000) and item 2741 “Publications of a general nature” (EUR
70 000).
V/INF-10/C/25
This transfer intends to reinforce item 2120 “Furniture” by EUR 30 000 to cover the acquisition of new
ergonomic furniture.
This increase is possible due to savings in item 2000 “Rent” for the same amount.
V/INF-11/C/25
This transfer intends to reinforce item 2026 “Security and surveillance of buildings” by EUR 25 000 to
complete the project (see also INF-07/T/25) replacing the video surveillance system and the servers.
This increase is possible due to savings in item 2320 “Legal expenses” for the same amount.
V/INF-12/C/25
This transfer intends to reinforce item 2560 “Expenditure on the dissemination of information and on
participation in public events” by EUR 7 500 to cover costs of unforeseen events organised throughout the
year.
This increase is possible due to savings in item 2360 “Postage and delivery charges” (EUR 2 500) and subitem 2380-02 “Uniforms and work clothes” (EUR 5 000).
– European Committee of the Regions (CoR):
INF 7/2025
With this transfer, the CoR intends to reinforce three budget items for a total amount of EUR 126 539, namely
item 1220 “Allowance for staff retired in the interests of the service” by EUR 30 000, item 2008 “Other
expenditure on buildings” by EUR 18 041, and item 2100 “Purchase, servicing and maintenance of equipment
and software, and related work” (IT) by EUR 78 498.
The transfer is made possible due to estimated savings on several budget lines, in particular on item 1400
“Other staff” (EUR 60 000) and item 1422 “Expert assistance relating to consultative work” (EUR 40 000).
DEC 1/2025
With this transfer for a total amount of EUR 661 109, the CoR intends to reinforce four budget items, namely
item 2100 “Purchase, servicing and maintenance of equipment and software, and related work” by EUR
14 889, item 2102 “Outside assistance for the operation, development and maintenance of software systems”
by EUR 221 220, item 2601 “Permanent dialogue mechanism” by EUR 205 000, and item 2603 “EU Councillors”
by EUR 220 000.
This transfer is possible due to the estimated savings on line 1200 “Remuneration and allowances”.
With DEC 1/2025, the CoR has re-submitted a modification of its transfer INF 5/2025 that was rejected by
BUDG on 6 October 2025. The modification concerns the reduction of the transfer to exclude two projects:
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New vision for Digital Engagements – Communities and Mailings (EUR 100 000), and CoRBus – Europe
Together: National Days on the Move (EUR 80 000).
It is proposed to vote on this transfer request at the next meeting.
– European External Action Service (EEAS):
INF 2/2025
This transfer for a total amount of EUR 697 500 seeks to reinforce item 2002 “Fitting out and security works”
by EUR 279 500 to prepare for the installation of the Faraday Cage in the NEO building, and item 2214
“Strategic communication capacity” by EUR 418 000 to strengthen the resilience of the Union’s democratic
systems and address threats arising from disinformation campaigns.
These increases are possible due to savings in item 2111 “Technical equipment and installations” (EUR 25 500)
and item 2110 “Furniture” (EUR 672 000) as orders for furniture have been postponed.
– No other transfer request
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Building policy
Rapporteur:
Olivier Chastel (Renew)
– EP: External warehouse (early warning)
The Parliament has informed the Committee on Budgets of its
intention to launch a market prospection for an external warehouse in
the Brussels surroundings.
The Parliament has experienced a constant increase in storage needs
and the SPAAK renovation and the consequent need to increase
storage surface to accommodate the pieces of furniture currently
located in the building will only further increase these needs.
Shadow Rapporteurs:
Monika Hohlmeier (EPP)
Nils Ušakovs (S&D)
Angéline Furet (PfE)
Ruggero Razza (ECR)
Ignazio Marino (Greens/EFA)
(The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
The warehouse should be located within a maximum distance of 35 km
from Brussels and should have a net floor area of between 6 500 and 9
000 m2 as well as a small office space of between 150 and 200 m2.
The prior approval for this project should be submitted to the Budgetary Authority in the first half of 2026, if
the prospection and subsequent negotiations are successful.
– EP: Extension of KOHL current lease (prior approval)
Members of the BUDG Committee will vote to approve the Parliament’s project to extend the current
usufruct contract of the KOHL building.
The total rental cost amounts per year to EUR 12,52 million and would be subject to indexation. The extension
could be terminated earlier under certain conditions and a rent-free period of 3 months has been negotiated,
worth EUR 3,13 million.
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The KOHL building will continue to be occupied by several Directorates-General, with currently 1 223
workstations installed and a capacity for an increase to 1 448 workstations by optimising the office space. It
has a net floor area of 52 310 m2, of which 38 056 m2 are usable for workstations.
An early warning for this project was presented by the Parliament to the Committee on Budgets at its
meeting of 23 September 2024.
– EC – Extension of SPA-2 current lease (prior approval)
Members of the BUDG Committee will vote to approve the Commission’s project to extend the usufruct
contract of the SPA-2 building for a period of ten months. The total project cost amounts to EUR 4,85 million
(non-indexed).
The extension will allow for project studies and the obtaining of permits until September 2026, after which
the Commission intends to interrupt its occupancy of the SPA-2 building for renovation works to be carried
out by the owner of the building under their own responsibility. This extension will allow the continuity of DG
FISMA’s operations.
An early warning for this project was presented by the Commission to the Committee on Budgets at its
meeting of 13 October 2025.
– EC – New usufruct contract for SPA-2 (prior approval)
Members of the BUDG Committee will vote to approve the Commission’s project to occupy the SPA-2
building in the form of a new 15 years usufruct contract. The total rent over 15 years (non-indexed) amounts
to EUR 87 million and refurbishment works are estimated at EUR 38 million, out of which EUR 12 million will
be payable by the owner of the building.
The new usufruct contract will follow the end of renovation works carried out by the owner during which the
Commission intends to have interrupted its occupancy of the building. The building is foreseen to eventually
host both DG ECHO and DG HERA.
An early warning for this project was presented by the Commission to the Committee on Budgets at its
meeting of 23 September 2024.
– Frontex: Warsaw Spire B & Wronia 31 (prior approval)
Members of the BUDG Committee will vote to approve Frontex’s project to extend its current lease
agreements for the Warsaw Spire B and Wronia 31 buildings. The total rent amounts to EUR 113 million for
an extension of 3 years.
The buildings will continue to serve as sites for Frontex’s headquarters and will provide sufficient time for
the Agency to prepare for its 2029 relocation to the new permanent premises, for which the contract is
already in place.
This proposed extension is the planned consequence of the prior approval granted by the budgetary
authority for the permanent premises for which relocation is expected in 2029, which was granted and
discussed by the Committee on Budgets at its meeting of 29 January 2025.
– ESMA – Building project (prior approval)
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Members of the BUDG Committee will vote to approve ESMA’s project to renegotiate the lease of its current
building named iBox ahead of its expiration term. The total project cost amounts to EUR 55 million until mid2035 included.
The iBox building will continue to serve as office space for ESMA staff and to provide meeting rooms and,
following the planned reduction of floors rented, could host approximately between 375 and 420
workstations depending on the arrangements put in place.
An early warning for this project was presented by ESMA to the Committee on Budgets at its meeting of 4
June 2025.
– No other information received
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*** VOTING TIME ***
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to
provide assistance to Spain regarding the floods in the
Valencia Region of Spain in October 2024 and France
following the damages caused by cyclone Chido in Mayotte
in December 2024 and cyclone Garance in Réunion in
February 2025
Members will vote on the mobilisation of the European Union
Rapporteur:
Sandra Gómez López (S&D)
Shadow Rapporteurs:
Isabel Benjumea Benjumea (EPP)
Angéline Furet (PfE)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Olivier Chastel (Renew)
Nicolae Ştefănuță (Greens/EFA)
Solidarity Fund (EUSF) for a total amount of EUR 1,06 billion to
Younous Omarjee (The Left)
provide assistance to Spain and France in relation to natural disasters
(ESN)
that took place in 2024 and 2025, of which respectively:
Spain (Valencia) – floods: total amount of EUR 946,1 million. An
advance of EUR 100 million was requested by Spain.
France (Mayotte) – cyclone Chido: total amount of EUR 89,6
million. An advance of EUR 23,8 million was requested by France.
France (Réunion) – cyclone Garance: total amount of EUR 21,2
million. An advance of EUR 5,3 million was requested by France.
Deadline for tabling amendments:
16 October 2025 at 17:00
Adoption in BUDG:
5 November 2025
Plenary: November I 2025
An overall advance of EUR 129,1 million has already been paid, and
the mobilisation is accompanied by DEC 16/2025 that proposes to
transfer the remaining amount of EUR 927,9 million (total amount
mobilised minus advances) from the European Solidarity Reserve line
to the EUSF operational budget line, both in commitments and payments.
The rapporteur, Ms Gómez López, recommends the swift approval of the mobilisation as a sign of European
solidarity with Spain and France. Members highlight the need for more resources in relation to natural
disasters and call on the Commission to ensure that the financial contribution from EUSF is delivered with
particular urgency.
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European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs
Members will vote on the BUDG opinion by the Rapporteur, Ms Lucia
Yar, addressing the budgetary and financial dimensions of EU
defence readiness and contributing to the SEDE own initiative report
on ‘European Defence Readiness 2030: Assessment of Needs’.
In a context of resurgence of geopolitical threats, the European
Commission is taking a new approach to strengthen the EU’s defence
industry by means of various proposals. The SEDE committee has
subsequently drawn up an own-initiative report on ‘European
Defence Readiness 2030: Assessment of Needs’, focussing on the
implementation of the White Paper for European Defence and aimed
at addressing the most pressing needs, mitigating the consequences
of past underinvestment and defining actions to effectively
contribute to a stronger, more coordinated European defence,
reinforcing
strategic
autonomy
long-term
development.
capability
Rapporteur:
Lucia Yar (Renew)
Shadow Rapporteurs:
Jüri Ratas (EPP)
Jean-Marc Germain (S&D)
Angéline Furet (PfE)
Roberts Zīle (ECR)
Rasmus Nordqvist (Greens/EFA)
(The Left)
(ESN)
Deadline for tabling amendments:
15 October 2025 at 17:00
Adoption in BUDG:
5-6 November 2025
Adoption in SEDE:
Plenary: December 2025
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2025 Budget: Section III – Commission
– DEC 15/2025
This concerns the so-called Global Transfer. It was presented and discussed at the BUDG meeting of
13 October. The Global Transfer proposal for 2025 relates to payment appropriations amounting to EUR
802,1 million, corresponding to 0,5% of the total authorised payment appropriations in the 2025 budget.
– DEC 16/2025
This transfer is related to the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund for Spain (Valencia) and France (Mayotte
and Réunion) for an amount of EUR 928 million. It was presented and discussed on 13 October.
– DEC 17/2025
EUR 16 million from a number of administrative support lines (year-end availabilities) to the operational lines
of the corresponding expenditure programmes.
– DEC 18/2025
An amount of EUR 3.4 million is requested for the Translation Centre to cover the remaining deficit after
exhausting its Reserve for pricing stability.
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– No other transfer request
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2025 Budget: Other Sections
– European Parliament (EP):
C8/2025
– European Court of Auditors (ECA):
V/INF-06/T/25
V/INF-07/T/25
V/INF-08/T/25
V/INF-09/C/25
V/INF-10/C/25
V/INF-11/C/25
V/INF-12/C/25
– European Committee of the Regions (CoR):
INF 7/2025
– European External Action Service (EEAS):
INF 2/2025
Members will vote on these transfer proposals in accordance with Article 29 of the Financial Regulation.
For additional information regarding the proposals, see agenda item 5 on 2025 Budget: Other Sections
(Pages 3-5).
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Building policy
– EP: Extension of KOHL current lease (prior approval)
– EC – Extension of SPA-2 current lease (prior approval);
– EC – New usufruct contract for SPA-2 (prior approval);
– Frontex: Warsaw Spire B & Wronia 31 (prior approval)
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– ESMA – Building project (prior approval)
Members will vote on the prior approval of these building projects in accordance with Article 272 of the
Financial Regulation. For additional information regarding the projects, see agenda item 6 on Building policy
(Pages 5-6).
*** END OF VOTE ***
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Annual meeting with EU Agencies
The BUDG Committee organises a periodic exchange of views with representatives from the EU
agencies to debate matters of horizontal budgetary relevance. This year, three participants have been
invited to debate with the committee:
Mr Juhan Lepassaar, Executive Director of the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), and
present chair of the EU Agencies Network (EUAN);
Mr Martin Kern, Director of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), outgoing
chair of EUAN;
Mr. Cosmin Boiangiu, Executive Director of the European Labour Authority (ELA), the incoming
EUAN chair.
They will discuss the proposals for the next MFF period and their implications for the decentralised
agencies with Mr Sousa Silva, the standing rapporteur for agencies. Other horizontal questions, linked
for example to the annual budgetary procedure, can also be raised.
The EUAN representatives will introduce with keynote interventions, followed by an exchange of views
including possibility of Q&A.
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*** Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 14.30 – 17.30 ***
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Exchange of views on the MFF Regulation, the Inter-institutional Agreement, and the Own
Resources Decision with Piotr Serafin, Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public
Administration
The Committee on Budgets will continue its analysis of the MFF package with an exchange of views on the
MFF Regulation, the Inter-Institutional Agreement on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary
matters and on sound financial management (IIA), and the Own Resources Decision with Piotr Serafin,
Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, in two differentiated slots:
14.30-15.30: MFF Regulation and IIA
The first part of the meeting will focus on the 2028-2034 MFF regulation and the IIA. Members will have the
opportunity to seek clarification on the overarching MFF regulation, which establishes overall ceilings,
margins, reserves and special instruments for EU spending. They will also discuss the IIA, which sets out rules
for cooperation between the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission on budgetary
matters. This debate will inform the Committee’s ongoing work in preparation for the interim report on the
next MFF.
15.30-16.30: Own Resources Decision
The second part of the meeting will focus on the new proposal of the Own Resources Decision. The
Commission’s proposal introduces five new own resources (CORE, TEDOR, ETS1, CBAM, e-waste) alongside
adjustments to the current system (reduction of collection costs, abolition of correction mechanisms and
rebates, increase in call rates). It builds on the European Parliament’s established position and long call for
genuine and policy-linked own resources. In the current context of growing political priorities and
constrained national budgets, new own resources are required to enable both adequate funding for EU policy
and NGEU repayment, while strengthening the EU’s financial autonomy by reducing the predominance of
the GNI component. Beyond the own resources, the Commission suggests that resources other than own
resources (ETIAS proceeds, UCC handling fees, competition fines) should also become a source of general
revenue for the EU budget. The overall estimated annual additional revenue resulting from the new Own
Resources Decision would be around EUR 58.2 billion per year.
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Draft amending budget no 3 to the general budget 2025 Adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues
and other technical updates
Presentation of the Draft Report
On 3 October 2025, the Commission submitted the Draft Amending
Budget N°3/2025 (DAB 3/2025). Complementing DAB 2/2025 and the
Global transfer 2025, the purpose of DAB 3/2025 is to update both the
expenditure and revenue side of the budget.
In total, the net impact of this DAB on expenditure amounts to a
decrease of EUR 123,7 million in commitment appropriations and an
increase of EUR
2 517 million in payment appropriations. On the
revenue side, this DAB incorporates an additional EUR 1 185,1 million
Rapporteur:
Victor Negrescu (S&D)
Shadow Rapporteurs:
Andrzej Halicki (EPP)
Auke Zijlstra (PfE)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Rasmus Andresen (Greens/EFA)
Nikolas Farantouris (The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
Deadline for tabling amendments:
7 November 2025 at 12:00
of definitive fines and penalty payments paid until 30 September 2025
Adoption in BUDG:
and EUR 1 300 million of the estimated TOR surplus. The overall impact
20 November 2025
on the revenue side is thus an increase in GNI contributions of EUR 31,9
million.
Plenary: November II 2025
The rapporteur will present his draft report, followed by an exchange
of views.
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Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol (2025–
2029) on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership
Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé
and Príncipe and the European Community
This budgetary assessment analyses the budgetary aspects of the
Protocol (2025–2029) on the implementation of the Fisheries
Partnership Agreement with the Democratic Republic of São Tomé
and Príncipe and whether the act provides for sufficient financial
resources. It also determines whether the proposal is compatible
with the Multiannual Financial Framework and the corresponding
interinstitutional agreement, as well as the budgetary principles laid
down in the Financial Regulation.
The financial contribution to the new Protocol for the duration of its
Rapporteur:
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Shadow Rapporteurs:
Hélder Sousa Silva (EPP)
(S&D)
Angeline Furet (PfE)
Joachim Streit (Renew)
(Greens/EFA)
(The Left)
(ESN)
Deadline for tabling amendments:
10 November 2025 at 17:00
Adoption in BUDG:
20 November 2025
an annual amount of EUR 325 000 for access to the fishery
resources in São Tomé and Príncipe’s fishing zone, equivalent to a
Plenary: TBC
reference tonnage of 6 500 tonnes per year for highly migratory
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support for development of the sectoral fisheries policy of São Tomé and Príncipe, amounting to
The rapporteur, Mr Rzońca, will present his draft budgetary assessment, and Members of the committee on
Budgets will hold an exchange of views on it. The conclusion of the rapporteur is that the responsible
committee, PECH, shall be advised to approve the Fisheries Agreement.
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Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment
Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from
Sweden – EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt
Members will consider the draft report prepared by Aura Salla (EPP)
Rapporteur:
Aura Salla (EPP)
Shadow Rapporteurs:
(S&D)
on the European Commission’s proposal for a decision to mobilise the
(PfE)
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers
(ECR)
(EGF) to support
(Renew)
5 800 displaced workers of Northvolt, a
Sweden-based manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric
(Greens/EFA)
vehicles and energy storage, which filed for bankruptcy in March
(The Left)
2025.
(ESN)
Deadline for tabling amendments:
financing of personalised services for the workers.
10 November 2025 at 17:00
Adoption in BUDG:
20 November 2025
Plenary: December 2025
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*** Thursday, 6 November 2025, 11.00 – 12.30 ***
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Gender budgeting in the new MFF: moving forward?
In the context of the European Parliament Gender Equality Week, the
Committee will hold an exchange of views with the following experts,
to discuss how gender budgeting is planned to evolve in the next MFF:
Standing Rapporteur:
Lucia Yar (Renew)
Substitute Rapporteur:
Franck Conrad, Head of Unit BUDG 01 – Budget performance,
coordination and communication, DG BUDG;
Nicolae Ștefănuță (Greens/
Marija Risteska – Gender Budget Expert, Regional Director of
the Gender Budget Watchdog Network;
Johann Seiwald – IMF Public Financial Management Consultant;
ex-Senior Budget Expert, Austrian Parliamentary Budget
Office;
Marion Böker – Director of Consultancy for Human rights and Gender Issues, expert on Gender
Budgeting.
In 2022, the Commission introduced a pilot methodology to track gender equality expenditure at programme
level. Parliament’s May 2025 resolution on the next MFF called for methodological improvements in tracking
gender-based spending. The Commission’s July 2025 proposal for a budget expenditure tracking and
performance framework regulation includes gender equality as a horizontal principle while certain
programmes have incorporated gender as a specific operational objective. Nevertheless, concerns persist
regarding progress in both gender budgeting and the broader monitoring of gender equality objectives.
Franck Conrad will provide a brief presentation of the proposal, highlighting the key differences compared
to the current framework and emphasizing the reasons why the Commission considers that gender
budgeting will be strengthened in the next MFF.
Marija Risteska will share her insights on the new design of the upcoming MFF proposal, particularly its overall
architecture and feasibility in ensuring gender-responsive budgeting across EU programmes, as well as
enhancing transparency and accountability, illustrated through practical examples.
Johann Seiwald, will present the Austria’s unique approach: since 2013, a comprehensive gender budgeting
process has been fully integrated into the federal budget, contributing to the achievement of specific gender
equality objectives.
Finally, Marion Böker will share her views on the importance of fully integrating gender-responsive budgeting
at the EU level.
The Budgetary Support Unit has prepared a briefing in preparation for the exchange of views.
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Briefing “Reflections on the challenges of future budgetary control: Implications for the work of the
European Parliament”
Briefing “From parliamentary scrutiny to systemic accountability: Rethinking EU budgetary control”
Briefing “Budgetary control when there is increased resort to performance based instruments”
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Study “Implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget”
Briefing “Two Decades of Progress: Evaluating the Successes and Lessons in Implementing the EU
Budget from the 2004 Enlargement”
Briefing “Two Decades of Progress: Evaluating the Successes and Lessons in Implementing the EU
Budget from the 2004 Enlargement Governance and Financial Management of cohesion policy
funds”
Briefing “Research for REGI, CONT and BUDG Committees-Cohesion Policy Calendar (2021-2027
and 2014-2020 Programming Periods) July 2025 update”
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”
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”
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 “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”
Forthcoming publications
Study “Parliamentary budgetary control: an international overview”
Study “Management and control structures for ERDF programmes in recently acceded Member
States”
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Workshop “Financing industrial policy and competitiveness in the post 2027 MFF – January 2026 tbc
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Contacts
Committee on Budgets
Head of Secretariat: Guillaume Rey
Budgetary Support Unit
Head of Unit: Darren Neville
 BUDG Committee Webpage
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