(AGENPARL) - Roma, 24 Febbraio 2026 - (AGENPARL) – Tue 24 February 2026 Newsletter
ISSUE 4 – 2026
THURSDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2026
9.00 – 11.30
SPINELLI 3E2, BRUSSELS
BUDG NEWSLETTER – ISSUE 4 – 2026
*** Thursday, 26 February 2026, 9.00 – 11.30 ***
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Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial
year 2027 – Section I – European Parliament
The Secretary-General of the European Parliament, Mr Alessandro
Chiocchetti, presented to the Bureau the proposal on the
Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial
year 2027 on 9 February.
In the presence of the Vice-Presidents of the Parliament responsible
for the budget, Ms Sabine Verheyen and Mr Javi López, and of the
Secretary-General, the committee will hold its first exchange of
views on the proposal.
Rapporteur:
Michalis Hadjipantela (EPP)
Shadow Rapporteurs:
Sandra Gomez Lopez (S&D)
(PfE)
Tobiasz Bochenski (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Kai Tegethoff (Greens/EFA)
João Oliveira (The Left)
(ESN)
Deadline for tabling amendments:
20 March 2026 at 12.00
Adoption in BUDG:
27 March 2026
Plenary: April 2026
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2026 Budget: Section III – Commission
– No transfer request
Rapporteur:
Andrzej Halicki (EPP)
Shadow Rapporteurs:
Nils Usakovs (S&D)
Tamás Deutsch (PfE)
Ruggero Razza (ECR)
Stine Bosse (Renew)
Nicolae Ştefănuță (Greens/EFA)
Joao Oliveira (The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
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2026 Budget: Other Sections
– European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS):
• n° 1 /2026
The purpose of this transfer is to reinforce several items, amongst
others: item 1110 “Contract Staff” by EUR 550 000 to cover the
salaries of EDPS contractual agents until the end of 2026, item 1120
“Mission expenses, travel expenses and other ancillary expenditures”
by EUR 70 000 to execute the operational missions planned in 2026,
item 3000 “Rent, charges and building expenditure ” by EUR 200 000
to be able to fully cover all building related costs for 2026. The total
Rapporteur:
Matjaž Nemec (S&D)
Shadow Rapporteurs:
Michalis Hadjipantela (EPP)
Julien Sanchez (PfE)
Ruggero Razza (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Ignazio Marino (Greens/EFA)
(The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
This transfer is made possible due to estimated savings of appropriations on items 1100 “Remunerations and
allowances” (EUR 786 000) and 3010 “Remunerations and allowances” (EUR 295 000).
– No other transfer request
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Building policy
– EBA building project, France (early warning)
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has informed the Parliament
of its intention to launch a building project prior to lease expiry in May
2028.
Currently, the EBA has been occupying four floors in the Europlaza
tower in Courbevoie since June 2019. The current lease contract is
for a total duration of 9 years, expiring in May 2028. In the anticipation
of this date, the EBA is preparing to initiate a building procurement
project to select suitable office space in Paris. The EBA is seeking
office space for a nine-year tenancy with a break option in year six.
The contract will cover the lease of approximately 5400 m². Key
considerations for EBA to identify new office space include costeffectiveness and the potential for operational synergies through
enhanced inter-agency cooperation.
Rapporteur:
Olivier Chastel (Renew)
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 EBA intends to prospect the market and run a pre-selection between February and April 2026 and to
conduct studies and negotiations until June 2026. If the prospection is successful, the related prior approval
request should be submitted to the Budgetary Authority between July and September 2026.
– No other building requests
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*** VOTING TIME ***
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium
– EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware
Members will vote on the draft report prepared by Jean-Marc Germain
(S&D) on the European Commission’s proposal for a decision to
mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced
Workers (EGF) to support 267 displaced workers of Tupperware
General Services NV, the Belgian subsidiary of the American
corporation Tupperware Brands, specialised in the manufacture of
rubber and plastic products.
The rapporteur proposes to support the proposed mobilisation of EUR
consisting of: information sessions; outplacement services, including
ICT training; job-search assistance; trainings; job-scouting and jobmatching.
The payment of the above amount requires a transfer which is put to
vote as DEC No 02/2026.
Rapporteur:
Jean-Marc Germain (S&D)
Shadow Rapporteurs:
Celine Imart (EPP)
Angéline Furet (PfE)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Olivier Chastel (Renew)
Nicolae Ștefănuță (Greens/EFA)
Nikolas Farantouris (The Left)
(ESN)
Deadline for tabling amendments:
9 February 2026 at 17.00
Adoption in BUDG:
26 February 2026
Plenary:
March I 2026
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2026 Budget: Section III – Commission
– DEC 2/2026
DEC 02/2026 constitutes the mobilisation of EUR 1,6 million in commitments and payments under the
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for displaced workers of the Belgian company Tupperware General
Services NV.
– No other transfer request
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2026 Budget: Other Sections
– European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS):
n° 1 /2026
Members will vote on this transfer proposal in accordance with
Article 29 of the Financial Regulation.
For additional information regarding the proposal, see agenda item 6
on 2026 Budget: Other Sections (Page 3).
Rapporteur:
Matjaž Nemec (S&D)
Shadow Rapporteurs:
Michalis Hadjipantela (EPP)
Julien Sanchez (PfE)
Ruggero Razza (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Ignazio Marino (Greens/EFA)
(The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
– No other transfer request
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Building policy
– No transfer request
*** END OF VOTE ***
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Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment
Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from
Belgium – EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa
Members will consider the draft report prepared by Hélder Sousa
Silva (EPP) on the European Commission’s proposal for a decision to
mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced
Workers (EGF) to support 416 displaced workers of Casa
International NV, specialised in retail trade and warehousing and
support activities for transportation, that filed for bankruptcy in
March 2025.
The rapporteur proposes to support the proposed mobilisation of
workers.
Rapporteur:
Hélder Sousa Silva (EPP)
Shadow Rapporteurs:
(S&D)
(PfE)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Olivier Chastel (Renew)
Nicolae Stefanuta (Greens/EFA)
Nikolas Farantouris (The Left)
(ESN)
Deadline for tabling amendments:
4 March 2026 at 12.00
Adoption in BUDG:
17 March 2026
Plenary:
March II 2026
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Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment
Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from
Austria – EGF/2025/005 AT/KTM
Members will consider the draft report prepared by Janusz
Lewandowski (EPP) on the European Commission’s proposal for a
decision to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for
Displaced Workers (EGF) to support 420 displaced workers of KTM
Gruppe, specialised in the manufacture of motorcycles, that filed for
insolvency in November 2024.
The rapporteur proposes to support the proposed mobilisation of
workers.
Rapporteur:
Janusz Lewandowski (EPP)
Shadow Rapporteurs:
Matjaz Nemec (S&D)
(PfE)
(ECR)
Olivier Chastel (Renew)
Nicolae Stefanuta (Greens/EFA)
(The Left)
(ESN)
Deadline for tabling amendments:
4 March 2026 at 12.00
Adoption in BUDG:
17 March 2026
Plenary:
May II 2026
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Update of the financial programming 2027
Every year, in accordance with Article 41(2) of the Financial Regulation
and the Interinstitutional Agreement accompanying the Multiannual
Financial Framework (MFF), the Commission updates the financial
programming for the remainder of the MFF.
The financial programming update includes the changes resulting from
the 2026 budget adopted at the end of last year, the impact of recently
adopted or proposed legislation and the effect of specific transfers.
The financial programming forms the basis of the Draft Budget and
makes clear what resources are available to respond to emerging
needs or for political priorities.
Rapporteur:
Nils Ušakovs (S&D)
Shadow Rapporteurs:
Isabel Benjumea Benjumea (EPP)
Julien Sanchez (PfE)
Beata Szydło (ECR)
Moritz Körner (Renew)
Ignazio Marino (Greens/EFA)
João Oliveira (The Left)
(ESN)
The Commission will present its updated financial programming for
the year 2027, last year of the current MFF, to the BUDG Members.
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NEXT MEETINGS
5 March 2026 (Extraordinary BUDG meeting)
16-17 March 2026
NEWS FROM THE BUDGETARY SUPPORT UNIT
Recent publications
Publications Catalogue 2024 – 2029
In-Depth “Analysis Recovery and Resilience Dialogue with the European Commission”
Briefing “Background information on the post–2027 MFF February 2026”
Briefing “Social mainstreaming in the EU budget: assessment of the MFF package”
Briefing “Performance framework for the 2028 – 2034 MFF”
Briefing “Mapping of existing, proposed and potential own resources as well as other revenue
sources”
Briefing “Financing competitiveness in the EU”
Briefing “Towards a Coherent EU Defence Investment Framework”
Briefing “Competitiveness in the current 2021- 2027 MFF”
Briefing “Can the European Competitiveness Fund deliver?”
Briefing “An overview of the budgetary and budgetary control aspects of the NRPP proposal”
Briefing “Background information on the post-2027 MFF – January 2026”
Briefing “Background information on the post-2027 MFF – December 2025”
Briefing “Background information on the post-2027 MFF-November 2025”
Briefing “Romania’s fiscal situation: state-of-play and legal framework”
In-Depth Analysis “Recovery and Resilience Dialogue with the European Commission – 24 November
2025”
Briefing “Gender budgeting in the 2021-2027 period and the proposal for the 2028-2034 Multiannual
Financial Framework”
Study “Smart conditionality in practice: exploring legality, feasibility and implementation”
At a Glance “Smart conditionality in practice: exploring legality, feasibility and implementation”
In-Depth Analysis “Recovery and Resilience Dialogue with the European Commission 8 September
2025”
In-Depth Analysis “Recovery and Resilience Dialogue with the European Commission 16 June 2025”
Study “Glossary on policy concepts related to Performance, Mainstreaming and Conditionality Part
2: Extended discussion”
Study “Glossary on policy concepts related to Performance, Mainstreaming and Conditionality Part
1: Definitions”
Briefing “What Governance Model and Oversight Regime for the EU Budget after the Recovery and
Resilience Facility?”
Briefing “Transparency and oversight in the Commission’s MFF proposals on a performance-based
EU budget: lessons learned from the RRF”
Briefing “Performance framework for the 2028 – 2034 MFF”
Briefing “Climate and biodiversity mainstreaming in the EU budget State of play in 2024”
Study “Parliamentary budgetary control – an international overview”
Study “Country fiches for the study on Parliamentary budgetary control”
At a Glance “Nomination for a Member of the European Court of Auditors: Germany”
At a Glance “Nomination for a Member of the European Court of Auditors: Greece”
At a Glance “Nomination for a Member of the European Court of Auditors: France”
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Study “50th anniversary of the Budgetary Treaty of Brussels” (proceedings and documents)
Briefing “Setting up the EU Court of Auditors: A view from the inside”
Briefing “The Crisis of the Santer Commission Lessons learned for the CONT Committee”
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”
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”
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”
Forthcoming publications
Study “EU support for natural disasters: assessing the adequacy of the post-2027 MFF proposals”
Study “Management and control structures for ERDF programmes in recently acceded Member
States”
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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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