(AGENPARL) - Roma, 3 Marzo 2026 - (AGENPARL) – Tue 03 March 2026 Newsletter
ISSUE 5 – 2026
THURSDAY, 5 MARCH 2026
9.00 – 11.30
SPINELLI 1G3, BRUSSELS
BUDG NEWSLETTER – ISSUE 5 – 2026
*** Thursday, 5 March 2026, 9.00 – 11.30 ***
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2026 Budget: Section III – Commission
– DEC 06/2026 (Emergency Aid Reserve)
In line with the relevant provisions in the MFF regulation, the
Commission presents to the European Parliament and the Council a
proposal for a transfer of appropriations from the Emergency Aid
Reserve (EAR) of EUR 325 million in commitments and payments to
the Humanitarian Aid (HUMA) budget line and of EUR 25 million in
commitments and payments to the Union Civil Protection Mechanism
(UCPM) budget line.
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)
The purpose of the transfer request is to address the most urgent
humanitarian needs in relation to the following crises:
in Ukraine (EUR 100 million, of which EUR 75 million for HUMA and EUR 25 million for power
generators financed under UCPM);
in and around Sudan (EUR 124,5 million);
in and around Syria (EUR 67,5 million);
in and around Afghanistan (EUR 58 million).
This is the first EAR mobilisation of the year, representing 58.8% of the appropriations available for 2026,
leaving EUR 245 million available for further mobilisations throughout the year.
Members will hold an exchange of views. The vote is tentatively foreseen on 17 March.
– No other transfer request
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*** VOTING TIME ***
Guidelines for the 2027 Budget – Section III
The Committee will vote on the report on the guidelines for the
preparation of next year’s Budget, drawn up by the general
rapporteur for the 2027 Budget, Nils Ušakovs (S&D).
The report sets out the Committee’s priorities going into the
procedure for adoption of the 2027 Budget, which aims at
delivering for people, the economy, the planet, while providing
investments for competitiveness. The budget will also have to
strengthen Europe’s social model, territorial cohesion and
security. This will have to be done taking into account strategic
challenges, both within the Union and globally. The report also
underlines that the 2027 Budget procedure, the last before the
end of the current MFF, will be marked by a general scarcity of
margins and flexibility, while having to ensure the financing of the
EURI repayment costs and the Ukraine Support Loan.
The guidelines are also intended to be a point of reference for the
EP position in the spring trilogue with the Commission and the
Council and in the further steps of the procedure.
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)
Deadline for tabling amendments:
3 February 2026 at 12.00
Adoption in BUDG:
5 March 2026
Plenary:
March I 2026
*** END OF VOTE ***
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Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial
year 2027 – Section I – European Parliament
A first exchange of views on Parliament’s estimates of revenue and
expenditure for 2027 took place on 26 February 2026 with Ms
Verheyen and Mr López, Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament
responsible for the budget, and with the Secretary-General Mr
Chiocchetti. Members will now hear from, and exchange views with,
the Directors-General of DG FINS, DG INLO, DG ITEC and DG COMM
about their priorities in the proposal.
Rapporteur:
Michalis Hadjipantela (EPP)
Shadow Rapporteurs:
Sandra Gómez López (S&D)
Auke Zijlstra (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 April 2026
Plenary:
April 2026
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BUDG NEWSLETTER – ISSUE 5 – 2026
NEXT MEETINGS
16-17 March 2026
NEWS FROM THE BUDGETARY SUPPORT UNIT
Recent publications
Publications Catalogue 2024 – 2029
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”
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”
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”
Study “Implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget”
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What’s new
In-Depth analysis “Recovery and Resilience Dialogue with the European Commission”
The Recovery and Resilience Dialogue, which is held six times a year, is the mechanism by which the
European Parliament exercises democratic oversight over the implementation of the Recovery and
Resilience Facility (RRF) under the RRF Regulation. The latest briefing looks at absorption rates and
plan amendments, looking forward to what might happen in the event of reversals of milestones and
targets and considering how the RRF has shaped the National and Regional Partnership Plans
proposal.
Briefing “Background information on the post-2027 MFF – February 2026”
This digest provides a collection of documents prepared by academia, think tanks, other EU
institutions and bodies, as well as stakeholders that could be useful for Members of the European
Parliament’s Committee on Budgets to stay informed about the debate concerning the next
Multiannual Financial Framework, starting in 2028.
Briefing “Social mainstreaming in the EU budget: assessment of the MFF package”
This briefing examines whether the Commission’s 16 July 2025 MFF package can credibly support
social mainstreaming in the EU budget and a results-oriented approach aligned with the European
Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR).
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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DISCLAIMER
The items contained herein are drafted by the BUDG secretariat of the European Parliament and are provided
for general information purposes only. The opinions expressed in this document are the sole responsibility
of the author(s) and do not necessary represent the official position of the European Parliament. This
document may contain links to websites that are created and maintained by other organisations. The
Secretariat does not necessarily endorse the view(s) expressed on these websites.
Images used are under the license from Adobe Stock.
Contacts
Committee on Budgets
Head of Secretariat: Guillaume Rey
Budgetary Support Unit
Head of Unit: Darren Neville
 BUDG Committee Webpage
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