(AGENPARL) – Fri 16 May 2025 Newsletter
ISSUE 9 – 2025
MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025,
16.30 – 18.30
ANTALL 4Q1, BRUSSELS
BUDG NEWSLETTER – ISSUE 9 – 2025
*** Monday, 19 May 2025, 16.30 – 18.30 ***
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Facilitating the financing of investments and reforms to
boost European competitiveness and creating a Capital
Markets Union (Draghi Report)
The Committee on Budgets is producing an opinion to the ECON
report on “Facilitating the financing of investments and reforms to
boost European competitiveness and creating a Capital Markets
Union (Draghi Report)”. Amendments have focused on the role of the
Union budget in promoting investment in the EU economy, including
the role of budgetary guarantees and financial instruments.
Rapporteur:
Karlo Ressler (EPP)
Shadows:
Giuseppe Lupo (S&D)
Angéline Furet (PfE)
Ruggero Razza (ECR)
Anouk van Brug (Renew)
Rasmus Andresen (Greens/EFA)
(The Left)
(ESN)
Deadline for tabling amendments:
22 April 2025 at 17.00
Adoption in BUDG:
4-5 June 2025
Plenary: September 2025
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Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation
(BEFIT)
The rapporteur will present, and Members will have an exchange of
views on, the draft budgetary assessment of the proposal for a
Council directive on Business in Europe: Framework for Income
Taxation (BEFIT).
The draft budgetary assessment builds on the opinion in the form of
a letter under Rule 56 in the previous legislature and examines in
particular in how far the BEFIT initiative is compatible with the own
resources proposals of 2021 and 2023 and the related established
Parliament positions. The budgetary assessment 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 Nerdudová (EPP)
Shadows:
Sandra Gómez López (S&D)
(PfE)
Roberts Zīle (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Rasmus Andresen (Greens/EFA)
(The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
Deadline for tabling amendments:
4 June 2025 at 12.00
Adoption in BUDG:
16-17 July 2025
Adoption in ECON:
24 September 2025
Plenary: November I 2025
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BUDG mission to Latvia – April 2025
Hélder Sousa Silva (EPP) led a mission of the
Committee on Budgets to Riga (Latvia) from 14 to
16 April 2025. The aim was to learn more about the
budgetary implications of enhancing the EU
preparedness, focusing in particular on defence
spending, in relation to recent geopolitical shifts.
As conflicts do not only materialise in
conventional forms but also through hybrid
threats, significant financial resources can be
required not only in defence spending but also
across various domains.
Copyright: Reinis Inkēns, Saeima
Other Members participating were Andrzej Halicki (EPP), Jean-Marc Germain (S&D), Nils Ušakovs (S&D),
Julien Sanchez (PfE), Tobiasz Bocheński (ECR) and Alexander Jungbluth (ESN). Roberts Zīle (ECR)
accompanied the mission.
Members met with the Latvian Parliament, the Minister of Defence, the Minister for Finance, the State Audit
Office, local representatives of the Latgale region, public and private actors involved in preparedness and
civil society.
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2025 Budget: Section III – Commission
– DEC 6/2025
The Commission will present transfer DEC 6/2025. Following the
entry into force of the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of
Moldova, the Commission proposes to transfer EUR 40 million in
commitments and payments from the Macro-financial assistance
(MFA) grants line to the NDICI – GE Eastern Neighbourhood line to
partially contribute to the agreed financing of the Facility. As no MFA
operation with grant component is foreseen in 2025, the credits can
be made available.
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)
Members will have the possibility to ask questions and exchange
views.
– DEC 7/2025
The Commission will present the transfer proposal and Members will hold an exchange of views.
DEC 7/2025 will transfer an amount of EUR 21,6 million in commitments and payments from the budget line
for support expenditure for Ukraine to the operational line for Union accession assistance. The additional
funds will be used to further support Ukraine’s progressive alignment to the EU acquis with a view to future
EU membership, as well as the implementation of the Ukraine Plan, while strengthening the country’s
resilience and capacity to respond to the impacts generated by Russia’s war of aggression – including with
urgent repairs of energy infrastructure. In particular, funding will be channelled to project-based assistance
and will also possibly include actions supporting civil society, media and human rights actors.
– No other transfer request
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2025 Budget: Other Sections
– European Parliament (EP):
C4/2025
ensure the continued coverage of public transport costs in the
mobility scheme offered to staff across their working places in the
Member States, and to fund the cost of removals and handling work
for moves in 2025. To achieve these objectives, a transfer of
EUR 600 000 is required to budget item 1631 “Mobility” and of
EUR 645 000 to budget item 2370 “Removals”.
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)
This transfer of appropriations is possible due to availability of
appropriations in items 2160 “Transport of Members, other persons
and goods” (EUR 400 000) and 2310 “Financial charges” (EUR 845 000).
– European Economic and Social Committee (EESC):
INF1/2025
The purpose of this transfer is to ensure sufficient financial coverage for the organisation of transport
services and to cover a deficit due to increased lease costs and fuel prices by a reinforcement of line 216
“Vehicles” of EUR 17 000.
This transfer of appropriations is possible due to availability of appropriations in items 2548 “Interpreting”
due to lower level of activity compared to previous years.
– European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS):
n° 2/2025
The purpose of this transfer is to cover higher costs for building security and safety costs that have increased
due to the inflation by 16% by a reinforcement of line 3000 “Rent, charges and building expenditure” for
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) of EUR 16 500 and line 2000 “Rent, charges and building
expenditure” for EDPS of EUR 12 000.
This transfer of appropriations is possible due to availability of appropriations in items 3041 “Translation and
interpretation costs” for EDPB and 2013 “Translation and interpretation costs” for EDPS of the respective
amounts.
– No other transfer request
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Building Policy
– EC: OIB – LOOM building (prior approval)
Members will vote on the European Commission project for the
occupation of the ‘LOOM’ building in the form of an 18 year usufruct
contract. The ‘LOOM’ building project entails a major renovation
which will bring together three existing buildings, Loi 44, Loi 52 and
J-27. The renovation will be undertaken by the current owner and the
building is expected to be occupied by the EC in April 2027. The
building will have a total surface area of 22 357 m², and the fitted-out
18 years.
Rapporteur:
Olivier Chastel (Renew)
Shadows:
Monika Hohlmeier (EPP)
Nils Ušakovs (S&D)
Angeline Furet (PfE)
Ruggero Razza (ECR)
Ignazio Marino (Greens/EFA)
(The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
An early information concerning the occupation of this building, as
one of four 20 000 m² buildings, was made on 23 September 2014 to the BUDG Committee.
– No other building request
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*** VOTING TIME ***
Financial activities of the European Investment Bank –
annual report 2024
The BUDG Committee provides an opinion to the ECON
Committee’s report on Financial Activities of the European
Investment Bank (EIB). There are close links between the EU
budget’s expenditure instruments and the EIB. The budgetary
guarantees will continue to help “crowd in” additional investment
under programmes such as InvestEU in particular for projects with a
strong economic rationale and clear added value. The EIB group and
the EU budget thus “share risk” and achieve higher leverage.
Rapporteur:
Joachim Streit (Renew)
Shadows:
Karlo Ressler (EPP)
Carla Tavares (S&D)
Angéline Furet (PfE)
(ECR)
Damian Boeselager (Greens/EFA)
Younous Omarjee (The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
Deadline for tabling amendments:
28 April 2025 at 12.00
Adoption in BUDG:
19 May 2025
Plenary: July 2025
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2025 Budget: Section III – Commission
– DEC 5/2025
The transfer was presented and discussed at the last BUDG meeting. It
concerns the Sustainable Fisheries Agreements Partnerships with
Greenland and Ivory Coast.
Members will vote in accordance with Article 31 of the Financial
Regulation.
– No other 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):
C4/2025
Members will vote on the transfer proposal in accordance with
Article 29 of the Financial Regulation.
– European Economic and Social Committee (EESC):
INF1/2025
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)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Kai Tegethoff (Greens/EFA)
João Oliveira (The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
– European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS):
n° 2/2025
Members will vote on the transfer proposal in accordance with Article 29 of the Financial
Regulation.
– No other transfer request
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Building Policy
– EC: OIB LOOM Building project – prior approval
Members will vote on the building project in accordance with Article
272 of the Financial Regulation
– No other building request
Rapporteur:
Olivier Chastel (Renew)
Shadows:
Monika Hohlmeier (EPP)
Nils Ušakovs (S&D)
Angéline Furet (PfE)
Ruggero Razza (ECR)
Ignazio Marino (Greens/EFA)
(The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
*** END OF VOTE ***
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BUDG NEWSLETTER – ISSUE 9 – 2025
NEXT MEETINGS
4-5 June 2025 – BUDG meeting
eCommittee (for internal users)
Implementation figures
NEWS FROM THE BUDGETARY SUPPORT UNIT
Recent publications
Publications Catalogue 2019 – 2024
At a Glance “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’”
Briefing “Statements related to the future MFF at the confirmation hearings of the Commissionersdesignate” – internal use
Study “Adapting the EU budget to make it fit for the purpose of future enlargements”
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)
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 “Nominations for Members of the European Court of Auditors: Romania”
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)
At a Glance “Nomination for a Member of the European Court of Auditors: Bulgaria”
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 “Cohesion Policy Calendar (2021-2027 and 2014-2020 Programming Periods)” July 2024
update
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”
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Study “Lessons learned from the implementation of crisis response tools at EU level” (Part 1)
Study “The future of digitalisation of budgetary control”
At a Glance “Nomination for a Member of the European Court of Auditors: Italy”
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
Briefing “Nominations for Members of the European Court of Auditors: Croatia”
Study “Parliamentary budgetary control: an international overview”
Study “Accountability mechanisms of institutions not under discharge procedure: the EIB”
Forthcoming events
Workshop “Own resources” 4 June
Workshop “EU anti-fraud architecture – the role of EU-level players, how they cooperate and the
challenges they face” 15 May
Workshop “The implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget” 25
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