Brussels, 8.10.2025

COM(2025) 851 final

2025/0210(BUD)

AMENDING LETTER No 1 TO THE DRAFT GENERAL BUDGET 2026

Adjustments in payment appropriations



Updated estimated needs for agricultural expenditure



Other adjustments and technical updates


Having regard to:

‒the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

‒Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union 1 , entered into force on 1 June 2021,

‒Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) 2 , and in particular Article 42 thereof,

‒the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026, as adopted by the Commission on 9 July 2025 3 ,

The European Commission hereby presents to the European Parliament and to the Council Amending Letter No 1 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026, for the reasons set out in the explanatory memorandum.

CHANGES TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY SECTION

The changes to the general statement of expenditure and revenue as well to the statements of revenue and expenditure by section are available on EUR-Lex ( https://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm ). An English version of the changes to this statement is attached for information as a budgetary annex.

1.Introduction

Amending Letter No 1 (AL 1/2026) to the draft budget for the year 2026 (DB 2026) covers the following elements, as a result of new information available in the meaning of Article 42 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509:

¾Adjustment of payment appropriations to reflect the estimated net budgetary impact in 2026 of the adopted legislation related to the mid-term review of cohesion policy;

¾Update of the needs for the NextGenerationEU interest line;

¾Update of the estimated needs, assigned revenue and appropriations for agricultural expenditure. In addition to changing market factors, AL 1/2026 also incorporates the impact of decisions in the agricultural sector since the adoption of DB 2026 in July 2025, as well as other proposals expected to have a significant effect during 2026;

¾Update of the split between reserve and operational lines for the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs), taking into account the new protocols with Côte d’Ivoire, São Tomé and Príncipe and the Cook Islands;

¾Adjustment of the number of posts in the establishment plan of the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) following a delegation of additional tasks under the Critical Raw Materials Act 4 ;

¾Reinforcement of payment appropriations for the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) line to support Bulgaria’s Euro changeover;

¾Adjustment of the budgetary nomenclature related to the possibility to transfer resources from the Social Climate Fund (SCF) to the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the Cohesion Fund (CF), the Just Transition Fund (JTF) and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF);

¾Adjustments of the EU contribution of several decentralised agencies, as follows:

·A reinforcement of the European Environment Agency (EEA) to reflect the provisional agreement in the negotiations on the Soil Monitoring Law. The additional amounts are proposed to be compensated by an equivalent reduction of the Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE);

·A reduction of the reserve for the Regulation on reattribution of tasks for the European Chemicals Agency – Environmental directives and International conventions (ECHA-ENV), due to the revised financial impact following a delay in the legislative negotiations. The corresponding appropriations will be returned to the LIFE programme;

·An increase of the EU contribution to the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) to ensure full functionality of the new IT solution as well as to improve cyber security in the Agency. The increase is proposed to be compensated by an equivalent reduction of the Internal Security Fund (ISF).

Overall, the net impact of AL 1/2026 on expenditure in the DB 2026 is a decrease of EUR 386,1 million in commitment appropriations and of EUR 1 888,8 million in payment appropriations.



(In EUR million)

Programme

Commitment appropriations

Payment appropriations

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

0,0

-1 300,0

European Social Fund Plus (ESF+)

0,0

-100,0

EURI interest line

-51,0

-51,0

European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF)

-335,1

-440,1

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs)

0,0

0,0

Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)

0,0

2,3

Adjustments to some decentralised agencies

0,0

0,0

Technical corrections

0,0

0,0

Total

-386,1

-1 888,8

More information on each component is provided in the following sections.

The relevant budget lines are detailed in the budgetary annex, together with the update of the revenue resulting from the expenditure changes included in this amending letter.

2.Adjustment of payment appropriations in relation to the cohesion mid-term review

On 18 September 2025, Regulation (EU) 2025/1914 amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review and Regulation (EU) 2025/1913 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges, have been adopted. 5

These Regulations modify the level of financial incentives offered to Member States to adjust their programmes during the Cohesion mid-term review, as compared to the initial Commission proposals. This concerns in particular the pre-financing and co-financing rates, as well as changes to the thresholds which trigger these financial incentives. As a result, the net budgetary impact on payment appropriations in the 2026 budget is estimated at EUR 2,7 billion. This is a reduction by EUR 1,4 billion compared to the EUR 4,1 billion estimated budgetary impact of the Commission’s proposal, originally included in the DB 2026.

In parallel, the Commission received the Member States’ updated 2026 forecasts for cohesion at the end of July. These confirmed the general assumptions used by the Commission for the estimated payment needs for Heading 2a (Economic, social and territorial cohesion) in the DB 2026, and which resulted in an increase by 79,5% in the overall level of payment appropriations as compared to the 2025 budget.

It is therefore proposed to adapt the level of payment appropriations for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) to reflect the outcome of the legislation related to the mid-term review of cohesion policy, as set out in the table below.

EUR

Budget line

Name

Commitment appropriations

Payment appropriations

Section III – Commission

05 02 01

ERDF — Operational expenditure

0

-1 300 000 000

07 02 01

ESF+ shared management strand — Operational expenditure

0

-100 000 000

Total    

0

-1 400 000 000

3.Funding costs of NextGenerationEU

In the context of the DB 2026, based on projections of NGEU disbursements and interest rates until the end of the third quarter of 2025, the Commission proposed a total amount of EUR 8 021,0 million for the cost of NGEU borrowing (EURI interest line). This level of funding represented a reinforcement by EUR 4 276,4 million as compared to the financial programming for 2026.

As of 30 September 2025, all disbursements of non-repayable NGEU support in the third quarter of 2025 amount to a total of EUR 55,6 billion, or EUR 5,5 billion lower than at the time of establishing the DB 2026. This has resulted in lower costs of funding, which have been partially offset by an increase of about EUR 100 million in liquidity management costs (which are now estimated to amount to EUR 350 million in total).

The final estimated cost of funding for the 2026 budget is therefore EUR 7 970 million i.e. additional needs of EUR 4 225,4 million over and above the financial programming for 2026. This amount is final, in line with the revised approach providing that the Commission will base the budgeting of the EURI interest line on the volume of disbursements by the end of the third quarter of the previous year. As such, it provides a stable basis for the application of the ‘EURI cascade mechanism’ by the time of the amending letter to the draft budget.

The final cost for the interest line is thus reduced by EUR 51 million compared to the DB 2026. The Commission proposes to decrease the level of commitment and payment appropriations of the EURI interest line accordingly, as shown in the table below:

EUR

Budget line

Name

Commitment appropriations

Payment appropriations

Section III – Commission

06 04 01

European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) – Payment of periodic coupon and redemption of maturity

-51 000 000

-51 000 000

Total    

-51 000 000

-51 000 000

The final overall needs of EUR 4 225,4 million above the financial programming for 2026 are proposed to be financed in equal proportions, i.e. EUR 2 122,7 million each, from the existing availabilities and by the EURI instrument covered by past de-commitments. To cover the 50% from the existing availabilities, first the remaining margin under sub-Heading 2b of EUR 72,8 million is proposed to be used, complemented by the mobilisation of EUR 2 039,9 million under the Flexibility Instrument. Therefore, compared to the DB 2026, the recourse to both the Flexibility Instrument and the EURI instrument is reduced by EUR 25,5 million each.

4.European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF)

AL 1/2026 updates the estimates for agricultural expenditure based on the most recent data and legislative framework. By September 2025, the Commission had at its disposal updated information on the outlook for the agricultural markets as well as actual figures for most of the 2025 budget execution for the component of EAGF under shared management. These are the basis for the updated estimates of the budgetary needs for 2026.

In addition to accounting for these factors, AL 1/2026 also incorporates the impact of legislative decisions in the agricultural sector since the DB 2026 was adopted in July 2025.

Overall EAGF needs for 2026, including the agricultural reserve, are now estimated at EUR 41 331,2 million 6 . This is an increase of EUR 426 million compared to the DB 2026, which is due to:

1)additional needs of EUR 78,9 million in the agricultural reserve for the exceptional measures adopted in 2025 and for which expenditure will be declared in the agricultural year 2026;

2)additional needs of EUR 91 million for Member States’ market measures and interventions under budget articles 08 02 02 and 08 02 03. This amount includes a reinforcement for promotion measures of EUR 105 million and reductions for the fruit & vegetables and apiculture sectors of EUR 13 million and EUR 1 million respectively;

3)additional needs of EUR 157 million for direct payments, as execution levels in 2026 are expected to remain high, following the trend of 2025;

4)additional needs of EUR 98,6 million under budget article 08 02 06 ‘Policy strategy, coordination and audit’, the potential financial consequences of judgements of the Court of Justice originally expected and budgeted for in 2025, but which were postponed; 

5)an increase of the EAGF subsidy for the European Research Executive Agency (REA) by EUR 0,5 million for the implementation of the promotion measures referred to in point 2) above.

In 2025, exceptional measures under the agricultural reserve were adopted for an amount of EUR 177,5 million. Of these, EUR 98,6 million will be paid in 2025, while EUR 78,9 million will be carried over to 2026 in accordance with Article 16(2) of the CAP Horizontal Regulation 7 . This will increase the agricultural reserve in 2026 to EUR 528,9 million, while leaving EUR 450 million available for new measures. The reserve will be financed through a combination of the unspent amount of the 2025 agricultural reserve carried over to 2026 (EUR 356,3 million) and additional 2026 EAGF voted appropriations (EUR 172,6 million).

On the other hand, the total amount of assigned revenue and appropriations carried over (including the agricultural reserve) which are expected to be available in 2026 will increases from EUR 440 million expected in the DB 2026 to EUR 1 201,1 million. Besides the EUR 356,3 million carry-over of the agricultural reserve mentioned in the previous paragraph, this surplus of EUR 761,1 million is mostly driven by higher-than-expected assigned revenue from the clearance of EAGF accounts in 2025. It will thus fully cover the expected additional needs in 2026, which amount to EUR 426 million.

As a result of these updates, the total amount of commitment appropriations for the EAGF is EUR 40 130,1 million (including EUR 172,6 million of fresh appropriations for the agricultural reserve). This leaves a margin of EUR 411,1 million under the sub-ceiling, net of transfers, available for the EAGF of EUR 40 541,2 million. As usual during the year, the Commission will closely monitor the needs for the EAGF, including for the agricultural reserve, and will propose relevant budgetary solutions if and as necessary.

EUR

Budget line

Name

Commitment appropriations

Payment appropriations

Section III – Commission

08 01 01

Support expenditure for the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund

500 000

500 000

08 02 01

Agricultural reserve

-277 368 619

-277 368 619

08 02 02

Types of interventions in certain sectors under the CAP Strategic Plans

-11 000 000

-11 000 000

08 02 03

Market-related expenditure outside the CAP Strategic Plans

102 000 000

-3 000 000

08 02 04

Direct payments types of interventions under the CAP Strategic Plans

-247 821 370

-247 821 370

08 02 06

Policy strategy, coordination and audit

98 550 000

98 550 000

Total    

-335 139 989

-440 139 989

5.Update of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements

The Commission has examined the most recent information available concerning Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) and reviewed the expected needs for 2026 based on the developments in the negotiations with the third countries involved, as foreseen in point C of Part II of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) 8 . On the basis of this review, the Commission proposes a transfer of EUR 2,0 million in commitment and payment appropriations from the reserve to the main operational SFPA line. This budgetary-neutral transfer relates to new protocols with Côte d’Ivoire, São Tomé and Príncipe and the Cook Islands.

With the proposed adjustment, the total commitment appropriations available for SFPAs will amount to EUR 114,2 million in the reserve and EUR 39,7 million on the main operational line. With respect to payment appropriations, the total amount of EUR 130,4 million will include an amount of EUR 85,9 million in the form of reserves.

EUR

Budget line

Name

Commitment appropriations

Payment appropriations

Section III – Commission

08 05 01

Establishing a governance framework for fishing activities carried out by Union fishing vessels in third country waters

2 025 000

2 025 000

30 02 02

Differentiated appropriations (Reserve for budget article 08 05 01)

-2 025 000

-2 025 000

Total    

0

0

6.European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA)

The establishment plan of HaDEA is proposed to be reinforced by one post in 2026. This will ensure the Agency can deliver on the additional tasks it was delegated under the Critical Raw Materials Act. The agency will be able to finance the related costs for 2026 within its budget as proposed in the DB 2026, and therefore this does not require additional appropriations.

The related changes to the establishment plan are set out in the budgetary annex.

7.Reinforcement of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) line for Bulgaria’s adoption of the Euro

Bulgaria will join the euro area on 1 January 2026. This follows the European Commission’s positive Convergence Report of 4 June, confirmed by the European Parliament’s opinion and the final ECOFIN Council decision of 8 July.

As with previous euro changeovers, and in line with the Partnership Agreement for the organisation of communication activities signed between the European Commission and the Republic of Bulgaria on 12 April 2024, the Commission will co-finance Bulgaria’s communication activities, up to a maximum of 50% of costs. The total costs correspond to 1 euro per resident.

To provide for the EU cofinancing, a reinforcement of EUR 3,3 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 1 million in payment appropriations to cover the 2025 pre-financing was requested in the Amending Budget 2/2025, financed through an equivalent mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument. To execute the final payment (corresponding to 70% of the amount of the Grant Agreement with Bulgaria) an additional EUR 2,3 million in payment appropriations is requested for 2026. In line with the mobilisation at Amending Budget 2/2025, this amount is financed through an equivalent mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument.

EUR

Budget line

Name

Commitment appropriations

Payment appropriations

Section III – Commission

06 20 04 01

Coordination and surveillance of, and communication on, the Economic and Monetary Union, including the euro

0

2 334 500

Total    

0

2 334 500

8.Creation of the budgetary nomenclature related to the possibility of transfers from the Social Climate Fund (SCF) to the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the Cohesion Fund (CF), the Just Transition Fund (JTF) and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF)

An adjustment of the budgetary nomenclature is proposed, to allow for the possibility to transfer resources from the Social Climate Fund (SCF) to the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the Cohesion Fund (CF), the Just Transition Fund (JTF) and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF). Accordingly, the following new budget lines set out below are to be created:

EUR

Budget line

Name

Commitment appropriations

Payment appropriations

Section III – Commission

09 05 02

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Contribution from the Social Climate Fund (SCF)

p.m.

p.m.

09 05 03

European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) — Contribution from the Social Climate Fund (SCF)

p.m.

p.m.

09 05 04

Cohesion Fund (CF) — Contribution from the Social Climate Fund (SCF)

p.m.

p.m.

09 05 05

Just Transition Fund (JTF) — Contribution from the Social Climate Fund (SCF)

p.m.

p.m.

09 05 06

European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) — Contribution from the Social Climate Fund (SCF)

p.m.

p.m.

Total    

0

0

The corresponding budgetary remarks are provided in the budgetary annex.

9.Adjustments to decentralised agencies

9.1Reinforcement of the European Environment Agency (EEA)

The co-legislators’ provisional agreement on the Soil Monitoring Law requires an increase the EEA’s resources by the equivalent of 1 additional contract agent from 2026 onwards. The agreement also provides additional procurement budget to develop a new Copernicus product on soil removal, to monitor soil sealing and integrate the data in the digital soil health data portal. The agreement required a revision of the Legislative Financial and Digital Statement which could only be issued in May, and due to the production timeline, it was too late to be included in the Commission’s proposal for the Draft Budget 2026. It is therefore now proposed to include the increase in the commitment and payment appropriations for EEA by EUR 0,3 million in 2026. This amount is proposed to be fully offset from the LIFE programme.

EUR

Budget line

Name

Commitment appropriations

Payment appropriations

Section III – Commission

09 10 02

European Environment Agency

296 135

296 135

09 02 01

Nature and biodiversity

-296 135

-296 135

Total    

0

0

9.2Return from a reserve for the European Chemicals Agency – Environmental directives and International conventions (ECHA – ENV)

The reserve created for the Regulation on reattribution of tasks for the ECHA-ENV is proposed to be reduced by EUR 1 million in 2026, due to a delay in the legislative negotiations. The corresponding appropriations are proposed to be returned to the LIFE programme.

EUR

Budget line

Name

Commitment appropriations

Payment appropriations

Section III – Commission

30 02 02

Differentiated appropriations (Reserve for budget article 09 10 01)

-1 000 000

-1 000 000

09 02 02

Circular economy and quality of life

1 000 000

1 000 000

Total    

0

0

9.3Reinforcement for the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) 

The Commission proposes to reinforce the EU contribution to the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) with EUR 0,5 million in commitment and payment appropriations, to ensure the full functionality of the new IT solution provided by the Commission following the cyber-attack in 2024, as well as to improve cyber security in the Agency.

The reinforcement is proposed to be financed through an equivalent reduction in the appropriations of the Internal Security Fund.

EUR

Budget line

Name

Commitment appropriations

Payment appropriations

Section III – Commission

12 02 01

Internal Security Fund (ISF)

-500 000

-500 000

12 10 02

European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL)

500 000

500 000

Total    

0

0

10.Technical corrections related to the European Data Protection Supervisor

The following technical adjustments should be implemented, related to the European Data Protection Supervisor in Heading 7:

¾At DB 2026, the Commission maintained stable staffing for all institutions, which resulted in reductions in institutions’ requests for remuneration and allowances. For the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), the reduction in the remuneration and allowances budget was applied exclusively to the EDPS budget line. However, this adjustment should have been applied to both the EDPS and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) budget lines, as initially intended by the EDPS in their additional staff request at DB 2026. As a result, the EDPB lines are reduced by EUR 593 104 in commitment and payment appropriations, with a corresponding increase in the EDPS lines.

¾In addition, EDPS has requested a technical correction between budget lines 3 0 4 1 (Translation and interpretation costs) and 3 0 4 7 (Other operating expenditure), which is hereby implemented.

Both adjustments have a neutral budgetary impact, and are reflected in the table below:

EUR

Budget line

Name

Commitment appropriations

Payment appropriations

Section IX – European Data Protection Supervisor

1 1 0 0

Remuneration and allowances

519 000

519 000

1 1 1 0

Contract staff

74 104

74 104

3 0 1 0

Remuneration and allowances

-519 000

-519 000

3 0 2 0

Contract staff

-74 104

-74 104

3 0 4 1

Translation and interpretation costs

-59 126

-59 126

3 0 4 7

Other operating expenditure

59 126

59 126

Total    

0

0

11.Financing

Overall, the net impact of AL 1/2026 on expenditure in the DB 2026 is a decrease of EUR 386,1 million in commitment appropriations and of EUR 1 888,8 million in payment appropriations.

The reduction of EUR 51 million in the additional needs above the financial programming for the EURI line in 2026 results in a decrease in the mobilisation of both the Flexibility Instrument and the EURI Instrument in commitment and payment appropriations of EUR 25,5 million each.

Changes to the EMU line and the previous mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument in Amending Budget 2/2025 result in an increase in the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument of EUR 2,3 million for payment appropriations. The net impact in AL 1/2026 is thus a decrease in the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument of EUR 23,2 million in payment appropriations.

The 2026 payment appropriations related to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument in the years 2023 to 2026 are therefore now estimated at EUR 2 443,6 million, in current prices. The estimated payment schedule of the related outstanding amounts for these years is detailed in the following table:

Flexibility Instrument - payment profile (in EUR million)

Mobilisation year

2026

2027

Beyond MFF

Total

2023

83,2

0,0

0,0

83,2

2024

83,7

46,3

0,0

129,9

2025

15,8

9,4

5,7

30,9

2026

2 260,9

0,0

0,0

2 260,9

Total

2 443,6

55,7

5,7

2 540,9



12.Summary Table by MFF Heading

 

Draft Budget 2026

Amending Letter 1 (AL1) to Draft Budget 2026

Draft Budget 2026 incl. AL1

CA

PA

CA

PA

CA

PA

1

Single Market, Innovation and Digital

22 054 411 197

23 309 360 126

 

 

22 054 411 197

23 309 360 126

 

Ceiling

22 210 000 000

 

 

 

22 210 000 000

 

 

Margin

155 588 803

 

 

 

155 588 803

 

2

Cohesion, Resilience and Values

71 726 138 425

74 617 397 666

-51 000 000

-1 448 665 500

71 675 138 425

73 168 732 166

 

Ceiling

67 523 000 000

 

 

 

67 523 000 000

 

 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

2 065 413 428

 

-25 500 000

 

2 039 913 428

 

 

Of which under EURI

2 138 223 000

 

-25 500 000

 

2 112 723 000

 

 

Margin

498 003

 

 

 

498 003

 

2a.

Economic, social and territorial cohesion

56 592 501 997

59 697 735 625

 

-1 400 000 000

56 592 501 997

58 297 735 625

 

Ceiling

56 593 000 000

 

 

 

56 593 000 000

 

 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margin

498 003

 

 

 

498 003

 

2b.

Resilience and values

15 133 636 428

14 919 662 041

-51 000 000

-48 665 500

15 082 636 428

14 870 996 541

 

Ceiling

10 930 000 000

 

 

 

10 930 000 000

 

 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

2 065 413 428

 

-25 500 000

 

2 039 913 428

 

 

Of which under EURI

2 138 223 000

 

-25 500 000

 

2 112 723 000

 

 

Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Natural Resources and Environment

56 971 882 355

53 133 437 506

-335 139 989

-440 139 989

56 636 742 366

52 693 297 517

 

Ceiling

57 100 000 000

 

 

 

57 100 000 000

 

 

Margin

128 117 645

 

335 139 989

 

463 257 634

 

 

Of which: Market related expenditure and direct payments

40 465 226 756

40 517 034 090

-335 139 989

-440 139 989

40 130 086 767

40 076 894 101

 

EAGF sub-ceiling

41 764 000 000

 

 

 

41 764 000 000

 

 

Rounding difference excluded for calculating the sub-margin

773 000

 

 

 

773 000

 

 

Net transfers between EAGF and EAFRD

-1 222 773 000

 

 

 

-1 222 773 000

 

 

Net balance available for EAGF expenditure 

40 541 227 000

 

 

 

40 541 227 000

 

 

Adjusted EAGF sub-ceiling corrected by transfers between EAGF and EAFRD

40 542 000 000

 

 

 

40 542 000 000

 

 

EAGF sub-margin

76 773 244

 

335 139 989

 

411 913 233

 

 

EAGF sub-margin (excluding the rounding difference)

76 000 244

 

335 139 989

 

411 140 233

 

4

Migration and Border Management

5 010 000 515

3 886 530 129

 

 

5 010 000 515

3 886 530 129

 

Ceiling

5 103 000 000

 

 

 

5 103 000 000

 

 

Margin

92 999 485

 

 

 

92 999 485

 

5

Security and Defence

2 803 506 939

2 250 800 408

 

 

2 803 506 939

2 250 800 408

 

Ceiling

2 810 000 000

 

 

 

2 810 000 000

 

 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margin

6 493 061

 

6 493 061

 

6

Neighbourhood and the World

15 505 020 092

16 511 670 072

15 505 020 092

16 511 670 072

 

Ceiling

15 614 000 000

 

15 614 000 000

 

 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

 

 

 

 

 

Margin

108 979 908

 

108 979 908

 

7

European Public Administration

13 475 160 508

13 475 160 508

 

 

13 475 160 508

13 475 160 508

 

Ceiling

12 506 000 000

 

 

 

12 506 000 000

 

 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

220 957 069

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of which under Single Margin Instrument 11(1)(a)

748 203 439

 

 

 

748 203 439

 

 

Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of which: Administrative expenditure of the institutions

10 127 840 831

10 127 840 831

 

 

10 127 840 831

10 127 840 831

 

Sub-ceiling

9 464 000 000

 

 

 

9 464 000 000

 

 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of which under Single Margin Instrument 11(1)(a)

663 840 831

 

 

 

663 840 831

 

 

Sub-margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appropriations for headings

187 546 120 031

187 184 356 415

-386 139 989

- 1 888 805 489

187 159 980 042

185 295 550 926

 

Ceiling

182 866 000 000

201 170 000 000

 

 

182 866 000 000

201 170 000 000

 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

2 286 370 497

2 466 761 755

-25 500 000

-23 165 000

2 260 870 497

2 443 596 755

 

Of which under Single Margin Instrument 11(1)(a)

748 203 439

 

 

 

748 203 439

 

 

Of which under EURI

2 138 223 000

2 138 223 000

-25 500 000

-25 500 000

2 112 723 000

2 112 723 000

 

Margin

492 676 905

18 590 628 340

335 139 989

1 840 140 489

827 816 894

20 430 768 829

 

Thematic special instruments

5 715 921 020

5 022 549 248

5 715 921 020

5 022 549 248

Total appropriations

193 262 041 051

192 206 905 663

-386 139 989

-1 888 805 489

192 875 901 062

190 318 100 174

(1)      Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom, OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2020/2053/oj.
(2)      OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj.
(3)    COM(2025) 300 final, 9.7.2025.
(4)      Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020 (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L, 2024/1252, 3.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1252/oj
(5)      COM(2025) 123 and 164, 1.4.2025.
(6)      The total needs include EUR 40 130,1 million of fresh appropriations plus EUR 735 million of assigned revenue expected to be collected in 2026, EUR 109,8 million of 2025 surplus and EUR 356,3 million in carry-over of the agricultural reserve.
(7)      Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 187, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2116/oj.
(8)      Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources, OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020, p. 28, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2020/1222/oj.