Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament

Tabled by Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet

2. Removed: Endorses Added: Deplores the agreement reached in the Conciliation between the Bureau and the Committee on Budgets on 18 March 2025 to set Removed: the increase over the 2025 budget at 4,09 %, Added: an increase of 4,09% in the 2026 budget compared to the 2025 budget, corresponding to an overall of estimates of EUR 2 636 241 620 for Removed: 2026, and to reduce accordingly the appropriations proposed on the following budget lines for a total of EUR 12 378 000: 1 0 0 6 — General expenditure allowance, 1 4 2 — External translation services, 2 0 0 0 — Rent, 2 0 0 7 — Construction of buildings and fitting-out of premises, 2 0 2 4 — Energy consumption, 2 1 0 1 — Business applications management, 3 2 0 — Acquisition of expertise, 3 2 4 3 — European Parliament visitors' centres, 3 2 4 8 — Expenditure on audiovisual information, 4 4 — Meetings and other activities of current and former Members; furthermore, it was decided to increase the level of expenditure of the preliminary draft estimates approved by the Bureau on 10 March 2025 by EUR 7 010 000 and to increase accordingly the appropriations proposed on the following budget lines: 1 2 0 0 — Remuneration and allowances, 1 6 3 0 — Social welfare: welfare expenditure, 4 0 0 — Current administrative expenditure and expenditure relating to the political and information activities of the political groups and non-attached Members, and 4 0 3 — Funding of European political foundations; finally, it was agreed to modify the budgetary remarks of item 1 6 3 0 — Social welfare: welfare expenditure to include the reference to the APA Committee; Added: 2026; notes with dismay that the Conciliation has only resulted in negligible net savings amounting to EUR 5,368,000, representing merely 0,2% of the budget, which is clearly not commensurate with the stakes involved;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE772.521