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

Tabled by Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet

Added: 27c. Emphasises that the decision to renovate the Spaak building at the European Parliament in Brussels estimated between EUR 455 and 490 million, taken unilaterally by the Bureau in December 2023 constitutes a denial of democracy and a lack of transparency; considers that such a significant financial commitment should have been decided after a dedicated debate within Parliament, rather than solely by the Bureau; expresses moreover deep concern over the lack of a detailed breakdown of the costs for the planned renovation of that building; considers such absence of transparency highly problematic for a project of this magnitude, raising fears of a budgetary fiasco, particularly given the history of cost overruns in several previous Union construction projects, such as Berlaymont, the Europa project, Court of Justice, the European Medicines Agency and Konrad Adenauer 2;

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