Directorate-General for Budget (BUDG)

This Directorate-General is responsible for keeping the expenses and the income of the annual budget of the EU within the prescribed limits. The DG also helps with the preparation of the annual budget of the EU.

The main tasks are:

  • proposing a budgetary regulatory framework
  • preparing the budgetary proposals and manage their follow-through up until adoption by the budgetary authority
  • managing the expenditure of the EU
  • appropriation and allocation of the budget
  • controlling and managing annual accounts
  • promoting sound financial management within Commission services
 

1.

Legislative proposals in negotiation

There are 2674 proposals for legislative or other legal instruments of this Directorate-General in negotiations with the Council and the European Parliament.
Date Title
09.07.2025  DRAFT The Union's annual budget for the 2026 financial year - General Introduction - General statement of expenditure - General statement of revenue - Statement of ...
com(2025)300
 
04.07.2025  Amending budget N° 2 to the budget 2025 Update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure.
com(2025)410
 
27.06.2025  Follow-up to the discharge for the 2023 financial year.
Report com(2025)373
 
26.06.2025  Annual accounts of the European Commission 2024.
Communication com(2025)362
 
25.06.2025  Consolidated annual accounts of the EU for the financial year 2024.
Communication com(2025)359
 

2.

Legislation currently being implemented

There are 234 laws or other legal instruments of the Council and the European Parliament, previously proposed by this Directorate-General, which are currently being implemented by the member states.
Date Title
25.10.2024  Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Germany and Italy relating to floods occurred in 2024.
Decision com(2024)480
 
27.08.2024  Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France relating to six natural disasters occurred in 2023.
Decision com(2024)325
 
12.07.2024  DRAFT The Union's annual budget for the 2025 financial year - General Introduction - General statement of expenditure - General statement of revenue - Statement of ...
Decision com(2024)300
 
23.08.2023  Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Romania and Italy in relation to natural disasters in 2022 and to Türkiye in relation to the earthquakes ...
Decision com(2023)381
 
20.06.2023  Amendment of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027.
Regulation com(2023)337
 

3.

Legislation in force

There are at least 292 laws or other legal instruments in force that have been previously proposed by this Directorate-General.
Date Title
27.07.2020  DRAFT Union's annual budget for the financial year 2021.
com(2020)300
 
03.05.2018  Implementing measures for the system of Own Resources of the EU.
Regulation com(2018)322
 
17.10.2016  Mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2017.
Decision com(2016)678
 
19.10.2015  Amending budget N° 8 to the budget 2015 own resources European data protection supervisor.
Working paper com(2015)545
 
14.10.2015  Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for immediate budgetary measures under the European Agenda on Migration.
Decision com(2015)514