The European Parliament adopted by 418 votes to 185, with 67 abstentions, a legislative resolution approving the joint text on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 approved by the Conciliation Committee under the budgetary procedure.
According to the elements for joint conclusions:
- the overall level of commitment appropriations in the 2025 budget is set at EUR 199 438.4 million. Overall, this leaves a margin below the MFF ceilings for 2025 of EUR 800.5 million in commitment appropriations;
- the overall level of payment appropriations in the 2025 budget is set at EUR 155 209.3 million. Overall, this leaves a margin below the MFF ceiling for 2025 of EUR 28 302.7 million in payment appropriations;
- the Flexibility Instrument for 2025 is mobilised in commitment appropriations for an amount of EUR 1 162.4 million, of which EUR 4.7 million for sub-heading 2a Economic, social and territorial cohesion, EUR 1 136.8 million for sub-heading 2b Resilience and Values, EUR 15.6 million for heading 5 Security and Defence and EUR 5.2 million for heading 6 Neighbourhood and the World.
In accordance with the MFF Regulation, the Single Margin Instrument is mobilised in commitment appropriations for an amount of EUR 721 million for heading 7 European Public Administration.
The 2025 payment appropriations related to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument in the years 2022 to 2025 are estimated by the Commission at EUR 1 398.8 million.
Expenditure headings of the financial framework - commitment appropriations
Heading 1 – Single Market, Innovation and Digital
The commitment appropriations are set at the level proposed by the Commission in the draft budget as amended by Amending Letter No 1/2025, but with adjustments agreed by the Conciliation Committee (covering Horizon Europe and the program for a Digital Europe).
The Conciliation Committee agrees to make commitment appropriations available again on the research budget lines for a total of EUR 115.9 million in commitment appropriations, i.e. an increase of EUR 20 million as compared to the level proposed by the Commission in the Draft Budget, as amended by Amending Letter 1/2025.
The agreed level of commitment appropriations is set at EUR 21 480.1 million, leaving a margin of EUR 115.9 million under the expenditure ceiling of heading 1.
Sub-heading 2a – Economic, social and territorial Cohesion
The agreed level of commitment appropriations is set at EUR 66 365.7 million, with no margin left under the expenditure ceiling of sub-heading 2a and the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for an amount of EUR 4.7 million.
Sub-heading 2b – Resilience and Values
The agreed level of commitment appropriations is set at EUR 11 614.4 million, with no margin left under the expenditure ceiling of sub-heading 2b and the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for an amount of EUR 1 136.8 million.
It should be noted that the overall needs of the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) interest line of EUR 2 283.2 million above the financial programming for 2025 are financed in part by the remaining margin under sub-Heading 2b of EUR 4.7 million and the mobilisation of EUR 1 136.8 million under the Flexibility Instrument, an overall amount of EUR 1 141.6 million corresponding to the benchmark of 50 % of the 2025 cost overrun.
Heading 3 – Natural Resources and Environment
The agreed level of commitment appropriations is set at EUR 56 731.3 million, leaving a margin of EUR 604.7 million under the heading.
Heading 4 – Migration and Border Management
The agreed level of commitment appropriations is set at EUR 4 791.1 million, leaving a margin of EUR 79.9 million under the heading.
Heading 5 – Security and Defence
The agreed level of commitment appropriations is set at EUR 2 632.6 million, with no margin left under the expenditure ceiling of heading 5 and the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for an amount of EUR 15.6 million.
Heading 6 – Neighbourhood and the World
The agreed level of commitment appropriations is set at EUR 16 308.2 million, with no margin left under the expenditure ceiling of heading 6 and the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for an amount of EUR 5.2 million
Heading 7 – European Public Administration
The agreed level of commitment appropriations is set at EUR 12 845.0 million, with no margin left under the expenditure the ceiling of heading 7 and the mobilisation of the Single Margin Instrument for an amount of EUR 721.0 million.
Thematic special instruments
Commitment appropriations for the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF), the European Solidarity Reserve (ESR), the Emergency Aid Reserve (EAR) and the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) are set at the level proposed by the Commission in the Draft Budget.