On Saturday morning, negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on the 2026 EU Budget, before the deadline of the conciliation period.

Negotiators agreed to set the overall level of commitment appropriations for 2026 (legal promises to pay in the same year or later) at €192.8 billion, and payment appropriations (actual payments made to beneficiaries) at €190.1 billion. The provisional agreement restores €1.3 billion cut by EU governments to the levels originally proposed by the Commission on commitment appropriations.

Parliament secured additional funding for key EU programmes

Parliament successfully negotiated an additional €372.7 million in funding beyond the Commission’s initial proposal, focusing on programmes and policies aimed at improving people’s lives, boosting competitiveness, and addressing defence challenges. Detailed figures will be available in due course.

Research and infrastructure

MEPs secured an increase of…