10 Sep 2020
Council agrees position on EU budget for 2021
On 9 September 2020, EU ambassadors agreed the Council's position on the 2021 EU draft budget. In total, the Council's position for next year's budget amounts to €162.9 billion in commitments and €164.8 billion in payments. The 2021 budget will be complemented by actions to support the COVID-19 recovery, which will be funded by Next Generation EU, the EU's €750 billion pandemic recovery plan.
2021 is the first annual budget under the long-term EU budget for 2021-2027, the multiannual financial framework (MFF). Trilateral talks with the European Parliament on the next MFF are ongoing. The Council therefore states that it will re-evaluate its position in light of the final text of the MFF and the letter of amendment expected from the Commission later in the procedure.
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Council's position on DB 2021 |
Council's changes on DB 2021 |
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c/a |
p/a |
c/a |
p/a |
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MFF headings |
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1. Single Market, Innovation and Digital |
20 691 823 712 |
17 251 950 531 |
- 668 146 388 |
- 321 366 275 |
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2 Cohesion and Values |
52 423 840 797 |
66 008 897 578 |
+ 936 690 636 |
+ 3 383 715 737 |
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2.1 Economic, Social and territorial cohesion |
48 191 000 000 |
62 005 416 732 |
+ 1 041 528 559 |
+ 3 318 126 194 |
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2.2 Investing in Competitiveness, People and Values |
4 232 840 797 |
4 003 480 846 |
- 104 837 923 |
+ 65 589 543 |
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3 Natural Resources and Environment |
58 577 683 873 |
56 879 737 700 |
+ 136 556 868 |
+ 630 191 252 |
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4 Migration and Border Management |
2 340 947 222 |
2 583 803 611 |
- 719 866 537 |
- 139 679 938 |
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5 Resilience, Security and Defence |
1 681 907 319 |
686 561 468 |
- 507 118 461 |
-1 123 895 160 |
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6 Neighbourhood and the World |
15 318 190 665 |
10 361 698 045 |
- 795 429 335 |
- 57 107 310 |
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7 European Public Administration |
10 406 729 663 |
10 408 004 752 |
- 44 495 508 |
- 44 495 508 |
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Total for MFF headings |
161 441 123 251 |
164 180 653 685 |
-1 661 808 725 |
+ 2 327 362 798 |
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Special instruments |
1 470 834 288 |
646 362 112 |
- 2 172 415 712 |
- 1 015 449 888 |
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Emergency Aid Reserve (EAR) |
1 273 449 600 |
636 724 800 |
- 1 910 174 400 |
- 955 087 200 |
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European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) |
197 384 688 |
9 637 312 |
- 212 241 312 |
- 10 362 688 |
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European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) |
p.m. |
p.m. |
- 50 000 000 |
- 50 000 000 |
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Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) |
p.m. |
p.m. |
p.m. |
p.m. |
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Total for Special instruments |
1 470 834 288 |
646 362 112 |
- 2 172 415 712 |
- 1 015 449 888 |
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Total appropriations |
162 911 957 539 |
164 827 015 797 |
- 3 834 224 437 |
+ 1 311 912 910 |
*in €, c/a: commitments, p/a: payments, DB: draft budget
The Council is expected to formally adopt its position at the end of September and will submit it to the Parliament on 1 October. The latter is expected to adopt its amendments to the Council's position in the week starting 9 November. If the Council's and the Parliament's positions diverge, a three-week conciliation period will start on 17 November.
For more information:
European Council - press release
Council position on the draft general budget of the EU for the financial year 2021