COUNCIL DECISION

of 5 September 2025

adopting the Council's position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026

(C/2025/4940)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314(3) thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community and in particular Article 106a thereof,

Whereas:

1.	On 9 July 2025, the Commission submitted a proposal containing the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 (1),

2.	The Council examined the Commission proposal with a view to defining a position consistent, on the revenue side, with Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 (2), and, on the expenditure side, with Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 (3), as amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/765 (4).

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Council's position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 was adopted by the Council on 5 September 2025.

The full text (5) is available for consultation or download on the Council’s website:

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents/public-register/public-register-search

Done at Brussels, 5 September 2025.

For the Council

The President

M. BJERRE

(1) COM(2025) 300 final.

(2) Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom (OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2020/2053/oj).

(3) Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 11, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/2093/oj).

(4) Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/765 of 29 February 2024 amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (OJ L, 2024/765, 29.2.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/765/oj).

(5) Doc. 11216/25 + ADD 1 + ADD 2.