Annual EU budget 2024

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Publication Date 2023-2024
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Summary:

Information Guide bringing together relevant documents and reports concerning the annual budget of the European Union (EU) for 2024. This budget is influenced by the overall Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 and the NextGenerationEU instrument. It is the fourth budget in the existing MFF.

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The EU’s annual budget lays down all the European Union’s expenditure and revenue for one year. It provides for the funding of EU policies and programmes in line with the EU’s political priorities and legal obligations. The Council of the European Union adopted its guidelines for this annual budget on 14 March 2023. The plenary of the European Parliament adopted a Resolution concerning its Opinion on the budgetary estimates and guidelines on 10 May.

The European Commission submitted the documents concerning its own proposal for the 2024annual budget on 7 June, comprising a total of €189.3 million to be complemented by an estimates €113 billion in grants under NextGenerationEU. The aim is to support economic recovery and job creation, while strengthening the EU's strategic autonomy.

A Decision on the Council's position on the draft general budget was adopted on 5 September 2023. The draft budget was later amended via letter by the European Commission on 9 October. The European Parliament put forward amendments to the Council's position for the budget on 18 October. Due to disagreements, a Conciliation Committee was convened starting on 24 October. An agreement between the institutions on the annual budget for 2024 was reached on 11 November. Total commitments were set at around €189 million, and total payments amount to around €142 million.

The Council of the European Union endorsed the agreed text on 20 November, followed by the plenary of the European Parliament on 22 November. Its definitive adoption was published in the Official Journal on 22 February 2024. The Amending Budget No. 1 was adopted by the European Union on 25 April 2024 and published in the Official Journal on 5 June 2024.

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EUR-LEX: OJ L Series, 22/02/2024: Definitive adoption (EU, Euratom) 2024/207 of the European Union’s annual budget for the financial year 2024 http://data.europa.eu/eli/budget/2024/207/oj
European Commission: Annual EU budget 2024 https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/eu-budget/annual-eu-budget/all-annual-budgets/2024_en
General Secretariat of the Council: Policies: EU budget for 2024 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/the-eu-budget/eu-annual-budget/2024-budget/
European Parliament: European Parliament: Committee on Budgets: Budgetary Procedure 2024 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/budg/budgetary-procedures/2024-procedure
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 14/03/2023: Budget 2024: Council agrees on its guidelines for the establishment of next year’s EU budget https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/03/14/budget-2024-council-agrees-its-guidelines-for-the-establishment-of-next-year-s-eu-budget/
Renew Europe EP Group: Newsroom, 28/03/2023: No European budget to fund border walls https://www.reneweuropegroup.eu/news/2023-03-28/no-european-budget-to-fund-border-walls
European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Resolution on Impact on the 2024 EU budget of increasing European Union Recovery Instrument borrowing costs (2023/2037(BUI)) https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2023/2037(BUI)
European Parliament: Press Release, 10/05/2023: Repaying the recovery plan: 2024 EU budget under pressure https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20230505IPR85006/
European Commission: Press Release, 07/06/2023: EU budget 2024: Enabling Europe to address its priorities https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_3062
European Commission: Questions and answers on draft annual budget 2024 (7 June 2023) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_23_3063
S&D EP Group: Newsroom, 07/06/2023: S&Ds: EU budget 2024 does not suffice for the problems of Europeans! https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sds-eu-budget-2024-does-not-suffice-problems-europeans
EUR-LEX: COM(2023)300: (Draft) The Union's annual budget for the 2024 financial year - General Introduction - General statement of expenditure - General statement of revenue - General statement of revenue and expenditure by section https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2023:300:FIN
European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Proposal on 2024 general budget: all sections (2023/0264(BUD)) https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=2023/0264(BUD)
EUR-LEX: OJ C 317, 07/09/2023: Council Decision adopting the Council's position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.2023.317.01.0003.01.ENG
Renew Europe EP Group: Newsroom, 09/10/2023: Renew secures key increases in the EU budget for 2024 https://www.reneweuropegroup.eu/news/2023-10-09/renew-secures-key-increases-in-the-eu-budget-for-2024
EPP EP Group: Newsroom, 17/10/2023: Reverse cuts to 2024 budget proposed by EU Member States https://www.eppgroup.eu/newsroom/news/reverse-cuts-to-2024-budget-proposed-by-eu-member-states
European Parliament: Press Release, 18/10/2023: EU budget 2024: addressing next year's challenges through mid-term revision https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20231013IPR07129/
S&D EP Group: Newsroom, 18/10/2023: S&Ds on EU budget 2024: We cannot do more for European citizens with less EU money https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sds-eu-budget-2024-we-cannot-do-more-european-citizens-less-eu-money
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 11/11/2023: EU budget for 2024: Council and Parliament reach agreement https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/11/11/eu-budget-for-2024-council-and-parliament-reach-agreement/
European Parliament: Press Release, 11/11/2023: EU Budget 2024 deal: focus on research, youth, external challenges https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20231031IPR08713/
European Commission: Press Release, 11/11/2023: Commission welcomes agreement on EU Annual Budget 2024 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_5685
European Commission: Questions and answers on the annual budget 2024 (11 November 2023) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_23_5686
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 20/11/2023: Council gives go-ahead to EU annual budget for 2024 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/11/20/council-gives-go-ahead-to-eu-annual-budget-for-2024/
European Parliament: Press Release, 22/11/2023: MEPs adopt EU budget 2024: focus on research, youth and external challenges https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20231117IPR12220/

News
EurActiv, 07/06/2023: European Commission proposes €189.3 bln for 2024 EU budget https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/european-commission-proposes-e189-3-bln-for-2024-eu-budget/
Politico, 07/06/2023: Hands off our money! Parliament and top EU court resist budget cuts https://www.politico.eu/article/salaries-european-parliament-commission-court-resist-budget-cuts/
Agriland, 07/06/2023: CAP allocation to increase to €53.8bn in EU 2024 draft budget https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/cap-allocation-to-increase-to-e53-8bn-in-eu-2024-draft-budget/
Science Business, 10/10/2023: Parliament to demand bigger budget for Horizon Europe in 2024 https://sciencebusiness.net/news/horizon-europe/parliament-demand-bigger-budget-horizon-europe-2024
EUObserver, 18/10/2023: EU Parliament pushes for extra €6.3bn for 2024 budget https://euobserver.com/green-economy/157570
Science Business, 19/10/2023: Horizon Europe faces a cut as negotiations on 2024 EU budget get underway https://sciencebusiness.net/news/horizon-europe/horizon-europe-faces-cut-negotiations-2024-eu-budget-get-underway
Politico, 11/11/2023: Lawmakers, countries clinch deal on 2024 EU budget https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-council-lawmakers-countries-deal-2024-eu-budget/
Radio Poland, 12/11/2023: EU welcomes budget for 2024 with more funds for Poland https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/artykul/3279044
EurActiv, 13/11/2023: European Parliament and EU countries agree on 2024 EU budget https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/european-parliament-and-eu-countries-agree-on-2024-eu-budget/

Commentary and Analysis
European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): At a Glance, 13/04/2023: Parliament's guidelines for the 2024 EU budget: Section III – European Commission https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2023)747091
European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): EP Think Tank Blog, 06/06/2023: EU budget 2024 https://epthinktank.eu/2023/06/06/eu-budget-2024/
European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): At a Glance, 11/10/2023: Parliament's reading of the 2024 EU budget https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2023)753972
European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): At a Glance, 17/11/2023: Adoption of the European Union's 2024 budget https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2023)754597
European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): At a Glance, 16/04/2024: Draft amending budget No 1/2024: Amendments required following MFF revision https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2024)760428

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