EU Annual Budget 2025: Supporting Priorities and Responding to Crises
The European Commission has welcomed the agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the EU’s annual budget for 2025, totalling €199.4 billion.
This budget underpins the EU’s ability to pursue its political priorities and address urgent crises.
It builds on the revised Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) which introduced stronger financial provisions for key challenges such as:
• supporting Ukraine,
• bolstering European competitiveness,
• managing migratory pressures.
Key allocations include €21.5 billion for innovation and the digital economy, €78 billion for cohesion and resilience, and €56.7 billion for natural resources and the environment. Funds are also earmarked for migration management, security, and external relations, reflecting the EU’s comprehensive approach to regional and global challenges.
The 2025 budget, financed from the EU’s own resources under long-term budget ceilings and bolstered by funds from NextGenerationEU through borrowing on capital markets, incorporates aid for Member States affected by recent floods and continues to support flagship programs such as Horizon Europe and Erasmus+.
Each programme outlines two financial components: commitments, representing funds allocated to contracts in a given year, and payments, reflecting actual disbursements. Formal adoption by the Council and Parliament is expected following a plenary vote on 27 November 2024.
This budget demonstrates the EU’s commitment to delivering on its strategic objectives while addressing unforeseen crises effectively.
Further information on the 2025 budget can be found in this link.
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