The EU Council has approved the joint draft general budget for 2024, agreed with the European Parliament in the Conciliation Committee on 11 November (see EUROPE 13291/22).
Total commitments amount to €189.39 billion and total payments to €142.63 billion. An amount of €360 million has been kept available under the expenditure ceiling of the current Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-2027 (MFF) in order to respond to unforeseen needs.
According to the EU Council, this budget is in line with the EU’s priorities by focusing on economic recovery, green and digital transitions and addressing geopolitical challenges.
“(The budget) ensures a realistic approach, taking into account the current economic and geopolitical context, the interests of taxpayers and the need to meet the new challenges that may arise in 2024”, said Esperanza Samblás, Spanish Secretary of State and the EU Council’s chief negotiator for the EU budget for 2024.
Approval by the European Parliament is now expected at the plenary session on 22 November (see EUROPE 13295/17).
To see the summary figures by financial framework heading: https://aeur.eu/f/9mm (Original version in French by Pauline Denys)