EU Council drafts 2027 budget with spending cuts

The Council has issued its position on the draft general budget of the European Union for financial year 2027.

• It proposes cuts of EUR 1,003,181,500 in commitment appropriations and EUR 501,755,500 in payment appropriations versus DB 2027, bringing the Council’s position to EUR 191,877,860,858 in commitments and EUR 202,065,808,139 in payments for MFF headings.
• The document also shows special instruments and outside-MFF amounts, including a Grand total of EUR 198,901,941,697 in commitments and EUR 211,472,962,905 in payments.
• Context: this is a formal Council budget position / technical annex with detailed tables and line-by-line budget adjustments; it is not a political speech or commentary.
• The text includes detailed expenditure lines for the European Commission and other institutions, including IT, data center, networking, defence, climate, migration, and external action items.