Financial Framework 2014 - 2020

Annual EU budgets shall comply with the multiannual financial framework laid down in a unanimously adopted Council Regulation with a consent of the European Parliament. The financial framework sets the maximum amount of commitment appropriations in the EU budget each year for broad policy areas ("headings") and fixes an overall annual ceiling on payment and commitment appropriations.

This section contains documents on the financial framework for 2014-2020

Commission proposal on simplification
A Budget For Europe 2020 - Part I - Communication
A Budget For Europe 2020 - Part II - Policy Fiches - Communication
A Budget for Europe 2020 - Staff Working Paper
The added value of the EU budget – Staff working paper
Proposal for an Interinstitutional Agreement
Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION laying down the MFF
Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the system of own resources
Amended proposal for a Council Decision on the system of own resources of the European Union
Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION laying down implementing measures for the system of own resources
Amended proposal for a Council Regulation laying down implementing measures for the system of own resources of the European Union
Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION on the methods and procedure for making available the traditional and GNI-based own resources and on the measures to meet cash requirements
Amended proposal for a Council Regulation on the methods and procedure for making available the traditional and GNI-based own resources and on the measures to meet cash requirements (recast)
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the methods and procedure for making available the own resource based on the value added tax
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the methods and procedure for making available the own resource based on the financial transaction tax
Staff Working Paper Commission report on the operation of the own resources system

Commission proposal	Commission proposal on simplification
COM (2012) 42/5	de en fr
Annex	1: en 2: en 3: en	Press release	de en fr pl
Description	-

Communication	A Budget For Europe 2020 - Part I - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
COM(2011) 500/I final	de en fr
Annex	-	Press release	-
Description	-

Communication	A Budget For Europe 2020 - Part II - Policy Fiches - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
COM(2011) 500/II final	de en fr
Annex	-	Press release	-
Description	The Communication contains a series of "policy fiches" explaining the objectives of the EU in this policy area, the instruments to be used, the delivery mode and the amounts proposed.

Staff Working Paper	A Budget for Europe 2020: the current system of funding, the challenges ahead, the results of stakeholders consultation and different options on the main horizontal and sectoral issues
SEC(2011) 868 final	en
Annex	-	Press release	-
Description	-

Staff Working Paper	The added value of the EU budget
SEC(2011) 867 final (29.6.2011)	en
Annex	-	Press release	-
Description	-

Proposal	Proposal for an Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management
COM(2011)403 FINAL	de en fr
Annex	-	Press release	-
Description	-

Proposal	Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
COM(2011)398 FINAL	de en fr
Annex	-	Press release	-
Description	-

Proposal	Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the system of own resources of the European Union
COM(2011) 510 FINAL	de en fr
Annex	-	Press release	-
Description	-

Amended proposal	Amended proposal for a Council Decision on the system of own resources of the European Union
COM(2011)739	bg cs da de et el en es fr it lv lt hu mt nl pl pt ro sk sl fi sv
Annex	-	Press release	-
Description	-

Proposal	Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION laying down implementing measures for the system of own resources of the European Union
COM(2011) 511 FINAL	de en fr
Annex	-	Press release	-
Description	-

Amended proposal	Amended proposal for a Council Regulation laying down implementing measures for the system of own resources of the European Union
COM(2011)740	bg cs da de et el en es fr it lv lt hu mt nl pl pt ro sk sl fi sv
Annex	-	Press release	-
Description	-

Proposal	Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION on the methods and procedure for making available the traditional and GNI-based own resources and on the measures to meet cash requirements
COM(2011) 512 FINAL	de en fr
Annex	-	Press release	-
Description	-

Amended proposal	Amended proposal for a Council Regulation on the methods and procedure for making available the traditional and GNI-based own resources and on the measures to meet cash requirements (recast)
COM(2011)742	bg cs da de et el en es fr it lv lt hu mt nl pl pt ro sk sl fi sv
Annex	-	Press release	-
Description	-

Amended proposal	Proposal for a Council Regulation on the methods and procedure for making available the own resource based on the value added tax
COM(2011)737	bg cs da de et el en es fr it lv lt hu mt nl pl pt ro sk sl fi sv
Annex	-	Press release	-
Description	-

Amended proposal	Proposal for a Council Regulation on the methods and procedure for making available the own resource based on the financial transaction tax
COM(2011)738	bg cs da de et el en es fr it lv lt hu mt nl pl pt ro sk sl fi sv
Annex	-	Press release	-
Description	-

Staff Working Paper	Staff Working Paper Commission report on the operation of the own resources system
SEC(2011)876 FINAL	de en fr
Annex	en	Press release	-
Description	-

Financial Framework 2014 - 2020

Commission proposal on simplification

Financial framework proposed by the Commission