EU budget

Information on how the EU budget works: where the money comes from and how it is spent, a breakdown of spending and revenue by programme and by country, and the EU's focus on performance-based budgeting. Links to publications, documents, and news related to the EU budget.

The long-term and annual EU budget

The long-term EU budget

EU budget 2021-2027 and NextGenerationEU
Recovery plan for Europe
EU budget 2014-2020

The EU as a borrower – investor relations

Facts and figures about the EU as a borrower on the capital markets – key programmes, existing issuances, latest news.

Access to EU funding

Information on calls for proposals, funding programmes and application process, tendering process and opportunities.

The annual EU budget

2022
2021
2020
All annual budgets

Performance and transparency

Performance and reporting

Programmes' performance
Mainstreaming
Results by project

Transparency

Financial transparency system
Integrated Financial and Accountability Reporting

Protection of the EU budget

Protection measures
Conflict of interest
Protecting the budget: conditionality regime
Anti-fraud measures
Public Internal Control

About the EU budget

How the budget works

Budget law
Annual budget lifecycle

EU budget added value

Benefits of the EU budget
Make your voice heard
Fact check
Annual Budget Conference 2021

EU budget news, events and publications

News
Events
Publications