Financial activity report 2025 — Section II - European Council and Council
Date: 2026-07-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Council of the European Union, EU budget, European Council, budgetary assessment, budgetary expenditure, budgetary resources, implementation of the budget




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            FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORT 2025
         
Section II - European Council and Council
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TABLE OF CONTENTS








I.

INTRODUCTION
2










II.

OBJECTIVES AND BUDGET FOR THE 2025 FINANCIAL YEAR
2










A.

Main financial objectives
2










B.

Establishment of the budget for the European Council and Council in 2025
2










I)


General approach

2










II)


2025 Budget

3










III)


2025 Budget and Heading 7 of the Multiannual Financial Framework of the EU Budget

3










III.

GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION IN 2025
4










A.

Activities and objectives of the European Council and Council in 2025
4










I)


Meetings

4










II)


Legislative activities

5










III)


Administrative modernisation

5










IV)


Achievement of objectives in 2025

6










B.

Revenue
7










C.

Expenditure in 2025
8










I)


Modification of the budget in 2025

8










II)


Overview of the implementation of the budget for 2021-2025

10










III)


Implementation of appropriations by category in 2025

11










D.

Appropriations carried over
13










I)


Appropriations carried over automatically from 2024 to 2025

13










II)


Appropriations carried over automatically from 2025 to 2026

15










E.

Assigned revenue
17










I)


Assigned revenue accrued before 2025

17










II)


Assigned revenue accrued before 2025 and carried over for payment from 2024

18










III)


Assigned revenue accrued in 2024 and carried over to 2025 for payment

19










IV)


Assigned revenue accrued before 2025 and carried over to 2026 for payment

20










V)


Assigned revenue accrued in 2025

21









ANNEX I

22



I.   INTRODUCTION

Drawn up in accordance with Article 255 of the Financial Regulation (1), this document constitutes a report on the budgetary and financial management of Section II of the EU budget (European Council and Council) for the 2025 financial year.
The report is based on the provisional accounts for 2025, the findings of the annual activity reports of the Council’s authorising officers, and information on budget implementation from the Council’s financial system.
Chapter II of this report presents a summary of the framework established for the 2025 financial year. An overview of the implementation of the budget appropriations available in 2025 is given in Chapter III.
The implementation of the 2025 budget by budget line is presented in Annex I.
II.   OBJECTIVES AND BUDGET FOR THE 2025 FINANCIAL YEAR

A.   Main financial objectives

The main financial objectives of the General Secretariat of the Council (GSC) for 2025 were to:






—


ensure continuity of decision-making in the European Council and the Council;










—


ensure support for the European Council and the Council remains consistent through the effective and efficient use of financial resources, particularly in view of the level of inflation and related indexation in recent years;










—


continue the process of administrative digital modernisation with the objective of improving the GSC’s organisation and making the best use of its resources.




B.   Establishment of the budget for the European Council and Council in 2025

I)   
General approach


When establishing the 2025 budget proposal for the European Council and Council (EC/C), the GSC calculated the budget for salary-related expenditure according to the guidance provided by the European Commission.
Regarding non-salary related expenditure, the general objective was not to exceed, in nominal terms, the overall level of the 2024 budget by more than 2 %. Areas of increase great than 2 %, triggered by statutory or contractual obligations, or in areas considered essential for the functioning of the GSC, were offset by efficiency gains and by prioritising and reprogramming projects.
As regards staffing, the GSC continued to streamline the organisation by implementing the following actions:






—


transforming 15 AST posts into 15 AD posts and 10 AST posts into 10 SC posts as part of the continuing administrative modernisation, with a budget-neutral effect;










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adapting the flat-rate reduction to -1,8 %, reflecting a more efficient process for filling vacant posts.




II)   
2025 Budget


The budget authority established the overall 2025 EC/C budget at EUR 714,3 million (2). This represented an increase of EUR 37,4 million (+5,5 %) compared with 2024.
In 2025, Salary related expenditures amounted to EUR 473,4 million (+7,4 %) while non-Salary related expenditures amounted to EUR 240,9 million (+2,0 %).
The establishment plan for 2025 for the EC/C was increased by one post and the number of posts was fixed at 3 030.
Table 1 gives an overview of the 2025 budget by category.

Table 1


EC/C budget for 2025 compared to 2024 (by category, EUR)











Category




Budget 2024




Initial Voted Budget 2025




Amended Budget 2025




Change 2025/2024






1




2




3




4=3/2





Establishment plan


412 323 234 


445 438 151 


443 931 151 


7,7  %




Other staff expenditure


28 466 729 


29 637 000 


29 464 000 


3,5  %




Buildings (excluding acquisitions)


59 969 180 


60 185 000 


60 185 000 


0,4  %




Computer systems


53 994 000 


54 410 707 


54 410 707 


0,8  %




Furniture


1 044 980 


1 055 000 


1 055 000 


1,0  %




Technical equipment


3 253 000 


3 644 000 


3 644 000 


12,0  %




Transport


2 174 000 


2 190 000 


2 190 000 


0,7  %




Delegations' travel expenses


15 505 000 


15 505 000 


15 505 000 


0,0  %




Interpreting costs


81 600 000 


85 060 000 


85 060 000 


4,2  %




Meetings and conferences


7 531 000 


7 609 000 


7 609 000 


1,0  %




Information


9 633 000 


9 808 000 


9 808 000 


1,8  %




Miscellaneous


1 387 000 


1 407 000 


1 407 000 


1,4  %




Reserve


 


 


 


 





Total (excl. acquisition)




676 881 123 




715 948 858 




714 268 858 




5,5  %





Acquisition of immovable property


 


 


 


 





Grand total




676 881 123 




715 948 858 




714 268 858 




5,5  %





III)   
2025 Budget and Heading 7 of the Multiannual Financial Framework of the EU Budget


Table 2 gives an overview of the evolution of the EC/C budget in 2021-2025. The EC/C share under Heading 7 of the multiannual financial framework decreased over that period from 5,7 % in 2021 to 5,6 % in 2025.

Table 2


Evolution of Section II of the EU budget (European Council and Council) under Heading 7 (formerly Heading 5) of the Multiannual Financial Framework in 2021-2025
















 



2021




2022




2023




2024




2025






(Amounts at current prices)




M€




change




M€




change




M€




change




M€




change




M€




change






Heading 7



10 443 


2,2  %


10 620 


1,7  %


11 311 


6,5  %


12 057 


6,6  %


12 766 


5,9  %





EC/C



594


0,6  %


611


2,9  %


648


6,0  %


677


4,5  %


714


5,5  %





EC/C share in Heading 7




5,7  %




5,8  %




5,7  %




5,6  %




5,6  %





III.   GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION IN 2025

A.   Activities and objectives of the European Council and Council in 2025

In the financial activity report, the GSC provides information on its core activities which are relevant from a financial point of view and describes the functioning of the European Council and Council over the financial year. The report also highlights the principal achievements of the year.
I)   
Meetings


Table 3 gives an overview of the evolution of the number of meetings organised by the GSC for the European Council and the Council between 2021 and 2025.

Table 3


Evolution of the number of meetings, 2021-2025





















 



2021




2022




2023




2024




2025






Physical




VTC / Hybrid




TOTAL




Physical




VTC / Hybrid




TOTAL




Physical




VTC / Hybrid




TOTAL




Physical




VTC / Hybrid




TOTAL




Physical




VTC / Hybrid




TOTAL






Summits



14


7


21


15


1


16


10


1


11


10


10


10


2


 


12





Councils



79


38


117


102


7


109


94


3


97


97


4


101


101


4


105





Coreper



123


 


123


158


 


158


156


 


156


124


 


124


161


5


166





Coreper art. 50



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Working groups



1 237 


2 793 


4 030 


3 468 


663


4 131 


3 902 


263


4 165 


3 514 


193


3 707 


3 698 


132


3 830 





European Political Community (EPC)



 


 


 


 


 


 


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Total




1 453 




2 838 




4 291 




3 744 




671




4 415 




4 162 




267




4 429 




3 745 




197




3 942 




3 970 




143




4 113 





Two bilateral summits and one multilateral summit also took place in 2025:






—


On 23 June 2025, António Costa, President of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, represented the EU at the 20th EU-Canada summit, which took place in Brussels. Prime Minister Mark Carney represented Canada. The summit was an opportunity to enhance the EU-Canada strategic partnership and for leaders to reinforce their cooperation, in light of the rapidly changing geopolitical and economic context.










—


On 22 October 2025, The President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, representing the EU, met with Egyptian President Abdul Fattah El-Sisi at the first ever EU-Egypt summit. This was also the first bilateral summit with any country in the Middle East and North Africa region. The summit was an opportunity to further deepen EU-Egypt bilateral relations and their political and economic partnership, with the aim of fostering the parties' shared stability, peace and prosperity. The leaders underlined their shared ambition to cooperate on common global and regional matters, including the situation in the Middle East, Ukraine, multilateralism, trade, migration and security.










—


EU and Western Balkans leaders met in Brussels on 17 December 2025. The meeting provided an opportunity to demonstrate and reconfirm the strength of the EU-Western Balkans strategic relationship and the benefits it brings to citizens. The summit highlighted the importance of the close political and economic relationship between the EU and Western Balkans partners and the need for ever-stronger ties between the EU and the Western Balkans.




In addition, on 17 March 2025 the European Union chaired the ninth Brussels Conference on ‘Standing with Syria: Meeting the Needs for a Successful Transition.’ The meeting gathered delegates from EU member states, Syria's transitional government, Syria’s neighbouring countries, other partner countries and donors, and international organisations, including the UN. In a clear demonstration of continued support, the EU is committing nearly EUR 2,5 billion for 2025 and 2026, while together with partners, we raised an overall of EUR 5,8 billion, to aid Syria's transition process and the country's socio-economic recovery, while also addressing the urgent humanitarian needs, both within Syria and in the host communities across Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, and Türkiye.
II)   
Legislative activities


Another quantitative indicator of activities is the number of legal acts published in the Official Journal (OJ) (Table 4). In 2025 (3), 1 609 legal acts were published in the OJ. The publication of legal acts in the OJ is the final step in the legislative process.

Table 4


Evolution of the number of legal acts in 2021-2025











 



2021




2022




2023




2024




2025






Legal acts published in OJ



1 340 


1 517 


1 545 


1 441 


1 609 




III)   
Administrative modernisation


In 2025, the GSC continued to improve the quality and efficiency of its internal organisation and to pursue its goal of digital transformation, in line with the GSC Digital Strategy priorities for 2022-2025:






—


Several IT tools were further improved to modernise and digitalise key business processes related to Council decision-making. In particular, eConsilium underwent an important upgrade allowing staff to manage the full lifecycle of all policy documents in one place. In addition, synergies were identified between key programmes supporting Document and File Management Implementation (DFMI), Information Knowledge Management 2 (IKM2), Event Management and eConsilium.










—


2025 also marked the completion of the first roadmap of the Digital Strategy and the launch of the preparation on the new roadmap 2026-2028, supported by a comprehensive stocktaking report that captured key achievements and future opportunities for digital development. It also saw a key structural change within the organisation, with the establishment of DITEC and its digitalisation directorate as well as the establishment of the Council Decision Making directorate in GIP.










—


In the field of staff policy, the fifth staff survey since 2018 was launched in 2025 and reached its highest participation rate. It remains a useful tool for enhancing the organisation, identifying areas for improvement, and maintaining the GSC’s status as an attractive workplace. Moreover, another round of interinstitutional job shadowing was organised, fostering collaboration and learning among participants. To further strengthen organisational culture, a new strategy for diversity and inclusion was approved, promoting respect, unity and equal opportunities across the institution. Additionally, another round of the 360o feedback exercise for managers and heads of sector was launched. The aim was to support their professional development by increasing awareness of both strengths and areas for growth.










—


In terms of the GSC environmental management policy, the GSC adopted in 2025 a Green Strategy with a 2030 horizon. This strategy is a forward-looking roadmap that will guide the GSC towards becoming a more sustainable organisation by 2030. The strategy goes beyond reducing the GSC carbon footprint; it aims to create a more resilient and sustainable organisation while maintaining the level of activity needed to ensure Member State discussions and negotiations take place under optimal conditions.




IV)   
Achievement of objectives in 2025


Achievement of the objectives established for the 2025 budget year can be summarised as follows:






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Establishment plan

On 1 January 2025, there were 2 952 occupied posts in the GSC. As a result of turnover during the year, on 31 December 2025 there were 2 986 occupied posts, representing a difference of 34 additional occupied posts in the EC/C Establishment Plan. (NB: Occupied posts also include posts occupied by non-remunerated staff who occupy a post, in line with the definition laid down in the Staff Regulations.)










—



Financial management

To ensure an efficient use of its budget, in 2025 the GSC continued to improve its financial management processes:






—


Changes were made to the financial management system to clearly separate, and enable direct management of, budgetary and legal commitments. This will allow earlier identification of over or underspending in particular areas and facilitate optimal use can be made of the appropriations.










—


Delegation limits for Authorising Officers by sub-delegation were updated for the first time since 2009. This facilitates more rapid authorisation of expenditure and more agile budget management.










—


Further progress was made towards full digitalisation, with nearly 50 % of purchase orders and contracts signed electronically. The Commission’s eProcurement solution will also be fully adopted as of January 2026. Ninety five percent (95 %) of the Council’s invoices are received electronically through digital platforms. The remainder are received in pdf format, or on paper.




In accordance with Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), payments should be made within 30 days of receipt of the invoice. In 2025, the average delay in paying invoices decreased slightly from 15 to 13 days.










—



Buildings policy

The Council’s buildings policy is stable. Since 2004, the Council’s aim has been to accommodate all its activities and those of the European Council in Brussels in buildings which it owns, which are adapted to its needs, and which are located close to one another. This reorganisation was completed with the delivery of the Europa Building in June 2016.
The GSC continues to explore various options for the renovation of the Justus Lipsius building and, more broadly, the future development of the site and its need for office and meeting space. This project is necessary to ensure the proper functioning of the two institutions, ensure a high level of environmental performance, particularly in view of the applicable regulations, and provide an optimised, welcoming, stimulating and secure working environment.




B.   Revenue

Table 5 gives an overview of the overall outcome of revenue operations in 2025. The term ‘established rights 2024’ refers to recovery orders which were made in 2024 but for which the recovery of the amounts in question did not take place until 2025. The term ‘established rights 2025’ refers to recoveries made in 2025.

Table 5


Overview of revenue operations in the 2025 budget (EUR)















Chapter




Established rights 2024




Recovered revenues from 2024




Established rights 2025




Recovered revenues from 2025




Total established rights 2024+2025




Total recovered 2024+2025




To be recovered in 2026






1




2




3




4




5=1+3




6=2+4




7=5-6





30


Revenue from Staff


 


 


80 711 070 


80 711 070 


80 711 070 


80 711 070 


 




31


Revenue linked to property


3 868 


3 868 


604 172 


600 212 


608 040 


604 080 


3 960 




32


Revenue from the supply of goods, services and work


186 321 


186 321 


1 831 337 


1 828 681 


2 017 658 


2 015 002 


2 656 




33


Other administrative revenue


736 960 


373 355 


25 366 513 


24 837 858 


26 103 474 


25 211 213 


892 261 




40


Revenue from investments and accounts


 


 


820 091 


820 091 


820 091 


820 091 


 





Total




927 150 




563 544 




109 333 183 




108 797 912 




110 260 332 




109 361 456 




898 876 





The total volume of revenue operations in terms of established rights, i.e. issued recovery orders, was EUR 110,3 million in 2025. Of that amount, EUR 109,4 million was recovered during the 2025 financial year and EUR 0,9 million will be collected in 2026.
Most of the total recovered revenue (74 %, or EUR 80,7 million out of EUR 109,4 million) in 2025 related to taxes and special levies on remunerations collected from GSC personnel. Of that amount, deductions from staff remuneration yielded EUR 38,4 million, while EUR 42,3 million corresponded to staff contributions to the pension scheme.
The remainder, or 26 % (EUR 28,7 million), was accrued from various administrative operations, mainly from the following sources:






—


payments by Member States for supplementary on-request interpretation into certain languages (EUR 11,5 million, Chapter 33);










—


recovery of parts of the amounts paid to Member States in previous years for delegates’ travel expenses following their declarations for 2023 and 2024 (EUR 8,7 million, Chapter 33);










—


contributions to administrative costs arising within the framework of the ‘Schengen acquis’ with Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Switzerland (EUR 1,6 million, Chapter 33);










—


payments by the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors,the European University Institute in Florence and the European Peace Facility – Operations as their contributions to the common financial system they share with the Council (EUR 1,4 million, Chapter 32);










—


contributions by other institutions and payments by Council officials for the Council crèche (EUR 0,8 million, Chapter 33);










—


revenues from investments and accounts, to be reimbursed to the Member States in 2026, (EUR 0,8 million, Chapter 40);










—


contributions from Member States on shared software and equipment costs (EUR 0,6 million, Chapter 33);










—


proceeds from renting out premises and related reimbursements (EUR 0,6 million, Chapter 31);










—


recovery of parts of the amounts paid in relation to catering expenses (EUR 0,5 million, Chapter 33);










—


recovery for the payment of staff financed by the EPF (EUR 0,4 million, Chapter 33).




C.   Expenditure in 2025

I)   
Modification of the budget in 2025


During the 2025 financial year, appropriations were reallocated by means of various transfers. Table 6 shows the decisions which modified the budget appropriations in 2021-2025.

Table 6


Number of budget modifications by type in 2021-2025













Modification




Year






Type




Legal basis




2021




2022




2023




2024




2025





Amending budget



FR Article 44



0


0


0


0


0




Transfer B



FR Article 29



41


58


38


39


46




Transfer C



FR Article 29



2


6


3


3


2




Transfer D



FR Article 31



0


0


0


0


0




 



Total




43




64




41




42




48





Two C transfers, which involved informing the budget authority (in accordance with Article 29 of the Financial Regulation), were carried out in 2025:






—


C1 transfer of EUR 4 130 000 on 19 September 2025 to:






—


cover new requests for supplementary aid for persons with disabilities and to cover the increase in the cost of accommodation in specialised centres for cases with aid already granted (EUR 100 000);










—


cover increases in mission and travel expenses of the staff of the General Secretariat of the Council (GSC) due to a higher political activity and also to an increase in travel costs compared to 2024 (EUR 250 000);










—


cover increases in mission and travel expenses of the Cabinet and other staff members attached to the President of the European Council due to increasing EU’s engagement with partners and inflation in the transport sector exceeding the increase in budget appropriations (EUR 250 000);










—


cover the purchase of additional standard furniture in 2025, avoiding price increases in 2026 and ensuring cost savings for the Institution (EUR 150 000);










—


cover the additional needs relating to the preparation and publication in the official languages of the Member States of European Council and Council publications, other than those published in the Official Journal of the European Union (EUR 23 000);










—


cover the additional needs relating to the continued production of modern visual communication products for the web and social media and to provide design services for the websites of the rotating presidency of the Council (EUR 165 000);










—


cover the additional needs relating to the improvement of the capability to search quickly and semantically across our internal GSC data, by scaling the GSC capability inside the datacentre and by leveraging on Al and data technologies implemented on GSC own infrastructure, avoiding internet exposure and respecting compliancy and security of information (EUR 1 206 000);










—


cover additional needs arising from the compliance with the Cybersecurity Regulation and from proactive cyber risk management on several computer systems applications (EUR 1 786 000);










—


cover the increasing need to store and backup additional data (EUR 200 000).














—


C2 transfer of EUR 2 325 000 on 28 November 2025 to:






—


cover increases related to the need of modernising power distribution equipment to improve their safety and operational reliability, as well as the rooms in which these are located. This will also cover lighting replacement and the improvement of the sirens system (EUR 850 000);










—


cover the need to replace critical components of the IT infrastructure necessary for the secure and efficient management of the core network services (EUR 250 000);










—


cover additional needs arising from the compliance with the Cybersecurity Regulation and from proactive cyber risk management on several computer systems applications (EUR 1 225 000).








In addition, 46 internal B transfers based on Article 29(4) of the Financial Regulation modified the EC/C budget in 2025.
Table 7 gives an overview of the budget lines which were significantly (5) modified in 2025 by the internal reallocation of appropriations.

Table 7


Budget lines which were subject to significant transfers in 2025 (EUR)












Item




Heading




Amended Budget 2025




Transfers




Final appropriations




Difference





1105


Overtime


1 290 000 


- 460 000 


830 000 


-36 %




1106


Entitlements under the Staff Regulations related to entering the service, transfer and leaving the service


2 195 000 


460 000 


2 655 000 


21 %




1110


Allowances in the event of retirement in the interest of the service


2 386 000 


- 400 000 


1 986 000 


-17 %




1207


Annual adjustment of the remuneration


319 000 


 


- 319 000 


-100 %




1331


Mission expenses of the Council secretariat


2 970 000 


250 000 


3 220 000 


8 %




1332


Travel expenses of staff related to the European Council


1 700 000 


250 000 


1 950 000 


15 %




2000


Rent


452 000 


- 303 544 


148 456 


-67 %




2003


Fitting-out and installation work


8 378 000 


1 101 044 


9 479 044 


13 %




2010


Cleaning and maintenance


21 587 000 


-1 110 242 


20 476 758 


-5 %




2012


Buildings security and surveillance


19 089 000 


- 570 000 


18 519 000 


-3 %




2100


Acquisition of equipment and software


16 470 000 


1 084 724 


17 554 724 


7 %




2101


Outside assistance for the operation and development of computer systems


29 385 000 


3 691 427 


33 076 427 


13 %




2102


Servicing and maintenance of equipment and software


6 959 707 


- 465 861 


6 493 846 


-7 %




2103


Telecommunications


1 596 000 


356 710 


1 952 710 


22 %




2120


Purchase and replacement of technical equipment and installation


2 199 000 


- 427 600 


1 771 400 


-19 %




2132


Rental, maintenance and repair of the vehicle fleet


1 570 000 


- 388 150 


1 181 850 


-25 %




2200


Travel expenses of delegations


15 505 000 


- 400 829 


15 104 171 


-3 %




2202


Interpreting costs


85 060 000 


-2 523 171 


82 536 829 


-3 %




2205


Organisation of conferences, congresses and meetings


1 246 000 


- 406 000 


840 000 


-33 %




II)   
Overview of the implementation of the budget for 2021-2025


Over the past five years (Graph 1), the overall implementation rate of the EC/C budget has increased from 88,0 % to 96,7 %. The implementation rate refers to the commitments made during the budget year out of the available adopted budget.
The actual annual payments rate between 2021 and 2025 was, on average, 83,2 % of the budget. The difference between the overall implementation and payments in a given year (i.e. non-paid commitments) has been carried over, in accordance with Article 12(7) of the Financial Regulation, to the next budget year for payment.
Expenditure for the remuneration and allowances of members and staff of EU institutions cannot be carried over (Article 12(8) of the Financial Regulation).

Graph 1


Overall budget implementation for 2021-2025






For 2025, the appropriations carried over related to obligations duly contracted before the end of the budget year but where the goods and services had not yet been delivered and/or no invoices had been received by the end of the year.
III)   
Implementation of appropriations by category in 2025


The analysis of expenditure in 2025 is broken down into 14 expenditure categories.
Table 8 compares the final budget after transfers (column 2) with the budget outturn in terms of commitments (column 3). The difference between the final budget and the committed appropriations corresponds to the amounts not used in 2025 and therefore cancelled.

Table 8


Overview of the implementation of the 2025 budget (by category, EUR)












Category




Budget 2025 (amended)




Budget 2025 (final (*1)
)



Commitments




Outturn rate




Cancelled appropriations






1




2




3




4=3/2




5=2-3





Establishment plan


443 931 151 


443 531 151 


421 917 774 


95,1  %


21 613 377 




Other staff expenditure


29 464 000 


29 864 000 


28 707 476 


96,1  %


1 156 524 




Buildings (excluding acquisitions)


60 185 000 


59 340 000 


59 282 743 


99,9  %


57 257 




Computer systems


54 410 707 


59 077 707 


59 056 984 


100,0  %


20 723 




Furniture


1 055 000 


1 205 000 


1 201 842 


99,7  %


3 158 




Technical equipment


3 644 000 


3 179 000 


3 100 589 


97,5  %


78 411 




Transport


2 190 000 


1 870 000 


1 849 990 


98,9  %


20 010 




Delegations' travel expenses


15 505 000 


15 104 171 


15 104 171 


100,0  %


 




Interpreting costs


85 060 000 


82 536 829 


82 536 829 


100,0  %


 




Meetings and conferences


7 609 000 


7 203 000 


6 912 757 


96,0  %


290 243 




Information


9 808 000 


9 996 000 


9 995 718 


100,0  %


282




Miscellaneous


1 407 000 


1 362 000 


1 340 686 


98,4  %


21 314 




Reserve


 


 


 


 


 





Total (excl. acquisition)




714 268 858 




714 268 858 




691 007 559 




96,7  %




23 261 299 





Acquisition of immovable property


 


 


 


 


 





Grand total




714 268 858 




714 268 858 




691 007 559 




96,7  %




23 261 299 






(*1)  Includes internal reallocation of appropriations




The overall implementation rate of the 2025 budget was 96,7 %. The difference between the final budget and implementation can be explained as follows:






—


The total underspend in the establishment plan category was EUR 21,6 million (4,9 % of the final staff budget). That underspend resulted mainly from lower needs for basic salaries (EUR 6,8 million), for household, expatriation and foreign residence allowances (EUR 2,8 million), and for adjustment of remuneration (EUR 10,3 million). Other factors contributing to the underspend were lower needs relating to allowances in the event of retirement in the interests of the service (EUR 0,6 million) and to overtime (EUR 0,2 million).










—


In the other staff expenditure category, 48 % of the underspend (EUR 0,55 million out of EUR 1,2 million) related to lower payments for special advisers, contract staff, seconded national experts and other external services accounted. Savings in other expenditure related to staff (training, medical expenses, social services, etc.) totalled EUR 0,61 million.










—


The overall implementation of building-related expenditure stood at 99,9 %.










—


The budget implementation for IT was 99,96 % and 99,7 % for furniture.










—


The implementation for technical equipment was 97,5 % and 98,9 % for transportation.










—


The implementation for delegations’ travel expenses was 100 %. The amount available for delegations’ travel expenses after transfers amounted to EUR 15,1 million. The initial budget was EUR 15,5 million, to which EUR 10,13 million was transferred from savings in some interpretation envelopes. Subsequently, EUR 8,57 million was transferred to interpretation for the ‘technical envelope’ (6). The technical interpretation envelope partially funds the languages currently used as pivot languages to provide a bridge between combinations, which is instrumental in ensuring multilingual communication. Finally, following requests received from different Member States, a further EUR 1,96 million was also transferred to interpretation.










—


The implementation rate for interpretation was also 100 %. The amount available for interpretation after transfers amounted to EUR 82,5 million. The initial budget was EUR 85,1 million, to which










—


the following amounts were transferred from delegations’ travel expenses: EUR 8,57 million as part of the implementation of the technical envelope and EUR 1,96 million following requests received from different Member States. EUR 10,13 million was transferred from interpretation envelopes to delegations’ travel envelopes (7). Finally, EUR 2,92 million were also transferred to other budget lines following the C transfer C1.










—


EUR 0,2 million of the total underspend of EUR 0,3 million on organising meetings and conferences reflected lower needs for catering and miscellaneous travel expenses than had been budgeted for.










—


The implementation rate for appropriations in the ‘information’ category was 100 %.










—


In the ‘miscellaneous’ category, the implementation rate was 98,4 %.




D.   Appropriations carried over

I)   
Appropriations carried over automatically from 2024 to 2025


As presented in Table 9, an amount of EUR 78,6 million was carried over from 2024 to 2025 for payment in accordance with Article 12(7) of the Financial Regulation.

Table 9


Implementation of appropriations carried over from 2024 to 2025 (by category, EUR)











Category




Appropriations carried over from 2024




Payments 2025




Outturn rate




Cancelled appropriations






1




2




3=2/1




4=1-2





Establishment plan


310 426 


226 200 


72,9  %


84 226 




Other staff expenditure


1 668 434 


1 316 810 


78,9  %


351 624 




Buildings


17 627 146 


15 235 768 


86,4  %


2 391 379 




Computer systems


32 850 009 


32 418 692 


98,7  %


431 317 




Furniture


206 185 


203 973 


98,9  %


2 212 




Technical equipment


2 617 918 


2 555 614 


97,6  %


62 304 




Transport


505 001 


208 051 


41,2  %


296 950 




Delegations' travel expenses


 


 


 


 




Interpreting costs


15 885 095 


15 633 740 


98,4  %


251 355 




Meetings and conferences


1 481 388 


1 067 578 


72,1  %


413 810 




Information


5 114 117 


4 999 554 


97,8  %


114 563 




Miscellaneous


343 109 


263 728 


76,9  %


79 381 




Reserve


 


 


 


 





Total




78 608 828 




74 129 709 




94,3  %




4 479 120 





The implementation rate for the appropriations carried over from 2024 amounted to 94,3 %.
The main reasons for the underspend of EUR 4,5 million were:






—


partial or complete non-delivery of works/goods/services ordered by the GSC during the previous year;










—


invoices not received for works/goods/services delivered; this inevitably constitutes a budgetary burden for the next budget year, as new commitments will have to be introduced in 2026 for those transactions.




II)   
Appropriations carried over automatically from 2025 to 2026


Appropriations carried over from 2025 to 2026 totalled EUR 86,7 million.

Table 10


Appropriations carried over from 2025 to 2026 (by category, EUR)













Category




Budget 2025 (amended)




Budget 2025 (final (*2))




Commitments




Payments 2025




Appropriations carried over to 2026




Carry over rate






1




2




3




4




5=3-4




6=5/3





Establishment plan


443 931 151 


443 531 151 


421 917 774 


421 017 794 


899 980 


0,2  %




Other staff expenditure


29 464 000 


29 864 000 


28 707 476 


26 922 786 


1 784 690 


6,2  %




Buildings


60 185 000 


59 340 000 


59 282 743 


42 658 521 


16 624 222 


28,0  %




Computer systems


54 410 707 


59 077 707 


59 056 984 


31 695 031 


27 361 953 


46,3  %




Furniture


1 055 000 


1 205 000 


1 201 842 


824 257 


377 585 


31,4  %




Technical equipment


3 644 000 


3 179 000 


3 100 589 


1 778 158 


1 322 431 


42,7  %




Transport


2 190 000 


1 870 000 


1 849 990 


1 332 366 


517 624 


28,0  %




Delegations' travel expenses


15 505 000 


15 104 171 


15 104 171 


15 104 171 


 


0,0  %




Interpreting costs


85 060 000 


82 536 829 


82 536 829 


51 450 363 


31 086 466 


37,7  %




Meetings and conferences


7 609 000 


7 203 000 


6 912 757 


4 770 464 


2 142 293 


31,0  %




Information


9 808 000 


9 996 000 


9 995 718 


6 045 422 


3 950 296 


39,5  %




Miscellaneous


1 407 000 


1 362 000 


1 340 686 


683 827 


656 859 


49,0  %




Reserve


 


 


 


 


 


 





Total (excl. acquisition)




714 268 858 




714 268 858 




691 007 559 




604 283 160 




86 724 399 




12,6  %





Acquisition of immovable property


 


 


 


 


 


 





Grand total




714 268 858 




714 268 858 




691 007 559 




604 283 160 




86 724 399 




12,6  %






(*2)  Includes internal reallocation of appropriations




The amounts carried over from 2025 to 2026 came mainly from the following categories:






—


interpretation: EUR 31,1 million to cover part of the cost of interpretation provided in 2025, for which invoices had not yet been agreed with the European Commission services at the time of closure;










—


computer systems: EUR 27,4 million, of which EUR 18,4 million related to outside assistance, EUR 6,8 million to the acquisition of equipment and software, EUR 1,7 million to IT services and maintenance and EUR 0,5 million to telecommunications;










—


buildings: EUR 16,6 million, of which various building projects and fitting-out works accounted for EUR 5,7 million, cleaning and maintenance EUR 3,7 million, security and health and safety EUR 3,1 million, water, gas, electricity and heating (including charges) another EUR 1,6 million, works to make the premises secure EUR 1,4 million, and other expenditure related to buildings, e.g. building studies, EUR 0,3 million;










—


information expenditure: EUR 3,95 million, of which EUR 2,8 million was for information and public events, and EUR 1,1 million for documentation and library expenditure;










—


meetings and conferences: EUR 2,1 million, mostly relating to invoices not yet received for organising European Council and Council meetings and multilateral summits in 2024, in particular for catering (EUR 1,5 million);










—


other staff expenditure: EUR 1,8 million, mainly further training expenditure (EUR 0,5 million), mission expenses, including staff travel (EUR 0,4 million), and the medical service and childcare facilities (EUR 0,4 million);










—


technical equipment: EUR 1,3 million, mostly for purchase and replacement of technical equipment and installation;










—


establishment plan: EUR 0,9 million, corresponding to non-salary-related appropriations covering entitlements under the Staff Regulations related to entering the service, transfer and leaving the service (travel expenses, installation/removal allowances, etc.);










—


miscellaneous expenses: EUR 0,7 million, corresponding mostly to legal expenses (EUR 0,5 million) and office supplies (EUR 0,1 million);










—


transport: EUR 0,5 million, covering mostly provision for rental and repair costs for the vehicle fleet;










—


furniture: EUR 0,4 million, corresponding mainly to purchases of furniture for meeting rooms and renewal of furniture stock.




E.   Assigned revenue

I)   
Assigned revenue accrued before 2025


The total amount of assigned revenue accrued before 2025 was EUR 23,2 million.

Table 11


Implementation of assigned revenue accrued before 2025 (by category, EUR)












Category




Assigned revenues before 2025 (final (*3))




Commitments 2025




Payments 2025




Outturn rate




Cancelled assigned revenues






1




2




3




4=2/1




4=1-2





Establishment plan


959 970 


959 970 


951 318 


100,0  %


 




Other staff expenditure


2 210 853 


2 210 853 


2 186 145 


100,0  %


 




Buildings


766 676 


766 676 


700 384 


100,0  %


 




Computer systems


604 114 


603 508 


219 550 


99,9  %


605




Furniture


 


 


 


 


 




Technical equipment


13 360 


13 351 


13 351 


99,9  %


9




Transport


 


 


 


 


 




Delegations' travel expenses


8 571 727 


8 571 727 


8 571 727 


100,0  %


 




Interpreting costs


9 413 321 


9 413 321 


9 413 321 


100,0  %


 




Meetings and conferences


342 958 


342 958 


342 958 


100,0  %


 




Information


48 903 


48 903 


45 487 


100,0  %


 




Miscellaneous


280 639 


41 627 


21 858 


14,8  %


239 012 





Total




23 212 520 




22 972 894 




22 466 099 




99,0  %




239 627 






(*3)  Includes internal reallocation of appropriations




Of the total assigned revenue to the amount of EUR 23,2 million, EUR 23 million was duly committed in 2025. The remainder, EUR 0,2 million, was cancelled in accordance with Article 12(1) of the Financial Regulation.
II)   
Assigned revenue accrued before 2025 and carried over for payment from 2024


The total amount of assigned revenue accrued before 2025 and carried over for payment from 2024 was EUR 0,2 million.

Table 12


Implementation of assigned revenue accrued before 2025 and carried over from 2024 for payment (by category, EUR)











Category




Assigned revenues carried over for payment from 2024




Payments 2025




Outturn rate




Cancelled assigned revenues






1




2




4=2/1




4=1-2





Establishment plan


45 003 


41 275 


91,7  %


3 727 




Other staff expenditure


2 854 


1 389 


48,7  %


1 465 




Buildings


52 066 


38 166 


73,3  %


13 900 




Computer systems


87 325 


87 096 


99,7  %


230




Furniture


 


 


 


 




Technical equipment


 


 


 


 




Transport


 


 


 


 




Delegations' travel expenses


 


 


 


 




Interpreting costs


 


 


 


 




Meetings and conferences


7 371 


7 371 


100,0  %


 




Information


9 841 


9 841 


100,0  %


 




Miscellaneous


2 097 


827


39,5  %


1 269 





Total




206 556 




185 965 




90,0  %




20 591 





III)   
Assigned revenue accrued in 2024 and carried over to 2025 for payment


The total assigned revenue accrued in 2024, duly committed in 2024 but not paid and carried over to 2025 for payment, totalled EUR 0,9 million.

Table 13


Assigned revenue accrued in 2024 and carried over to 2025 for payment (by category, EUR)











Category




Assigned revenues carried over for payment from 2024




Payments 2025




Outturn rate




Cancelled assigned revenues






1




2




4=2/1




4=1-2





Establishment plan


 


 


 


 




Other staff expenditure


59 436 


59 436 


100,0  %


 




Buildings


31 127 


31 127 


100,0  %


 




Computer systems


765 986 


765 643 


100,0  %


343




Furniture


 


 


 


 




Technical equipment


 


 


 


 




Transport


 


 


 


 




Delegations' travel expenses


 


 


 


 




Interpreting costs


 


 


 


 




Meetings and conferences


 


 


 


 




Information


 


 


 


 




Miscellaneous


 


 


 


 





Total




856 549 




856 206 




100,0  %




343





IV)   
Assigned revenue accrued before 2025 and carried over to 2026 for payment


The assigned revenue accrued before 2025, duly committed but not paid in 2025, totalled EUR 23,2 million and was carried over from 2025 to 2026 for payment.

Table 14


Assigned revenue accrued before 2025 and carried over to 2026 (by category, EUR)












Category




Assigned revenues before 2025 (final (*4))




Commitments 2025




Payments 2025




Assigned revenues carried over to 2026




Carry over rate






1




2




3




4=2-3




5=4/2





Establishment plan


959 970 


959 970 


951 318 


8 652 


0,9  %




Other staff expenditure


2 210 853 


2 210 853 


2 186 145 


24 708 


1,1  %




Buildings


766 676 


766 676 


700 384 


66 292 


8,6  %




Computer systems


604 114 


603 508 


219 550 


383 958 


63,6  %




Furniture


 


 


 


 


 




Technical equipment


13 360 


13 351 


13 351 


 


0,0  %




Transport


 


 


 


 


 




Delegations' travel expenses


8 571 727 


8 571 727 


8 571 727 


 


0,0  %




Interpreting costs


9 413 321 


9 413 321 


9 413 321 


 


0,0  %




Meetings and conferences


342 958 


342 958 


342 958 


0,0  %


 




Information


48 903 


48 903 


45 487 


3 416 


7,0  %




Miscellaneous


280 639 


41 627 


21 858 


19 769 


47,5  %





Total




23 212 520 




22 972 894 




22 466 099 




506 795 




2,2  %






(*4)  Includes internal reallocation of appropriations




The amounts carried over related mainly to outside IT assistance (EUR 0,4 million), building maintenance, recurrent fitting-out and building studies (EUR 0,07 million).
V)   
Assigned revenue accrued in 2025


The total assigned revenue accrued in 2025 amounted to EUR 28,7 million.

Table 15


Implementation of assigned revenue accrued in 2025 (by category, EUR)












Category




Assigned revenues 2025 (final (*5))




Commitments 2025




Payments 2025




Not committed




Available for payment






1




2




3




4=1-2




5=2-3





Establishment plan


1 655 865 


 


 


1 655 865 


 




Other staff expenditure


1 725 763 


1 148 930 


263 579 


576 833 


885 351 




Buildings


962 727 


193 496 


 


769 232 


193 496 




Computer systems


2 506 393 


1 827 782 


532 169 


678 610 


1 295 613 




Furniture


10 412 


7 015 


 


3 397 


7 015 




Technical equipment


13 460 


5 883 


 


7 577 


5 883 




Transport


 


 


 


35 449 


35 449 




Delegations' travel expenses


8 703 290 


 


 


8 703 290 


 




Interpreting costs


11 462 008 


 


 


11 462 008 


 




Meetings and conferences


654 626 


79 337 


79 337 


575 289 


 




Information


44 752 


 


 


44 752 


 




Miscellaneous


875 641 


19


 


875 622 


19





Total




28 650 386 




3 262 462 




875 085 




25 387 924 




2 387 376 






(*5)  Includes internal reallocation of appropriations




The assigned revenue in 2025 relating to the activities of the GSC amounted to EUR 28,7 million. During the financial year, EUR 3,3 million was committed, while EUR 25,4 million was carried over to 2026 in accordance with Article 12(4) of the Financial Regulation.
Around 30,4 % of the assigned revenue (EUR 8,7 million) related to the balance of delegations’ travel expenses after submission of their travel declarations. Another 40,0 % (EUR 11,5 million) corresponds to the payments made by Member States to cover interpretation exceeding their language envelope.
The remainder relates mainly to the reimbursement of amounts connected with various administrative operations at the Council, such as contributions to administrative costs arising within the framework of the ‘Schengen acquis’ (EUR 1,6 million), contributions from partners to the common financial system they share with the Council (EUR 1,4 million), parental contributions to the Council crèche (EUR 0,8 million) in the category ‘other staff expenditure’, etc.


(1)  Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast).

(2)  Budget 2025 was reduced by EUR 1 680 000 following Amending budget 3/2025.

(3)  The methodology to compute these figures changed compared to the previous years. Before 2025, the number of legal acts reflected the actual number sent to the Publication Office by the Council while as of 2025 this number reflects the number of legal acts authored or co-authored by the Council published by the Publication Office.

(4)  Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on combating late payment in commercial transactions (OJ L 48, 23.2.2011, p. 1).

(5)  Net amount > EUR 250 000.

(6)  In accordance with Article 10(3) of Decision 54/18 of the Secretary-General of the Council, an amount equivalent to the underspent amount from the previous year under delegates’ travel expenses is to be transferred annually to interpretation. In 2025, that amount was EUR 8,57 million.

(7)  In accordance with Article 10(1) of Decision 54/18, the GSC transfers 66 % of the unused amounts of the interpretation language envelopes to the delegates’ travel envelopes to be used during the same budget year. In 2025, that amount was EUR 10,13 million.




ANNEX I
COUNCIL
USE OF THE APPROPRIATIONS OF THE YEAR 2025














 



Budget line




Initial Appropriations (*1)





Transfers/ Amendments




Final Appropriations




Commitments




Payments




Carry Over by Right to




Carry Over by Decision to




Cancelled Appropriations





 


 



2025




2025




2025




2025




2025




2026




2026



 




 


 


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


8 = 3 - 5 - 6 - 7




1000


Basic salary


440 000,00 


 


440 000,00 


425 593,79 


425 593,79 


 


 


14 406,21 




1001


Entitlements related to the post held


96 000,00 


 


96 000,00 


86 755,06 


86 755,06 


 


 


9 244,94 




1002


Entitlements related to the personal circumstances


44 000,00 


 


-7 100,00 


36 900,00 


12 221,71 


12 221,71 


 


24 678,29 




1003


Social security cover


23 000,00 


 


23 000,00 


16 095,05 


16 095,05 


 


 


6 904,95 




1004


Other managements expenditure


1 650 000,00 


 


1 650 000,00 


1 645 258,08 


1 297 924,71 


347 333,37 


 


4 741,92 




1006


Entitlements related to entering, transfer and leaving the service


 


7 100,00 


7 100,00 


6 954,68 


6 954,68 


 


 


145,32 





100




Remuneration and other entitlements




2 253 000,00 



 



2 253 000,00 




2 192 878,37 




1 845 545,00 




347 333,37 



 



60 121,63 





1010


Transitory allowance


275 000,00 


 


275 000,00 


262 985,83 


262 985,83 


 


 


12 014,17 





101




Termination of service




275 000,00 



 



275 000,00 




262 985,83 




262 985,83 



 


 



12 014,17 






Total Chapter 10 - Members of the Institution




2 528 000,00 



 



2 528 000,00 




2 455 864,20 




2 108 530,83 




347 333,37 



 



72 135,80 





1100


Basic salaries


326 621 151,00 


 


326 621 151,00 


319 830 456,76 


319 830 456,76 


 


 


6 790 694,24 




1101


Entitlements under the Staff Regulations related to the post held


1 956 000,00 


 


1 956 000,00 


1 583 511,47 


1 583 511,47 


 


 


372 488,53 




1102


Entitlements under the Staff Regulations related to the personal circumstances of the staff member


82 905 000,00 


 


82 905 000,00 


80 489 291,15 


80 489 291,15 


 


 


2 415 708,85 




1103


Social security cover


13 601 000,00 


 


13 601 000,00 


12 795 544,97 


12 795 544,97 


 


 


805 455,03 




1104


Salary weightings


157 000,00 


 


157 000,00 


103 019,98 


103 019,98 


 


 


53 980,02 




1105


Overtime


1 290 000,00 


- 460 000,00 


830 000,00 


646 765,81 


646 765,81 


 


 


183 234,19 




1106


Entitlements under the Staff Regulations related to entering the service, transfer and leaving the service


2 195 000,00 


 


460 000,00 


2 655 000,00 


2 655 000,00 


2 102 353,44 


 


552 646,56 




1107


Annual adjustment of the remuneration


10 292 000,00 


 


10 292 000,00 


 


 


 


 


10 292 000,00 





110




Remuneration and other entitlements




439 017 151,00 



 



439 017 151,00 




418 103 590,14 




417 550 943,58 




552 646,56 



 



20 913 560,86 





1110


Allowances in the event of retirement in the interest of the service


2 386 000,00 


- 400 000,00 


1 986 000,00 


1 358 319,89 


1 358 319,89 


 


 


627 680,11 





111




Termination of service




2 386 000,00 




- 400 000,00 




1 986 000,00 




1 358 319,89 




1 358 319,89 



 


 



627 680,11 






Total Chapter 11 - Officials and temporary staff




441 403 151,00 




- 400 000,00 




441 003 151,00 




419 461 910,03 




418 909 263,47 




552 646,56 



 



21 541 240,97 





1200


Other staff


13 508 000,00 


218 500,00 


13 726 500,00 


13 352 729,27 


13 351 729,27 


1 000,00 


 


373 770,73 




1201


National experts on secondment


1 381 000,00 


-5 000,00 


1 376 000,00 


1 241 208,73 


1 239 208,73 


2 000,00 


 


134 791,27 




1202


Traineeships


928 000,00 


 


928 000,00 


899 873,59 


867 408,47 


32 465,12 


 


28 126,41 




1203


External services


328 000,00 


- 117 500,00 


210 500,00 


197 332,29 


125 476,98 


71 855,31 


 


13 167,71 




1204


Supplementary services for the translation service


158 000,00 



223 000,00 



381 000,00 


381 000,00 


177 100,40 


203 899,60 


 


 




1207


Annual adjustment of the remuneration


319 000,00 


- 319 000,00 


 


 


 


 


 


 





120




Other staff and external services




16 622 000,00 



 



16 622 000,00 




16 072 143,88 




15 760 923,85 




311 220,03 



 



549 856,12 






Total Chapter 12 - Other staff and external services




16 622 000,00 



 



16 622 000,00 




16 072 143,88 




15 760 923,85 




311 220,03 



 



549 856,12 





1300


Miscellaneous expenditure on recruitments


163 000,00 


 


163 000,00 


111 447,63 


83 952,93 


27 494,70 


 


51 552,37 




1301


Professional development


2 241 000,00 


 


2 241 000,00 


2 053 139,98 


1 557 325,53 


495 814,45 


 


187 860,02 





130




Expenditure relating to staff management




2 404 000,00 



 



2 404 000,00 




2 164 587,61 




1 641 278,46 




523 309,15 



 



239 412,39 





1310


Special assistance grants


24 000,00 


-2 000,00 


22 000,00 


 


 


 


 


22 000,00 




1311


Social contacts between members of staff


162 000,00 


18 551,22 


180 551,22 


179 006,30 


118 394,25 


60 612,05 


 


1 544,92 




1312


Supplementary aid for the disabled


360 000,00 


100 000,00 


460 000,00 


360 000,00 


208 299,57 


151 700,43 


 


100 000,00 




1313


Other welfare expenditure


53 000,00 


 


-16 551,22 


36 448,78 


36 448,78 


30 670,90 


 


5 777,88 





131




Measures to assist institution's staff




599 000,00 




100 000,00 




699 000,00 




575 455,08 




357 364,72 




218 090,36 



 



123 544,92 





1320


Medical service


425 000,00 


 


425 000,00 


285 913,75 


189 445,85 


96 467,90 


 


139 086,25 




1322


Crèches and childcare facilities


3 284 000,00 


 


- 100 000,00 


3 184 000,00 


3 184 000,00 


2 915 733,41 


 


268 266,59 




1323


Interinstitutional cooperation in the field of personnel management


1 460 000,00 


 


- 100 000,00 


1 360 000,00 


1 255 375,97 


1 255 375,97 


 


104 624,03 





132




Activities relating to all persons working with the institution




5 169 000,00 




- 200 000,00 




4 969 000,00 




4 725 289,72 




4 360 555,23 




364 734,49 



 



243 710,28 





1331


Mission expenses of the Council Secretariat


2 970 000,00 


250 000,00 


3 220 000,00 


3 220 000,00 


2 974 212,13 


245 787,87 


 


 




1332


Travel expenses of staff related to the European Council


1 700 000,00 


250 000,00 


1 950 000,00 


1 950 000,00 


1 828 451,54 


121 548,46 


 


 





133




Missions




4 670 000,00 



 



500 000,00 




5 170 000,00 




5 170 000,00 




4 802 663,67 



 



367 336,33 






Total Chapter 13 - Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution




12 842 000,00 



 



400 000,00 




13 242 000,00 




12 635 332,41 




11 161 862,08 




1 473 470,33 




606 667,59 






TOTAL TITLE 1 - Persons working with the institution




473 395 151,00 



 



473 395 151,00 




450 625 250,52 




447 940 580,23 




2 684 670,29 



 



22 769 900,48 





2000


Rent


452 000,00 


- 303 543,51 


148 456,49 


148 456,49 


148 456,49 


 


 


 




2003


Fitting-out and installation work


8 378 000,00 


1 101 043,51 


9 479 043,51 


9 474 018,22 


3 748 892,12 


5 725 126,10 


 


5 025,29 




2004


Work to make premises secure


1 934 000,00 


- 238 980,76 


1 695 019,24 


1 692 807,86 


219 964,05 


1 472 843,81 


 


2 211,38 




2005


Expenditure preliminary to the acquisition, construction and fitting-out of buildings


570 000,00 


246 480,76 


816 480,76 


813 326,90 


198 626,08 


614 700,82 


 


3 153,86 





200




Buildings




11 334 000,00 




805 000,00 




12 139 000,00 




12 128 609,47 




4 315 938,74 




7 812 670,73 



 



10 390,53 





2010


Cleaning and maintenance


21 587 000,00 


-1 110 241,51 


20 476 758,49 


20 476 758,49 


16 754 100,25 


3 722 658,24 


 


 




2011


Water, gas, electricity and heating


7 021 000,00 


-79 758,49 


6 941 241,51 


6 941 241,51 


5 292 944,15 


1 648 297,36 


 


 




2012


Buildings security and surveillance


19 089 000,00 


- 570 000,00 


18 519 000,00 


18 475 606,46 


15 354 549,04 


3 121 057,42 


 


43 393,54 




2013


Insurance


636 000,00 


170 000,00 


806 000,00 


805 814,05 


764 462,31 


41 351,74 


 


185,95 




2014


Other expenditure relating to buildings


518 000,00 


-60 000,00 


458 000,00 


454 712,62 


176 526,37 


278 186,25 


 


3 287,38 





201




Costs relating to buildings




48 851 000,00 




-1 650 000,00 




47 201 000,00 




47 154 133,13 




38 342 582,12 




8 811 551,01 



 



46 866,87 






Total Chapter 20 - Buildings and associated costs




60 185 000,00 




- 845 000,00 




59 340 000,00 




59 282 742,60 




42 658 520,86 




16 624 221,74 



 



57 257,40 





2100


Acquisition of equipment and software


16 470 000,00 


1 084 723,75 


17 554 723,75 


17 554 722,75 


10 780 205,06 


6 774 517,69 


 


1,00 




2101


Outside assistance for the operation and development of computer systems


29 385 000,00 


3 691 427,29 


33 076 427,29 


33 055 705,49 


14 689 114,56 


18 366 590,93 


 


20 721,80 




2102


Servicing and maintenance of equipment and software


6 959 707,00 


- 465 861,40 


6 493 845,60 


6 493 845,60 


4 805 423,70 


1 688 421,90 


 


 




2103


Telecommunications


1 596 000,00 


356 710,36 


1 952 710,36 


1 952 710,36 


1 420 287,97 


532 422,39 


 


 





210




Computer systems and telecommunications




54 410 707,00 




4 667 000,00 




59 077 707,00 




59 056 984,20 




31 695 031,29 




27 361 952,91 



 



20 722,80 





2111


Purchase and replacement of furniture


993 390,00 


198 610,00 


1 192 000,00 


1 188 841,70 


816 113,48 


372 728,22 


 


3 158,30 




2112


Rental, servicing, maintenance and repair of furniture


61 610,00 


-48 610,00 


13 000,00 


13 000,00 


8 143,43 


4 856,57 


 


 





211




Furniture




1 055 000,00 




150 000,00 




1 205 000,00 




1 201 841,70 




824 256,91 




377 584,79 



 



3 158,30 





2120


Purchase and replacement of technical equipment and installation


2 199 000,00 


- 427 600,00 


1 771 400,00 


1 726 431,31 


834 157,80 


892 273,51 


 


44 968,69 




2121


Outside assistance for the operation and development of technical equipment and installations


103 000,00 


-10 000,00 


93 000,00 


88 000,00 


73 455,84 


14 544,16 


 


5 000,00 




2122


Rental, servicing, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations


1 342 000,00 


-27 400,00 


1 314 600,00 


1 286 157,85 


870 544,78 


415 613,07 


 


28 442,15 





212




Technical equipment and installation




3 644 000,00 




- 465 000,00 




3 179 000,00 




3 100 589,16 




1 778 158,42 




1 322 430,74 



 



78 410,84 





2132


Cost of renting, maintenance and repair of service cars


1 570 000,00 


- 388 150,00 


1 181 850,00 


1 161 839,90 


644 965,51 


516 874,39 


 


20 010,10 




2133


Mobility plan


620 000,00 


68 150,00 


688 150,00 


688 150,00 


687 400,00 


750,00 


 


 





213




Transport




2 190 000,00 




- 320 000,00 




1 870 000,00 




1 849 989,90 




1 332 365,51 




517 624,39 



 



20 010,10 






Total Chapter 21 - Computer system, equipment and furniture




61 299 707,00 




4 032 000,00 




65 331 707,00 




65 209 404,96 




35 629 812,13 




29 579 592,83 



 



122 302,04 





2200


Travel expenses of delegations


15 505 000,00 


- 400 829,00 


15 104 171,00 


15 104 171,00 


15 104 171,00 


 


 


 




2201


Miscellaneous travel expenses


510 000,00 


 


510 000,00 


398 062,96 


289 285,97 


108 776,99 


 


111 937,04 




2202


Interpreting costs


85 060 000,00 


-2 523 171,00 


82 536 829,00 


82 536 828,72 


51 450 362,82 


31 086 465,90 


 


0,28 




2203


Representation expenses


191 000,00 


 


191 000,00 


143 218,90 


117 600,65 


25 618,25 


 


47 781,10 




2204


Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings


5 662 000,00 


 


5 662 000,00 


5 561 621,93 


4 017 403,40 


1 544 218,53 


 


100 378,07 




2205


Organisation of conferences, congresses and meetings


1 246 000,00 


- 406 000,00 


840 000,00 


809 853,07 


346 174,26 


463 678,81 


 


30 146,93 





220




Meetings and conferences




108 174 000,00 




-3 330 000,00 




104 844 000,00 




104 553 756,58 




71 324 998,10 




33 228 758,48 



 



290 243,42 





2210


Documentation and library expenditure


2 853 000,00 


-55 670,00 


2 797 330,00 


2 797 129,56 


1 733 515,94 


1 063 613,62 


 


200,44 




2212


General publications


320 000,00 


23 000,00 


343 000,00 


342 985,52 


258 724,88 


84 260,64 


 


14,48 




2213


Information and public events


6 635 000,00 


220 670,00 


6 855 670,00 


6 855 603,06 


4 053 180,91 


2 802 422,15 


 


66,94 





221




Information




9 808 000,00 




188 000,00 




9 996 000,00 




9 995 718,14 




6 045 421,73 




3 950 296,41 



 



281,86 





2230


Office supplies


396 000,00 


64 452,60 


460 452,60 


460 435,12 


339 867,31 


120 567,81 


 


17,48 




2231


Postal charges


45 000,00 


10 000,00 


55 000,00 


55 000,00 


33 765,59 


21 234,41 


 


 




2232


Expenditure on studies, surveys and consultation


45 000,00 


-45 000,00 


 


 


 


 


 


 




2234


Removals


33 000,00 


-7 800,00 


25 200,00 


25 200,00 


8 381,73 


16 818,27 


 


 




2235


Financial charges


15 000,00 


-10 000,00 


5 000,00 


5 000,00 


945,00 


4 055,00 


 


 




2236


Legal expenses and costs, damages and compensation


556 000,00 


 


556 000,00 


556 000,00 


98 406,00 


457 594,00 


 


 




2237


Other operating expenditure


317 000,00 


-56 652,60 


260 347,40 


239 050,89 


202 461,50 


36 589,39 


 


21 296,51 





223




Miscellaneous expenses




1 407 000,00 




-45 000,00 




1 362 000,00 




1 340 686,01 




683 827,13 




656 858,88 



 



21 313,99 






Total Chapter 22 - Operating expenditure




119 389 000,00 




-3 187 000,00 




116 202 000,00 




115 890 160,73 




78 054 246,96 




37 835 913,77 



 



311 839,27 






TOTAL TITLE 2 - Buildings, equipment and operating expenditure




240 873 707,00 



 



240 873 707,00 




240 382 308,29 




156 342 579,95 




84 039 728,34 



 



491 398,71 






TOTAL BUDGET




714 268 858,00 



 



714 268 858,00 




691 007 558,81 




604 283 160,18 




86 724 398,63 



 



23 261 299,19 






(*1)  Following Amending budget 3/2025







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