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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN

PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

Adjustment of the multiannual financial framework in accordance with Article 6 of

Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial

framework for the years 2021 to 2027

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

AND THE COUNCIL

Adjustment of the multiannual financial framework in accordance with Article 6 of

Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial

framework for the years 2021 to 2027

1. INTRODUCTION

Article 6 of Council Regulation No 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the

multiannual financial framework for the years 2021-20271 (‘MFF Regulation’) provides

for an adjustment of the multiannual financial framework (‘MFF’) related to measures

linked to sound economic governance or to a general regime of conditionality for the

protection of the Union budget:

1. In the case of the lifting of a suspension of budgetary commitments concerning

Union funds in accordance with the relevant basic acts in the context of measures

linked to sound economic governance or to measures adopted under the

Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a general regime of

conditionality for the protection of the Union budget, the amounts corresponding

to the suspended commitments shall be transferred to the following years and the

corresponding MFF ceilings shall be adjusted accordingly.

2. The Commission shall communicate the result of any adjustments under

paragraph 1 to the European Parliament and to the Council.

3. Suspended commitments of year n may not be entered in the general budget of the

Union beyond year n+2.

On 15 December 2022, based on a Commission’s proposal pursuant to Article 6(9) of

Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the

Council of 16 December 2020 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of

the Union budget (‘Conditionality Regulation’), the Council adopted Implementing

Decision (EU) 2022/2506 on measures for the protection of the Union budget against

breaches of the principles of the rule of law in Hungary (‘Council Implementing

Decision’), pursuant to Article 6(10) of the same Regulation'. Article 2(1) of the Council

Implementing Decision established that 55% of the budgetary commitments for three

operational programmes in Cohesion Policy in Hungary, once approved, would be

suspended: (a), Environmental and Energy Efficiency Operational Programme Plus; (b),

Integrated Transport Operational Programme Plus; (c), Territorial and Settlement

Development Operational Programme Plus. In addition, Article 2(2) of the Council

Implementing Decision established that where the Commission implements the Union

budget in direct or indirect management, no legal commitments would be entered into

with any public interest trust established on the basis of the Hungarian Act IX of 2021 or

any entity maintained by such a public interest trust.

1 Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial

framework for the years 2021 to 2027, OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020, p. 6.

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On 9 September 2026, Hungary transmitted to the Commission a written notification

pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Conditionality Regulation, requesting the lifting of the

measures adopted under the Council Implementing Decision.

On 23 September 2026, pursuant to Article 7(2) of the Conditionality Regulation, the

Commission adopted its proposal to the Council to lift the adopted measures.

On 13 October 2026, on the basis of the Commission’s proposal, the Council adopted its

Implementing Decision, lifting the measures adopted under the Council Implementing

Decision, including the suspension of budgetary commitments under its Article 2(1).

The adjustment of the MFF ceilings follows the Draft Amending Budget 3/2026

reflecting the impact of the transfer of the amounts corresponding to the suspended

commitments on 2026 commitment appropriations2.

2. SCOPE OF THE ADJUSTMENT

As per Article 6 of the MFF Regulation, in the event of the lifting of a suspension of

budgetary commitments concerning Union funds, the amounts corresponding to the

suspended commitments shall be transferred to the following years and the

corresponding MFF ceilings shall be adjusted accordingly. Suspended commitments of

year n may not be entered into the general budget of the Union beyond year n+2.

Therefore, the sum of suspended commitments of 2024 and 2025 are transferred to

2026. The MFF ceiling for commitment appropriations is adjusted accordingly so that

the transferred amounts may be entered into the 2026 general budget.

The following table summarises the detailed amounts in current prices corresponding to

the suspended amounts in question:

Budget line Fund 2024 2025

05.03.01 Cohesion Fund 241 903 583 251 256 764

05.02.01 European Regional Development Fund 775 337 620 805 677 214

09.03.01 Just Transition Fund 10 644 972 10 817 278

07.02.01 European Social Fund Plus 51 771 573 53 755 768

Total 1 079 657 748 1 121 507 024

Table 1 in the Annex shows the EU multiannual financial framework in 2018 prices of

the MFF Regulation based on Article 6 of that Regulation.

Table 2 in the Annex shows the EU multiannual financial framework adjusted in current

prices.

3. RESULTS OF THE ADJUSTMENT

Allocations in commitment appropriations from 2024 and 2025 subject to the lifting of

the suspension within the meaning of Article 6 of the MFF Regulation amount to EUR 2

201 164 772 in current prices, as laid down in the financing plans of the three concerned

programmes.

2 DAB 3/2026, COM(2026)XX.

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As per Article 6 of the MFF Regulation, these allocations are transfered to 2026 as shown

in the table below.

The amounts due to be transferred in current prices are converted into 2018 prices to

adjust the multiannual financial framework table, which is expressed in 2018 prices. For

this purpose, the annual amounts of the transfers are converted into 2018 prices by using

the 2% fixed deflator.

The tables below summarise the changes to the ceilings in the multiannual financial

framework based on Article 6 of the MFF Regulation in current and 2018 prices,

compared to the latest technical adjustment made for 20273:

EUR million, current prices 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2021-

2027

1. Single Market, Innovation and Digital

2. Cohesion, Resilience and Values -1 069 -1 111 2 180

2a. Economic, social and territorial cohesion -1 069 -1 111 2 180

2b. Resilience and Values

3. Natural Resources and Environment -11 -11 22

of which: Market related expenditure and direct payments

4. Migration and Border Management

5. Security and Defence

6. Neighbourhood and the World

7. European Public Administration

of which: Administrative expenditure of the institutions

Total change in commitment appropriations -1 080 -1 122 2 202

EUR million, 2018 prices 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2021-

2027

1. Single Market, Innovation and Digital

2. Cohesion, Resilience and Values -949 -967 1 861 -55

2a. Economic, social and territorial cohesion -949 -967 1 861 -55

2b. Resilience and Values

3. Natural Resources and Environment -10 -10 19 -1

of which: Market related expenditure and direct payments

4. Migration and Border Management

5. Security and Defence

6. Neighbourhood and the World

7. European Public Administration

of which: Administrative expenditure of the institutions

Total change in commitment appropriations -959 -977 1 880 -56

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Table 1 MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK (EU 27) – 2018 prices

(EUR million - 2018 prices)

COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Total

2021-2027

1  Single Market, Innovation and Digital 19 712 20 211 19 678 19 178 18 800 18 956 18 467 135 002

2  Cohesion, Resilience and Values 5 996 62 642 63 525 64 130 64 933 59 491 59 707 380 424

2a  Economic, social and territorial cohesion 1 666 56 673 57 005 56 487 56 805 50 163 48 937 327 736

2b  Resilience and Values 4 330 5 969 6 520 7 643 8 128 9 328 10 770 52 688

3  Natural Resources and Environment 53 562 52 626 51 893 51 003 49 904 48 753 47 960 355 701

Of which: Market related expenditure and direct

payments 38 040 37 544 36 857 36 054 35 283 34 602 33 965 252 345

4  Migration and Border Management 1 687 3 104 3 454 3 569 4 240 4 354 4 927 25 335

5  Security and Defence 1 598 1 750 1 762 2 112 2 277 2 398 2 576 14 473

6  Neighbourhood and the World 15 309 15 522 14 789 14 500 14 192 13 326 13 447 101 085

7  European Public Administration 10 021 10 215 10 342 10 454 10 554 10 673 10 843 73 102

Of which: Administrative expenditure of the

institutions 7 742 7 878 7 945 7 997 8 025 8 077 8 188 55 852

TOTAL COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS 107 885 166 070 165 443 164 946 164 900 157 951 157 927 1 085 122 as a percentage of GNI 0,82% 1,20% 1,12% 1,05% 1,03% 0,96% 0,93% 1,02%

TOTAL PAYMENT APPROPRIATIONS 154 065 153 850 146 775 126 624 151 112 171 696 167 091 1 071 213 as a percentage of GNI 1,18% 1,12% 0,99% 0,81% 0,94% 1,04% 0,99% 1,01%

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Table 2 MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK (EU 27) – current prices

(EUR million - current prices)

COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Total

2021-2027

1  Single Market, Innovation and Digital 20 919 21 878 21 727 21 598 21 596 22 210 22 080 152 008

2  Cohesion, Resilience and Values 6 364 67 806 70 137 72 220 74 586 69 703 71 362 432 178

2a  Economic, social and territorial cohesion 1 769 61 345 62 939 63 614 65 250 58 773 58 484 372 174

2b  Resilience and Values 4 595 6 461 7 198 8 606 9 336 10 930 12 878 60 004

3  Natural Resources and Environment 56 841 56 965 57 295 57 438 57 325 57 122 57 316 400 302

Of which: Market related expenditure and direct

payments 40 368 40 639 40 693 40 603 40 529 40 542 40 591 283 965

4  Migration and Border Management 1 791 3 360 3 814 4 020 4 871 5 103 5 893 28 852

5  Security and Defence 1 696 1 896 1 946 2 380 2 617 2 810 3 080 16 425

6  Neighbourhood and the World 16 247 16 802 16 329 16 331 16 303 15 614 16 071 113 697

7  European Public Administration 10 635 11 058 11 419 11 773 12 124 12 506 12 959 82 474

Of which: Administrative expenditure of the

institutions 8 216 8 528 8 772 9 006 9 219 9 464 9 786 62 991

TOTAL COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS 114 493 179 765 182 667 185 760 189 422 185 068 188 761 1 225 936

as a percentage of GNI 0,82% 1,20% 1,12% 1,05% 1,03% 0,96% 0,93% 1,02%

TOTAL PAYMENT APPROPRIATIONS 163 496 166 534 162 053 142 601 173 583 201 170 199 711 1 209 148 as a percentage of GNI 1,18% 1,12% 0,99% 0,81% 0,94% 1,04% 0,99% 1,01%