2023 EU budget: Main areas

On 14 November 2022, the Council and the European Parliament reached agreement on an EU budget for 2023 which strongly focuses on the EU's main policy priorities.

Total commitments are set at €186.6 billion. Total payments amount to €168.6 billion.

Commitments

Commitments are legally-binding promises to spend money on activities that are implemented over several years.

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2022 budget - in billion euros

(including the amending budgets and draft amending budgets as presented by the Commission during the year)

Single Market, innovation and digital: €21.85
Cohesion, resilience and values: €67.78
Natural resources and environment: €56.68
Migration and border management: €3.36
Security and defence: €1.90
Neighbourhood and the world: €17.17
European public administration: €10.78
Special instruments: €2.80
Total: €182.31 (as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) of the EU27: 1.18%)

2023 draft budget - in billion euros

Commission proposal including amending letter

Single Market, innovation and digital: €21.57
Cohesion, resilience and values: €70.68
Natural resources and environment: €57.22
Migration and border management: €3.73
Security and defence: €2.06
Neighbourhood and the world: €16.93
European public administration: €11.31
Special instruments: €2.86
Total: €186.35 (as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) of the EU27: 1.14%)

2023 budget as agreed between Council and Parliament - in billion euros

Single Market, innovation and digital: €21.55
Cohesion, resilience and values: €70.59
Natural resources and environment: €57.26
Migration and border management: €3.73
Security and defence: €2.12
Neighbourhood and the world: €17.21
European public administration: €11.31
Special instruments: €2.86
Total: €186.62 (as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) of the EU27: 1.14%)

Payments

Payments cover expenditure arising from commitments entered into during the current or preceding years