TAVOLA ROTONDA IN OCCASIONE DELLA PRESENTAZIONE DEL LIBRO “GOVERNARE LE FRAGILITÀ”

Ne discutono con l’autore Bernardo Giorgio Mattarella, Of Counsel GA:

• Stefano Donnarumma, AD e Direttore Generale Gruppo FS Italiane
• Salvatore Luongo, Comandante Generale dell’Arma dei Carabinieri
• Nicola Maione, Presidente MPS
• Lorenzo Mariani, AD e Direttore Generale, MBDA Italia
• Francesco Sciaudone, Managing Partner GA
• Ezio Simonelli, Presidente Lega Calcio Serie A
• Carmine Volpe, Presidente aggiunto del Consiglio di Stato
  
  Moderati da Nicola Porro

COMMISSION UNVEILS €193 BILLION EU BUDGET FOR 2026

On 4 June, the European Commission has put forward its draft EU annual budget for 2026, amounting to €193.26 billion in commitments, complemented by €105.32 billion from NextGenerationEU. Building on the mid-term review of the EU’s 2021–2027 long-term budget, the proposal aims to address ongoing global and regional challenges, such as the energy crisis and rising geopolitical tensions.

The 2026 draft budget aligns with the new Commission priorities by allocating funds to key flagship initiatives, including the Competitiveness Compass, the Clean Industrial Deal, the Union of Skills, and the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy. It also introduces simplification measures through new Omnibus proposals, aiming to streamline EU funding and implementation processes.

BACKGROUND

The draft EU budget for 2026 includes both the expenditure covered by the long-term budget ceilings, financed through the EU’s own resources, and additional spending under the NextGenerationEU instrument, which is financed through borrowing on the capital markets.

For the core EU budget, two figures are presented for each programme: commitments and payments. Commitments represent the amounts that can be legally agreed upon in contracts during the year, while payments refer to the actual disbursements made within the same period. All figures are expressed in current prices.

NEXT STEPS

The European Parliament and the Council must formally adopt the 2026 budget before year-end.

BUDGET BREAKDOWN

Below is an overview of the main budget priorities and the amounts allocated to each:

• Agriculture and Fisheries: €54.6 billion

€53.8 billion – Common Agricultural Policy

€0.8 billion – European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund

• Regional Development and Cohesion: €42.09 billion
• Social Cohesion and Employment: €14.51 billion (through the European Social Fund Plus)
• External Action and Global Partnerships: €15.51 billion

€10.11 billion – NDICI – Global Europe

€2.20 billion – Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III)

€0.50 billion – Growth Facility for the Western Balkans

€1.93 billion – Humanitarian Aid (HUMA)

• Ukraine Support: €10.59 billion

€3.89 billion – Grants under the Ukraine Facility

€6.70 billion – Loans

• Research and Innovation: €14.12 billion

€12.97 billion – Horizon Europe (Includes funding for the European Chips Act)

• Strategic Investments: €4.59 billion

€3.02 billion – Connecting Europe Facility (cross-border infrastructure)

€1.00 billion – Digital Europe Programme

€299 million – InvestEU

• European Space Programme: €2.33 billion
• Resilience and EU Values: €15.13 billion

€4.3 billion – Erasmus+

€396 million – Support for artists and creators

€332.6 million – To promote Justice, rights, and values

• Environment and Climate Action: €2.18 billion

€802.9 million – LIFE programme (climate action)

€1.26 billion – Just Transition Fund

• Border Protection: €2.69 billion

€1.2 billion – Integrated Border Management Fund (IBMF)

€1.13 billion – Frontex (European Border and Coast Guard Agency)

• Migration: €2.32 billion

€2.08 billion – Support for migrants and asylum seekers

• Defence: €1.99 billion

€1.0 billion – European Defence Fund (EDF)

€251.3 million – Military Mobility

• Single Market Functioning: €1.02 billion

€622 million – Single Market Programme

€207 million – Anti-fraud, taxation, and custom

LINKS FOR MORE INFO

2026 annual budget to fund EU priorities addressing global challenges: link

EU budget 2026: Providing crucial funding for EU priorities in times of global volatility: link

Questions and Answers about the Draft Annual Budget 2026: link

Grimaldi Alliance (GA), studio legale e fiscale internazionale con 12 sedi in Italia e uffici diretti a New York, Lugano, Bruxelles, Londra e Parigi, e con un network di professionisti attivo in oltre 70 giurisdizioni, guidato dal Managing Partner Francesco Sciaudone, rafforza la propria presenza in Svizzera con l’ingresso dello studio Germann Avocats.

Fondato a Ginevra nel 2000, Germann Avocats è un punto di riferimento nel panorama legale svizzero, con un team esperto che assiste clienti privati, PMI, start up, grandi imprese svizzere e internazionali, enti pubblici e organizzazioni non governative. Attivi nel diritto societario, amministrativo e contrattuale, nella protezione dei dati, nella concorrenza sleale, negli appalti pubblici, nel diritto delle migrazioni, nella proprietà intellettuale e nelle operazioni di M&A, oltre che nel contenzioso e nella mediazione.

“Con l’ingresso del team di Germann Avocats, vogliamo consolidare la presenza di GA in Svizzera, con la possibilità di essere ora anche a Ginevra e Zurigo oltre che Lugano, in ambito legale e fiscale. Vogliamo con Christophe Germann e il suo team – e il nostro Gianvirgilio Cugini su Lugano – assicurare un servizio full service per il mercato svizzero, su Lugano, Zurigo e Ginevra, in lingua italiana, francese e tedesca”, ha dichiarato Francesco Sciaudone, Managing Partner di GA.