European Parliament 2016 Budget Estimates

Summary

The report presents the European Parliament's budget estimates for 2016, focusing on fiscal discipline, enhanced security, and improved legislative scrutiny.
10 29.04.2015
Other
budget
civil service
public safety
public administration
administrative reform
information technology and data processing

Key points

  • The 2016 budget is set at approximately 1.85 billion euros, representing a moderate increase over the previous year.
  • A specific extraordinary expenditure of up to 15 million euros is allocated for reinforcing building security and cybersecurity.
  • A new balance between different types of parliamentary assistants is expected to be implemented by July 2016 at the latest.
  • Revised rules regarding the submission of written questions are expected to be applicable from January 2016.
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