2010 budget: section III, Commission

The Council confirmed the outcome of the conciliation meeting with the European Parliament on 18 November 2009 (see the summary of Council activities of 18 November 2009) and formally established its second reading of the EU's draft general budget for 2010.

For details of the formal content of the second reading please refer to the summary of the Council’s amended draft budget.

Following the outcome of the Council’s second reading of the 2010 budget, the main expenses can be summarised as follows (in commitments in EUR million, including amending letters 1 and 2):

• Heading 1a. Competitiveness for growth and employment: EUR 13 852 189 253
• Heading 1b Cohesion for growth and employment: EUR 49 382 092 092
• Heading 2: Preservation and management of natural resources: EUR 59 449 553 302
• Heading 3a. Freedom, security and justice: EUR 974 270 370
• Heading 3b. Citizenship: EUR 634 128 000
• Heading 4. The EU as a global player: EUR 7 685 053 270
• Heading 5. Administration: EUR 7 829 197 094

Grand total (commitments only): EUR 140 555 365 381 (a 2.5% variation in relation to the 2009 budget, including AB 1-9/2009).