epa10968079 EU Commissioner for Budget Johannes Hahn (C) smiles prior to the start of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council on Budget talking about the Union budget for 2024, in Brussels, Belgium, 10 November 2023. The Council on 05 September had adopted its position on the EU budget for 2024. The European Parliament proposed amendments to the draft budget with the Council's position for next year's budget amounts to 187.008 billion euros in commitments and 141.167 billion euros in payments. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET
