The Directorate-General for Budget (DG BUDG) is a
Directorate-General
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of the
European Commission
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.
The task of the Directorate-General for Budget is to secure from the budgetary authority - the
European Parliament
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and the
Council of the European Union
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(Council of Ministers) - the resources needed to implement the
European Union
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's policies, to encourage sound management of
European Community
The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organization created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957,Today the largely rewritten treaty continues in force as the ''Treaty on the functioning of the European Union'', as renamed by the Lis ...
funds and to account for the use of appropriations.
See also
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European Commissioner for Budget and Administration
The European Commissioner for Budget and Administration is the member of the European Commission who is responsible for negotiating and managing the EU budget. The current commissioner is Johannes Hahn.
The portfolio is primarily responsible ...
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Directorate-General for Budget
Budget
A budget is a calculation play, usually but not always financial, for a defined period, often one year or a month. A budget may include anticipated sales volumes and revenues, resource quantities including time, costs and expenses, environme ...
Government budgets
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