1Council Decision (EU) 2025/2464 of 1 December 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Regional Steering Committee of the Transport Community as regards the adoption of the budget of the Transport Community for 2026

Council Decision (EU) 2025/2464 of 1 December 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Regional Steering Committee of the Transport Community as regards the adoption of the budget of the Transport Community for 2026 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91 and Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Whereas: (1) The Treaty establishing the Transport Community OJ L 278, 27.10.2017, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2017/1937/oj. (TCT) was approved on behalf of the Union by means of Council Decision (EU) 2019/392 Council Decision (EU) 2019/392 of 4 March 2019 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Treaty establishing the Transport Community (OJ L 71, 13.3.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2019/392/oj). and entered into force on 1 May 2019. (2) Pursuant to Article 35 TCT, the Regional Steering Committee of the Transport Community (the Steering Committee) is to adopt the budget of the Transport Community every year. Article 35 TCT also empowers the Steering Committee to adopt decisions specifying the procedure for the implementation of the budget. (3) The Steering Committee is to adopt a decision on the budget of the Transport Community for 2026 during its last meeting in 2025. (4) The proposed budget of the Transport Community for 2026 is needed for the proper functioning of the Permanent Secretariat and the bodies of the Transport Community. It covers the costs of human resources, travel, IT equipment and software, as well as operational expenditure such as studies, capacity building, technical assistance and the organisation of conferences and meetings. (5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Steering Committee concerning the decision on the adoption of the budget of the Transport Community for 2026, as that decision will be binding on the Union by virtue of Article 25(1) TCT. (6) The position of the Union within the Steering Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Regional Steering Committee of the Transport Community (the Steering Committee) as regards the adoption of the budget of the Transport Community for 2026 shall be based on the draft decision of the Steering Committee attached to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. Done at Brussels, 1 December 2025. For the Council The President K. Kallas DRAFT DECISION No …/2025 OF THE REGIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE TRANSPORT COMMUNITY of … on the adoption of the budget of the Transport Community for 2026 THE REGIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE TRANSPORT COMMUNITY, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Transport Community

OJ EU L 278, 27.10.2017, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2017/1937/oj. , and in particular Article 24(1) and Article 35 thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Sole Article

The budget of the Transport Community for 2026, annexed to this Decision, is hereby adopted. Done in …, on … 2025. For the Regional Steering Committee The President

Annex

ANNEX Budget of the Transport Community for 2026 Budget lineAmount (EUR)

1. Permanent Secretariat 1.1. Human Resources 1753257 1.2. Travel costs 117020 1.3. Office costs, equipment and software 35220 1.4. Other costs and services, including: Outsourced and other services (Audit, Visibility, Staff training, Bank charges) Capacity building Meeting & Conference costs Information Technology and Communication costs Recruitment costs 739741 1.5. Studies, technical assistance for supporting the implementation of EU acquis and action plans 280000
2. Ministerial Council 2.1. Meeting & Conference costs 40000
3. Regional Steering Committee 3.1. Meeting & Conference costs 16500
4. Technical Committees 4.1. Meeting & Conference costs 185000
5. Social Forum 5.1. Meeting & Conference costs 9500
6. Budget Committee 6.1. Meeting & Conference costs 7386Grand Total3183624EU contribution (80 % of the grand total)2546899South East European Parties’ contribution (20 % of the grand total: Annex V to the TCT provides the distribution per country)636725