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
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funds and to account for the use of appropriations. The current Director-General is Stéphanie Riso.
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 Piotr Serafin.
The portfolio is primarily responsible f ...
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Directorate-General for Budget
Budget
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Government budgets
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