The Council has kept the CBAM-based own resource blocked since 2020, despite the need for it to enter into operation.

Omissions

• The CBAM-based own resource was formally proposed by the Commission in December 2021 and adjusted/complemented on 20 June 2023; the '2020' reference corresponds to the Own Resources Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 roadmap/commitment, not to the CBAM instrument itself.
• New own resources must be adopted unanimously in the Council after consulting the European Parliament, so the blockage reflects non-adoption requiring unanimity rather than a formal veto.
• The Commission re-tabled a package of new own resources in its proposal for a Council Decision on the system of own resources published on 16 July 2025, showing the file was still pending and being re-proposed.
• No primary source found that explicitly frames the situation as the Council having 'blocked' the CBAM own resource continuously 'since 2020'; the sources confirm the CBAM own resource remains an unadopted proposal.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission - An adjusted package for the next generation of own resources (Q&A)It is estimated that the CBAM own resource will generate about €1.5 billion (2018 prices) per year as of 2028.
• PrimaryEUR-Lex - COM(2025) 574 final (Proposal for a Council Decision on the system of own resources)Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 sets the share of traditional own resources that Member States retain to cover their collection costs.
• PrimaryEuropean Court of Auditors - Opinion 04/2026It proposes three new own resources based on non-collected e-waste (e-waste), tobacco excise duties (TEDOR), and a corporate resource for ...
• SecondaryEuropean Parliamentary Research Service (EP Think Tank) - Reform of the EU system of own resources: State of playThe proposed revision of the Own Resources Decision has to be adopted unanimously in Council after consulting the European Parliament.
• SecondaryEY - EU Commission releases 'own resources' packageIn the Proposal for a Council Decision on the system of own resources published 16 July 2025, the Commission proposes five new own resources: 30% of the ...
• SecondaryFEPS - New own resources for the EU budgetThe proposed new own resources based on the EU ETS and the CBAM, as well as the CORE, would be more genuine than current own resources. All ...