The Parliament is creating an action capacity equivalent to 1.8% of GNP.

Error detected

The claim significantly overstates the EU budget as a percentage of GNP. The actual figure is approximately 1% of GDP/GNI, not 1.8%.

Omissions

• The claim does not specify the time period or the specific budgetary mechanism being referred to. The 1.8% figure may refer to a hypothetical proposal or projection rather than the actual approved budget. The EU budget is legally capped at 1.24% of EU GNI for commitments and 1.29% for payments under the current Own Resources Decision.
• The source publication date (2025-04) is after the session date (2026-04-28 is in the future), but this data refers to established budget figures that would have been known before any 2026 session.

Sources

• PrimaryOECD Economic Surveys: European Union and Euro Area 2025The EU's annual budget is small, at about 1% of EU GDP or 0.89% of EU Gross National Income (GNI) in 2023.
• PrimaryEuropean Commission - Europe's budgetThe current long-term budget runs from 2021 to 2027. It amounts to €1.2 trillion, around 1% of the EU's gross domestic product (GDP).