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EU budget 2025: How Austria is supported by billions!
Find out how the EU budget helps in Austria: from jobs to environmental protection. Current projects and figures for 2025.
EU budget 2025: How Austria is supported by billions!
Today, December 2, 2025, information will be provided in Vienna about the important use of the EU budget in Austria. The EU budget supplements the Austrian state budget and is used specifically for projects that benefit citizens. These include measures to promote jobs, environmental protection and the fight against organized crime, such as My district of Vienna reported. There will also be a competition for newsletter subscribers in December with great prizes. Anyone who would like to register has the opportunity to spice up everyday life in Vienna.
The financing of joint projects in the EU has existed since the 1960s. The member states benefit from this cooperation, such as: Austrian EU representation explained. The aim of this financing is not only growth and jobs, but also the reduction of economic divides and the fight against terrorism and organized crime. On average, Austria pays 0.6 billion euros more into the EU budget per year than it receives in returns. But the benefits for Austria should not be underestimated: the country benefits from higher exports and lower import costs from EU investments.
How the EU budget works in concrete terms
The EU budget is financed from various sources, including Member States' contributions, customs duties and VAT. Interestingly, around 75% of budget expenditure is managed by national authorities, while the Commission handles 18% and other organizations 8%, such as the BMF explained. Between 2014 and 2020, Austria itself provided a total of 563 million euros for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and 442 million euros for the European Social Fund (ESF). This shows far-reaching investments in the country's regional and social structures.
- Rückflüsse nach Österreich gemäß Bundesvoranschlag für 2025:
- Ergebnisvoranschlag: 2,4 Mrd. €
- Finanzierungsvoranschlag: 3,9 Mrd. €
- Wichtige EU-Investitionsbereiche in Österreich:
- Landwirtschaft
- Wissenschaft
- Klein- und Mittelbetriebe
- Nichtregierungsorganisationen
The last few years have also shown that the EU budget provides significant resources. In 2019 alone, 1.3 billion euros flowed to Austria for sustainable growth, and programs such as Horizon Europe are expected to make over 14.7 billion euros available for research by 2022. Current projects that are partially supported with EU funds include “Alte Donau” in Vienna and “Arbeit insicht” in Carinthia.
In summary, the EU budget is not only a financing option for Austria, but also an important building block for economic and social development. This means that interesting and meaningful projects can be implemented that can have a positive impact on the everyday lives of people here. It remains to be hoped that future funds will also be available for innovative projects.