The EU’s 2021-2027 long-term Budget and NextGenerationEU FACTS AND FIGURES 1 CONTENTS 1 POWERING THE EU’S RECOVERY 6 The EU’s 2021–2027 long-term budget and NextGenerationEU 6 NextGenerationEU: key features 8 How is the 2021-2027 budget different from other budgets? 10 Who benefits from the EU budget? 12 How does the European Commission protect the budget? 13 2 ALLOCATIONS PER HEADING FOR 2021 TO 2027: KEY FEATURES 14 Heading 1: Single Market, Innovation and Digital 15 Heading 2: Cohesion, Resilience and Values 16