Draft general budget 2007

Title 25 — Commission’s policy coordination and legal advice

Overall objectives

The overall objectives of this policy area are:

to ensure the delivery of the Commission’s political priorities as defined by the President,
to deliver strategic planning and programming, to act as a force for cohesiveness in the Commission,
to manage the smooth running of the collegial decision-making process and to provide information on it,
to ensure effective internal coordination and relations with other institutions,
to drive forward administrative simplification,
to manage the ‘Future of Europe‚ process,
to report on the European Union’s activities,
to verify legal consistency, and
to defend the Commission’s position in any litigation in which it may be involved.

Title Chapter	Heading	Appropriations 2007		Appropriations 2006		Outturn 2005
Title Chapter	Heading	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments	Commitments	Payments
25 01	Administrative expenditure of Commission’s policy coordination and legal advice policy area	158 588 702	158 588 702	153 653 952	153 653 952	152 553 990,49	152 553 990,49
25 02	Relations with civil society, openness and information	4 750 000	4 650 000	4 800 000	4 800 000	4 258 779,25	3 831 670,61
25 AWBL-01	Administrative support for the Secretariat-General
25 AWBL-02	Coordination within the Commission
25 AWBL-03	Coordination and relations with the other institutions
25 AWBL-05	Administrative support for the Bureau of European Policy Advisers
25 AWBL-06	Policy advice
25 AWBL-07	Cabinets
25 AWBL-08	Policy strategy and coordination for the Bureau of European Policy Advisers
25 AWBL-09	Policy strategy and coordination for the Secretariat-General
25 AWBL-10	Policy strategy and coordination for the Legal service
25 AWBL-12	Logistical support for the Commission and protocol
	Title 25 — Total	163 338 702	163 238 702	158 453 952	158 453 952	156 812 769,74	156 385 661,10


Important legal notice	Last updated on: 11/08/2006