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P9_TA(2023)0413 – 2024 budgetary procedure: Joint text – European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 November 2023 on the joint text on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 approved by the Conciliation Committee under the budgetary procedure (11565/2023 – C9-0336/2023 – 2023/0264(BUD))
P9_TA(2023)0413 – 2024 budgetary procedure: Joint text – European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 November 2023 on the joint text on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 approved by the Conciliation Committee under the budgetary procedure (11565/2023 – C9-0336/2023 – 2023/0264(BUD))
P9_TA(2023)0413 – 2024 budgetary procedure: Joint text – European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 November 2023 on the joint text on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 approved by the Conciliation Committee under the budgetary procedure (11565/2023 – C9-0336/2023 – 2023/0264(BUD))
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P9_TA(2023)0413
2024 budgetary procedure: Joint text
European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 November 2023 on the joint text on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 approved by the Conciliation Committee under the budgetary procedure (11565/2023 – C9-0336/2023 – 2023/0264(BUD))
(C/2024/4238)
The European Parliament,
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having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee including the relevant Parliament, Council and Commission statements (11565/2023 – C9-0336/2023), |
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having regard to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, which the Commission adopted on 5 July 2023 (COM(2023)0300), |
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having regard to the position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, which the Council adopted on 5 September 2023 and forwarded to Parliament on 8 September 2023 (11565/2023 – C9-0336/2023), |
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having regard to Letter of amendment No 1/2024 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, which the Commission presented on 9 October 2023 (COM(2023)0531), |
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having regard to its resolution of 18 October 2023 on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 (1) and to the budget amendments contained therein, |
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having regard to Article 314 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, |
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having regard to Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 EU of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom (2), |
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having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (3), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021-2027 (4), |
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having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources (5), |
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having regard to Rule 95 and Rule 96 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A9-0362/2023), |
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Approves the joint text; |
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Confirms its statement as well as the joint statements annexed to this resolution; |
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Takes note of the Commission statement annexed to this resolution; |
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Instructs its President to declare that the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 has been definitively adopted and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
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Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council, the Commission, the other institutions and bodies concerned and the national parliaments. |
(1) Texts adopted, P9_TA(2023)0367.
(2) OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
ANNEX
FINAL Budget 2024 – Elements for joint conclusions
These joint conclusions cover the following sections:
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Budget 2024 |
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Budget 2023 – Draft Amending Budget No. 4/2023 |
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3. |
Statements |
Summary overview
A. Budget 2024
According to the elements for joint conclusions:
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The overall level of commitment appropriations in the 2024 budget is set at EUR 189 385,4 million. Overall, this leaves a margin below the MFF ceilings for 2024 of EUR 360,1 million in commitment appropriations. |
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The overall level of payment appropriations in the 2024 budget is set at EUR 142 630,3 million. Overall, this leaves a margin below the MFF ceiling for 2024 of EUR 31 018,5 million in payment appropriations. |
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The Flexibility Instrument for 2024 is mobilised in commitment appropriations for an amount of EUR 1 635,5 million, of which EUR 1 289,5 million for sub-heading 2b Resilience and Values, EUR 317,2 million for heading 5 Security and Defence and EUR 28,9 million for heading 6 Neighbourhood and the World. |
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In accordance with Article 11(1) a of the MFF Regulation, the Single Margin Instrument is mobilised in commitment appropriations for an amount of EUR 586,1 million, of which EUR 371,1 million for heading 6 Neighbourhood and the World and EUR 215,0 million for heading 7 European Public Administration. |
The 2024 payment appropriations related to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument in the years 2021 to 2024 are estimated by the Commission at EUR 1 734,4 million. The estimated payment schedule of the related outstanding amounts for these years is detailed in the following table:
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Flexibility Instrument - payment profile (in EUR million) |
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Mobilisation year |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
Total |
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2021 |
7,6 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
7,6 |
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2022 |
49,8 |
36,7 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
86,5 |
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2023 |
279,0 |
120,6 |
83,2 |
0,0 |
482,8 |
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2024 |
1 398,0 |
107,6 |
83,7 |
46,3 |
1 635,5 |
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Total |
1 734,4 |
265,0 |
166,9 |
46,3 |
2 212,5 |
B. Budget 2023
Draft Amending Budget (DAB) 4/2023 is approved as proposed by the Commission.
1. Budget 2024
1.1. 'Closed' lines
Unless stated otherwise below in these conclusions, all budget lines are confirmed as proposed by the Commission in the Draft Budget for 2024 as amended in Amending Letter No 1/2024.
Additionally, unless stated otherwise, all budget lines amended by the Council and agreed by the Parliament in its reading are confirmed as amended by the Council.
For the other budget lines, the Conciliation Committee has agreed on the conclusions included in sections 1.2 to 1.7 below.
1.2. Horizontal issues
Decentralised agencies
The EU contribution (in commitment and payment appropriations) and the number of establishment plan posts for all decentralised agencies are set at the level proposed by the Commission in the Draft Budget for 2024 as amended in Amending Letter No 1/2024, with the following exceptions:
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Under sub-heading 2b:
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Under heading 4:
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Executive agencies
The EU contribution (in commitment and payment appropriations) and the number of establishment plan posts for executive agencies are set at the level proposed by the Commission in the Draft Budget.
Pilot Projects/Preparatory Actions
A comprehensive package of 46 pilot projects/preparatory actions (PP/PA), of which 36 new, for a total amount of EUR 107,4 million in commitment appropriations is agreed as proposed by the Parliament.
This package respects the ceilings for pilot projects and preparatory actions set out in the Financial Regulation.
1.3. Expenditure headings of the financial framework - commitment appropriations
After taking into account the above conclusions on agencies and pilot projects and preparatory actions, the Conciliation Committee has agreed on the following:
Heading 1 – Single Market, Innovation and Digital
Commitment appropriations are set at the level proposed by the Commission in the Draft Budget, as amended by Amending Letter No 1/2024 but with the following adjustments, agreed by the Conciliation Committee, set out in the table below:
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Budget line / Programme |
Name |
Variation in commitment appropriations (in EUR) |
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DB 2024 (incl. AL1) |
Budget 2024 |
Difference |
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1.0.11 |
Horizon Europe |
12 812 088 532 |
12 897 088 532 |
85 000 000 |
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01 02 01 01 |
European Research Council |
2 164 231 124 |
2 176 231 124 |
12 000 000 |
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01 02 01 02 |
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions |
891 754 891 |
899 754 891 |
8 000 000 |
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01 02 02 10 |
Cluster ‘Health’ |
650 549 025 |
675 549 025 |
25 000 000 |
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01 02 02 20 |
Cluster ‘Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society’ |
298 612 665 |
306 612 665 |
8 000 000 |
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01 02 02 50 |
Cluster ‘Climate, Energy and Mobility’ |
1 288 842 641 |
1 309 842 641 |
21 000 000 |
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01 02 02 60 |
Cluster ‘Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment’ |
1 050 696 938 |
1 061 696 938 |
11 000 000 |
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1.0.13 |
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) |
556 299 898 |
436 299 898 |
- 120 000 000 |
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01 04 01 |
Construction, operation and exploitation of the ITER facilities — European Joint Undertaking for ITER — and the Development of Fusion Energy |
548 002 426 |
428 002 426 |
- 120 000 000 |
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1.0.221 |
CEF Transport |
1 727 250 201 |
1 757 250 201 |
30 000 000 |
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02 03 01 |
Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — Transport |
1 717 181 785 |
1 747 181 785 |
30 000 000 |
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PPPA |
Pilot projects and preparatory actions |
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67 020 000 |
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Total |
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62 020 000 |
As a consequence, the agreed level of commitment appropriations is set at EUR 21 493,4 million, leaving a margin of EUR 104,6 million under the expenditure ceiling of heading 1.
Sub-heading 2a – Economic, social and territorial Cohesion
Commitment appropriations are set at the level proposed by the Commission in the Draft Budget without any adjustments. As a consequence, the agreed level of commitment appropriations is set at EUR 64 665,2 million, leaving a margin of EUR 17,8 million under the expenditure ceiling of sub-heading 2a.
Sub-heading 2b – Resilience and Values
Commitment appropriations are set at the level proposed by the Commission in the Draft Budget, as amended by Amending Letter No 1/2024 but with the following adjustments, agreed by the Conciliation Committee, set out in the table below:
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Budget line / Programme |
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DB 2024 (incl. AL1) |
Budget 2024 |
Difference |
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2.2.23 |
Financing cost of the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) |
3 796 000 000 |
3 340 000 000 |
- 456 000 000 |
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06 04 01 |
European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) – Payment of periodic coupon and redemption at maturity |
3 790 000 000 |
3 334 000 000 |
- 456 000 000 |
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2.2.24 |
Union Civil Protection Mechanism (RescEU) |
230 311 354 |
240 311 354 |
10 000 000 |
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06 05 01 |
Union Civil Protection Mechanism |
230 311 354 |
240 311 354 |
10 000 000 |
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2.2.32 |
Erasmus+ |
3 736 131 530 |
3 796 131 530 |
60 000 000 |
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07 03 01 01 |
Promoting learning mobility of individuals and groups, and cooperation, inclusion and equity, excellence, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of education and training — Indirect management |
2 566 731 926 |
2 617 731 926 |
51 000 000 |
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07 03 02 |
Promoting non-formal and informal learning mobility and active participation among young people, and cooperation, inclusion, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of youth |
384 913 639 |
393 913 639 |
9 000 000 |
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2.2.34 |
Creative Europe |
331 788 132 |
334 788 132 |
3 000 000 |
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07 05 01 |
Culture strand |
101 802 039 |
103 802 039 |
2 000 000 |
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07 05 03 |
Cross-sectoral strand |
27 603 081 |
28 603 081 |
1 000 000 |
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2.2.352 |
Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values |
214 962 993 |
219 462 993 |
4 500 000 |
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07 06 01 |
Equality and rights |
36 019 970 |
37 519 970 |
1 500 000 |
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07 06 02 |
Citizens engagement and participation in the democratic life of the Union |
55 671 418 |
57 671 418 |
2 000 000 |
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07 06 03 |
Daphne |
25 146 868 |
26 146 868 |
1 000 000 |
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2.2.3DAG |
Decentralised Agencies |
290 845 169 |
294 845 169 |
4 000 000 |
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07 10 08 |
European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) |
66 307 729 |
70 307 729 |
4 000 000 |
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2.2.3SPEC |
Prerogatives |
181 077 079 |
183 077 079 |
2 000 000 |
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07 20 04 06 |
Specific competences in the area of social policy, including social dialogue |
22 221 446 |
23 221 446 |
1 000 000 |
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07 20 04 09 |
Information and training measures for workers’ organisations |
22 728 699 |
23 728 699 |
1 000 000 |
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PPPA |
Pilot projects and preparatory actions |
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25 827 500 |
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Total |
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- 346 672 500 |
In a context of higher costs of living, Erasmus+ is reinforced by EUR 60 million, in particular in order to make the programme more accessible for people with fewer opportunities.
As a consequence, the agreed level of commitment appropriations is set at EUR 9 895,5 million, with no margin left under the expenditure ceiling of sub-heading 2b and the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for an amount of EUR 1 289,5 million in accordance with Article 12 of the MFF.
Heading 3 – Natural Resources and Environment
Commitment appropriations are set at the level proposed by the Commission in the Draft Budget, as amended by Amending Letter No 1/2024 but with the following adjustments, agreed by the Conciliation Committee, set out in the table below:
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Budget line / Programme |
Name |
Variation in commitment appropriations (in EUR) |
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DB 2024 (incl. AL1) |
Budget 2024 |
Difference |
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3.1.11 |
European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) |
40 602 078 000 |
40 517 278 000 |
-84 800 000 |
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08 02 01 |
Agricultural reserve |
530 000 000 |
516 500 000 |
-13 500 000 |
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08 02 04 01 |
Basic income support for sustainability |
18 373 500 000 |
18 282 200 000 |
-91 300 000 |
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08 02 04 03 |
Complementary income support for young farmers |
650 000 000 |
670 000 000 |
20 000 000 |
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3.2.21 |
Programme for Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) |
744 949 659 |
764 949 659 |
20 000 000 |
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09 02 01 |
Nature and biodiversity |
285 202 126 |
300 202 126 |
15 000 000 |
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09 02 02 |
Circular economy and quality of life |
177 796 220 |
178 796 220 |
1 000 000 |
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09 02 03 |
Climate change mitigation and adaptation |
122 679 608 |
125 679 608 |
3 000 000 |
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09 02 04 |
Clean energy transition |
133 496 971 |
134 496 971 |
1 000 000 |
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PPPA |
Pilot projects and preparatory actions |
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14 540 000 |
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Total |
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-50 260 000 |
As a consequence, the agreed level of commitment appropriations is set at EUR 57 338,6 million, leaving a margin of EUR 110,4 million under the expenditure ceiling of heading 3.
Heading 4 – Migration and Border Management
Commitment appropriations are set at the level proposed by the Commission in the Draft Budget but with the following adjustments, agreed by the Conciliation Committee, set out in the table below:
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Budget line / Programme |
Name |
Variation in commitment appropriations (in EUR) |
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DB 2024 (incl. AL1) |
Budget 2024 |
Difference |
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4.0.11 |
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund |
1 500 715 253 |
1 508 215 253 |
7 500 000 |
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10 02 01 |
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) |
1 496 055 626 |
1 503 555 626 |
7 500 000 |
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4.0.1DAG |
Decentralised Agencies |
168 101 176 |
169 101 176 |
1 000 000 |
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10 10 01 |
European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) |
168 101 176 |
169 101 176 |
1 000 000 |
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4.0.211 |
Integrated Border Management Fund (IBMF) - Instrument for border management and visa (BMVI) |
1 020 632 303 |
1 023 132 303 |
2 500 000 |
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11 02 01 |
Instrument for financial support for border management and visa |
1 017 832 303 |
1 020 332 303 |
2 500 000 |
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4.0.2DAG |
Decentralised Agencies |
1 063 483 939 |
1 048 483 939 |
-15 000 000 |
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11 10 01 |
European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) |
824 329 442 |
809 329 442 |
-15 000 000 |
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Total |
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-4 000 000 |
As a consequence, the agreed level of commitment appropriations is set at EUR 3 892,7 million, leaving a margin of EUR 127,3 million under the expenditure ceiling of heading 4.
Heading 5 – Security and Defence
Commitment appropriations are set at the level proposed by the Commission in the Draft Budget but with the following adjustments, agreed by the Conciliation Committee, set out in the table below:
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Budget line / Programme |
Name |
Variation in commitment appropriations (in EUR) |
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DB 2024 (incl. AL1) |
Budget 2024 |
Difference |
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5.0.11 |
Internal Security Fund (ISF) |
314 885 754 |
321 885 754 |
7 000 000 |
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12 02 01 |
Internal Security Fund (ISF) |
312 435 754 |
319 435 754 |
7 000 000 |
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5.0.22 |
Military Mobility |
241 367 376 |
251 367 376 |
10 000 000 |
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13 04 01 |
Military mobility |
239 640 880 |
249 640 880 |
10 000 000 |
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Total |
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17 000 000 |
As a consequence, the agreed level of commitment appropriations is set at EUR 2 321,2 million, with no margin left under the expenditure ceiling of heading 5 and the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for an amount of EUR 317,2 million in accordance with Article 12 of the MFF Regulation.
Heading 6 – Neighbourhood and the World
Commitment appropriations are set at the level proposed by the Commission in the Draft Budget, as amended by Amending Letter No 1/2024 but with the following adjustments, agreed by the Conciliation Committee, set out in the table below:
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Budget line / Programme |
Name |
Variation in commitment appropriations (in EUR) |
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DB 2024 (incl. AL1) |
Budget 2024 |
Difference |
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6.0.111 |
Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe (NDICI - Global Europe) |
11 373 889 314 |
11 523 889 314 |
150 000 000 |
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14 02 01 10 |
Southern Neighbourhood |
1 630 931 763 |
1 730 931 763 |
100 000 000 |
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14 02 01 11 |
Eastern Neighbourhood |
622 537 696 |
672 537 696 |
50 000 000 |
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6.0.12 |
Humanitarian Aid (HUMA) |
1 660 704 480 |
1 910 704 480 |
250 000 000 |
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14 03 01 |
Humanitarian aid |
1 569 106 062 |
1 819 106 062 |
250 000 000 |
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Total |
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400 000 000 |
As a consequence, the agreed level of commitment appropriations is set at EUR 16 230,0 million, with no margin left under the expenditure ceiling of heading 6 and the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for an amount of EUR 28,9 million in accordance with Article 12 of the MFF Regulation and the mobilisation of the Single Margin Instrument for an amount of EUR 371,1 million in accordance with Article 11(1)(a) of the MFF Regulation.
Heading 7 – European Public Administration
The number of posts in the establishment plans of the institutions and the appropriations proposed by the Commission in the Draft Budget, as amended by Amending Letter No 1/2024 are agreed by the Conciliation Committee with the following exceptions: the sections of the European Parliament, the European Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the European Court of Auditors and the European Data Protection Supervisor are adjusted to reflect the fact that the expenditure related to Members who receive salaries from the EU budget, which are subject to the indexation, should be classified as salary expenditure and therefore excluded from the Commission guidelines on limiting the increase for non-salary related expenditure to 2%.
The overall adjustment results in an increase of EUR 33,8 million of heading 7.
Amendments introduced by the European Parliament to its own section are reinstated without modifications. Overall, this results in a level of appropriations of EUR 2 383,1 million, which represents an increase of EUR 27 707 693 in comparison with the Draft Budget as amended by Amending Letter No 1/2024.
For the other sections concerned, considering the original amounts requested on the non-salary lines, the details by budget lines are set out below while respecting the 2% guidelines:
Section 2 – European Council and Council
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Budget line / Programme |
Name |
Variation in commitment appropriations (in EUR) |
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DB 2024 (incl. AL1) |
Budget 2024 |
Difference |
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2 0 1 1 |
Water, gas, electricity and heating |
6 302 000 |
6 340 180 |
38 180 |
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Total |
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38 180 |
Section 3 – European Commission
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Budget line / Programme |
Name |
Variation in commitment appropriations (in EUR) |
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DB 2024 (incl. AL1) |
Budget 2024 |
Difference |
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20 03 01 02 |
Expenditure related to buildings |
88 593 000 |
90 535 400 |
1 942 400 |
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20 03 02 02 |
Expenditure related to buildings |
24 636 000 |
25 466 000 |
830 000 |
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20 03 13 01 |
Translation expenditure |
13 000 000 |
14 000 000 |
1 000 000 |
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Total |
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3 772 400 |
Section 4 – Court of Justice
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Budget line / Programme |
Name |
Variation in commitment appropriations (in EUR) |
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DB 2024 (incl. AL1) |
Budget 2024 |
Difference |
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1 0 0 0 |
Remunerations and allowances |
36 403 711 |
37 675 000 |
1 271 289 |
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2 0 2 4 |
Energy consumption |
3 163 000 |
3 230 531 |
67 531 |
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Total |
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1 338 820 |
Section 5 – European Court of Auditors
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Budget line / Programme |
Name |
Variation in commitment appropriations (in EUR) |
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DB 2024 (incl. AL1) |
Budget 2024 |
Difference |
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2 0 2 4 |
Energy consumption |
1 197 070 |
1 719 530 |
522 460 |
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Total |
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522 460 |
Section 9 - European Data Protection Supervisor
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Budget line / Programme |
Name |
Variation in commitment appropriations (in EUR) |
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DB 2024 (incl. AL1) |
Budget 2024 |
Difference |
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2 0 0 |
Rents, charges and buildings expenditure |
1 650 000 |
1 751 494 |
101 494 |
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3 0 4 5 |
External consultancy and studies |
150 000 |
456 000 |
306 000 |
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Total |
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407 494 |
The table for the European Data Protection Supervisor also includes a technical correction to incorporate previous adjustments agreed in both Amending Budgets No 1/2023 and No 3/2023 with impact on the reference amount used to calculate needs for 2024, in line with the applied methodology.
As a consequence, the agreed level of commitment appropriations is set at EUR 11 988,0 million, with no margin left under the expenditure the ceiling of heading 7 and the mobilisation of the Single Margin Instrument for an amount of EUR 215,0 million in accordance with Article 11(1)(a) of the MFF Regulation.
Thematic special instruments: EGF, SEAR and BAR
Commitment appropriations for the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF), the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR) and the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) are set at the level proposed by the Commission in the Draft Budget.
1.4. Payment appropriations
The overall level of payment appropriations in the 2024 budget is set at the level of the Draft Budget, as amended by Amending Letter No 1/2024 with the following adjustments agreed by the Conciliation Committee:
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The agreed level of commitment appropriations for non-differentiated expenditure (headings 1 to 6), for which the level of payment appropriations is equal to the level of commitment appropriations, is taken into account. This applies to the reduction of the financing cost of the European Recovery Instrument (EURI) by EUR 456,0 million and the overall reduction for the EAGF by EUR 84,8 million. Taking into account also the adjustment to the Union contribution to decentralised agencies, the combined effect is a decrease of EUR 550,8 million; |
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2. |
The adjustment under heading 7 resulting in an increase of EUR 33,8 million; |
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3. |
The payment appropriations for all new pilot projects and preparatory actions proposed by the Parliament are set at 25% of the corresponding commitment appropriations, or at the level proposed by Parliament, if lower. In the case of extension of existing pilot projects and preparatory actions, the level of payment appropriations is the level defined in the Draft Budget as amended by the Amending letter No 1/2024 plus 25% of the corresponding new commitment appropriations, or at the level proposed by Parliament, if lower. The combined effect is an increase of EUR 26,8 million; |
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4. |
The adjustments to differentiated expenditure budget lines, for which the combined effect is an increase of EUR 134,5 million. |
The adjustments, resulting in an overall decrease of EUR 355,7 million, are set out in the following table:
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Budget line / Programme |
Name |
Variation in payment appropriations (in EUR) |
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DB 2024 (incl. AL1) |
Budget 2024 |
Difference |
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Heading 1 |
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1.0.13 |
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) |
614 170 726 |
509 170 726 |
- 105 000 000 |
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01 04 01 |
Construction, operation and exploitation of the ITER facilities — European Joint Undertaking for ITER — and the Development of Fusion Energy |
459 482 428 |
354 482 428 |
- 105 000 000 |
|
PPPA |
Pilot projects and preparatory actions |
|
|
16 755 000 |
|
|
Total Heading 1 |
|
|
-88 245 000 |
|
Sub-heading 2b |
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|
2.2.23 |
Financing cost of the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) |
3 796 000 000 |
3 340 000 000 |
- 456 000 000 |
|
06 04 01 |
European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) – Payment of periodic coupon and redemption at maturity |
3 790 000 000 |
3 334 000 000 |
- 456 000 000 |
|
2.2.24 |
Union Civil Protection Mechanism (RescEU) |
249 908 000 |
259 908 000 |
10 000 000 |
|
06 05 01 |
Union Civil Protection Mechanism |
211 000 000 |
221 000 000 |
10 000 000 |
|
2.2.32 |
Erasmus+ |
3 491 138 893 |
3 522 138 893 |
31 000 000 |
|
07 03 01 01 |
Promoting learning mobility of individuals and groups, and cooperation, inclusion and equity, excellence, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of education and training — Indirect management |
2 498 750 000 |
2 524 750 000 |
26 000 000 |
|
07 03 02 |
Promoting non-formal and informal learning mobility and active participation among young people, and cooperation, inclusion, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of youth |
369 700 000 |
374 700 000 |
5 000 000 |
|
2.2.34 |
Creative Europe |
364 763 754 |
365 763 754 |
1 000 000 |
|
07 05 03 |
Cross-sectoral strand |
25 430 875 |
26 430 875 |
1 000 000 |
|
2.2.352 |
Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values |
221 064 096 |
225 564 096 |
4 500 000 |
|
07 06 01 |
Equality and rights |
51 815 746 |
53 315 746 |
1 500 000 |
|
07 06 02 |
Citizens engagement and participation in the democratic life of the Union |
46 911 774 |
48 911 774 |
2 000 000 |
|
07 06 03 |
Daphne |
23 877 030 |
24 877 030 |
1 000 000 |
|
2.2.3DAG |
Decentralised Agencies |
282 083 169 |
286 083 169 |
4 000 000 |
|
07 10 08 |
European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) |
66 307 729 |
70 307 729 |
4 000 000 |
|
2.2.3SPEC |
Prerogatives |
165 953 586 |
166 953 586 |
1 000 000 |
|
07 20 04 06 |
Specific competences in the area of social policy, including social dialogue |
19 500 000 |
20 000 000 |
500 000 |
|
07 20 04 09 |
Information and training measures for workers’ organisations |
21 000 000 |
21 500 000 |
500 000 |
|
PPPA |
Pilot projects and preparatory actions |
|
|
6 456 875 |
|
|
Total sub-heading 2b |
|
|
- 398 043 125 |
|
Heading 3 |
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|
3.1.11 |
European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) |
40 590 282 213 |
40 505 482 213 |
-84 800 000 |
|
08 02 01 |
Agricultural reserve |
530 000 000 |
516 500 000 |
-13 500 000 |
|
08 02 04 01 |
Basic income support for sustainability |
18 373 500 000 |
18 282 200 000 |
-91 300 000 |
|
08 02 04 03 |
Complementary income support for young farmers |
650 000 000 |
670 000 000 |
20 000 000 |
|
PPPA |
Pilot projects and preparatory actions |
|
|
3 635 000 |
|
|
Total Heading 3 |
|
|
-81 165 000 |
|
Heading 4 |
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|
4.0.11 |
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund |
1 354 073 000 |
1 359 073 000 |
5 000 000 |
|
10 02 01 |
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) |
1 035 023 000 |
1 040 023 000 |
5 000 000 |
|
4.0.1DAG |
Decentralised Agencies |
168 101 176 |
169 101 176 |
1 000 000 |
|
10 10 01 |
European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) |
168 101 176 |
169 101 176 |
1 000 000 |
|
4.0.2DAG |
Decentralised Agencies |
1 055 455 267 |
1 040 455 267 |
-15 000 000 |
|
11 10 01 |
European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) |
824 329 442 |
809 329 442 |
-15 000 000 |
|
|
Total Heading 4 |
|
|
-9 000 000 |
|
Heading 5 |
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|
5.0.11 |
Internal Security Fund (ISF) |
230 580 000 |
237 580 000 |
7 000 000 |
|
12 02 01 |
Internal Security Fund (ISF) |
175 130 000 |
182 130 000 |
7 000 000 |
|
|
Total Heading 5 |
|
|
7 000 000 |
|
Heading 6 |
||||
|
6.0.111 |
Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe (NDICI - Global Europe) |
10 743 801 966 |
10 763 801 966 |
20 000 000 |
|
14 02 01 10 |
Southern Neighbourhood |
761 962 895 |
776 962 895 |
15 000 000 |
|
14 02 01 11 |
Eastern Neighbourhood |
416 206 581 |
421 206 581 |
5 000 000 |
|
6.0.12 |
Humanitarian Aid (HUMA) |
1 737 373 786 |
1 897 373 786 |
160 000 000 |
|
14 03 01 |
Humanitarian aid |
1 649 312 168 |
1 809 312 168 |
160 000 000 |
|
|
Total Heading 6 |
|
|
180 000 000 |
|
Heading 7 |
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|
7.2 |
Administrative expenditure of the institutions |
9 141 588 794 |
9 175 375 841 |
33 787 047 |
|
7.1.21 |
European Parliament |
2 354 555 881 |
2 382 263 574 |
27 707 693 |
|
7.1.22 |
European Council and Council |
676 842 943 |
676 881 123 |
38 180 |
|
7.2 |
Commission |
4 218 068 825 |
4 221 841 225 |
3 772 400 |
|
7.1.24 |
Court of Justice of the European Union |
502 443 711 |
503 782 531 |
1 338 820 |
|
7.1.25 |
European Court of Auditors |
185 133 430 |
185 655 890 |
522 460 |
|
7.1.29 |
European Data Protection Supervisor |
23 921 966 |
24 329 460 |
407 494 |
|
|
Total Heading 7 |
|
|
33 787 047 |
|
TOTAL |
- 355 666 078 |
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Overall, this results in a level of payment appropriations of EUR 142 630,3 million, which represents a decrease of EUR 355,7 million in comparison with the Draft Budget, as amended by Amending Letter No 1/2024.
1.5. Reserves
There are no reserves in addition to those of the Draft Budget, as amended by Amending Letter No 1/2024.
1.6. Budget remarks
The text of budget remarks corresponds to the Draft Budget, as amended by Amending Letter No 1/2024 with the following adjustments proposed in the letter of executability and agreed by the Conciliation Committee:
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The following budget lines for which amendments have been introduced by the European Parliament to its own section are approved without modifications:
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Amend text as follows:
This appropriation includes an envelope of EUR 362 040 167 040 related to the staff of the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations
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Article 2 3 8 — Other administrative expenditure |
Amend text as follows:
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miscellaneous purchases in connection with Parliament’s corporate social responsibility (including EMAS), EMAS). |
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— |
miscellaneous services in connection with Parliament’s financial and inventory management.
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Amend heading as follows:
EMAS and sustainability activities, including promotion, and the European Parliament’s carbon offsetting scheme
Amend text as follows:
This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure related to EMAS activities aiming at promoting sustainability activities in the European Parliament and EMAS activities aimed at improving the European Parliament’s environmental performance of the European Parliament, performance, including the promotion of these activities, and to the European Parliament’s carbon offsetting scheme.
This is with the understanding that amendments introduced by the European Parliament or the Council cannot modify or extend the scope of an existing legal base, or impinge on the administrative autonomy of the institutions, and that the action can be covered by available resources.
1.7. Budget nomenclature
The budget nomenclature proposed by the Commission in the Draft Budget, as amended by Amending Letter No 1/2024, is agreed, with the inclusion of the new pilot projects and preparatory actions. The Conciliation Committee also agrees on the deletion of one budget line in the section of the European Parliament (Article 5 0 2 — Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations – Remunerations and allowances).
2. Budget 2023
Draft Amending Budget (DAB) 4/2023 is approved as proposed by the Commission.
3. Statements
3.1. Joint statement by the European Parliament and the Council on payment appropriations
The European Parliament and the Council call on the Commission to continue closely and actively monitoring during the year 2024 the implementation of the programmes of the current and previous MFFs (particularly in sub-heading 2a and Rural Development). To that end, the European Parliament and the Council invite the Commission to present, in a timely manner, updated figures concerning the state of affairs and estimates regarding 2024 payment appropriations (taking into account the improved forecasts accuracy of the Member States where applicable). If the figures show that the appropriations entered in the 2024 budget are insufficient to cover the needs, the European Parliament and the Council invite the Commission to present as soon as possible an appropriate solution, inter alia a draft amending budget, with a view to allowing the European Parliament and the Council to take any necessary decisions as soon as possible without undue delay for justified needs. Where applicable, the European Parliament and the Council will take into account the urgency of the matter, shortening the eight-week period for a decision if deemed necessary. The same applies mutatis mutandis if the figures show that the appropriations entered in the 2024 budget are higher than needed.
3.2. Joint statement by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on integrating the outcome of the MFF mid-term revision in the 2024 budget
The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission take note of the ongoing discussions on the proposed revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027. The Council has been invited by the European Council to take work forward, with a view to reaching an overall agreement on the proposed revised MFF by the end of the year, thereby enabling swift adoption having due regard to the role of the European Parliament in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Treaties. Therefore, the impact of such agreement for the financial year 2024 can only be introduced via a draft amending budget.
The European Parliament and the Council therefore invite the Commission to propose a Draft Amending Budget immediately as soon as the revision of the MFF Regulation is agreed with a view to aligning the 2024 budget to a revised MFF Regulation.
The European Parliament and the Council commit to consider the proposal of the Commission without undue delay, taking into account the urgency of the matter.
3.3. Unilateral statement of the Commission on the MFA+ interest rate subsidy for the financial year 2024
The Commission undertakes to propose the appropriate budgetary measures for freeing the resources allocated for the MFA+ interest rate subsidy (budget Article 14 07 01) for the financial year 2024, should an alternative financing solution be found in due time.
3.4. Unilateral statement of the European Parliament on the MFA+ interest rate subsidy
The European Parliament takes note of the Commission statement. The European Parliament recalls that, under Regulation (EU) 2022/2463, the interest rate subsidy in relation to MFA+ for Ukraine should be financed from voluntary contribution from the Member States and that the EU budget may contribute subject to available resources. In that context, the European Parliament stresses that the provisional entry of appropriations on budget line 14 07 01 is a one-off exception and does not constitute a precedent for future budgetary procedures.
ANNEX: LIST OF ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEURS HAVE RECEIVED INPUT
The following list is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteurs. The rapporteurs have received input from the following entities or persons in the preparation of the report:
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Entity and/or person |
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Spanish Secretary of State, President-in-Office, Council of the European Union |
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Permanent Representative of Spain to the European Union |
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Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union |
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Permanent Representative of France to the European Union |
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Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the European Union |
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Permanent Representative of Belgium to the European Union |
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Commissioner for Budget and Administration |
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Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life |
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Commissioner for Justice |
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Commissioner for Crisis Management |
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Director-General for Budget, European Commission |
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Director-General for Communication, European Commission |
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Federal Ministry of Finance, Federal Government of Germany |
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Registrar of the Court of Justice of the European Union |
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President of the European Court of Auditors |
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Vice-President of the European Economic and Social Committee |
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Secretary-General of the European Committee of the Regions |
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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs |
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Secretary-General of the European External Action Service |
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Executive Director, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights |
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Executive Director, European Union Asylum Agency |
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Executive Director, Frontex |
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European Chief Prosecutor, European Public Prosecutor's Office |
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Executive Director, World Food Programme Global Office to the EU |
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Representative Office for Europe, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) |
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