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DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 3 TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2024 Reinforcing the European Public Prosecutor's Office following the accession of Poland and the expected participation of Sweden

COM/2024/921 final

Brussels, 9.4.2024

COM(2024) 921 final

2024/0090(BUD)

DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 3
TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2024

Reinforcing the European Public Prosecutor's Office following the accession of Poland and the expected participation of Sweden


Having regard to:

the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union 1 , entered into force on 1 June 2021,

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 (…) 2 , and in particular Article 44 thereof,

the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, as adopted on 22 November 2023 3 ,

draft amending budget No°1/2024 4 , adopted on 29 February 2024,

draft amending budget No°2/2024 5 , adopted on [9 April 2024],

The European Commission hereby presents to the European Parliament and to the Council Draft Amending Budget No 3 to the 2024 budget.

CHANGES TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY SECTION

The changes to the general statement of revenue and to the individual section III are available on EUR-Lex ( https://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm ).

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.Introduction

The purpose of Draft Amending Budget No 3 for the year 2024 (DAB 3/2024) is to introduce the necessary reinforcement to the European Public Prosecutor's Office (‘the EPPO) following the Commission decision confirming the participation of Poland in the enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the EPPO that was adopted on 29 February 2024 6 , as well as the expected participation of Sweden. 

Overall, the net impact of DAB 3/2024 on expenditure amounts to an increase of EUR 3,6 million in commitment and in payment appropriations.

2.European Public Prosecutor’s office (EPPO)

Since its establishment, 22 Member States have been participating in the enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the EPPO under Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 7 . On 29 February 2024, the Commission confirmed the participation of Poland in the enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the EPPO, following the notification of Poland of its intention to participate on 5 January 2024. The future accession of Sweden is expected to be confirmed in the coming months.

The Commission therefore proposes in DAB 3/2024 to reinforce the EPPO by allocating an additional twenty establishment plan posts for the recruitment of European Prosecutors and the necessary support functions, to take account of the additional workload due to two additional participating Member States. The budget of the EPPO is proposed to be increased by EUR 3,6 million to cover, for the remaining part of the year 2024, the expenditure linked to the participation of Poland and Sweden, related to the salaries of the staff to be hired as well as operational expenditure, including salaries of additional European Delegated Prosecutors to be appointed in Poland and Sweden.

EUR

Budget line

Name

Commitment appropriations

Payment appropriations

Section III – Commission

07 10 08

European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)

3 600 000

3 600 000

Total    

3 600 000

3 600 000

Given the absence of a margin in sub-heading 2b (Resilience and Values), it is proposed to mobilise the Flexibility instrument for this reinforcement.

The related changes to the establishment plan are set out in the budgetary annex.

3.Financing

Overall, the net impact of DAB 3/2024 on expenditure amounts to an increase of EUR 3,6 million in commitment and payment appropriations.

Given the absence of margins and room for redeployment under sub-heading 2b, the Commission proposes to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument in line with Article 12 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 8 in commitment appropriations for an amount of EUR 3,6 million for sub-heading 2b Resilience and Values to reinforce the EPPO.

The 2024 payment appropriations related to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument in the years 2021 to 2024 are estimated at EUR 1 738,0 million. The estimated payment schedule of the related outstanding amounts for these years is detailed in the following table:

Flexibility Instrument - payment profile (in EUR million)

Mobilisation year

2024

2025

2026

2027

Total

2021

7,6

0,0

0,0

0,0

7,6

2022

49,8

36,7

0,0

0,0

86,5

2023

279,0

120,6

83,2

0,0

482,8

2024

1 401,6

107,6

83,7

46,3

1 639,1

Total

1 738,0

265,0

166,9

46,3

2 216,1



4.Summary table by MFF heading

In EUR

 

Budget 2024 (incl. DAB 1-2/2024)

Draft Amending Budget 3/2024

Budget 2024 (incl. DAB 1-3/2024)

CA

PA

CA

PA

CA

PA

1

Single Market, Innovation and Digital

21 493 372 987

20 827 967 003

 

 

21 493 372 987

20 827 967 003

 

Ceiling

21 598 000 000

 

 

 

21 598 000 000

 

 

Margin

104 627 013

 

 

 

104 627 013

 

2

Cohesion, Resilience and Values

74 560 690 949

33 715 996 204

3 600 000

3 600 000

74 564 290 949

33 719 596 204

 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

1 289 495 333

 

3 600 000

 

1 293 095 333

 

 

Ceiling

73 289 000 000

 

 

 

73 289 000 000

 

 

Margin

17 804 384

 

 

 

17 804 384

 

2a.

Economic, social and territorial cohesion

64 665 195 616

24 155 654 152

 

 

64 665 195 616

24 155 654 152

 

Ceiling

64 683 000 000

 

 

 

64 683 000 000

 

 

Margin

17 804 384

 

 

 

17 804 384

 

2b.

Resilience and values

9 895 495 333

9 560 342 052

3 600 000

3 600 000

9 899 095 333

9 563 942 052

 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

1 289 495 333

 

3 600 000

 

1 293 095 333

 

 

Ceiling

8 606 000 000

 

 

 

8 606 000 000

 

 

Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Natural Resources and Environment

57 338 630 839

54 151 402 941

 

 

57 338 630 839

54 151 402 941

 

Ceiling

57 449 000 000

 

 

 

57 449 000 000

 

 

Margin

110 369 161

 

 

 

110 369 161

 

 

Of which: Market related expenditure and direct payments

40 517 278 000

40 505 482 213

 

 

40 517 278 000

40 505 482 213

 

EAGF sub-ceiling

41 649 000 000

 

 

 

41 649 000 000

 

 

Rounding difference excluded for calculating the sub-margin

722 000

 

 

 

722 000

 

 

Net transfers between EAGF and EAFRD

-1 046 000 000

 

 

 

-1 046 000 000

 

 

Net balance available for EAGF expenditure (sub-ceiling corrected by transfers between EAGF and EAFRD)

40 603 000 000

 

 

 

40 603 000 000

 

 

EAGF sub-margin

85 722 000

 

 

 

85 722 000

 

4

Migration and Border Management

3 892 705 671

3 248 967 443

 

 

3 892 705 671

3 248 967 443

 

Ceiling

4 020 000 000

 

 

 

4 020 000 000

 

 

Margin

127 294 329

 

 

 

127 294 329

 

5

Security and Defence

2 697 177 926

2 035 413 531

 

 

2 697 177 926

2 035 413 531

 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

317 177 926

 

 

 

317 177 926

 

 

Ceiling

2 380 000 000

 

 

 

2 380 000 000

 

 

Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Neighbourhood and the World

16 731 000 000

15 315 050 313

 

 

16 731 000 000

15 315 050 313

 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

28 828 204

 

 

 

28 828 204

 

 

Of which under Single Margin Instrument 11(1)(a)

371 171 796

 

 

 

371 171 796

 

 

Ceiling

16 331 000 000

 

 

 

16 331 000 000

 

 

Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

European Public Administration

11 988 000 603

11 988 000 603

 

 

11 988 000 603

11 988 000 603

 

Of which under Single Margin Instrument 11(1)(a)

215 000 603

 

 

 

215 000 603

 

 

Ceiling

11 773 000 000

 

 

 

11 773 000 000

 

 

Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of which: Administrative expenditure of the institutions

9 175 375 841

9 175 375 841

 

 

9 175 375 841

9 175 375 841

 

Sub-ceiling

9 006 000 000

 

 

 

9 006 000 000

 

 

Sub-margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appropriations for headings

188 701 578 975

141 282 798 038

3 600 000

3 600 000

188 705 178 975

141 286 398 038

 

Ceiling

186 840 000 000

170 543 000 000

 

 

186 840 000 000

170 543 000 000

 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

1 635 501 463

1 734 392 297

3 600 000

3 600 000

1 639 101 463

1 737 992 297

 

Of which under Single Margin Instrument 11(1)(a)

586 172 399

 

 

 

586 172 399

 

 

Margin

360 094 887

30 994 594 259

 

 

360 094 887

30 994 594 259

 

Thematic special instruments

6 517 600 432

5 491 076 559

 

 

6 517 600 432

5 491 076 559

Total appropriations

195 219 179 407

146 773 874 597

3 600 000

3 600 000

195 222 779 407

146 777 474 597

(1)      Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom, OJ L 424, 15.12.2020.
(2)      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, OJ L 193, 30.7.2018.
(3)      OJ L, 2024/207, 22.2.2024.
(4)      COM(2024) 80 final.
(5)      COM(2024) 920 final.
(6)      Commission Decision (EU) 2024/807 of 29 February 2024 confirming the participation of Poland in the enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (OJ L, 2024/807, 29.2.2024).
(7)      Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1.
(8)      Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027, OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020, p. 11.
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