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REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 14th FINANCIAL REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (EAFRD) 2020 FINANCIAL YEAR
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 14th FINANCIAL REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (EAFRD) 2020 FINANCIAL YEAR
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 14th FINANCIAL REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (EAFRD) 2020 FINANCIAL YEAR
COM/2021/539 final
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Brussels, 7.9.2021
COM(2021) 539 final
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
14th FINANCIAL REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
on the EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (EAFRD)
2020 FINANCIAL YEAR
Contents
1.Budget procedure
1.1.Financial framework
1.2.Draft Budget (DB) 2020
1.3.The adoption of the 2020 Budget
1.4.The adoption of the Amending Budgets
2.Management of appropriations
2.1.Management of commitment appropriations
2.1.1.EAFRD rural development programmes
2.1.2.Technical assistance
2.2.Management of payment appropriations
2.2.1.EAFRD rural development programmes
2.2.2.Technical assistance
3.Implementation of the 2020 EAFRD budget
3.1.Implementation of commitment appropriations
3.1.1.EAFRD rural development programmes
3.1.2.Technical assistance
3.2.Implementation of payment appropriations
3.2.1.EAFRD rural development programmes
3.2.2.Technical assistance
3.3.Analysis of expenditure declared by measure
3.4.Implementation of EAFRD programmes
1. Budget procedure
1.1. Financial framework
Rural development expenditure in 2020 is funded within the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2014-2020. The financial framework is provided by Council Regulation (EU) No 1311/2013. The allocation for rural development and the allocation for market related expenditure and direct payments after the annual technical adjustment of the MFF are presented in table 1.
Table 1 – Financial framework 2014-2020
|
HEADING 2. |
In million EUR; current prices |
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|
Sustainable growth: natural resources |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
TOTAL |
49 857 |
64 692 |
64 262 |
60 191 |
60 267 |
60 344 |
60 421 |
|
of which : |
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|
- Rural Development a), b), c), d), e) |
5 298.9 |
18 183.7 |
18 683.7 |
14 371.2 |
14 381.0 |
14 690.6 |
14 709.4 |
|
- Market related expenditure and direct aids, a), b), c), d) |
43 778.1 |
44 189.8 |
43 950.2 |
44 145.7 |
44 162.4 |
43 880.3 |
43 887.1 |
|
a) After net transfer of EUR 351.9 million between EAGF and EAFRD for the financial year 2014 (see note f for details) |
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b) After net transfer of EUR 51.6 million between EAGF and EAFRD for the financial year 2015 (see note f for details) |
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c) After net transfer of EUR 28 million between EAGF and EAFRD for the financial years 2014-2020 (see note f for details) |
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d) After net transfer of EUR 4 313.9 million between EAGF and EAFRD for financial years 2015-2020 (see note f for details) |
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e) After the reprogramming of the EAFRD allocation of year 2014 following the application of Article 19 of MFF Regulation (EU) No 1311/2013 a total amount of EUR 8 705 million deducted from 2014 commitments was equally distributed to 2015 and 2016 commitments |
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f) The transfers to rural development (EAFRD) mentioned in notes a) to d) above involve: EUR 4 million transferred annually for the whole period 2014-2020 from the cotton sector (Greece) on the basis of Article 66(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, EUR 296.3 million set for the voluntary adjustment transferred for the financial year 2014 (UK) on the basis of Article 10b and 10c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, EUR 51.6 million for unspent amounts transferred each year for financial years 2014 and 2015 (SE and DE) on the basis of Articles 136 and 136b of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and EUR 4 313.9 million for the reduction of payments and the flexibility between pillars on the basis of Articles 7(2) and 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 |
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1.2. Draft Budget (DB) 2020
The Draft Budget (DB) 2020 was adopted by the Commission on 5 July 2019. It included EUR 14 699 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 13 120 million in payment appropriations for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) 2014-2020 programming period.
The Council adopted its position on the Draft Budget on 3 September 2019. On 15 October 2019 the Commission presented the Letter of Amendment No 1/2020 to the draft general budget. The European Parliament adopted its position on 23 October 2019. As in previous years, the Conciliation Committee had to be convened. The Conciliation Committee agreed on a joint text within the 21-day time-limit. The Council and the European Parliament approved the joint text respectively on 25 November and 27 November 2019.
1.3. The adoption of the 2020 Budget
The 2020 Budget adopted on 27 November 2019 was, as regards the EAFRD, equal to the Commission’s Draft Budget both in commitment and payment appropriations.
Table 2
|
Adopted Budget 2020 |
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|
Budget Item |
Commitment appropriations |
Payment appropriations |
|
(in EUR) |
(in EUR) |
|
|
2014-2020 |
||
|
05.046001 (Rural development programmes) |
14.675.251.797 |
13.100.000.000 |
|
05.010404 (Non-operational technical assistance) |
5.100.000 |
5.100.000 |
|
05.046002 (Operational technical assistance) |
18.308.550 |
15.023.550 |
1.4. The adoption of the Amending Budgets
The Amending Budget No 9/2020 increased the payment appropriations for EAFRD rural development programmes by EUR 750 million.
Table 3
|
Budget 2020 after the Amendments |
|
|
|
Budget Item |
Commitment appropriations |
Payment appropriations |
|
(in EUR) |
(in EUR) |
|
|
2014-2020 |
||
|
05.046001 (Rural development programmes) |
14.675.251.797 |
13.850.000.000 |
|
05.010404 (Non-operational technical assistance) |
5.100.000 |
5.100.000 |
|
05.046002 (Operational technical assistance) |
18.308.550 |
15.023.550 |
2. Management of appropriations
2.1. Management of commitment appropriations
2.1.1. EAFRD rural development programmes
As regards commitment appropriations for the EAFRD rural development programmes, the 2020 voted budget amounted to EUR 14 675 million, all related to the 2014-2020 programmes.
Table 4
|
Management of commitment appropriations in 2020 – EAFRD |
Budget Item |
|
05.046001 |
|
|
(in EUR) |
|
|
Appropriations at the beginning of 2020 |
14.675.251.797 |
|
Appropriations available in 2020 |
14.675.251.797 |
|
Appropriations used in 2020 |
14.675.249.297 |
2.1.2. Technical assistance
Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 provides that the EAFRD may use up to 0.25% of its annual allocation to finance technical assistance actions at the initiative of the Commission. In the 2020 budget, the initial amount available for this purpose was EUR 5.1 million for non-operational technical assistance and EUR 18.3 million for operational technical assistance.
2.2. Management of payment appropriations
2.2.1. EAFRD rural development programmes
For the rural development programmes 2014-2020, the payment appropriations of the voted budget 2020 amounted to EUR 13 100 million. In addition, the available assigned revenue transferred from the previous year amounted to EUR 650 million and the assigned revenue collected during the year amounted to EUR 259 million. The payment appropriations were reinforced by the Amending Budget No 9/2020 in the amount of EUR 750 million, by the end-of-the year transfer for an amount of EUR 47 million, and by two transfers between and within budget chapters totalling EUR 3 million. Taking into account all transfers, the total amount of payment appropriations available in 2020 amounted to EUR 14 809 million. In total, EUR 14 569 million of payment appropriations were used and EUR 240 million of assigned revenue were automatically carried over from 2020 to 2021.
Table 5
|
Management of payment appropriations in 2020 |
|
|
(in EUR) |
|
|
|
|
|
EAFRD (2014-2020) |
|
|
Budget Item - 05.046001 |
|
|
Appropriations at the beginning of 2020 |
13.100.000.000 |
|
Transfer from "EAFRD 2014-2020 Technical assistance" line |
1.000.000 |
|
Autonomous Transfer between Chapters |
2.173.788 |
|
Amending Budget No 9/2020 |
750.000.000 |
|
End-of-the year transfer |
47.000.000 |
|
Assigned revenue carried over from 2019 |
650.019.733 |
|
Assigned revenue collected in 2020 |
259.118.386 |
|
Appropriations available in 2020 |
14.809.311.907 |
|
Appropriations used in 2020 |
14.569.480.584 |
2.2.2. Technical assistance
As regards the EAFRD technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission, total payment appropriations in the 2020 budget amounted to EUR 20.1 million, including EUR 5.1 million for non-operational technical assistance and EUR 15.0 million for operational technical assistance. EUR 1 million was transferred to the EAFRD 2014-2020 programmes line to cover the payment needs. The final payment appropriations was therefore EUR 19.1 million.
3. Implementation of the 2020 EAFRD budget
3.1. Implementation of commitment appropriations
3.1.1. EAFRD rural development programmes
Table 6 shows, per Member State, the allocation established by Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 1 and the amounts committed in 2020.
Table 6
|
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 (as amended) vs. amounts committed by the end of 2020 |
||
|
Budget item: 05.046001 |
(in EUR) |
|
|
MS |
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 |
Amounts committed in 2020 |
|
2020 Allocation |
||
|
|
(a) |
(b) |
|
BE |
102.723.155 |
102.723.155 |
|
BG |
338.990.216 |
338.990.216 |
|
CZ |
321.615.103 |
321.615.103 |
|
DK |
151.588.619 |
151.588.619 |
|
DE |
1.394.588.766 |
1.394.588.766 |
|
EE |
129.177.183 |
129.177.183 |
|
IE |
312.570.314 |
312.567.814 |
|
GR |
698.261.326 |
698.261.326 |
|
ES |
1.183.394.067 |
1.183.394.067 |
|
FR |
1.987.739.983 |
1.987.739.983 |
|
HR |
282.342.500 |
282.342.500 |
|
IT |
1.501.763.408 |
1.501.763.408 |
|
CY |
18.881.481 |
18.881.481 |
|
LV |
161.491.517 |
161.491.517 |
|
LT |
264.151.386 |
264.151.386 |
|
LU |
14.511.390 |
14.511.390 |
|
HU |
486.662.895 |
486.662.895 |
|
MT |
13.858.647 |
13.858.647 |
|
NL |
147.976.388 |
147.976.388 |
|
AT |
567.266.225 |
567.266.225 |
|
PL |
1.187.301.202 |
1.187.301.202 |
|
PT |
582.456.022 |
582.456.022 |
|
RO |
1.139.927.194 |
1.139.927.194 |
|
SI |
120.720.633 |
120.720.633 |
|
SK |
214.524.943 |
214.524.943 |
|
FI |
344.776.578 |
344.776.578 |
|
SE |
249.818.786 |
249.818.786 |
|
UK |
756.171.870 |
756.171.870 |
|
Total |
14.675.251.797 |
14.675.249.297 |
3.1.2. Technical assistance
For the programming period 2014-2020, the amount of commitment appropriations for operational technical assistance in the budget 2020 was EUR 18.3 million. Table 7 shows the consumption of the commitment appropriations available for operational technical assistance in 2020 which reached EUR 17.9 million, i.e. an execution rate of almost 98%. The most important part relates to the European Network for Rural Development.
Table 7
|
Technical assistance – Implementation of commitment appropriations |
|
|
Budget Item: 05.046002 |
(in EUR) |
|
Description |
Amount committed |
|
European Network for Rural Development |
4.775.056 |
|
Information technology* |
3.718.305 |
|
European Innovation Partnership |
2.784.971 |
|
European Evaluation Network |
2.600.000 |
|
Corporate Communication |
1.845.000 |
|
Technical Advisory Platform for Financial Instruments |
1.000.000 |
|
Audit and Controls |
790.561 |
|
Organic agriculture database |
350.000 |
|
Total |
17.863.893 |
|
* Including BCO (Broadband Competence Offices) |
|
3.2. Implementation of payment appropriations
3.2.1. EAFRD rural development programmes
For the programming period 2014-2020, EUR 14 569.5 million of the payment appropriations were implemented out of EUR 14 809.3 million available. Table 8 shows the breakdown of payments made in 2020 by declaration period:
Table 8
|
Payments 2020 for EAFRD rural development programmes (in million euro) |
2014-2020 |
|
Pre-financing 2014-2020 |
0 |
|
Reimbursement of payment claims prior to Q4 2019 |
22.441.523 |
|
Reimbursement of payment claims Q4 2019 |
5.981.516.332 |
|
Reimbursement of payment claims Q1 2020 |
2.922.983.665 |
|
Reimbursement of payment claims Q2 2020 |
3.322.894.277 |
|
Reimbursement of payment claims Q3 2020 |
2.319.644.788 |
|
Total 2020 |
14.569.480.584 |
The monthly consumption of payment appropriations during the year (January to December 2020) is shown in the graph below.
Graph 1
The breakdown per Member State and per declaration period of the amounts paid by the Commission in budget year 2020 is shown in table 9.
Table 9
|
Payments effectively made between 01/01/2020 and 31/12/2020 |
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|
EAFRD 2014-2020 - Budget item 05.046001 |
(in EUR) |
||||||
|
MS |
Pre-financing |
Prior to Q4 2019 |
Q4 2019 |
Q1 2020 |
Q2 2020 |
Q3 2020 |
Total |
|
BE |
0 |
0 |
22.633.637 |
10.221.656 |
40.811.406 |
14.917.338 |
88.584.037 |
|
BG |
0 |
0 |
94.619.801 |
51.059.351 |
95.970.799 |
61.377.146 |
303.027.096 |
|
CZ |
0 |
1.243.302 |
66.331.120 |
211.947.392 |
89.585.660 |
35.016.907 |
404.124.382 |
|
DK |
0 |
0 |
21.342.768 |
12.793.460 |
44.177.209 |
17.520.232 |
95.833.669 |
|
DE |
0 |
430.665 |
624.801.406 |
297.773.284 |
262.169.493 |
171.301.611 |
1.356.476.457 |
|
EE |
0 |
0 |
15.254.158 |
61.804.881 |
12.081.589 |
12.200.744 |
101.341.372 |
|
IE |
0 |
0 |
171.904.352 |
26.221.747 |
37.750.130 |
97.958.687 |
333.834.915 |
|
GR |
0 |
0 |
301.201.105 |
31.003.387 |
161.172.170 |
34.891.842 |
528.268.504 |
|
ES |
0 |
0 |
575.993.456 |
129.280.942 |
314.284.640 |
202.042.142 |
1.221.601.180 |
|
FR |
0 |
0 |
992.915.242 |
521.246.584 |
228.144.822 |
191.920.935 |
1.934.227.583 |
|
HR |
0 |
0 |
69.679.464 |
101.844.879 |
126.288.667 |
61.411.910 |
359.224.921 |
|
IT |
0 |
0 |
729.100.663 |
173.700.502 |
372.107.248 |
251.226.035 |
1.526.134.448 |
|
CY |
0 |
0 |
7.094.755 |
3.052.288 |
8.251.714 |
3.642.307 |
22.041.064 |
|
LV |
0 |
0 |
46.977.275 |
48.061.379 |
24.424.327 |
30.510.745 |
149.973.725 |
|
LT |
0 |
153.698 |
79.488.127 |
38.080.698 |
49.374.943 |
22.808.338 |
189.905.805 |
|
LU |
0 |
0 |
3.900.347 |
7.570.284 |
1.263.740 |
1.418.748 |
14.153.119 |
|
HU |
0 |
0 |
183.849.875 |
98.429.983 |
176.016.151 |
107.181.921 |
565.477.931 |
|
MT |
0 |
0 |
7.440.934 |
3.339.672 |
4.050.328 |
3.227.108 |
18.058.042 |
|
NL |
0 |
0 |
16.136.441 |
75.676.544 |
15.845.200 |
21.665.878 |
129.324.063 |
|
AT |
0 |
0 |
310.789.074 |
52.258.576 |
162.850.408 |
47.217.105 |
573.115.163 |
|
PL |
0 |
0 |
351.293.769 |
331.932.216 |
279.575.300 |
243.321.308 |
1.206.122.592 |
|
PT |
0 |
0 |
287.699.963 |
78.112.241 |
67.895.350 |
146.053.311 |
579.760.866 |
|
RO |
0 |
18.718.168 |
348.319.324 |
211.016.820 |
291.275.824 |
281.791.057 |
1.151.121.193 |
|
SI |
0 |
0 |
41.040.385 |
14.201.301 |
47.863.785 |
22.621.068 |
125.726.538 |
|
SK |
0 |
0 |
58.401.782 |
45.723.277 |
57.913.820 |
31.663.011 |
193.701.890 |
|
FI |
0 |
0 |
139.532.558 |
26.429.828 |
60.090.058 |
79.079.919 |
305.132.363 |
|
SE |
0 |
0 |
194.056.782 |
57.298.926 |
43.686.324 |
31.096.244 |
326.138.276 |
|
UK |
0 |
1.895.690 |
219.717.771 |
202.901.568 |
247.973.172 |
94.561.192 |
767.049.393 |
|
Total |
0 |
22.441.523 |
5.981.516.332 |
2.922.983.665 |
3.322.894.277 |
2.319.644.788 |
14.569.480.584 |
Table 10 compares, for each Member State, the EAFRD 2014-2020 payments made in 2020 with the payments in 2019. Overall, the payments increased by 5% compared to year 2019 (EUR 14.6 billion vs. EUR 13.8 billion).
Table 10
|
Payments made to Member States - Comparison 2020 vs 2019 - EAFRD 2014-2020 |
(in EUR) |
|
||||||
|
MS |
2019 |
2020 |
Difference 2020 vs. 2019 |
|||||
|
Interim payments |
Pre-financing |
Total |
Interim payments |
Pre-financing |
Total |
(in €) |
(in %) |
|
|
BE |
78.872.428 |
0 |
78.872.428 |
88.584.037 |
0 |
88.584.037 |
9.711.609 |
12,31% |
|
BG |
308.634.763 |
0 |
308.634.763 |
303.027.096 |
0 |
303.027.096 |
-5.607.667 |
-1,82% |
|
CZ |
393.828.050 |
0 |
393.828.050 |
404.124.382 |
0 |
404.124.382 |
10.296.332 |
2,61% |
|
DK |
101.066.664 |
0 |
101.066.664 |
95.833.669 |
0 |
95.833.669 |
-5.232.995 |
-5,18% |
|
DE |
1.273.596.303 |
0 |
1.273.596.303 |
1.356.476.457 |
0 |
1.356.476.457 |
82.880.155 |
6,51% |
|
EE |
124.908.745 |
0 |
124.908.745 |
101.341.372 |
0 |
101.341.372 |
-23.567.374 |
-18,87% |
|
IE |
324.022.439 |
0 |
324.022.439 |
333.834.915 |
0 |
333.834.915 |
9.812.476 |
3,03% |
|
GR |
411.413.602 |
0 |
411.413.602 |
528.268.504 |
0 |
528.268.504 |
116.854.902 |
28,40% |
|
ES |
1.165.619.770 |
0 |
1.165.619.770 |
1.221.601.180 |
0 |
1.221.601.180 |
55.981.410 |
4,80% |
|
FR |
2.060.819.582 |
2.703.993 |
2.063.523.575 |
1.934.227.583 |
0 |
1.934.227.583 |
-129.295.992 |
-6,27% |
|
HR |
299.635.531 |
0 |
299.635.531 |
359.224.921 |
0 |
359.224.921 |
59.589.389 |
19,89% |
|
IT |
1.449.081.121 |
0 |
1.449.081.121 |
1.526.134.448 |
0 |
1.526.134.448 |
77.053.327 |
5,32% |
|
CY |
20.952.824 |
0 |
20.952.824 |
22.041.064 |
0 |
22.041.064 |
1.088.240 |
5,19% |
|
LV |
206.475.667 |
0 |
206.475.667 |
149.973.725 |
0 |
149.973.725 |
-56.501.942 |
-27,36% |
|
LT |
181.240.364 |
10.800 |
181.251.164 |
189.905.805 |
0 |
189.905.805 |
8.654.641 |
4,77% |
|
LU |
14.481.595 |
0 |
14.481.595 |
14.153.119 |
0 |
14.153.119 |
-328.475 |
-2,27% |
|
HU |
511.369.533 |
0 |
511.369.533 |
565.477.931 |
0 |
565.477.931 |
54.108.398 |
10,58% |
|
MT |
19.429.947 |
0 |
19.429.947 |
18.058.042 |
0 |
18.058.042 |
-1.371.905 |
-7,06% |
|
NL |
90.398.504 |
0 |
90.398.504 |
129.324.063 |
0 |
129.324.063 |
38.925.559 |
43,06% |
|
AT |
538.171.765 |
0 |
538.171.765 |
573.115.163 |
0 |
573.115.163 |
34.943.398 |
6,49% |
|
PL |
1.092.284.985 |
0 |
1.092.284.985 |
1.206.122.592 |
0 |
1.206.122.592 |
113.837.608 |
10,42% |
|
PT |
523.049.233 |
0 |
523.049.233 |
579.760.866 |
0 |
579.760.866 |
56.711.633 |
10,84% |
|
RO |
967.073.048 |
0 |
967.073.048 |
1.151.121.193 |
0 |
1.151.121.193 |
184.048.145 |
19,03% |
|
SI |
120.096.847 |
0 |
120.096.847 |
125.726.538 |
0 |
125.726.538 |
5.629.691 |
4,69% |
|
SK |
209.361.675 |
0 |
209.361.675 |
193.701.890 |
0 |
193.701.890 |
-15.659.785 |
-7,48% |
|
FI |
351.173.513 |
0 |
351.173.513 |
305.132.363 |
0 |
305.132.363 |
-46.041.151 |
-13,11% |
|
SE |
226.298.189 |
0 |
226.298.189 |
326.138.276 |
0 |
326.138.276 |
99.840.087 |
44,12% |
|
UK |
773.925.472 |
0 |
773.925.472 |
767.049.393 |
0 |
767.049.393 |
-6.876.079 |
-0,89% |
|
Total |
13.837.282.157 |
2.714.793 |
13.839.996.951 |
14.569.480.584 |
0 |
14.569.480.584 |
729.483.634 |
5,27% |
3.2.2. Technical assistance
For the programming period 2014-2020, the amount for payment appropriations available in budget year 2020 for the operational technical assistance was EUR 15.0 million, out of which EUR 1.0 million was transferred to the rural development programmes under EAFRD 2014-2020 line. The final implementation amounted to EUR 12.9 million, i.e. an execution rate of more than 92%.
Table 11 hereafter presents the payments grouped by main activities. The most important part relates to the European Network for Rural Development.
Table 11
|
Technical assistance – Implementation of payment appropriations |
|
|
Budget Item: 05.046002 |
(in EUR) |
|
Description |
Amount paid |
|
European Network for Rural Development |
3.784.172 |
|
Information technology* |
2.813.592 |
|
European Innovation Partnership |
2.115.898 |
|
European Evaluation Network |
1.537.740 |
|
Corporate Communication |
1.520.000 |
|
Audit and Controls |
695.650 |
|
Organic agriculture database |
210.000 |
|
Technical Advisory Platform for Financial Instruments |
209.819 |
|
LIFE Programme |
53.380 |
|
Total |
12.940.251 |
|
* Including BCO (Broadband Competence Offices) |
|
3.3. Analysis of expenditure declared by measure
Table 12 shows the EAFRD payment claims declared by Member State and by measure in 2020 (4th quarter of 2019 to 3rd quarter of 2020), the cumulative declared expenditure from the beginning of the programming period and also the financial plan of EAFRD 2014-2020 programmes.
The expenditure for EAFRD 2014-2020 in 2020 was concentrated mainly in Measure 04 (Investments in physical assets), in Measure 13 (Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints) and in Measure 10 (Agri-environment-climate).
Table 12
|
EAFRD declared expenditure 2020 (Q4 2019-Q3 2020) & Total cumulative expenditure (Q4 2014 to Q3 2020) |
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|
compared with Financial Plans - EAFRD 2014-2020 |
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|
|
Declared expenditure 2020 (Q4 2019 to Q3 2020) |
Cumulative declared expenditure (Q4 2014 to Q3 2020) |
Financial Plans 2014-2020 |
|||||
|
EAFRD Measure |
(million €) |
(%) |
(million €) |
(%) |
(million €) |
(%) |
||
|
Measure 01 |
Knowledge transfer and information actions |
96,1 |
0,7% |
346,7 |
0,6% |
910,7 |
0,9% |
|
|
Measure 02 |
Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services |
37,0 |
0,3% |
124,0 |
0,2% |
455,6 |
0,5% |
|
|
Measure 03 |
Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs |
41,9 |
0,3% |
140,6 |
0,2% |
337,7 |
0,3% |
|
|
Measure 04 |
Investments in physical assets |
3.038,2 |
20,9% |
11.004,0 |
17,8% |
22.293,2 |
22,3% |
|
|
Measure 05 |
Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic events and introduction of appropriate prevention actions |
74,3 |
0,5% |
310,1 |
0,5% |
769,3 |
0,8% |
|
|
Measure 06 |
Farm and business development |
936,3 |
6,4% |
3.775,1 |
6,1% |
6.602,8 |
6,6% |
|
|
Measure 07 |
Basic services and village renewal in rural areas |
999,9 |
6,9% |
3.403,1 |
5,5% |
6.883,1 |
6,9% |
|
|
Measure 08 |
Investments in forest area development and improvement of the viability of forests |
399,6 |
2,7% |
1.835,6 |
3,0% |
3.855,3 |
3,9% |
|
|
Measure 09 |
Setting-up of producer groups and organisations |
31,8 |
0,2% |
105,2 |
0,2% |
255,1 |
0,3% |
|
|
Measure 10 |
Agri-environment-climate |
2.564,3 |
17,6% |
12.405,8 |
20,1% |
16.452,5 |
16,4% |
|
|
Measure 11 |
Organic farming |
1.313,8 |
9,0% |
5.521,3 |
8,9% |
7.529,1 |
7,5% |
|
|
Measure 12 |
Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments |
87,8 |
0,6% |
428,7 |
0,7% |
579,3 |
0,6% |
|
|
Measure 13 |
Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints |
2.842,3 |
19,5% |
14.758,0 |
23,9% |
17.322,8 |
17,3% |
|
|
Measure 14 |
Animal Welfare |
318,8 |
2,2% |
1.471,2 |
2,4% |
1.866,6 |
1,9% |
|
|
Measure 15 |
Forest environmental and climate services and forest conservation |
37,5 |
0,3% |
84,1 |
0,1% |
233,2 |
0,2% |
|
|
Measure 16 |
Co-operation |
161,0 |
1,1% |
407,1 |
0,7% |
1.626,6 |
1,6% |
|
|
Measure 17 |
Risk management |
336,1 |
2,3% |
1.220,5 |
2,0% |
1.611,0 |
1,6% |
|
|
Measure 18 |
Financing of complementary national direct payments for Croatia |
-0,1 |
0,0% |
108,1 |
0,2% |
108,1 |
0,1% |
|
|
Measure 19 |
Support for LEADER local development — community-led local development (CLLD) |
919,0 |
6,3% |
2.770,4 |
4,5% |
7.010,2 |
7,0% |
|
|
Measure 20 |
Technical assistance Member States |
309,7 |
2,1% |
1.103,5 |
1,8% |
2.155,6 |
2,2% |
|
|
Measure 21 |
Exceptional temporary relief to farmers and SMEs active in processing, marketing and/or development of agricultural products particularly affected by the COVID-19 crisis (art 39b) |
0,0 |
0,0% |
0,0 |
0,0% |
730,1 |
0,7% |
|
|
Measure 113 |
Early retirement |
26,4 |
0,2% |
428,6 |
0,7% |
474,4 |
0,5% |
|
|
Measure 131 |
Meeting standards based on Community legislation |
0,0 |
0,0% |
0,0 |
0,0% |
0,0 |
0,0% |
|
|
Measure 341 |
Skills acquisition, animation and implementation |
0,0 |
0,0% |
0,5 |
0,0% |
0,6 |
0,0% |
|
|
Grand total |
|
14.571,8 |
100,0% |
61.752,2 |
100,0% |
100.063,0 |
100% |
|
*Member States declare their expenditure quarterly. However, for year n, Q4 declarations are submitted in January of year n+1. Consequently, the corresponding reimbursements by the Commission to the Member States in year n go from Q4 of year n-1 until Q3 of year n.
3.4. Implementation of EAFRD programmes
Graph 2 presents the absorption rate of rural development programmes 2014-2020 per Member State: payments from the beginning of the programming period including payments made for the 4th quarter of 2020 that are reimbursed in financial year 2021 compared to the total 2014-2020 allocation.
There were no new de-commitments done in 2020. The total amount of decommitment since the beginning of the programming period 2014-2020 equals EUR 16.5 million.
Overall, the implementation of the EAFRD 2014-2020 rural development programmes reached by end 2020 on average an absorption rate of 71%. Programmes are generally well on track in terms of implementation, with the variation in the averages per Member State illustrated in graph 2 below.
