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COM(2020) 234 final
2020/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the second instalment for 2020
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Document 52020PC0234
Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the second instalment for 2020
Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the second instalment for 2020
Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the second instalment for 2020
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL
•Reasons for and objectives of the proposal
The proposal concerns a draft Council Decision on the second instalment of the financial contributions to the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) to be paid by Member States in 2020.
The 11th EDF and other EDF funds that are still open (i.e. Eighth, Ninth and 10th EDF) are managed under the following set of rules:
The current Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States on one side, and the European Community and its Member States on the other side (the 'ACP-EU Partnership Agreement’) as last amended 1 ,
The Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council, on the financing of European Union aid under the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020, in accordance with the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and on the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union applies 2 (the 11th EDF 'Internal Agreement'),
Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund 3 (the '11th EDF Financial Regulation').
The documents mentioned above contain multi-annual commitments by Member States to support the EDF treasury financially. The 11th EDF Financial Regulation provides for regular contributions to be made by Member States to the EDF treasury against pre-determined financial commitments. Regular contributions are triggered by technical Council Decisions that reflect the implementation of financial commitments previously decided.
Some of the headings in the explanatory memorandum are therefore not applicable to regular contribution calls such as this one.
2.LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY
•Legal basis
In accordance with Article 19(7) of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation, the amount managed by the European Commission and the amount managed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) are specified separately.
In accordance with Article 46 of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation, the EIB has sent the European Commission its updated estimates of commitments and payments under the instruments it manages.
In accordance with Article 20(1) of the 11th Financial Regulation calls for contributions shall first use up the amounts available from previous EDFs, one after the other. The calls for contributions in this proposal therefore concern amounts under the 10th EDF for the EIB and amounts under the 11th EDF for the European Commission.
In accordance with Article 19(3) of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation, the Council must decide on this proposal at the latest 21 calendar days following the presentation, by the European Commission acting on behalf of the European Union, of this proposal.
Article 21(1) of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation provides that a Member State, which fails to pay the instalment of the contribution due by the deadline, will be required to pay interest on the amount unpaid; the arrangements for the payment of interest are specified in the same Article.
2020/0115 (NLE)
Proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the second instalment for 2020
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council, on the financing of European Union aid under the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020, in accordance with the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and on the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union applies 4 (hereinafter referred to as "the Internal Agreement") and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 of 26 November 2018 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) (hereinafter referred to as "the 11th EDF Financial Regulation") 5 , and in particular Article 19(3) and 19(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)In accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 19 to 22 of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation, the European Commission is to present a proposal by 15 June 2020 specifying (a) the amount of the second instalment of the contribution for 2020, (b) a revised annual amount of the contribution for 2020, in cases where the amount deviates from actual needs,
(2)In accordance with Article 46 of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation, the European Investment Bank (EIB) sent on 8 April 2020 to the European Commission its updated estimates of commitments and payments under the instruments it manages,
(3)Article 20(1) of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation provides that calls for contributions first use up the amounts provided for in previous EDFs. Therefore a call for funds under the 10th EDF for the EIB and 11th EDF for the Commission should be made.
(4)Article 55 of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation provides that the amounts from projects under the 10th EDF or from other previous EDFs not committed according to Article 1(3) of the Internal Agreement, or decommitted according to Article 1(4) of the Internal Agreement, unless decided otherwise by the Council unanimously, shall reduce that part of Member States' contributions stated in point (a) of Article 1(2) of the Internal Agreement.
(5)By means of Decision (EU) 2019/1800 6 , the Council has adopted on the 24 October 2019, on a proposal by the European Commission, the Decision to set the annual amount of the Member States' EDF contributions for 2020 at EUR 4 400 000 000 for the European Commission, and at EUR 300 000 000 for the European Investment Bank.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The individual European Development Fund contributions to be paid by the Member States to the European Commission and the European Investment Bank as the second instalment for 2020 are set out in the table in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels,
For the Council
The President
- (1) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3
- (2) OJ L 210, 6.8.2013, p. 1
- (3) OJ L 307, 3.12.2018, p. 1-21
- (4) OJ L 210, 6.8.2013, p. 1
- (5) OJ L 307, 3.12.2018, p. 7-9
- (6) Council Decision (EU) 2019/1800 of 24 October 2020 on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the first instalment for 2020 and the annual amount for 2020 (OJ L 274, 24.10.2019, p. 9).
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Brussels, 12.6.2020
COM(2020) 234 final
ANNEX
to the
Proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the second instalment for 2020
ANNEX
|
MEMBER STATES & UK |
Key 10th EDF % |
Key 11th EDF % |
2nd instalment 2020 (EUR) |
Total |
|
|
Commission |
EIB |
||||
|
11th EDF |
10th EDF |
||||
|
BELGIUM |
3,53 |
3,24927 |
51 988 320,00 |
3 530 000,00 |
55 518 320,00 |
|
BULGARIA |
0,14 |
0,21853 |
3 496 480,00 |
140 000,00 |
3 636 480,00 |
|
CZECHIA |
0,51 |
0,79745 |
12 759 200,00 |
510 000,00 |
13 269 200,00 |
|
DENMARK |
2,00 |
1,98045 |
31 687 200,00 |
2 000 000,00 |
33 687 200,00 |
|
GERMANY |
20,50 |
20,57980 |
329 276 800,00 |
20 500 000,00 |
349 776 800,00 |
|
ESTONIA |
0,05 |
0,08635 |
1 381 600,00 |
50 000,00 |
1 431 600,00 |
|
IRELAND |
0,91 |
0,94006 |
15 040 960,00 |
910 000,00 |
15 950 960,00 |
|
GREECE |
1,47 |
1,50735 |
24 117 600,00 |
1 470 000,00 |
25 587 600,00 |
|
SPAIN |
7,85 |
7,93248 |
126 919 680,00 |
7 850 000,00 |
134 769 680,00 |
|
FRANCE |
19,55 |
17,81269 |
285 003 040,00 |
19 550 000,00 |
304 553 040,00 |
|
CROATIA |
0,00 |
0,22518 |
3 602 880,00 |
0,00 |
3 602 880,00 |
|
ITALY |
12,86 |
12,53009 |
200 481 440,00 |
12 860 000,00 |
213 341 440,00 |
|
CYPRUS |
0,09 |
0,11162 |
1 785 920,00 |
90 000,00 |
1 875 920,00 |
|
LATVIA |
0,07 |
0,11612 |
1 857 920,00 |
70 000,00 |
1 927 920,00 |
|
LITHUANIA |
0,12 |
0,18077 |
2 892 320,00 |
120 000,00 |
3 012 320,00 |
|
LUXEMBOURG |
0,27 |
0,25509 |
4 081 440,00 |
270 000,00 |
4 351 440,00 |
|
HUNGARY |
0,55 |
0,61456 |
9 832 960,00 |
550 000,00 |
10 382 960,00 |
|
MALTA |
0,03 |
0,03801 |
608 160,00 |
30 000,00 |
638 160,00 |
|
NETHERLANDS |
4,85 |
4,77678 |
76 428 480,00 |
4 850 000,00 |
81 278 480,00 |
|
AUSTRIA |
2,41 |
2,39757 |
38 361 120,00 |
2 410 000,00 |
40 771 120,00 |
|
POLAND |
1,30 |
2,00734 |
32 117 440,00 |
1 300 000,00 |
33 417 440,00 |
|
PORTUGAL |
1,15 |
1,19679 |
19 148 640,00 |
1 150 000,00 |
20 298 640,00 |
|
ROMANIA |
0,37 |
0,71815 |
11 490 400,00 |
370 000,00 |
11 860 400,00 |
|
SLOVENIA |
0,18 |
0,22452 |
3 592 320,00 |
180 000,00 |
3 772 320,00 |
|
SLOVAKIA |
0,21 |
0,37616 |
6 018 560,00 |
210 000,00 |
6 228 560,00 |
|
FINLAND |
1,47 |
1,50909 |
24 145 440,00 |
1 470 000,00 |
25 615 440,00 |
|
SWEDEN |
2,74 |
2,93911 |
47 025 760,00 |
2 740 000,00 |
49 765 760,00 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
14,82 |
14,67862 |
234 857 920,00 |
14 820 000,00 |
249 677 920,00 |
|
TOTAL EU-27 & UK |
100,00 |
100,00 |
1 600 000 000,00 |
100 000 000,00 |
1 700 000 000,00 |