Brussels, 28.1.2022

COM(2022) 80 final

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

Adjustment of the multiannual financial framework in accordance with Article 7 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027




1.Introduction

Article 7 of Council Regulation 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021-2027 1 (MFF Regulation) provides for an adjustment of the multiannual financial framework (‘MFF’) in case of late adoption of rules or programmes under shared management:

1.In the event of the adoption after 1 January 2021 of new rules or programmes under shared management for the Structural Funds 2 , the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, the Asylum and Migration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Border Management and Visa Instrument under the Integrated Border Management Fund, the amounts corresponding to the allocations not used in 2021 shall be transferred in equal proportions to each of the years 2022 to 2025, and the corresponding MFF ceilings shall be adjusted accordingly. 

2.The Commission shall communicate the result of any adjustments under paragraph 1 to the European Parliament and to the Council.

As a consequence of the late agreement on the MFF 2021 - 2027, the various legal acts laying down provisions for implementing the funds were only adopted by mid-2021: the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 3 , the Cohesion Fund (CF) 4 , the European Social Fund (ESF+) 5 , the Just Transition Fund (JTF) 6 , the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFAF) 7 , the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) 8 , the Internal Security Fund 9 and the Border Management and Visa Instrument under the Integrated Border Management Fund (BMVI) 10 . For the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), the transitional regulation 11  for the years 2021 and 2022 was adopted in December 2020.

Therefore, most programmes (except the EAFRD programmes which were fully adopted in 2021) could not be adopted in 2021 and were not advanced enough to benefit from the procedure for carry-over of appropriations under Article 12(2)(a) of the Financial Regulation 12 . Allocations neither used in 2021 nor carried over are to be transferred to subsequent years by means of an adjustment of the MFF in accordance with Article 7 of the MFF Regulation.

The adjustment of the MFF ceilings is accompanied by the Draft Amending Budget 1/2022 reflecting the impact of this transfer on 2022 commitment appropriations 13 . The adjustment and the adoption of the Amending Budget are necessary conditions for the implementation in 2022 of all programmes which were not adopted in 2021 by the first instalment of budgetary commitments and the payment of pre-financing under these programmes.

2.Scope of the adjustment

Article 7 of the MFF Regulation applies exclusively to the nine funds identified under Article 7(1) (the Funds), and in addition, only to the part of these funds allocated for implementation under shared management.

The adjustment applies in the event of the adoption after 1 January 2021 of new rules or  programmes under shared management. Where Partnership Agreements, required under the Common Provisions Regulation 14  (CPR) for some funds, provide for contributions from CPR funds to other programmes or funds under Articles 14 and 26 of the CPR, such contributions are included in the reprogramming only if the receiving instrument is within the Funds identified under Article 7(1) of the MFF Regulation. Resources from the ERDF under ETC/Interreg under Heading 2a are included in the reprogramming.

For all the Funds, actions implemented by the Commission under direct management (such as technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission under all Funds, innovative actions or direct or indirect management components of the ESF+, EMFAF, the AMIF, the ISF and the BMVI) as well as the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund to the Connecting Europe Facility are excluded from the reprogramming, as they are not covered by programmes within the meaning of Article 7 of the MFF Regulation.

For the AMIF, the ISF and the BMVI, allocations for the respective Thematic Facilities are excluded from the reprogramming, even if these activities can be implemented under shared management.

Contributions from other instruments and programmes, including those under Heading 6, to the Funds referred to in Article 7(1) of the MFF Regulation are excluded from the reprogramming.

3.Results of the adjustment

Allocations in commitment appropriations not used in 2021 for programmes under shared management within the meaning of Article 7 of the MFF Regulation amount to EUR 48 988 299 856 in current prices. This corresponds to the 2021 commitment appropriations that were planned to be implemented in shared management, but could neither be used in 2021 nor carried over to 2022 because of the late adoption of the corresponding programmes.

The below table shows the distribution by Fund of the 2021 commitments to be implemented in shared management, distinguishing those committed in 2021 from those carried-over as well as from those to be transferred under Article 7 of the MFF Regulation:

(EUR, current prices)

Fund

2021 allocation 15

 Adopted 2021 16

Carry-over 17

Transferred
under Article 7 MFF Regulation

European Social Fund+

ESF+

12 703 321 468

0

0

12 703 321 468

European Social Fund+ - Contribution to Just Transition Fund

ESF+ / JTF

14 353 437

0

0

14 353 437

European Social Fund+ - Contribution to Border Management and Visa Instrument

ESF+ / BMVI

23 084 677

0

0

23 084 677

Cohesion Fund

CF

4 667 326 227

0

0

4 667 326 227

Cohesion Fund - Contribution to Border Management and Visa Instrument

CF / BMVI

11 942 427

0

0

11 942 427

European Regional Development Fund

ERDF

27 682 703 881

0

0

27 682 703 881

European Regional Development Fund - Contribution to Just Transition Fund

ERDF / JTF

57 412 634

0

0

57 412 634

European Regional Development Fund - Contribution to Border Management and Visa Instrument

ERDF / BMVI

45 229 523

0

0

45 229 523

European Regional Development Fund - Territorial Cooperation

ERDF/TC

1 216 170 898

0

0

1 216 170 898

Sub-total Heading 2a

 

46 421 545 172

0

0

46 421 545 172

Just Transition Fund

JTF

1 133 029 041

0

0

1 133 029 041

European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund

EMFAF

648 270 207

0

0

648 270 207

European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund - Contribution to Border Management and Visa Instrument

EMFAF / BMVI

1 376 095

0

0

1 376 095

Sub-total Heading 3

 

1 782 675 343

0

0

1 782 675 343

Asylum and Migration Fund

AMIF

397 437 000

0

0

397 437 000

Border Management and Visa Instrument under the Integrated Border Management Fund

BMVI

278 499 341

0

0

278 499 341

Sub-total Heading 4

 

675 936 341

0

0

675 936 341

Internal Security Fund

ISF

108 143 000

0

0

108 143 000

Sub-total Heading 5

 

108 143 000

0

0

108 143 000

TOTAL

 

48 988 299 856

0

0

48 988 299 856

As per Article 7 of the MFF Regulation, the allocations not used in 2021 and not carried over are transfered in equal proportions to each of the years 2022 to 2025 as shown in the table below.

 

(EUR, current prices)

Fund

Amount to be
transferred

to 2022

to 2023

to 2024

to 2025

European Social Fund+

ESF+

12 703 321 468

3 175 830 376

3 175 830 376

3 175 830 376

3 175 830 340

European Social Fund+ - Contribution to Just Transition Fund

ESF+ /
JTF

14 353 437

3 588 359

3 588 359

3 588 359

3 588 360

European Social Fund+ - Contribution to Border Management and Visa Instrument

ESF+ /
BMVI

23 084 677

5 771 169

5 771 169

5 771 169

5 771 170

Cohesion Fund

CF

4 667 326 227

1 166 831 558

1 166 831 558

1 166 831 558

1 166 831 553

Cohesion Fund - Contribution to Border Management and Visa Instrument

CF /
BMVI

11 942 427

2 985 607

2 985 607

2 985 607

2 985 606

European Regional Development Fund

ERDF

27 682 703 881

6 920 675 976

6 920 675 976

6 920 675 976

6 920 675 953

European Regional Development Fund - Contribution to Just Transition Fund

ERDF /
JTF

57 412 634

14 353 159

14 353 159

14 353 159

14 353 157

European Regional Development Fund - Contribution to Border Management and Visa Instrument

ERDF /
BMVI

45 229 523

11 307 381

11 307 381

11 307 381

11 307 380

European Regional Development Fund - Territorial Cooperation

ERDF/TC

1 216 170 898

304 042 732

304 042 732

304 042 732

304 042 702

Sub-total Heading 2a

 

46 421 545 172

11 605 386 317

11 605 386 317

11 605 386 317

11 605 386 221

Just Transition Fund

JTF

1 133 029 041

283 257 264

283 257 264

283 257 264

283 257 249

European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund

EMFAF

648 270 207

162 067 555

162 067 555

162 067 555

162 067 542

European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund - Contribution to Border Management and Visa Instrument

EMFAF / BMVI

1 376 095

344 024

344 024

344 024

344 023

Sub-total Heading 3

 

1 782 675 343

445 668 843

445 668 843

445 668 843

445 668 814

Asylum and Migration Fund

AMIF

397 437 000

99 359 253

99 359 253

99 359 253

99 359 241

Border Management and Visa Instrument under the Integrated Border Management Fund

BMVI

278 499 341

69 624 839

69 624 839

69 624 839

69 624 824

Sub-total Heading 4

 

675 936 341

168 984 092

168 984 092

168 984 092

168 984 065

Internal Security Fund

ISF

108 143 000

27 035 754

27 035 754

27 035 754

27 035 738

Sub-total Heading 5

 

108 143 000

27 035 754

27 035 754

27 035 754

27 035 738

TOTAL

 

48 988 299 856

12 247 075 006

12 247 075 006

12 247 075 006

12 247 074 838

The medium and longer term implications on interim payments related to the re-programming cannot be effectively estimated at this stage of the implementation process. The re-programming of commitment appropriations from 2021 to the later years would in principle allow Member States to shift payment applications from one year to subsequent years. At the same time, under all programmes regardless of their date of adoption expenditure is eligible as from 1 January 2021, therefore the actual pace of implementation is not necessarily pre-determined by the reprogramming. The automatic adjustment of the payment ceiling under the mechanism of the Single Margin Instrument referred to in Article 11(1)(b) of the MFF Regulation should allow for accomodating changes in the payment needs stemming from the re-programming exercise over the remaining years of the MFF.

4.Adjusted Multiannual Financial Framework ceilings

The amounts due to be transferred in current prices are converted into 2018 prices to adjust the multiannual financial framework table, which is expressed in 2018 prices. For this purpose the annual amounts of the transfers are converted into 2018 prices by using the 2% fixed deflator. The results in current and in 2018 prices are rounded up to express the adjusted ceilings and sub-ceilings in millions of euros.

The tables below summarise the changes to the ceilings in the multiannual financial framework based on Article 7 of the MFF Regulation in current and 2018 prices, compared to the latest technical adjustment made for 2022 18 .

MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK (EU-27)

(EUR million - current prices)

COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

Total
2021-2027

1. Single Market, Innovation and Digital

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2. Cohesion, Resilience and Values

-46 422

11 606

11 606

11 606

11 606

0

0

2

2a. Economic, social and territorial cohesion

-46 422

11 606

11 606

11 606

11 606

0

0

2

2b. Resilience and Values

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3. Natural Resources and Environment

-1 783

446

446

446

446

0

0

1

Of which: Market related expenditure and direct payments

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4. Migration and Border Management

-676

169

169

169

169

0

0

0

5. Security and Defence

-109

28

28

28

28

0

0

3

6. Neighbourhood and the World

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7. European Public Administration

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Of which: Administrative expenditure of the institutions

TOTAL COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS

-48 990

12 249

12 249

12 249

12 249

0

0

6

 

TOTAL PAYMENT APPROPRIATIONS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Note: the positive net result for the total of 2021-2027 is due to the rounding.

MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK (EU-27)

(EUR million - 2018 prices)

COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

Total
2021-2027

1. Single Market, Innovation and Digital

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2. Cohesion, Resilience and Values

-43 745

10 722

10 512

10 306

10 104

0

0

-2 101

2a. Economic, social and territorial cohesion

-43 745

10 722

10 512

10 306

10 104

0

0

-2 101

2b. Resilience and Values

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3. Natural Resources and Environment

-1 680

412

404

396

388

0

0

-80

Of which: Market related expenditure and direct payments

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4. Migration and Border Management

-637

157

154

151

148

0

0

-27

5. Security and Defence

-102

25

25

25

24

0

0

-3

6. Neighbourhood and the World

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7. European Public Administration

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Of which: Administrative expenditure of the institutions

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

TOTAL COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS

-46 164

11 316

11 095

10 878

10 664

0

0

-2 211

 

TOTAL PAYMENT APPROPRIATIONS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

(1)    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.
(2)      In line with Article 175 TFEU, this term covers the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund.
(3)      Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund, OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 60. Regulation (EU) 2021/1059 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 on specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) supported by the European Regional Development Fund and external financing instruments, OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 94.
(4)    Idem.
(5)    Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013, OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 21.
(6)    Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the Just Transition Fund, OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 1.
(7)      Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1004, OJ L 247, 13.7.2021, p. 1.
(8)      Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, OJ L 251, 15.7.2021, p. 1.
(9)    Regulation (EU) 2021/1149 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the Internal Security Fund, OJ L 251, 15.7.2021, p. 94.
(10)      Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy, OJ L 251, 15.7.2021, p. 48.
(11)      Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 laying down certain transitional provisions for support from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in the years 2021 and 2022 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards resources and application in the years 2021 and 2022 and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards resources and the distribution of such support in respect of the years 2021 and 2022, OJ L 437, 28.12.2020, p. 1.
(12)      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, 30.07.2018, p. 1. 
(13)      DAB 1/2022, COM(2022)81.
(14)    Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy, OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159.
(15)      Total 2021 commitment appropriations for the relevant Funds that were planned to be implemented in shared management.  
(16)      Commitment appropriations used for programmes adopted in 2021.
(17)      Commitment appropriations carried over and used for programmes to be adopted by the end of March 2022.
(18)      COM(2021)365 final of 7 June 2021.

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Adjustment of the multiannual financial framework in accordance with Article 7 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027


Table 1    MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK (EU 27)

ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 7 OF THE MFF REGULATION– 2018 prices

(EUR million - 2018 prices)

COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

Total
2021-2027

1. Single Market, Innovation and Digital

19 712

20 211

19 133

18 633

18 518

18 646

18 473

133 326

2. Cohesion, Resilience and Values

5 996

62 642

62 706

64 260

65 286

56 787

58 809

376 486

2a. Economic, social and territorial cohesion

1 666

56 673

57 005

57 436

57 874

48 414

49 066

328 134

2b. Resilience and Values

4 330

5 969

5 701

6 824

7 412

8 373

9 743

48 352

3. Natural Resources and Environment

53 562

52 626

51 893

51 013

50 107

48 932

48 161

356 294

Of which: Market related expenditure and direct payments

38 040

37 544

37 604

36 983

36 373

35 772

35 183

257 499

4. Migration and Border Management

1 687

3 104

3 318

3 433

3 820

3 682

3 736

22 780

5. Security and Defence

1 598

1 750

1 762

1 779

1 952

2 078

2 263

13 182

6. Neighbourhood and the World

15 309

15 522

14 789

14 056

13 323

12 592

12 828

98 419

7. European Public Administration

10 021

10 215

10 342

10 454

10 554

10 673

10 843

73 102

Of which: Administrative expenditure of the institutions

7 742

7 878

7 945

7 997

8 025

8 077

8 188

55 852

TOTAL COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS

107 885

166 070

163 943

163 628

163 560

153 390

155 113

1 073 589

 

TOTAL PAYMENT APPROPRIATIONS

156 557

156 322

149 936

149 936

149 936

149 936

149 936

1 062 558

Table 2    MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK (EU 27)

ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 7 OF THE MFF REGULATION– current prices

(EUR million - current prices)

COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

Total
2021-2027

1. Single Market, Innovation and Digital

20 919

21 878

21 125

20 984

21 272

21 847

22 077

150 102

2. Cohesion, Resilience and Values

6 364

67 806

69 233

72 367

74 993

66 536

70 283

427 582

2a. Economic, social and territorial cohesion

1 769

61 345

62 939

64 683

66 479

56 725

58 639

372 579

2b. Resilience and Values

4 595

6 461

6 294

7 684

8 514

9 811

11 644

55 003

3. Natural Resources and Environment

56 841

56 965

57 295

57 449

57 558

57 332

57 557

400 997

Of which: Market related expenditure and direct payments

40 368

40 639

41 518

41 649

41 782

41 913

42 047

289 916

4. Migration and Border Management

1 791

3 360

3 663

3 866

4 387

4 315

4 465

25 847

5. Security and Defence

1 696

1 896

1 946

2 004

2 243

2 435

2 705

14 925

6. Neighbourhood and the World

16 247

16 802

16 329

15 830

15 304

14 754

15 331

110 597

7. European Public Administration

10 635

11 058

11 419

11 773

12 124

12 506

12 959

82 474

Of which: Administrative expenditure of the institutions

8 216

8 528

8 772

9 006

9 219

9 464

9 786

62 991

TOTAL COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS

114 493

179 765

181 010

184 273

187 881

179 725

185 377

1 212 524

TOTAL PAYMENT APPROPRIATIONS

166 140

169 209

165 542

168 853

172 230

175 674

179 187

1 196 835