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Brussels, 30.4.2020

COM(2020) 190 final

DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 4TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2020

Accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria

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,

–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 (...)
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  , and in particular Article 44 thereof,

–the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020, as adopted on 27 November 2019
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  ,

–amending budget No°1/2020
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  , adopted on 17 April 2020,

–amending budget No°2/2020
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  , adopted on 17 April 2020,

–draft amending budget No°3/2020
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  , adopted on 15 April 2020

The European Commission hereby presents to the European Parliament and to the Council Draft Amending Budget No 4 to the 2020 budget.

CHANGES TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY SECTION

The changes to the general statement of revenue and to the statement of expenditure and revenue of section III are available on EUR-Lex (

  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm

  ).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.
     Introduction

2.
     Financing

3.
     Appropriations requested in the budget of 2020

4.
     Summary table by MFF heading

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.Introduction

Draft Amending Budget (DAB) No 4 for the year 2020 accompanies the proposal
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  to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) for an amount of EUR 278 993 814 to provide assistance to Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria following natural disasters that took place in these Member States in the course of 2019:

·Portugal: damage resulting from the hurricane Lorenzo in the Azores in October 2019;

·Spain: flooding in the regions of Valencia, Murcia, Castilla-La Mancha and Andalucia in September 2019;

·Italy and Austria: extreme weather events resulting in flooding and landslides that affected most of the Italian territory (culminating in Venice flooding) as well as Carynthia and Eastern Tyrol in Austria in the autumn of 2019.

DAB No 4/2020 proposes to enter the necessary appropriations in the general budget 2020, both in commitments and payments, after having deducted the advances already paid out to Portugal and Spain (EUR 6 495 606).

2.Financing

In accordance with Article 10(1) of the Council Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
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  (hereafter "the MFF regulation"), the total amount available for the mobilisation of the EUSF at the beginning of 2020 was EUR 1 150 524 045, being the sum of the 2020 allocation of EUR 597 546 284, plus the 2019 allocation of EUR 552 977 761 that remained unspent and was carried over to 2020.

The amount that may be mobilised at this stage of the year 2020 is EUR 1 001 137 474. This corresponds to the total amount available for the mobilisation of the EUSF at the beginning of 2020 (EUR 1 150 524 045), minus the retained amount of EUR 149 386 571 in order to respect the obligation of keeping aside 25 % of the 2020 annual allocation until 1 October 2020 as stipulated by Article 10(1) of the MFF regulation.

| EUSF financing summary table | Amount


  EUR |
| --- | --- |
| 2019 allocation carried forward to 2020 | 552 977 761 |
| 2020 allocation | 597 546 284


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| Total available at the beginning of 2020 | 1 150 524 045 |
| Minus 25% of the 2020 allocation retained | -149 386 571


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| Maximum amount currently available (2019+2020 allocations) | 1 001 137 474 |
| Total amount of aid proposed to be mobilised for Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria | - 278 993 814


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| Remaining availabilities until 1 October 2020 | 722 143 660 |

EUSF financing summary table

Amount

EUR

2019 allocation carried forward to 2020

552 977 761

2020 allocation

597 546 284

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Total available at the beginning of 2020

1 150 524 045

Minus 25% of the 2020 allocation retained

-149 386 571

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Maximum amount currently available (2019+2020 allocations)

1 001 137 474

Total amount of aid proposed to be mobilised for Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria

- 278 993 814

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Remaining availabilities until 1 October 2020

722 143 660

3.Appropriations requested in the budget of 2020

On the basis of the applications from Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria, the calculation of the financial contribution from the EUSF, based on the estimate of total direct damages, is set at EUR 278 993 814.

Considering the amount of EUR 6 495 606 that was already paid for these EUSF cases as advance, the Commission proposes to amend the budget 2020 by increasing budget line 13 06 01 by EUR 272 498 208 both in commitment and payment appropriations (see table below).

| Amounts in EUR |
| --- |
| Budget line | Name | Commitment appropriations | Payment appropriations |
| 13 06 01 | Assistance to Member States in the event of a major natural disaster with serious repercussions on living conditions, the natural environment or the economy | 272 498 208 | 272 498 208 |
| Total | 272 498 208 | 272 498 208 |

Amounts in EUR

Budget line

Name

Commitment appropriations

Payment appropriations

13 06 01

Assistance to Member States in the event of a major natural disaster with serious repercussions on living conditions, the natural environment or the economy

272 498 208

272 498 208

Total

272 498 208

272 498 208

4.Summary table by MFF heading

| In EUR |
| --- |
| Heading | Budget 2020 | Draft Amending Budget 4/2020 | Budget 2020 |
| | (incl. AB 1-2 & DAB3/2020) | | (incl. AB 1-2 & DAB3&4/2020) |
| | CA | PA | CA | PA | CA | PA |
| 1. | Smart and inclusive growth | 83 930 597 837 | 72 353 828 442 | | | 83 930 597 837 | 72 353 828 442 |
| Ceiling | 83 661 000 000 | | | | 83 661 000 000 | |
| Margin | | | | | | |
| 1a | Competitiveness for growth and jobs | 25 284 773 982 | 22 308 071 592 | | | 25 284 773 982 | 22 308 071 592 |
| Of which under global margin for commitments | 93 773 982 | | | | 93 773 982 | |
| Ceiling | 25 191 000 000 | | | | 25 191 000 000 | |
| Margin | | | | | | |
| 1b | Economic social and territorial cohesion | 58 645 823 855 | 50 045 756 850 | | | 58 645 823 855 | 50 045 756 850 |
| Of which under global margin for commitments | 175 823 855 | | | | 175 823 855 | |
| Ceiling | 58 470 000 000 | | | | 58 470 000 000 | |
| Margin | | | | | | |
| 2. | Sustainable growth: natural resources | 59 907 021 051 | 57 904 492 439 | | | 59 907 021 051 | 57 904 492 439 |
| Ceiling | 60 421 000 000 | | | | 60 421 000 000 | |
| Margin | 513 978 949 | | | | 513 978 949 | |
| Of which: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) — Market related expenditure and direct payments | 43 410 105 687 | 43 380 031 798 | | | 43 410 105 687 | 43 380 031 798 |
| Sub-ceiling | 43 888 000 000 | | | | 43 888 000 000 | |
| Rounding difference excluded from margin calculation | 888 000 | | | | 888 000 | |
| EAGF Margin | 477 006 313 | | | | 477 006 313 | |
| 3. | Security and citizenship | 7 152 374 489 | 5 278 527 141 | | | 7 152 374 489 | 5 278 527 141 |
| Of which under Flexibility Instrument | 1 094 414 188 | | | | 1 094 414 188 | |
| Of which under global margin for commitments | 2 392 402 163 | | | | 2 392 402 163 | |
| Of which under Contingency margin | 714 558 138 | | | | 714 558 138 | |
| Ceiling | 2 951 000 000 | | | | 2 951 000 000 | |
| Margin | | | | | | |
| 4. | Global Europe | 10 406 572 239 | 8 944 061 191 | | | 10 406 572 239 | 8 944 061 191 |
| Ceiling | 10 510 000 000 | | | | 10 510 000 000 | |
| Margin | 103 427 761 | | | | 103 427 761 | |
| 5. | Administration | 10 271 193 494 | 10 274 196 704 | | | 10 271 193 494 | 10 274 196 704 |
| Ceiling | 11 254 000 000 | | | | 11 254 000 000 | |
| Of which offset against Contingency margin | - 966 558 138 | | | | - 966 558 138 | |
| Margin | 16 248 368 | | | | 16 248 368 | |
| Of which: Administrative expenditure of the institutions | 7 955 303 132 | 7 958 306 342 | | | 7 955 303 132 | 7 958 306 342 |
| Sub-ceiling | 9 071 000 000 | | | | 9 071 000 000 | |
| Of which offset against Contingency margin | - 966 558 138 | | | | - 966 558 138 | |
| Margin | 149 138 730 | | | | 149 138 730 | |
| Total | 171 667 759 110 | 154 755 105 917 | | | 171 667 759 110 | 154 755 105 917 |
| Of which under Flexibility Instrument | 1 094 414 188 | 1 017 029 444 | | | 1 094 414 188 | 1 017 029 444 |
| Of which under global margin for commitments | 2 662 000 000 | | | | 2 662 000 000 | |
| Of which under Contingency margin | 714 558 138 | | | | 714 558 138 | |
| Ceiling | 168 797 000 000 | 172 420 000 000 | | | 168 797 000 000 | 172 420 000 000 |
| Of which offset against Contingency margin | - 966 558 138 | | | | - 966 558 138 | |
| Margin | 633 655 078 | 18 681 923 527 | | | 633 655 078 | 18 681 923 527 |
| | Other special Instruments | 587 763 000 | 418 500 000 | 272 498 208 | 272 498 208 | 860 261 208 | 690 998 208 |
| Grand Total | 172 255 522 110 | 155 173 605 917 | 272 498 208 | 272 498 208 | 172 528 020 318 | 155 446 104 125 |

In EUR

Heading

Budget 2020

Draft Amending Budget 4/2020

Budget 2020

(incl. AB 1-2 & DAB3/2020)

(incl. AB 1-2 & DAB3&4/2020)

CA

PA

CA

PA

CA

PA

1.

Smart and inclusive growth

83 930 597 837

72 353 828 442

83 930 597 837

72 353 828 442

Ceiling

83 661 000 000

83 661 000 000

Margin

1a

Competitiveness for growth and jobs

25 284 773 982

22 308 071 592

25 284 773 982

22 308 071 592

Of which under global margin for commitments

93 773 982

93 773 982

Ceiling

25 191 000 000

25 191 000 000

Margin

1b

Economic social and territorial cohesion

58 645 823 855

50 045 756 850

58 645 823 855

50 045 756 850

Of which under global margin for commitments

175 823 855

175 823 855

Ceiling

58 470 000 000

58 470 000 000

Margin

2.

Sustainable growth: natural resources

59 907 021 051

57 904 492 439

59 907 021 051

57 904 492 439

Ceiling

60 421 000 000

60 421 000 000

Margin

513 978 949

513 978 949

Of which: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) — Market related expenditure and direct payments

43 410 105 687

43 380 031 798

43 410 105 687

43 380 031 798

Sub-ceiling

43 888 000 000

43 888 000 000

Rounding difference excluded from margin calculation

888 000

888 000

EAGF Margin

477 006 313

477 006 313

3.

Security and citizenship

7 152 374 489

5 278 527 141

7 152 374 489

5 278 527 141

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

1 094 414 188

1 094 414 188

Of which under global margin for commitments

2 392 402 163

2 392 402 163

Of which under Contingency margin

714 558 138

714 558 138

Ceiling

2 951 000 000

2 951 000 000

Margin

4.

Global Europe

10 406 572 239

8 944 061 191

10 406 572 239

8 944 061 191

Ceiling

10 510 000 000

10 510 000 000

Margin

103 427 761

103 427 761

5.

Administration

10 271 193 494

10 274 196 704

10 271 193 494

10 274 196 704

Ceiling

11 254 000 000

11 254 000 000

Of which offset against Contingency margin

- 966 558 138

- 966 558 138

Margin

16 248 368

16 248 368

Of which: Administrative expenditure of the institutions

7 955 303 132

7 958 306 342

7 955 303 132

7 958 306 342

Sub-ceiling

9 071 000 000

9 071 000 000

Of which offset against Contingency margin

- 966 558 138

- 966 558 138

Margin

149 138 730

149 138 730

Total

171 667 759 110

154 755 105 917

171 667 759 110

154 755 105 917

Of which under Flexibility Instrument

1 094 414 188

1 017 029 444

1 094 414 188

1 017 029 444

Of which under global margin for commitments

2 662 000 000

2 662 000 000

Of which under Contingency margin

714 558 138

714 558 138

Ceiling

168 797 000 000

172 420 000 000

168 797 000 000

172 420 000 000

Of which offset against Contingency margin

- 966 558 138

- 966 558 138

Margin

633 655 078

18 681 923 527

633 655 078

18 681 923 527

Other special Instruments

587 763 000

418 500 000

272 498 208

272 498 208

860 261 208

690 998 208

Grand Total

172 255 522 110

155 173 605 917

272 498 208

272 498 208

172 528 020 318

155 446 104 125