# C_2023283EN.01006601.xml

| 11.8.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 283/66 |
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11.8.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 283/66

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P9_TA(2023)0033

Union Secure Connectivity Programme 2023-2027

European Parliament legislative resolution of 14 February 2023 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union Secure Connectivity Programme for the period 2023-2027 (COM(2022)0057 — C9-0045/2022 — 2022/0039(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2023/C 283/16)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2022)0057), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2022)0057),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 189(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0045/2022), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 189(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0045/2022),

| — | having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the responsible committee under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 23 November 2022 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the responsible committee under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 23 November 2022 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Budgets, |
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having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Budgets,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A9-0249/2022), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A9-0249/2022),

| 1. | Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out; |
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| 2. | Approves the joint statement by Parliament and the Council annexed to this resolution, which will be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union; |
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| 3. | Approves the joint statement by Parliament, the Council and the Commission annexed to this resolution, which will be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union; |
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| 4. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal; |
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| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. |
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P9_TC1-COD(2022)0039

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 February 2023 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2023/... of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union Secure Connectivity Programme for the period 2023-2027

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2023/588.)

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ANNEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Joint political statement on the financing of the Union Secure Connectivity Programme for the period 2023-2027

The European Parliament and the Council agree, without prejudice to the prerogatives of the budgetary authority in the framework of the annual budgetary procedure, that the financing of the Union Secure Connectivity Programme for the period 2023-2027 will indicatively be covered in the years 2023-2027 as follows:

| — | EUR 200 million from the unallocated margins from Heading 1 and Heading 5; |
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EUR 200 million from the unallocated margins from Heading 1 and Heading 5;

| — | EUR 1,450 million from contributions from Heading 1, Heading 5 and Heading 6. |
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EUR 1,450 million from contributions from Heading 1, Heading 5 and Heading 6.

Joint political statement on the re-use of decommitted funds in Horizon Europe

In the Joint Declaration on the re-use of decommitted funds in relation to the research programme (1) the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agreed to make available again to the benefit of the research programme commitment appropriations, corresponding to the amount up to EUR 0,5 billion (in 2018 prices) in the period 2021-2027 of decommitments, which results from total or partial non-implementation of projects belonging to the ‘Horizon Europe’ Framework Programme or its predecessor ‘Horizon 2020’ (2), as provided for in Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation.

In the statement (3) on Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing Horizon Europe — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1290/2013 and (EU) No 1291/2013, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agreed on an indicative distribution of that amount that will be up to EUR 300 000 000 in constant 2018 prices for the cluster ‘Digital, Industry and Space’ in particular for quantum research.

Without prejudice to the powers of the budgetary authority in the framework of the annual budgetary procedure and to the Commission’s powers to implement the budget, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agree that, within the cluster on ‘Digital, Industry and Space’ of Horizon Europe, an indicative amount of EUR 200 million in constant 2018 prices will be allocated to secure connectivity research activities.

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(1)  OJ C 444 I, 22.12.2020, p. 3.

(2)  Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) and repealing Decision No 1982/2006/EC (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 104).

(3)  OJ C 185, 12.5.2021, p. 1.

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