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ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 148

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5113 June 2008

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2008/C 148/01

Report on budgetary and financial management — Financial year 2007

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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

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Official Journal of the European Union

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REPORT ON BUDGETARY AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

SECTION I OF THE EU BUDGET

FINANCIAL YEAR 2007

(2008/C 148/01)

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

| 1. | FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN GENERAL |
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1.

| 1.1. | Revenue |
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1.1.

| 1.2. | Initial budget and amending budget |
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1.2.

| 1.3. | Commitments and payments |
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1.3.

| 1.4. | Carryovers from 2007 to 2008 |
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1.4.

| 1.5. | Carryovers from 2006 to 2007 |
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1.5.

| 1.6. | Appropriations from assigned revenue |
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1.6.

| 1.7. | Transfers |
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1.7.

| 1.7.1. | Use of provisional appropriations |
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1.7.1.

| 1.7.2. | Buildings policy |
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1.7.2.

| 1.7.3. | Other transfers |
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1.7.3.

| 1.8. | Cancellations |
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1.8.

| 2. | FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BY CHAPTER |
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2.

| 2.1. | Chapter 10 ‘Members of the Institution’ |
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2.1.

| 2.2. | Chapter 12 ‘Officials and temporary staff’ |
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2.2.

| 2.3. | Chapter 14 ‘Other staff and outside services’ |
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2.3.

| 2.4. | Chapter 16 ‘Other expenditure relating to persons working with the Institution’ |
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2.4.

| 2.5. | Chapter 20 ‘Buildings and associated costs’ |
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2.5.

| 2.6. | Chapter 21 ‘Data processing, equipment and furniture: purchase, hire and maintenance’ |
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2.6.

| 2.7. | Chapter 23 ‘Current administrative expenditure’ |
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2.7.

| 2.8. | Chapter 30 ‘Meetings and conferences’ |
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2.8.

| 2.9. | Chapter 32 ‘Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination’ |
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2.9.

| 2.10. | Chapter 40 ‘Expenditure relating to certain institutions and bodies’ |
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2.10.

| 2.11. | Chapter 42 ‘Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance’ |
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2.11.

| 2.12. | Chapter 44 ‘Meetings and other activities of current and former Members’ |
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2.12.

| 2.13. | Title 10 ‘Other expenditure’ |
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2.13.

| 3. | OBJECTIVES AND RESULTS |
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3.

| 3.1. | Enlargement and Future of the Enlarged Union |
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3.1.

| 3.2. | Better Lawmaking |
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3.2.

| 3.3. | Information and Communication |
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3.3.

| 3.4. | Better Resource Management |
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3.4.

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

| Table 1. | Use of 2007 appropriations |
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Table 1.

| Table 2. | Purpose of non-automatic carryovers to 2008 |
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Table 2.

| Table 3. | Transfers by legal basis |
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Table 3.

| Table 4. | Use of Provisional Appropriations (PA) in chapters 100, 101, 104 and 105 |
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Table 4.

| Table 5. | Purpose of transfers from Provisional Appropriations (PA) |
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Table 5.

| Table 6. | Purpose of transfers in respect of the buildings policy |
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Table 6.

| Table 7. | Main sources for the ‘mopping up’ transfer C26 |
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Table 7.

| Table 8. | Transfers other than those from provisional appropriations |
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Table 8.

| Table 9. | Evolution of 2007 and 2006 commitments |
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Table 9.

| Table 10. | Staff of General Secretariat by gender |
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Table 10.

| Table 11. | Staff of General Secretariat by country |
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Table 11.

| Figure 1. | Distribution of 2007 expenditure by chapter |
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Figure 1.

| Figure 2. | Evolution of commitments between 2006 and 2007 by chapter |
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Figure 2.

| Figure 3. | Distribution of expenditure in chapter 20 in % |
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Figure 3.

| Figure 4. | Distribution of expenditure in chapter 23 in % |
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Figure 4.

| Figure 5. | Distribution of expenditure in chapter 32 in % |
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Figure 5.

ANNEXES

| ANNEX 1 — | Summary of ‘C’ transfers |
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ANNEX 1 —

| ANNEX 2 — | Summary of ‘P’ transfers |
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ANNEX 2 —

| ANNEX 3 — | Implementation of 2007 appropriations |
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ANNEX 3 —

INTRODUCTION

This report presents the budgetary and financial management by the European Parliament during financial year 2007. It outlines the financial situation and the events which have had a significant influence on activities during the year (in parts 1 and 2) and gives a synthetic account of the achievement of the objectives for the year (in part 3).

The report has been drawn up in accordance with article 122 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities, hereafter “Financial Regulation” (1), article 185 of Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for implementation of the Financial Regulation (2) (hereafter “Implementing Rules”) and article 13(2) of the Internal Rules on the implementation of the European Parliament's budget (3).

1.   FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN GENERAL

2007 was the first financial year covered by the financial perspective for 2007-2013 (4). Parliament's final appropriations totalled € 1 397 460 174 and represented 19,65 % of EU total administrative expenditure (“Heading V”).

Table 1 below presents the implementation of the budget of the European Parliament in financial year 2007.

Table 1

Use of 2007 appropriations

| Appropriation type | € or % |
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| I. | Appropriations in general |

Appropriation type

€ or %

I.

Initial appropriations

1 397 460 174

Amending Budget

—

Final appropriations

1 397 460 174

| II. | Use of appropriations |
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II.

Commitments

1 337 615 197

represent in % of final appropriations

96 %

Payments

1 112 375 865

represent in % of commitments

83 %

| III. | Carryovers from 2007 to 2008 |
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III.

Automatic carryovers to 2008 (5)

225 239 332

represent in % of final appropriations

16 %

represent in % of commitments

17 %

Non-automatic carryovers (uncommitted appropriations carried over to 2008) (6)

43 800 036

represent in % of final appropriations

3 %

| IV. | Cancellations |
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IV.

Appropriations cancelled

16 044 941

represent in % of final appropriations

1 %

| V. | Carryovers from 2006 to 2007 |
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V.

Automatic carryovers to 2007 (5)

188 746 822

Payments against these carryovers

174 777 710

represent in % of carryovers

93 %

Amount cancelled

13 969 113

Non-automatic carryovers to 2007

4 817 000

| VI. | Assigned revenue appropriations in 2007 |
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VI.

Appropriations from assigned revenue in 2007

42 522 401

Commitments

29 191 996

represent in % of appropriations from assigned revenue

69 %

Payments

7 301 241

represent in % of appropriations committed arising from assigned revenue

25 %

Available appropriations from assigned revenue in 2007

13 330 405

| VII. | Assigned revenue appropriations carried over to 2008 |
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VII.

Appropriations from assigned revenue carried over to 2008

38 325 182

| VIII. | Assigned revenue appropriations carried over to 2007 |
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VIII.

Appropriations from assigned revenue carried over to 2007

34 640 775

Commitments

34 573 137

Payments

30 433 805

represent in % of the commitments

88 %

Note:

1.1.   Revenue

Revenue entered in the accounts as at 31 December 2007 totalled € 144 449 007.

1.2.   Initial budget and amending budget

Authorised appropriations in Parliament's initial budget for 2007 totalled € 1 397 460 174, representing a 6 % increase over the 2006 budget (€ 1 321 600 000). No amending budget was introduced in 2007.

1.3.   Commitments and payments

Commitments totalled € 1 337 615 197, or 96 % of final appropriations (2006: 99 %). Payments totalled € 1 112 375 865, or 83 % of commitments entered into (2006: 86 %).

1.4.   Carryovers from 2007 to 2008

Automatic carryovers to financial year 2008 totalled € 225 239 332, or 17 % of the appropriations committed (2006: 14 %). Uncommitted appropriations at year-end carried forward to financial year 2008 totalled € 43 800 036, or 3 % of the final appropriations (2006: 0,4 %). The Institution agreed to a non-automatic carryover of € 43 800 036 to the financial year 2008 for the purposes shown in Table 2.

Table 2

Purpose of non-automatic carryovers to 2008

| Heading | Amount (€) | Purpose |
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| 2001/03 | 18 500 000 | Long-term lease for the Eastman building in Brussels |
| 2003 | 23 500 000 | Purchase of a building in Vienna, which would permit the establishment of a European Union House, jointly with the European Commission |
| 2007/04 | 220 036 | Renovation of the External Office in Valetta |
| 2008 | 1 500 000 | Purchase of a building in Vienna, which would permit the Establishment of a European Union House, jointly with the European Commission — related costs |
| 2140/06 | 80 000 | Renovation of the equipment of the Sports Centre in Brussels |
| Total | 43 800 036 | |

Heading

Amount (€)

Purpose

2001/03

18 500 000

Long-term lease for the Eastman building in Brussels

2003

23 500 000

Purchase of a building in Vienna, which would permit the establishment of a European Union House, jointly with the European Commission

2007/04

220 036

Renovation of the External Office in Valetta

2008

1 500 000

Purchase of a building in Vienna, which would permit the Establishment of a European Union House, jointly with the European Commission — related costs

2140/06

80 000

Renovation of the equipment of the Sports Centre in Brussels

Total

43 800 036

1.5.   Carryovers from 2006 to 2007

Automatic carryovers to 2007 totalled € 188 746 822. Payments against them equalled € 174 777 710, or 93 % (2006: 93 %). Hence, the amount cancelled was € 13 969 113.

Non-automatic carryovers to 2007 totalled € 4 817 000 and concerned article 214 ‘Technical equipment and installations’. 88 % of these appropriations were committed and paid.

1.6.   Appropriations from assigned revenue

Assigned revenue made available in 2007 totalled € 42 522 401 (2006: € 40 017 311). The commitment rate was 69 % (2006: 77 %). Payments totalled € 7 301 241, or 25 % of commitments entered into (2006: 19 %). The balance of unpaid commitments (€ 29 191 996 as compared to € 30 778 877 in 2006) and available appropriations (€ 13 330 405 as compared with € 9 238 434 in 2006) were carried over to financial year 2008. Together with the appropriations carried over from previous years, total appropriations arising from assigned revenue and carried over to 2008 amounted to € 38 325 182.

Assigned revenue carried over from previous years to 2007 totalled € 34 640 775 (2006: € 32 288 714). Commitments entered into totalled € 34 573 137 (2006: € 32 054 298). Payments in 2007 represented 88 % of commitments entered into (2006: 97 %).

1.7.   Transfers

During the year, twenty-five C transfers were approved. Twenty one of these were authorised under Articles 24 and 43 of the Financial Regulation (7). They totalled € 148 314 196, or 10,61 % of final appropriations (in 2006: 20 transfers accounting for 9 % of the final appropriations). The year-end “mopping-up” transfer C26 is included in the above amount and involved a total of € 25 000 000 (2006: € 37 246 425).

A further four C transfers under article 22(2) (8) of the Financial Regulation were approved by the President. They totalled € 482 000, or 0,03 % of final appropriations (2006: 7 C transfers accounting for 1 % of final appropriations).

The President also authorised 6 P transfers under article 22(1) (9) of the Financial Regulation, totalling € 1 353 000 or 0,1 % of the final appropriations (2006: 8 transfers accounting for 0,36 % of the final appropriations).

In 2007, to sum up, there were thirty-one C and P transfers, involving € 150 149 196, or 10,74 % of final appropriations (2006: 37 transfers accounting for € 173 751 700, or 13 % of final appropriations).

Table 3

Transfers by legal basis

| Article of Financial Regulation | Amount transferred (€) | As % of Final Appropriations |
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| C transfers |
| 22 (2) | 482 000 | 0,03 % |
| 24&43 | 148 314 196 | 10,61 % |
| P transfers |
| 22 (1) | 1 353 000 | 0,1 % |
| C+P transfers | 150 149 196 | 10,74 % |

Article of Financial Regulation

Amount transferred (€)

As % of Final Appropriations

C transfers

22 (2)

482 000

0,03 %

24&43

148 314 196

10,61 %

P transfers

22 (1)

1 353 000

0,1 %

C+P transfers

150 149 196

10,74 %

The analysis of transfers is grouped under the following headings:

| 1.7.1. | Use of provisional appropriations |
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1.7.1.

Use of provisional appropriations

| 1.7.2. | Buildings policy |
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1.7.2.

Buildings policy

| 1.7.3. | Other transfers |
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1.7.3.

Other transfers

1.7.1.   Use of provisional appropriations

This section looks at the use of appropriations from chapter 100 ‘Provisional appropriations’, chapter 101 ‘Contingency reserve’, chapter 104 ‘Reserve for information and communication policy’ and chapter 105 ‘Provisional appropriation for buildings’. These chapters, included in title 10 ‘Other expenditure’, are referred to further in this report as ‘provisional appropriations’ (PA).

Altogether € 92 983 195,5 were transferred from the reserves. Of that amount, a total of € 67 548 200 was transferred for the purpose of buildings policy and a total of € 25 434 995,5 for other purposes. Details of the use of provisional appropriations are presented in Table 4.

The appropriations were released from the reserves after the conditions set by the budgetary authority had been met. The purpose of the transfers is presented in Table 5.

1.7.2.   Buildings policy

This paragraph concerns the use of provisional appropriations in connection with buildings policy. It also looks at transfers from other items for this purpose.

Five C transfers totalling € 106 304 200 were used to reinforce a number of budgetary lines in the area of property policy, making possible the transactions presented in Table 6. € 67 548 200 (64 % of the total transferred for the buildings policy) came from provisional appropriations. Details of the use of provisional appropriations for the purpose of buildings policy are provided in Table 4.

The ‘mopping-up’ transfer C26 yielded € 25 000 000. The appropriations were foreseen for the purchase of a building in Vienna to permit the establishment of a European Union House, jointly with the European Commission.

The main sources of the appropriations ‘mopped up’, together with the main reasons for their availability, are shown in Table 7.

1.7.3.   Other transfers

The justification for other transfers which took place in 2007 is presented in Table 8 below. Those transfers involved appropriations totalling € 17 057 000. They were primarily used for expenditure concerning staff and current administrative expenditure as well as Members.

Table 4

Use of Provisional Appropriations (PA) in chapters 100, 101, 104 and 105

| To heading category | From PA | To heading | Heading description | Transfer | Amount transferred (€) |
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| Buildings | Chapter 100 | 2003 & 2008 | Acquisition of immovable property & Other expenditure on buildings | C26 | 2 727 817 |
| 2007/03 | Fitting-out of premises: Brussels | C14 | 1 869 200 |
| 2026/03 | Security and surveillance of buildings: Brussels | C12 | 2 235 000 |
| Chapter 101 | 2001/03 | Annual lease payments: Brussels | C25 | 1 825 000 |
| 2003 & 2008 | Acquisition of immovable property & Other expenditure on buildings | C26 | 216 183 |
| Chapter 104 | 2001/03 | Annual lease payments: Brussels | C25 | 8 675 000 |
| Chapter 105 | 2001/03 | Annual lease payments: Brussels | C17 | 50 000 000 |
| Buildings Total | 67 548 200 |
| Information Policy | Chapter 101 | 3245/01 | Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities: subsidies for the organisation of national and multinational symposia and seminars for opinion multipliers from the Member States; cost of organising parliamentary symposia and seminars | C16 | 155 000 |
| 3245/03 | Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities: EP cinema prize | C4 | 250 000 |
| Chapter 104 | 3246 | Parliamentary television channel (Web TV) | C8 | 725 000 |
| 2140/12 | Technical equipment and installations: audiovisual — D5 Building | C20 | 13 000 000 |
| Information Policy Total | 14 130 000 |
| Staff and current administrative expenditure | Chapter 100 | 1200 | Remuneration and allowances | C5 | 49 631 |
| 1420/01 & 3240 | Outside services: translation of the Verbatim Report of Proceedings & Official Journal | C24 | 1 000 000 |
| 1610 | Expenditure on recruitment | C19 | 58 000 |
| 1402/01 | Conference interpreters: interpreters and conference technicians | C21 | 1 750 000 |
| 3000/01 | Staff mission expenses: part-sessions, committees or their delegations, political groups and miscellaneous | C9 | 1 132 065 |
| Chapter 101 | 1420/01 & 3240 | Outside services: translation of the Verbatim Report of Proceedings & Official Journal | C24 | 3 040 000 |
| 1610 | Expenditure on recruitment | C19 | 40 000 |
| 1612 | Further training | C2 | 545 000 |
| 1613 | Further training: mission expenses | C3 | 285 000 |
| 2120/04 | Furniture: works of art | C1 | 105 300 |
| 3040 | Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings | C23 | 300 000 |
| Staff and current administrative expenditure Total | 8 304 996 |
| Information Technology | Chapter 100 | 2102/03 | Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: production of new applications and further development of existing applications (feasibility study, analysis, programming, debugging) | C10 | 2 000 000 |
| Information Technology Total | 2 000 000 |
| Members | Chapter 101 | 1004/01 | Travel and subsistence allowances, attendance at meetings and associated expenditure: part-sessions, committees or their delegations, political groups and miscellaneous | C22 | 1 000 000 |
| Members Total | 1 000 000 |
| Grand Total | 92 983 196 |

To heading category

From PA

To heading

Heading description

Transfer

Amount transferred (€)

Buildings

Chapter 100

2003 & 2008

Acquisition of immovable property & Other expenditure on buildings

C26

2 727 817

2007/03

Fitting-out of premises: Brussels

C14

1 869 200

2026/03

Security and surveillance of buildings: Brussels

C12

2 235 000

Chapter 101

2001/03

Annual lease payments: Brussels

C25

1 825 000

2003 & 2008

Acquisition of immovable property & Other expenditure on buildings

C26

216 183

Chapter 104

2001/03

Annual lease payments: Brussels

C25

8 675 000

Chapter 105

2001/03

Annual lease payments: Brussels

C17

50 000 000

Buildings Total

67 548 200

Information Policy

Chapter 101

3245/01

Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities: subsidies for the organisation of national and multinational symposia and seminars for opinion multipliers from the Member States; cost of organising parliamentary symposia and seminars

C16

155 000

3245/03

Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities: EP cinema prize

C4

250 000

Chapter 104

3246

Parliamentary television channel (Web TV)

C8

725 000

2140/12

Technical equipment and installations: audiovisual — D5 Building

C20

13 000 000

Information Policy Total

14 130 000

Staff and current administrative expenditure

Chapter 100

1200

Remuneration and allowances

C5

49 631

1420/01 & 3240

Outside services: translation of the Verbatim Report of Proceedings & Official Journal

C24

1 000 000

1610

Expenditure on recruitment

C19

58 000

1402/01

Conference interpreters: interpreters and conference technicians

C21

1 750 000

3000/01

Staff mission expenses: part-sessions, committees or their delegations, political groups and miscellaneous

C9

1 132 065

Chapter 101

1420/01 & 3240

Outside services: translation of the Verbatim Report of Proceedings & Official Journal

C24

3 040 000

1610

Expenditure on recruitment

C19

40 000

1612

Further training

C2

545 000

1613

Further training: mission expenses

C3

285 000

2120/04

Furniture: works of art

C1

105 300

3040

Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings

C23

300 000

Staff and current administrative expenditure Total

8 304 996

Information Technology

Chapter 100

2102/03

Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: production of new applications and further development of existing applications (feasibility study, analysis, programming, debugging)

C10

2 000 000

Information Technology Total

2 000 000

Members

Chapter 101

1004/01

Travel and subsistence allowances, attendance at meetings and associated expenditure: part-sessions, committees or their delegations, political groups and miscellaneous

C22

1 000 000

Members Total

1 000 000

Grand Total

92 983 196

Table 5

Purpose of transfers from Provisional Appropriations (PA)

| Transfer | To heading | Amount transferred (€) | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| C1 | 2120/04 | 105 300 | to cover the additional expenditure arising from the Bureau's decision to purchase art from the 10 new Member States. |
| C2 | 1612 | 545 000 | to cover expenditure for further training of officials and other servants of the Parliament. |
| C3 | 1613 | 285 000 | to cover mission expenses related to professional training. |
| C4 | 3245/03 | 250 000 | to cover expenses related to the EP cinema prize |
| C5 | 1200 | 49 631 | release of two AST posts in reserve in the establishment plan and release of the related appropriations amounting to € 49 630 from the Chapter 100 reserve in light of the additional workload which Parliament's buildings unit will be required to assume in relation to the buildings in Luxembourg and Strasbourg |
| C8 | 3246 | 725 000 | to cover the costs of the production of contents for the in-house prototype of the Web TV channel |
| C9 | 3000/01 | 1 132 065 | release from PA following submission of the requested report concerning staff mission expenses |
| C10 | 2102/03 | 2 000 000 | release from PA following submission of the requested report concerning IT expenses |
| C12 | 2026/03 | 2 235 000 | release from PA following submission of the requested report concerning the security and surveillance of buildings in Brussels |
| C14 | 2007/03 | 1 869 200 | release from PA reserve following submission of the requested report concerning the fitting-out of premises in order to meet needs in connection with fitting-out works planned for 2007 |
| C16 | 3245/01 | 155 000 | to top-up sub-item 3245/01 ‘Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities: subsidies for the organisation of national and multinational symposia and seminars for opinion-multipliers from the Member States; cost of organising parliamentary symposia and seminars’ following the Bureau decision on the practical arrangements of the first session of the ‘citizens' Agora’. |
| C17 | 2001/03 | 50 000 000 | to enter the sum of € 58 700 000 against sub-item 2001/03 ‘Annual lease payments: Brussels’ with a view to making advance payments against the annual lease payments due for the D4 and D5 Buildings under construction in Brussels. |
| C19 | 1610 | 98 000 | release from PA following submission of the requested reports on progress in recruiting staff from Romania and Bulgaria and top-up of € 40 000 to cover expenditure for the recruitment of a higher-than-expected number of enlargement staff |
| C20 | 2140/12 | 13 000 000 | to cover the purchase of a part of the audiovisual equipment for the D5 building. |
| C21 | 1402/01 | 1 750 000 | release from PA following submission of the requested report concerning the conference interpreters. |
| C22 | 1004/01 | 1 000 000 | to cover additional expenditure following the higher-than-anticipated participation rates and the increased number of meetings outside the three usual working-places |
| C23 | 3040 | 300 000 | to cover expenditure for the refreshments service for official and working meetings in the Institution. |
| C24 | 1420/01 & 3240 | 4 040 000 | to cover additional expenditure arising from Parliament's decision to translate the Verbatim Report of Proceedings into all 23 official languages |
| C25 | 2001/03 | 10 500 000 | to make a single payment against the annual lease payments due for the Eastman Building under consideration for leasing in Brussels |
| C26 | 2003 & 2008 | 2 944 000 | to cover expenditure for the purchase of a building in Vienna, to permit the establishment of a European Union House, jointly with the European Commission |
| Grand Total | 92 983 196 | |

Transfer

To heading

Amount transferred (€)

Purpose

C1

2120/04

105 300

to cover the additional expenditure arising from the Bureau's decision to purchase art from the 10 new Member States.

C2

1612

545 000

to cover expenditure for further training of officials and other servants of the Parliament.

C3

1613

285 000

to cover mission expenses related to professional training.

C4

3245/03

250 000

to cover expenses related to the EP cinema prize

C5

1200

49 631

release of two AST posts in reserve in the establishment plan and release of the related appropriations amounting to € 49 630 from the Chapter 100 reserve in light of the additional workload which Parliament's buildings unit will be required to assume in relation to the buildings in Luxembourg and Strasbourg

C8

3246

725 000

to cover the costs of the production of contents for the in-house prototype of the Web TV channel

C9

3000/01

1 132 065

release from PA following submission of the requested report concerning staff mission expenses

C10

2102/03

2 000 000

release from PA following submission of the requested report concerning IT expenses

C12

2026/03

2 235 000

release from PA following submission of the requested report concerning the security and surveillance of buildings in Brussels

C14

2007/03

1 869 200

release from PA reserve following submission of the requested report concerning the fitting-out of premises in order to meet needs in connection with fitting-out works planned for 2007

C16

3245/01

155 000

to top-up sub-item 3245/01 ‘Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities: subsidies for the organisation of national and multinational symposia and seminars for opinion-multipliers from the Member States; cost of organising parliamentary symposia and seminars’ following the Bureau decision on the practical arrangements of the first session of the ‘citizens' Agora’.

C17

2001/03

50 000 000

to enter the sum of € 58 700 000 against sub-item 2001/03 ‘Annual lease payments: Brussels’ with a view to making advance payments against the annual lease payments due for the D4 and D5 Buildings under construction in Brussels.

C19

1610

98 000

release from PA following submission of the requested reports on progress in recruiting staff from Romania and Bulgaria and top-up of € 40 000 to cover expenditure for the recruitment of a higher-than-expected number of enlargement staff

C20

2140/12

13 000 000

to cover the purchase of a part of the audiovisual equipment for the D5 building.

C21

1402/01

1 750 000

release from PA following submission of the requested report concerning the conference interpreters.

C22

1004/01

1 000 000

to cover additional expenditure following the higher-than-anticipated participation rates and the increased number of meetings outside the three usual working-places

C23

3040

300 000

to cover expenditure for the refreshments service for official and working meetings in the Institution.

C24

1420/01 & 3240

4 040 000

to cover additional expenditure arising from Parliament's decision to translate the Verbatim Report of Proceedings into all 23 official languages

C25

2001/03

10 500 000

to make a single payment against the annual lease payments due for the Eastman Building under consideration for leasing in Brussels

C26

2003 & 2008

2 944 000

to cover expenditure for the purchase of a building in Vienna, to permit the establishment of a European Union House, jointly with the European Commission

Grand Total

92 983 196

Table 6

Purpose of transfers in respect of the buildings policy

| Transfer | To heading | From category | Amount transferred | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| C12 | 2026/03 | Chapter 100 | 2 235 000 | release from PA following submission of the requested report concerning the security and surveillance of buildings in Brussels |
| 2026/03 Total | 2 235 000 |
| C14 | 2007/03 | Chapter 100 | 1 869 200 | release from PA reserve following submission of the requested report concerning the fitting-out of premises in order to meet needs in connection with fitting-out works planned for 2007 |
| 2007/03 Total | 1 869 200 |
| C17 | 2001/03 | Other than PA | 8 700 000 | to enter the sum of € 58 700 000 against sub-item 2001/03 ‘Annual lease payments: Brussels’ with a view to making advance payments against the annual lease payments due for the D4 and D5 Buildings under construction in Brussels. |
| Chapter 105 | 50 000 000 |
| 2001/03 Total | 58 700 000 |
| C25 | 2001/03 | Other than PA | 8 000 000 | to make a single payment against the annual lease payments due for the Eastman Building under consideration for leasing in Brussels |
| Chapter 101 | 1 825 000 |
| Chapter 104 | 8 675 000 |
| 2001/03 Total | 18 500 000 |
| C26 | 2003 & 2008 | Other than PA | 22 056 000 | to cover expenditure for the purchase of a building in Vienna to permit the establishment of a European Union House, jointly with the European Commission |
| | Chapter 101 | 216 183 |
| | Chapter 100 | 2 727 817 |
| 2003 & 2008 Total | 25 000 000 |
| Grand Total | 106 304 200 | |
| Note: ‘Other than PA’ = From other than provisional appropriations. |

Transfer

To heading

From category

Amount transferred

Purpose

C12

2026/03

Chapter 100

2 235 000

release from PA following submission of the requested report concerning the security and surveillance of buildings in Brussels

2026/03 Total

2 235 000

C14

2007/03

Chapter 100

1 869 200

release from PA reserve following submission of the requested report concerning the fitting-out of premises in order to meet needs in connection with fitting-out works planned for 2007

2007/03 Total

1 869 200

C17

2001/03

Other than PA

8 700 000

to enter the sum of € 58 700 000 against sub-item 2001/03 ‘Annual lease payments: Brussels’ with a view to making advance payments against the annual lease payments due for the D4 and D5 Buildings under construction in Brussels.

Chapter 105

50 000 000

2001/03 Total

58 700 000

C25

2001/03

Other than PA

8 000 000

to make a single payment against the annual lease payments due for the Eastman Building under consideration for leasing in Brussels

Chapter 101

1 825 000

Chapter 104

8 675 000

2001/03 Total

18 500 000

C26

2003 & 2008

Other than PA

22 056 000

to cover expenditure for the purchase of a building in Vienna to permit the establishment of a European Union House, jointly with the European Commission

Chapter 101

216 183

Chapter 100

2 727 817

2003 & 2008 Total

25 000 000

Grand Total

106 304 200

Note: ‘Other than PA’ = From other than provisional appropriations.

Table 7

Main sources for the ‘mopping up’ transfer C26

| Chapter | Chapter Description | Amount (€) | % | Explanation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10 | Members of the Institution | 2 236 000 | 8,9 % | Corresponds to 1,5 % of the initial appropriations. Less expenditure on the ‘optional pension scheme’ (1 Mio) due to a lower membership rate than foreseen for the MEPs from the new Member States, on ‘retirement pensions’ (0,4 Mio) and on ‘travel allowances’ (0,8 Mio) as compared with forecasts based on historical rates. |
| 12 | Officials and temporary staff | 800 000 | 3,2 % | Corresponds to 0,17 % of the initial appropriations. Technical remainder after payment of the expenditure committed. |
| 14 | Other staff and outside services | 1 270 000 | 5,1 % | Corresponds to 1,1 % of the initial appropriations. More rapid replacement than anticipated of EUR 2 contract staff by permanent agents (0,5 Mio) and lower-than-forecast expenditure on grants for training of interpreters (0,7Mio). |
| 16 | Other expenditure relating to persons working with the Institution | 100 000 | 0,4 % | Corresponds to 0,8 % of the initial appropriations. Technical remainder of the ‘Further training’ item. |
| 20 | Buildings and associated costs | 5 357 000 | 21,4 % | Corresponds to 3,6 % of the initial appropriations. Collecting of the technical remainders of the ‘rent’ lines (0,5 Mio), lower expenditure for various fitting-out projects, in particular for the external offices (0,6 Mio), savings on ‘cleaning and maintenance’ (1,1 Mio), on ‘energy consumption’ (0,5 Mio) and on ‘security and surveillance of buildings’ (2 Mio), delay of the KAD project (0,5 Mio). |
| 21 | Data processing, equipment and furniture: purchase, hire and maintenance | 5 237 000 | 20,9 % | Corresponds to 5 % of the initial appropriations. Less expenditure for ‘computer equipment’ (0,5 Mio), ‘external computer assistance’ (0,2 Mio), postponement of the furniture renewal provided for in Brussels (1,5 Mio), updating of the purchase programme for safety equipment (1 Mio), less expenditure than planned for certain specialised equipment (1 Mio) and various technical remainders. |
| 23 | Current administrative expenditure | 3 369 000 | 13,5 % | Corresponds to 2,2 % of the initial appropriations. Less expenditure than anticipated on the ‘telecommunications’ (0,7 Mio), ‘networks’ (1,9 Mio) and ‘postage charges’ (0,3 Mio) items and remainders on miscellaneous current expenditure items (stationery, supplies etc.) |
| 30 | Meetings and conferences | 590 000 | 2,4 % | Corresponds to 1,5 % of the initial appropriations. Expenditure lower than forecast for meetings of the political groups (0,25 Mio), ACP meetings (0,05 Mio), EUROMED (0,1 Mio). |
| 32 | Expertise and information acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination | 2 778 000 | 11,1 % | Corresponds to 3,2 % of the initial appropriations. Less recourse than planned to expertise budgets (1,8 Mio), and balances on several items relating to information policy, including ‘visitors’ (0,5 Mio). |
| 40 | Expenditure relating to certain institutions and bodies | 239 000 | 1 % | Corresponds to 0,3 % of the initial appropriations. Surplus for the contributions to the European political parties arising from the distribution procedure. |
| 42 | Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance | 80 000 | 0,3 % | Corresponds to 0,05 % of the initial appropriations. Insignificant remainder related to the exchange rate. |
| 100 | Provisional appropriations | 2 727 817 | 10,9 % | Amounts placed in the reserve by the budgetary authority and which were not the subject of an authorising officer's transfer request. |
| 101 | Contingency reserve | 216 183 | 0,9 % | Corresponds to 1,4 % of the initial appropriations. Unused balance. |
| Total | 25 000 000 | 100 % | |

Chapter

Chapter Description

Amount (€)

%

Explanation

10

Members of the Institution

2 236 000

8,9 %

Corresponds to 1,5 % of the initial appropriations. Less expenditure on the ‘optional pension scheme’ (1 Mio) due to a lower membership rate than foreseen for the MEPs from the new Member States, on ‘retirement pensions’ (0,4 Mio) and on ‘travel allowances’ (0,8 Mio) as compared with forecasts based on historical rates.

12

Officials and temporary staff

800 000

3,2 %

Corresponds to 0,17 % of the initial appropriations. Technical remainder after payment of the expenditure committed.

14

Other staff and outside services

1 270 000

5,1 %

Corresponds to 1,1 % of the initial appropriations. More rapid replacement than anticipated of EUR 2 contract staff by permanent agents (0,5 Mio) and lower-than-forecast expenditure on grants for training of interpreters (0,7Mio).

16

Other expenditure relating to persons working with the Institution

100 000

0,4 %

Corresponds to 0,8 % of the initial appropriations. Technical remainder of the ‘Further training’ item.

20

Buildings and associated costs

5 357 000

21,4 %

Corresponds to 3,6 % of the initial appropriations. Collecting of the technical remainders of the ‘rent’ lines (0,5 Mio), lower expenditure for various fitting-out projects, in particular for the external offices (0,6 Mio), savings on ‘cleaning and maintenance’ (1,1 Mio), on ‘energy consumption’ (0,5 Mio) and on ‘security and surveillance of buildings’ (2 Mio), delay of the KAD project (0,5 Mio).

21

Data processing, equipment and furniture: purchase, hire and maintenance

5 237 000

20,9 %

Corresponds to 5 % of the initial appropriations. Less expenditure for ‘computer equipment’ (0,5 Mio), ‘external computer assistance’ (0,2 Mio), postponement of the furniture renewal provided for in Brussels (1,5 Mio), updating of the purchase programme for safety equipment (1 Mio), less expenditure than planned for certain specialised equipment (1 Mio) and various technical remainders.

23

Current administrative expenditure

3 369 000

13,5 %

Corresponds to 2,2 % of the initial appropriations. Less expenditure than anticipated on the ‘telecommunications’ (0,7 Mio), ‘networks’ (1,9 Mio) and ‘postage charges’ (0,3 Mio) items and remainders on miscellaneous current expenditure items (stationery, supplies etc.)

30

Meetings and conferences

590 000

2,4 %

Corresponds to 1,5 % of the initial appropriations. Expenditure lower than forecast for meetings of the political groups (0,25 Mio), ACP meetings (0,05 Mio), EUROMED (0,1 Mio).

32

Expertise and information acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination

2 778 000

11,1 %

Corresponds to 3,2 % of the initial appropriations. Less recourse than planned to expertise budgets (1,8 Mio), and balances on several items relating to information policy, including ‘visitors’ (0,5 Mio).

40

Expenditure relating to certain institutions and bodies

239 000

1 %

Corresponds to 0,3 % of the initial appropriations. Surplus for the contributions to the European political parties arising from the distribution procedure.

42

Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance

80 000

0,3 %

Corresponds to 0,05 % of the initial appropriations. Insignificant remainder related to the exchange rate.

100

Provisional appropriations

2 727 817

10,9 %

Amounts placed in the reserve by the budgetary authority and which were not the subject of an authorising officer's transfer request.

101

Contingency reserve

216 183

0,9 %

Corresponds to 1,4 % of the initial appropriations. Unused balance.

Total

25 000 000

100 %

Table 8

Transfers other than those from provisional appropriations

| To heading category | Transfer | To heading | Heading description | Amount transferred | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Members | C6 | article 102 | Temporary allowances | 137 000 | to cover expenditure for additional requests for end-of-service allowances by former Members of Parliament |
| Members Total | 137 000 | |
| Staff and current administrative expenditure | C7 | 1220 | Allowances for staff retired in the interests of the service | 100 000 | to cover expenditure arising from application of Art. 50 of the Staff Regulations. |
| C11 | 1200 | Remuneration and allowances | 5 775 000 | expenditure related to new Bulgarian and Romanian staff |
| C13 | 2370/01 | Removals: departmental removals and associated handling | 210 000 | to cover additional expenditure |
| C15 | 1630/01 | Social welfare: supplementary aid for the disabled — expenditure not refunded by the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme and other specific expenditure | 35 000 | to reinforce the appropriations following the increase in the numbers of requests for assistance |
| C24 | 1420/01 & 3240 | Outside services: translation of the Verbatim Report of Proceedings & Official Journal | 10 800 000 | to cover additional expenditure arising from Parliament's decision to translate the Verbatim Report of Proceedings into all 23 official languages |
| Staff and current administrative expenditure Total | 16 920 000 | |
| Grand Total | 17 057 000 | |

To heading category

Transfer

To heading

Heading description

Amount transferred

Purpose

Members

C6

article 102

Temporary allowances

137 000

to cover expenditure for additional requests for end-of-service allowances by former Members of Parliament

Members Total

137 000

Staff and current administrative expenditure

C7

1220

Allowances for staff retired in the interests of the service

100 000

to cover expenditure arising from application of Art. 50 of the Staff Regulations.

C11

1200

Remuneration and allowances

5 775 000

expenditure related to new Bulgarian and Romanian staff

C13

2370/01

Removals: departmental removals and associated handling

210 000

to cover additional expenditure

C15

1630/01

Social welfare: supplementary aid for the disabled — expenditure not refunded by the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme and other specific expenditure

35 000

to reinforce the appropriations following the increase in the numbers of requests for assistance

C24

1420/01 & 3240

Outside services: translation of the Verbatim Report of Proceedings & Official Journal

10 800 000

to cover additional expenditure arising from Parliament's decision to translate the Verbatim Report of Proceedings into all 23 official languages

Staff and current administrative expenditure Total

16 920 000

Grand Total

17 057 000

1.8.   Cancellations

Appropriations totalling € 16 044 941 (2006: € 15 274 568) were cancelled. They amounted to 1 % of final appropriations.

2.   FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BY CHAPTER

In this part the committed appropriations (commitments) will be analysed. The proportion in the total expenditure and the evolution between the current and previous year are taken into account. Moreover, the use of the most important items is presented.

Table 9 below sets out, chapter by chapter, how commitments in 2007 were used by comparison with financial year 2006. It should be noted that four chapters accounted for 70 % of total commitments. They are: Chapter 12 ‘Officials and temporary staff’, Chapter 20 ‘Buildings and associated costs’, Chapter 10 ‘Members of the institution’ and Chapter 42 ‘Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance’.

Table 9

Evolution of 2007 and 2006 commitments

| Chapter | Heading | 2006 (€) | 2007 (€) | Change (€) | % Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10 | Members of the institution | 135 646 736 | 145 182 126 | 9 535 389 | 7 % |
| 12 | Officials and temporary staff | 433 567 983 | 458 068 265 | 24 500 283 | 6 % |
| 14 | Other staff and outside services | 93 608 687 | 107 694 007 | 14 085 320 | 15 % |
| 16 | Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution | 10 466 990 | 10 345 541 | - 121 450 | -1 % |
| Title 1 | Persons working with the institution | 673 290 396 | 721 289 939 | 47 999 543 | 7 % |
| 20 | Buildings and associated costs | 254 784 154 | 188 037 042 | -66 747 112 | -26 % |
| 21 | Data processing, equipment and furniture: purchase, hire and maintenance | 95 606 806 | 111 612 595 | 16 005 790 | 17 % |
| 23 | Current administrative expenditure | 10 132 760 | 11 389 070 | 1 256 310 | 12 % |
| Title 2 | Buildings, furniture, equipment and miscellaneous operating expenditure | 360 523 720 | 311 038 707 | -49 485 012 | -14 % |
| 30 | Meetings and conferences | 26 554 688 | 29 338 205 | 2 783 516 | 10 % |
| 32 | Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination | 55 567 081 | 72 593 026 | 17 025 944 | 31 % |
| Title 3 | Expenditure resulting from general functions carried out by the institution | 82 121 770 | 101 931 230 | 19 809 461 | 24 % |
| 40 | Expenditure relating to certain institutions and bodies | 57 934 213 | 60 517 851 | 2 583 638 | 4 % |
| 42 | Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance | 132 234 033 | 142 616 169 | 10 382 136 | 8 % |
| 44 | Meetings and other activities of current and former members | 221 300 | 221 300 | 0 | 0 % |
| Title 4 | Expenditure resulting from special functions carried out by the institution | 190 389 547 | 203 355 320 | 12 965 774 | 7 % |
| Title 10 | Other expenditure | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total | 1 306 325 432 | 1 337 615 197 | 31 289 765 | 2 % |

Chapter

Heading

2006 (€)

2007 (€)

Change (€)

% Change

10

Members of the institution

135 646 736

145 182 126

9 535 389

7 %

12

Officials and temporary staff

433 567 983

458 068 265

24 500 283

6 %

14

Other staff and outside services

93 608 687

107 694 007

14 085 320

15 %

16

Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution

10 466 990

10 345 541

- 121 450

-1 %

Title 1

Persons working with the institution

673 290 396

721 289 939

47 999 543

7 %

20

Buildings and associated costs

254 784 154

188 037 042

-66 747 112

-26 %

21

Data processing, equipment and furniture: purchase, hire and maintenance

95 606 806

111 612 595

16 005 790

17 %

23

Current administrative expenditure

10 132 760

11 389 070

1 256 310

12 %

Title 2

Buildings, furniture, equipment and miscellaneous operating expenditure

360 523 720

311 038 707

-49 485 012

-14 %

30

Meetings and conferences

26 554 688

29 338 205

2 783 516

10 %

32

Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination

55 567 081

72 593 026

17 025 944

31 %

Title 3

Expenditure resulting from general functions carried out by the institution

82 121 770

101 931 230

19 809 461

24 %

40

Expenditure relating to certain institutions and bodies

57 934 213

60 517 851

2 583 638

4 %

42

Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance

132 234 033

142 616 169

10 382 136

8 %

44

Meetings and other activities of current and former members

221 300

221 300

0

0 %

Title 4

Expenditure resulting from special functions carried out by the institution

190 389 547

203 355 320

12 965 774

7 %

Title 10

Other expenditure

0

0

0

—

Total

1 306 325 432

1 337 615 197

31 289 765

2 %

Commitments by chapter were distributed as shown in Figure 1:

Figure 1

Distribution of 2007 expenditure by chapter

Image

Note: ‘Other’ consists of chapters 16, 23, 30 and 44.

Figure 2

Evolution of commitments between 2006 and 2007 by chapter

Image

Note: For the headings of the chapters as well as the definition of the term ‘other’ please refer to Table 9 and Figure 1.

2.1.   Chapter 10 “Members of the Institution”

This chapter accounted for 11 % of the 2007 expenditure.

For this chapter the committed appropriations between 2006 and 2007 increased by 7 %. This increase chiefly concerned item 1004 ‘Travel and subsistence allowances, attendance at meetings and associated expenditure’; it was due to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania on 1 January 2007 and to the increase in the number of Members of the European Parliament from 732 to 785. Moreover, there was a higher-than-foreseen participation rate and a greater number of meetings in the three usual places of work.

54 % of the chapter's expenditure concerned item 1004 ‘Travel and subsistence allowances, attendance at meetings and associated expenditure’ whereas 26 % related to item 1006 ‘General expenditure allowance’.

For item 1004 the commitments equalled € 78 099 999. This covered travel and subsistence allowances for Members' attendance at meetings and associated expenditure: part-sessions, meetings of committees and their delegations, meetings of political groups, meetings of standing parliamentary delegations and of bodies provided for in the ACP-EU Convention and in the agreement establishing the Euro-Mediterranean Forum.

In 2007 Members carried out 13 562 journeys for attendance at part-sessions in Strasbourg and Brussels, 19 681 for meetings of committees in Brussels and 6 022 for meetings of political groups in Brussels. As regards travel outside Parliament's usual work-places, there were 921 journeys for meetings of committees and 860 for meetings of political groups. There were also 1 001 journeys for meetings of parliamentary delegations.

For item 1006 the commitments amounted to € 37 505 016. Expenditure against this item is intended to cover expenses resulting from the parliamentary activities of Members, particularly in the country in which they were elected.

2.2.   Chapter 12 ‘Officials and temporary staff’

This chapter accounted for 34 % of the 2007 expenditure, constituting the largest share of the total expenditure.

The 6 % increase between 2006 and 2007 in this chapter can be largely explained by salary adaptations, promotions, step advances and new recruitment.

In this chapter 97 % of expenditure related to item 1200 ‘Officials and temporary staff: remuneration and allowances’. For this item commitments amounted to € 445 433 340.

A total of € 8 million was transferred from this item by the C25 transfer. There were four main reasons for the surplus: less expenditure than foreseen on the promotions exercise, impact of the new Staff Regulations (10), uncertainty surrounding the final outturn of new recruitments and salary adaptation of less than 50 % of the figure originally budgeted for.

In 2007, 550 vacancies were advertised. 496 officials and temporary agents were recruited for the General Secretariat and 62 for political groups. The General Secretariat employed 4 743 officials and temporary staff members, while political groups employed 759 at the end of 2007.

Concerning the gender distribution of staff, women accounted for 20 % of Heads of Unit, 28 % of Directors and 33 % of Directors-General (three out of nine) as at 31 December 2007. The gender-breakdown by function group is presented in Table 10. The distribution of staff by country is presented in Table 11.

Table 10

Staff of General Secretariat by gender

| Gender/position | Female | % of female | Male | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Administrators | 1 046 | 52 % | 951 | 1 997 |
| Assistants | 1 741 | 63 % | 1 005 | 2 746 |
| Total | 2 787 | 59 % | 1 956 | 4 743 |

Gender/position

Female

% of female

Male

Total

Administrators

1 046

52 %

951

1 997

Assistants

1 741

63 %

1 005

2 746

Total

2 787

59 %

1 956

4 743

Note: Situation on 31.12.2007.

Table 11

Staff of General Secretariat by country

| EU-27 | EU-15 |
| --- | --- |
| Officials | 4 219 |
| Temporary agents | 524 | AT | 50 |
| EU-10 | BE | 609 |
| CY | 9 | DE | 318 |
| CZ | 106 | DK | 154 |
| EE | 81 | ES | 293 |
| HU | 124 | FI | 160 |
| LT | 80 | FR | 509 |
| LV | 84 | GB | 236 |
| MT | 59 | GR | 196 |
| PL | 155 | IE | 78 |
| SI | 84 | IT | 448 |
| SK | 99 | LU | 148 |
| EU-2 | NL | 156 |
| BG | 82 | PT | 213 |
| RO | 91 | SE | 121 |

EU-27

EU-15

Officials

4 219

Temporary agents

524

AT

50

EU-10

BE

609

CY

9

DE

318

CZ

106

DK

154

EE

81

ES

293

HU

124

FI

160

LT

80

FR

509

LV

84

GB

236

MT

59

GR

196

PL

155

IE

78

SI

84

IT

448

SK

99

LU

148

EU-2

NL

156

BG

82

PT

213

RO

91

SE

121

Note: Situation on 31.12.2007.

2.3.   Chapter 14 ‘Other staff and outside services’

This chapter accounted for 8 % of the 2007 expenditure.

The 15 % increase between 2006 and 2007 was largely due to the increase on item 1420/01 ‘Outside services: translation of the Verbatim Report of Proceedings’.

The Bureau decisions did not foresee the translation of the Verbatim Report of Proceedings (or CRE, from the French ‘Compte Rendu in Extenso’) into all languages. Hence, appropriations were not foreseen for this purpose in the 2007 budget. Nonetheless, the Plenary decided that the translation of each sitting should be drawn up in all official languages and, in addition, that Members should be able to request translated extracts of the Verbatim Report at short notice. Transfer C24 increased the appropriations against item 1420/01 accordingly. For details of the transfer please refer to part 1.7.

In this chapter the majority of spending came from two items, namely item 1402 ‘Conference interpreters’ (46 %) and article 142 ‘Outside services’ (29 %).

For item 1402, commitments equalled € 49 821 855. This covers, among other things: the fees, social security contributions, travel expenses and subsistence allowances of auxiliary conference interpreters used by Parliament, expenditure on conference agencies, technicians and administrators used to service the above meetings, services provided to Parliament by interpreters who are officials or temporary staff-members in other institutions, and language-related inter-institutional cooperation.

The total number of meetings with interpretation over the whole of 2007 was 4 327 at the three usual working-places and 228 elsewhere. That represented 94 727 interpretation days, or an increase of 3,6 % over 2006, 46 063 of which were accounted for by external conference interpreters (AIC).

The commitments on article 142 came to € 31 023 538. This article serves essentially to finance sub-item 1420/01 ‘Outside services: translation of the Verbatim Report of Proceedings’, which was described above.

2.4.   Chapter 16 ‘Other expenditure relating to persons working with the Institution’

This chapter accounted for 0,8 % of the 2007 expenditure. The situation between 2006 and 2007 was rather stable.

32 % of the commitments in this chapter related to item 1612 ‘Further training’, a further 31 % to item 1654 ‘Early Childhood Centre and approved day nurseries’ and 12 % to item 1613 ‘Further training: mission expenses’.

For item 1612 committed appropriations amounted to € 3 343 967. These appropriations covered expenditure relating to further professional training and retraining courses, to the purchase or production of teaching materials and of specific studies and to professional training courses which raise awareness about matters concerning equal opportunities and careers advice.

The Bureau adopted a decision in 2004 which entailed a major rethink of Parliament's training policy. It involved a shift from a catalogue-based approach to a more targeted system comprising, inter alia, tailor-made courses for the requirements of specific services and professions. Among others this training policy encompassed unit-level training in team-building, specific management training courses for female staff identified as potential future managers and specific training in the area of trans-Atlantic networks.

As regards professional training in 2007, there were among others 5 713 language courses (including external languages), 2 178 IT courses (including external courses), 607 courses concerning financial training and 29 courses organised by the European School of Administration.

For item 1654 commitments stood at € 3 208 001. Appropriations for sub-item 1654/01 ‘Early Childhood Centre and approved day nurseries: outside management of Parliament's day nursery and family room in Brussels and ancillary expenditure’ provided a surplus of € 2 200 000 as a result of under-occupation (compared to the estimates) of the Wayenberg crèche and later-than-expected opening of the private crèche.

For item 1613 committed appropriations equalled € 1 285 000. This item finances mission costs relating to further training of officials and other servants of the European Parliament.

2.5.   Chapter 20 ‘Buildings and associated costs’

This chapter accounted for 14 % of the 2007 expenditure.

The 26 % decrease between 2006 and 2007 resulted from the decrease on item 2003 ‘Acquisition of immovable property’ and on item 2000 ‘Rent’.

In this chapter, 33 % of the spending concerned item 2001 ‘Annual lease payments’, 18 % concerned 2026 ‘Security and surveillance of buildings’ and 15 % concerned 2022 ‘Cleaning and maintenance’. The distribution is shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3

Distribution of expenditure in chapter 20 in %

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In 2007 the European Parliament pursued its acquisition policy. For item 2001 the committed appropriations equalled € 62 175 000. They provided the financial resources necessary for an advance payment on the annuity for the D4/D5 buildings in Brussels.

Furthermore, the appropriations against sub-item 2001/03 ‘Annual lease payments: Brussels’ were carried over non-automatically to finance the 99-year lease of the Eastman building in Brussels. Appropriations from item 2003 ‘Acquisition of immovable property’ and item 2008 ‘Other expenditure on buildings’ were also carried over non-automatically. The purpose was to finance the acquisition of an Information Office in Vienna. The non-automatic carry-overs are discussed in part 1.4. of this report.

For item 2026 the commitments came to € 32 940 967. They covered essentially the costs of caretaking and surveillance in respect of buildings occupied by Parliament at its three habitual places of work and at the Information Offices.

For item 2022 the committed appropriations equalled € 28 199 141. The appropriations were used for cleaning and maintenance in Parliament's three usual places of work as well as in the Information Offices.

By the end of 2007 the European Parliament occupied some 1 million square meters of office space and car parks at its three main work places, around 80 % of which it owns.

2.6.   Chapter 21 ‘Data processing, equipment and furniture: purchase, hire and maintenance’

This chapter accounted for 8 % of 2007 expenditure.

The 17 % increase between 2006 and 2007 in this chapter can largely be explained by an increase on two articles: article 210 ‘Equipment, operating costs and services relating to data processing and telecommunications’ and article 214 ‘Technical equipment and installations’. The major changes in the level of appropriations from 2007 in comparison to 2006 can be explained by the following:

| — | the modernisation and the extension of the electronic mail infrastructure; |
| --- | --- |

—

the modernisation and the extension of the electronic mail infrastructure;

| — | the adoption of broadcasting in the new buildings in Brussels; |
| --- | --- |

—

the adoption of broadcasting in the new buildings in Brussels;

| — | the increase in the number of various type of posts; |
| --- | --- |

—

the increase in the number of various type of posts;

| — | the strengthening of the safety, telework, mobility, nomadic life and videoconference infrastructures; |
| --- | --- |

—

the strengthening of the safety, telework, mobility, nomadic life and videoconference infrastructures;

| — | new services such as video ‘on demand’ and WebTV; |
| --- | --- |

—

new services such as video ‘on demand’ and WebTV;

| — | the progressive introduction of an infrastructure for electronic signature; |
| --- | --- |

—

the progressive introduction of an infrastructure for electronic signature;

| — | the ICT equipment of the new buildings; |
| --- | --- |

—

the ICT equipment of the new buildings;

| — | the maintenance of an increased number of computer applications; |
| --- | --- |

—

the maintenance of an increased number of computer applications;

| — | projects such as the Members' information system in the hemicycles, the administrative portal for Members, the modernisation of the chain of financial management, the rationalisation of translation processes, etc; |
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projects such as the Members' information system in the hemicycles, the administrative portal for Members, the modernisation of the chain of financial management, the rationalisation of translation processes, etc;

| — | assistance for the increasing use of mobile technologies and of specific software. |
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assistance for the increasing use of mobile technologies and of specific software.

In this chapter 39 % of the expenditure is from item 2100 ‘Purchase, servicing and maintenance of equipment and software, and related work’, 29 % from item 2102 ‘Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems’ and 23 % from article 214 ‘Technical equipment and installations’.

For item 2100 committed appropriations amounted to € 43 093 621. This appropriation covered mainly expenditure on the purchase, hire, servicing and maintenance of equipment and software for the institution, and related work.

For item 2102 commitments equalled € 32 827 763. They principally covered outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: infrastructure assistance, maintenance of existing applications (analysis of changes, programming, debugging), production of new applications and further development of existing applications (feasibility study, analysis, programming, debugging), outside assistance in connection with Info-Centres and users, including Members, special studies (complex specifications, ergonomics, strategy, etc.) and drafting and inputting of technical documentation (procedural manuals, user manuals, etc.), support services for the evaluation of ICT products and services (workshops, etc.), the maintenance of infrastructure, and outside assistance in connection with the Streamline project.

For item 2140 commitments amounted to € 25 477 329. This covered purchase, hire, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations, in the following fields: publishing and dissemination in traditional or electronic form, archives, buildings, conferences, canteens, mail, security, audiovisual — purchase, replacement and maintenance as well as ancillary costs linked to those purchases, such as studies, engineers' fees and assistance. Furthermore, it included assistance with regard to audiovisual and telecommunications equipment and technical installations for press rooms and offices in Brussels and Strasbourg (maintenance and assistance), and technical equipment and installations: audiovisual — D5 Building.

2.7.   Chapter 23 ‘Current administrative expenditure’

This chapter accounted for 0,9 % of the 2007 expenditure.

The 12 % increase in this chapter between 2006 and 2007 was mainly due to increased expenditure for article 230 ‘Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables’ and article 238 ‘Other administrative expenditure’. It was partly compensated by a decrease on article 235 ‘Telecommunications’.

52 % of the expenditure in this chapter came from article 235 ‘Telecommunications’ and 23 % from article 230 ‘Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables’. The distribution is shown in the figure below.

Figure 4

Distribution of expenditure in chapter 23 in %

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2.8.   Chapter 30 ‘Meetings and conferences’

This chapter accounted for 2 % of the 2007 expenditure.

The increase of 10 % between 2006 and 2007 was due to an increase for article 300 ‘Staff mission expenses’. The increase on this item came from the upward impact of the Council Regulation (11) on the Commission proposal for revised hotel ceilings and daily allowances which entered into force in July 2006 and from the then-unknown impact of the new ACP calendar of meetings.

82 % of the chapter's appropriations are intended primarily for article 300 ‘Staff mission expenses’. The commitments on this item came to € 24 000 000. They covered expenditure on transport costs, daily mission allowances and ancillary or exceptional expenses incurred in the performance of a mission, including those relating to tickets and reservations.

There were 29 177 missions in 2007 covering 88 022 days: Most of the missions were between Parliament's three usual places of work (Brussels: 5 240 missions, Strasbourg: 19 018 missions and Luxembourg: 2 066 missions).

2.9.   Chapter 32 ‘Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination’

This chapter accounted for 5 % of the 2007 expenditure.

The 31 % increase between 2006 and 2007 in this chapter concerns article 324 ‘Production and dissemination’.

35 % of the chapter's appropriations relate to item 3244 ‘Organisation and reception of groups of visitors, Euroscola programme and invitations to opinion multipliers from third countries’, a further 17 % relate to item 3242 ‘Expenditure on publication, information and participation in public events’, and 13 % concern item 3248 ‘Expenditure on audiovisual information’. The breakdown is shown in figure 5 below.

Figure 5

Distribution of expenditure in chapter 32 in %

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For item 3244 commitments totalled € 25 294 513. The organisation of events is discussed in section 3.3. below on Information and Communication policy. During 2007 the European Parliament welcomed some 265 920 visitors to its premises in Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg. The distribution of visitors in 2007 was as follows:

| — | 73 630 visitors in Member-sponsored groups (an increase of 11 % compared to 2006); |
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73 630 visitors in Member-sponsored groups (an increase of 11 % compared to 2006);

| — | 83 018 visitors in independent groups (an increase of 15 %); |
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83 018 visitors in independent groups (an increase of 15 %);

| — | 90 963 visitors in non-subsidised MEP groups (an increase of 4 %); |
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90 963 visitors in non-subsidised MEP groups (an increase of 4 %);

| — | 19 034 individual visitors followed the audio-guided tour (increase of 30 %). |
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19 034 individual visitors followed the audio-guided tour (increase of 30 %).

For item 3242 committed appropriations amounted to € 12 296 280. These means covered, in particular, expenditure on publications, including electronic publications, information activities, and participation in public events, trade fairs and exhibitions.

For item 3248 commitments totalled € 9 452 768. Among other things, this covered expenditure relating to the Web TV project.

The European Parliament Film Prize was also financed from this chapter.

2.10.   Chapter 40 ‘Expenditure relating to certain institutions and bodies’

This chapter accounted for 5 % of the 2007 expenditure.

The increase of 4 % on this chapter between 2006 and 2007 related mainly to article 402 ‘Contributions to European political parties’.

83 % of its appropriations related to article 400 ‘Current administrative expenditure and expenditure relating to the political and information activities of the political groups and non-attached Members’. Commitments for this item totalled € 50 321 239.

2.11.   Chapter 42 ‘Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance’

This chapter accounted for 11 % of the 2007 expenditure.

The committed appropriations increased by 8 % between 2006 and 2007 as result of the increase in the number of Members following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania on 1 January 2007.

Article 422 ‘Parliamentary assistance’ accounted for 99,8 % of its commitment appropriations. Committed appropriations for this article amounted to € 142 271 412.

2.12.   Chapter 44 ‘Meetings and other activities of current and former Members’

This chapter accounted for 0,02 % of the expenditure.

There was no change in this chapter between 2006 and 2007. Article 442 ‘Cost of meetings and other activities of the European Parliamentary Association’ accounted for 55 % of the expenditure under this chapter. Committed appropriations equalled € 121 300.

2.13.   Title 10 ‘Other expenditure’

For chapters belonging to this title, the appropriations can be committed only following a transfer as discussed in part 1.7.1. of the report.

The initial appropriations in this title amounted to € 94 412 192, some 7 % of the total initial appropriations. The unused balance came to € 1 428 997, around 0,1 % of the total final appropriations in 2007.

3.   OBJECTIVES AND RESULTS

The four general objectives for Parliament in 2007 set by the Secretary-General are a continuation of those pursued in 2006, namely:

| — | making enlargement a success and preparing the enlarged Union for the future; |
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making enlargement a success and preparing the enlarged Union for the future;

| — | further implementing Parliament's communication and information policy; |
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further implementing Parliament's communication and information policy;

| — | better lawmaking; |
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better lawmaking;

| — | better resource management. |
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better resource management.

3.1.   Enlargement and Future of the Enlarged Union

This objective encompassed integrating new Romanian and Bulgarian MEPs, making Parliament a leading player in the debate on the future of Europe, starting to work in three new languages (Bulgarian, Romanian and Irish), running awareness campaigns in Bulgaria and Romania and completing recruitment of the enlargement staff.

On 1 January 2007 Bulgaria and Romania joined the European Union. As a consequence 53 Members appointed by the countries' national parliaments replaced the former observers in the European Parliament. The first direct European elections in Bulgaria were held on 20 May 2007 and the 18 Bulgarian MEPs took their seats in Parliament on 18 June 2007. On the opening of the December 2007 part-session in Strasbourg, the European Parliament welcomed the 35 Romanian MEPs elected at the first European elections in Romania held on 25 November 2007. The services of the Secretariat-General ensured the welcoming and the smooth integration of the new MEPs.

In 2007 the initial appropriations relating to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania amounted to € 48 million. They were used primarily to finance allowances to be paid to the new Members, outside interpretation and translation services and staff, both in the Secretariat-General and in the political groups.

The European Parliament continued to be a leading player in the debate on the future of Europe. Within the framework of a project launched in 2006 the first ‘citizen's Agora’ meeting was organised on the topic: ‘The future of Europe: challenges, opportunities and tools presented by the new treaties’. In total, 500 European citizens representing civil society through professional associations and trade union organisations gave their views on what this future should be. Moreover, the events organised in the framework of the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome also nourished the debate (see section 3.3 below on Information and Communication policy).

Parliament's Administration started working in three new languages. It was particularly the Translation and Interpretation Directorates which had to deal with an increase in the number of official languages to 23, with the addition of Bulgarian, Romanian and Irish. However, given the difficulty of recruiting linguists quickly, transitional arrangements were applied for these three new languages (12).

Concerning awareness-raising campaigns in Bulgaria and Romania, major efforts were made to ensure Bulgarian and Romanian language coverage of current events in Parliament, with coordinated public relations work on the European elections in the two countries. In addition, the Information Offices in Bulgaria and in Romania were very active in promoting the elections.

Meanwhile, the rate of recruitment of staff from the ten Member States which joined the EU in 2004 reached 97,6 % at the end of 2007. As regards the recruitment of staff from Bulgaria and Romania, the 226 Bulgarian/Romanian posts allocated to the Secretariat-General were created in two stages — 113 in 2006 and 113 in 2007 — and 87,3 % of them were filled by the end of 2007.

3.2.   Better Lawmaking

The objective of better lawmaking focused on the following subjects: simplifying EU legislation, setting up impact-assessment mechanisms for amendments, helping committees to monitor the transposition of directives, putting the interinstitutional agreement on comitology into practice and reinforcing the research capacities placed at MEPs' disposal.

The ‘better lawmaking’ agenda was implemented and pursued in all its aspects: coordination of legislative procedures and interinstitutional planning, impact analysis, simplification and lightening of administrative burdens, following up alternative forms of regulation, comitology and transposition.

As far as simplification is concerned, the General Secretariat has begun to apply the new provisions under the Rules of Procedure relating to codification and recasting. Moreover, a working group on the simplification of administrative and financial procedures of the Institution was set up.

Concerning the impact-assessment mechanisms for amendments, the initial appropriations of sub-item 3200/06 for specialised studies on impact assessment increased by 40 % between 2006 and 2007. The policy departments helped the committees by developing in-house expertise and administering the budgets to pay for outside assistance in this field.

In order to help the committees to monitor the transposition of directives by the Member States, the Secretariat General exploited all the means available to the committees, including their relations with the national parliaments.

Regarding the implementation of the interinstitutional agreement on comitology, administrators were trained and in-house working methods devised. The staff of some secretariats was also strengthened to enable them to tackle the new tasks.

As far as the reinforcement of research capacities placed at the MEPs' disposal is concerned, it was decided to create an analysis service within the library.

3.3.   Information and Communication

Information and communication policy remained in 2007 a key priority for the European Parliament. The objectives encompassed the following: redoubling of efforts to ensure a permanent presence of the European Parliament in the media, allowing the political authorities to take a final decision on WebTV on the basis of the pilot experiment, and continuing preparations for the Visitors' Centre so that that it is fully operational the year preceding the elections.

As regards the presence in the media of Parliament, the media coverage of the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome events was broad and comprehensive, with a large number of press articles, supplements, in-depth analyses, public debates, TV programmes, products etc. In addition, Intranet pages on the history of the EU were created to mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome and the upgrading of the Information Office in Rome was completed in good time.

Among all the organised events in 2007, the Sakharov Prize for Human rights and the TV gala for the Energy Globe Awards, in particular, were the subject of considerable media coverage. The Film Prize was awarded for the first time in 2007 and will in future be awarded annually.

As regards the web-TV project, Europarltv, the in-house prototype of the Parliament's web television channel was launched in December 2007. Furthermore, VoxBox, the European Parliament's new web TV and radio studio, makes it possible to record and to download audio and video statements on MEPs' websites.

As far as the Visitors' Centre is concerned, with a surface of approximately 6 000 square meters and an estimated annual audience of up to 500 000 visitors, it will be the largest parliamentary information centre in Europe and an important element of Parliament's communication strategy towards the general public.

3.4.   Better Resource Management

As regards the better resource management objective, the following can be noted:

| — | the draft application texts for the Members' Statute were completed at the end of 2007 and were ready to be submitted to the political groups and to the Bureau; |
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the draft application texts for the Members' Statute were completed at the end of 2007 and were ready to be submitted to the political groups and to the Bureau;

| — | implementation of the action plans adopted by the Secretary-General was pursued in 2007; |
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implementation of the action plans adopted by the Secretary-General was pursued in 2007;

| — | the human resources consolidation plan, which includes the re-deployment of 48 posts, has been approved; |
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the human resources consolidation plan, which includes the re-deployment of 48 posts, has been approved;

| — | a Pre-translation service (Pretrad) was set up in order to rationalise the use of translation memories, thus enabling existing translations to be reused; |
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a Pre-translation service (Pretrad) was set up in order to rationalise the use of translation memories, thus enabling existing translations to be reused;

| — | within the framework of the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), the new EMAS objectives and a new Action plan for 2007-2009 were adopted; the President together with the Secretary-General signed the official Environmental Policy of the European Parliament; furthermore, following an external audit, the European Parliament was awarded an ‘International standard for environmental management systems’ EN/ISO 14001:2004 certificate for its three main working sites; |
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within the framework of the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), the new EMAS objectives and a new Action plan for 2007-2009 were adopted; the President together with the Secretary-General signed the official Environmental Policy of the European Parliament; furthermore, following an external audit, the European Parliament was awarded an ‘International standard for environmental management systems’ EN/ISO 14001:2004 certificate for its three main working sites;

| — | in connection with tender procedures, the Advisory Committee on Long-Term Contracts within the Directorate-General for Infrastructure and Interpretation began to work in January 2007; |
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in connection with tender procedures, the Advisory Committee on Long-Term Contracts within the Directorate-General for Infrastructure and Interpretation began to work in January 2007;

| — | within the framework of a three-year objective aiming to fix common and coherent criteria for the distribution of spaces on the three sites, an ad hoc Working Party was charged with the attribution of the space released by occupation of the D4 building, which was made available in March 2007; |
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within the framework of a three-year objective aiming to fix common and coherent criteria for the distribution of spaces on the three sites, an ad hoc Working Party was charged with the attribution of the space released by occupation of the D4 building, which was made available in March 2007;

| — | within the framework of the ‘Equal Opportunities for All’ year, a range of events was organised to raise awareness of equality and diversity issues, in particular during the ‘diversity month’ (June-July); moreover, the European Parliament supported the integration of people with disabilities and organised a pilot training programme for a group of 28 women potential heads of unit. |
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within the framework of the ‘Equal Opportunities for All’ year, a range of events was organised to raise awareness of equality and diversity issues, in particular during the ‘diversity month’ (June-July); moreover, the European Parliament supported the integration of people with disabilities and organised a pilot training programme for a group of 28 women potential heads of unit.

In conclusion, the European Parliament can be seen to have achieved the main objectives set by its Secretary-General for 2007.

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(1)  As last amended by Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) no 1525/2007 of 17 December 2007OJ L 343, dated 27.12.2007.

(2)  As last amended by Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) no 478/2007 of 23 April 2007, OJ L 111 of 28.4.2007.

(3)  PE 349.540/BUR/ANN/DEF.

(4)  Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (2006/C 139/01), OJ 139 p. 1, dated 14.6.2006.

(5)  Articles 9(1) and 9(4) of the Financial Regulation;

(6)  Articles 9(1), 9(2)(a) and 9(5) of the Financial Regulation.

(7)  Art. 24 — Budgetary authority decision, Art. 43 — Budgetary authority decision for transfers involving provisional appropriations.

(8)  Decision by the institution, after notification of the budgetary authority, for transfers from one title to another (capped at 10 % of the appropriations for the financial year), from one chapter to another, and from one article to another.

(9)  Decision by the institution for transfers within an article.

(10)  Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities.

(11)  Council Regulation (EC, EURATOM) No 1066/2006 of 27 June 2006 adjusting from 1 July 2006 the scale for missions by officials and other servants of the European Communities in the Member States; OJ L 194 dated 14.7.2006, p. 1.

(12)  Rule 139 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament.

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ANNEXES

ANNEX 1

SUMMARY OF ‘C’ TRANSFERS

in financial year 2007

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| No | From/To Chapter/Article/Item | Number Chapter/Article/Item | Heading chapter/article/item | Amount of receiving item (€) | Amount of donor item (€) |
| C1 | from chapter | Chapter 101 | Contingency reserve | | - 105 300 |
| to chapter | 21 | Data processing, equipment and furniture: purchase, hire and maintenance | | |
| to item | 2120/04 | Furniture: works of art | 105 300 | |
| C2 | from chapter | Chapter 101 | Contingency reserve | | - 545 000 |
| to chapter | 16 | Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution | | |
| to item | 1612 | Further training | 545 000 | |
| C3 | from chapter | Chapter 101 | Contingency reserve | | - 285 000 |
| to chapter | 16 | Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution | | |
| to item | 1613 | Further training: mission expenses | 285 000 | |
| C4 | from chapter | Chapter 101 | Contingency reserve | | - 250 000 |
| to chapter | 32 | Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination | | |
| to item | 3245/03 | Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities: EP cinema prize | 250 000 | |
| C5 | from chapter | Chapter 100 | Provisional appropriations | | -49 631 |
| to chapter | 12 | Officials and temporary staff | | |
| to item | 1200 | Remuneration and allowances | 49 631 | |
| C6 | from chapter | 10 | Members of the institution | | |
| from item | 1030 | Retirement pensions | | - 137 000 |
| to item | 102 | Temporary allowances | 137 000 | |
| C7 | from chapter | 12 | Officials and temporary staff | | |
| from item | 1200 | Remuneration and allowances | | - 100 000 |
| to item | 1220 | Allowances for staff retired in the interests of the service | 100 000 | |
| C8 | from chapter | Chapter 104 | Reserve for information and communication policy | | - 725 000 |
| to chapter | 32 | Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination | | |
| to item | 3246 | Parliamentary television channel (Web TV) | 725 000 | |
| C9 | from chapter | Chapter 100 | Provisional appropriations | | -1 132 065 |
| to chapter | 30 | Meetings and conferences | | |
| to item | 3000/01 | Staff mission expenses: part-sessions, committees or their delegations, political groups and miscellaneous | 1 132 065 | |
| C10 | from chapter | Chapter 100 | Provisional appropriations | | -2 000 000 |
| to chapter | 21 | Data processing, equipment and furniture: purchase, hire and maintenance | | |
| to item | 2102/03 | Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: production of new applications and further development of existing applications (feasibility study, analysis, programming, debugging) | 2 000 000 | |
| C11 | from chapter | 14 | Other staff and outside services | | -5 775 000 |
| from item | 1400 | Other staff | | |
| to chapter | 12 | Officials and temporary staff | | |
| to item | 1200 | Remuneration and allowances | 5 775 000 | |
| C12 | from chapter | Chapter 100 | Provisional appropriations | | -2 235 000 |
| to chapter | 20 | Buildings and associated costs | | |
| to item | 2026/03 | Security and surveillance of buildings: Brussels | 2 235 000 | |
| C13 | from chapter | 23 | Current administrative expenditure | | |
| from item | 2300/03 | Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables: paper for copiers, laser printers and fax machines | | - 210 000 |
| to item | 2370/01 | Removals: departmental removals and associated handling | 210 000 | |
| C14 | from chapter | Chapter 100 | Provisional appropriations | | -1 869 200 |
| to chapter | 20 | Buildings and associated costs | | |
| to item | 2007/03 | Fitting-out of premises: Brussels | 1 869 200 | |
| C15 | from chapter | 12 | Officials and temporary staff | | |
| from item | 1222 | Allowances for staff whose service is terminated and special retirement scheme for officials and temporary staff | | -35 000 |
| to chapter | 16 | Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution | | |
| to item | 1630/01 | Social welfare: supplementary aid for the disabled — expenditure not refunded by the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme and other specific expenditure | 35 000 | |
| C16 | from chapter | Chapter 101 | Contingency reserve | | - 155 000 |
| to chapter | 32 | Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination | | |
| to item | 3245/01 | Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities: subsidies for the organisation of national and multinational symposia and seminars for opinion multipliers from the Member States; cost of organising parliamentary symposia and seminars | 155 000 | |
| C17 | from chapter | Chapter 105 | Provisional appropriation for buildings | | -50 000 000 |
| from chapter | 20 | Buildings and associated costs | | |
| from item | 2005 | Construction of buildings | | -4 000 000 |
| | 2008 | Other expenditure on buildings | | -3 700 000 |
| | 2022/03 | Cleaning and maintenance: Brussels | | -1 000 000 |
| to chapter | 20 | Buildings and associated costs | | |
| to item | 2001/03 | Annual lease payments: Brussels | 58 700 000 | |
| C19 | from chapter | Chapter 100 | Provisional appropriations | | -58 000 |
| from chapter | Chapter 101 | Contingency reserve | | -40 000 |
| to chapter | 16 | Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution | | |
| to item | 1610 | Expenditure on recruitment | 98 000 | |
| C20 | from chapter | Chapter 104 | Reserve for information and communication policy | | -13 000 000 |
| to chapter | 21 | Data processing, equipment and furniture: purchase, hire and maintenance | | |
| to item | 2140/12 | Technical equipment and installations: audiovisual — D5 Building | 13 000 000 | |
| C21 | from chapter | Chapter 100 | Provisional appropriations | | -1 750 000 |
| to chapter | 14 | Other staff and outside services | | |
| to item | 1402/01 | Conference interpreters: interpreters and conference technicians | 1 750 000 | |
| C22 | from chapter | Chapter 101 | Contingency reserve | | -1 000 000 |
| to chapter | 10 | Members of the institution | | |
| to item | 1004/01 | Travel and subsistence allowances, attendance at meetings and associated expenditure: part-sessions, committees or their delegations, political groups and miscellaneous | 1 000 000 | |
| C23 | from chapter | Chapter 101 | Contingency reserve | | - 300 000 |
| to chapter | 30 | Meetings and conferences | | |
| to item | 3040 | Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings | 300 000 | |
| C24 | from chapter | 14 | Other staff and outside services | | |
| from item | 1400 | Other staff | | -4 000 000 |
| from chapter | 16 | Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution | | |
| from item | 1654/01 | Early Childhood Centre and approved day nurseries: outside management of Parliament's day nursery and family room in Brussels and ancillary expenditure | | -2 200 000 |
| from chapter | 32 | Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination | | |
| from item | 3243 | Visitors' centre | | -4 600 000 |
| from chapter | Chapter 100 | Provisional appropriations | | -1 000 000 |
| from chapter | Chapter 101 | Contingency reserve | | -3 040 000 |
| to chapter | 14 | Other staff and outside services | | |
| to item | 1420/01 | Outside services: translation of the Verbatim Report of Proceedings | 14 520 000 | |
| to chapter | 32 | Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination | | |
| to item | 3240 | Official journal | 320 000 | |
| C25 | from chapter | 12 | Officials and temporary staff | | |
| from item | 1200 | Remuneration and allowances | | -8 000 000 |
| from chapter | Chapter 104 | Reserve for information and communication policy | | -8 675 000 |
| from chapter | Chapter 101 | Contingency reserve | | -1 825 000 |
| to chapter | 21 | Data processing, equipment and furniture: purchase, hire and maintenance | | |
| to item | 2001/03 | Annual lease payments: Brussels | 18 500 000 | |
| C26 | from chapter | 10 | Members of the institution | | |
| from item | 102 | Temporary allowances | | -37 000 |
| from item | 108 | Exchange losses | | - 100 000 |
| from item | 1005 | Special travel expenses in the exercise of the Parliamentary mandate | | - 390 000 |
| from item | 1030 | Retirement pensions | | - 403 000 |
| from item | 1033 | Optional pension scheme for Members | | -1 106 000 |
| from item | 1004/02 | Travel and subsistence allowances, attendance at meetings and associated expenditure: parliamentary delegations and institutions stipulated in the ACP-EU Convention and in the agreement establishing the Euro-Mediterranean Forum | | - 200 000 |
| from chapter | 12 | Officials and temporary staff | | |
| from item | 1204 | Entitlements in connection with entering the service, transfer and leaving the service | | - 100 000 |
| from item | 1222 | Allowances for staff whose service is terminated and special retirement scheme for officials and temporary staff | | - 700 000 |
| from chapter | 14 | Other staff and outside services | | |
| from item | 1404/03 | Graduate traineeships, grants and exchanges of officials: staff movements between the Institution and the public sector in the Member States | | - 500 000 |
| from item | 1404/04 | Graduate traineeships, grants and exchanges of officials: grants for training and further training of conference interpreters | | - 770 000 |
| from chapter | 16 | Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution | | |
| from item | 1612 | Further training | | - 100 000 |
| from chapter | 20 | Buildings and associated costs | | |
| from item | 2000/01 | Rent: Luxembourg | | - 148 000 |
| from item | 2000/02 | Rent: Strasbourg | | -38 000 |
| from item | 2000/03 | Rent: Brussels | | - 265 000 |
| from item | 2007/01 | Fitting-out of premises: Luxembourg | | - 170 000 |
| from item | 2007/04 | Fitting-out of premises: Information offices | | - 460 000 |
| from item | 2008 | Other expenditure on buildings | | - 554 000 |
| from item | 2022/01 | Cleaning and maintenance: Luxembourg | | - 215 000 |
| from item | 2022/03 | Cleaning and maintenance: Brussels | | - 885 000 |
| from item | 2022/04 | Cleaning and maintenance: Information offices | | -40 000 |
| from item | 2024/02 | Energy consumption: Strasbourg | | - 200 000 |
| from item | 2024/03 | Energy consumption: Brussels | | - 324 000 |
| from item | 2026/01 | Security and surveillance of buildings: Luxembourg | | - 100 000 |
| from item | 2026/02 | Security and surveillance of buildings: Strasbourg | | - 498 000 |
| from item | 2026/03 | Security and surveillance of buildings: Brussels | | - 960 000 |
| from item | 2026/04 | Security and surveillance of buildings: Information offices | | - 450 000 |
| from item | 2028 | Insurance | | -50 000 |
| from chapter | 21 | Data processing, equipment and furniture: purchase, hire and maintenance | | |
| from item | 2100/02 | Purchase, servicing and maintenance of equipment and software, and related work: purchase, servicing and maintenance of distributed equipment and software, and related work | | - 567 000 |
| from item | 2102/01 | Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: infrastructure assistance | | -54 000 |
| from item | 2102/02 | Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: maintenance of existing applications (analysis of changes, programming, debugging) | | -11 000 |
| from item | 2102/04 | Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: outside assistance in connection with Infocentres and users, including Members | | - 168 000 |
| from item | 2102/05 | Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: conduct of special studies (complex specifications, ergonomics, strategy, etc) And drafting and inputting of technical documentation (procedural manuals, user manuals, etc) | | -7 000 |
| from item | 2120/01 | Furniture: office machinery | | -23 000 |
| from item | 2120/02 | Furniture: purchases and replacement of furniture | | -1 500 000 |
| from item | 2140/01 | Technical equipment and installations: purchase, replacement, hire, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations — publishing and dissemination in traditional or electronic form | | - 380 000 |
| from item | 2140/02 | Technical equipment and installations: purchase, replacement, hire, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations — archives | | -4 000 |
| from item | 2140/03 | Technical equipment and installations: purchase, replacement, hire, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations — buildings | | -41 000 |
| from item | 2140/05 | Technical equipment and installations: purchase, replacement, hire, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations — canteens | | - 230 000 |
| from item | 2140/06 | Technical equipment and installations: purchase, replacement, hire, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations — equipment | | - 313 000 |
| from item | 2140/07 | Technical equipment and installations: purchase, replacement, hire, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations — mail | | -18 000 |
| from item | 2140/08 | Technical equipment and installations: purchase, replacement, hire, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations — security | | -1 060 000 |
| from item | 2140/09 | Technical equipment and installations: audiovisual — purchase, replacement and maintenance | | - 235 000 |
| from item | 2140/10 | Technical equipment and installations: joint equipment infrastructure and audiovisual installations, including ancillary costs linked to those purchases, such as studies, engineers' fees and assistance | | -15 000 |
| from item | 2140/11 | Technical equipment and installations: audiovisual — audiovisual and telecommunications equipment and technical installations for press rooms and offices in Brussels and Strasbourg (maintenance and assistance) | | - 410 000 |
| from item | 2160/01 | Vehicles: Members' transport (hire and use) | | - 140 000 |
| from item | 2160/04 | Vehicles: maintenance, use and repair | | -40 000 |
| from item | 2160/05 | Vehicles: rental of information offices | | -21 000 |
| from chapter | 23 | Current administrative expenditure | | |
| from item | 2300/04 | Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables: office supplies | | -90 000 |
| from item | 2300/05 | Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables: information offices | | -80 000 |
| from item | 2300/06 | Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables: audiovisual consumables | | -62 000 |
| from item | 2310/01 | Financial charges: bank charges | | - 115 000 |
| from item | 2310/02 | Financial charges: other financial charges | | -18 000 |
| from item | 2350/01 | Telecommunications: Luxembourg | | - 122 000 |
| from item | 2350/02 | Telecommunications: Strasbourg | | -41 000 |
| from item | 2350/03 | Telecommunications: Brussels | | - 452 000 |
| from item | 2350/04 | Telecommunications: charges for telematic services (subscriptions, communications charges and operation of data transmission networks) | | -1 961 000 |
| from item | 2350/05 | Telecommunications: telecommunications expenses relating to information offices | | -40 000 |
| from item | 2360/01 | Postage on correspondence and delivery charges: mail in Luxembourg (postage charges and costs for delivery by private delivery firms) | | -8 000 |
| from item | 2360/02 | Postage on correspondence and delivery charges: mail in Strasbourg (postage charges and costs for delivery by private delivery firms) | | -7 000 |
| from item | 2360/03 | Postage on correspondence and delivery charges: mail in Brussels (postage charges and costs for delivery by private delivery firms) | | -10 000 |
| from item | 2360/04 | Postage on correspondence and delivery charges: packages, customs clearance | | -16 000 |
| from item | 2360/07 | Postage on correspondence and delivery charges: postage on items produced by DG Information | | -50 000 |
| from item | 2360/08 | Postage on correspondence and delivery charges: information offices | | - 260 000 |
| from item | 2370/02 | Removals: departmental removals and associated handling — Information offices | | -12 000 |
| from item | 2380/01 | Other administrative expenditure: miscellaneous insurance, in particular for telephone, IT and audiovisual equipment, the transport and display of material, thefts and losses on mission | | -4 000 |
| from item | 2380/04 | Other administrative expenditure: information offices | | -11 000 |
| from item | 2380/05 | Other administrative expenditure: miscellaneous expenses | | -10 000 |
| from chapter | 30 | Meetings and conferences | | |
| from item | 3042/03 | Meetings, congresses and conferences: political group meetings | | - 235 000 |
| from item | 3042/04 | Meetings, congresses and conferences: other meetings | | -10 000 |
| from item | 3044 | Miscellaneous expenditure on the organisation of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO and other interparliamentary, ad hoc and WTO delegation meetings | | - 100 000 |
| from item | 3046 | Miscellaneous expenditure on the organisation of ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly meetings | | - 150 000 |
| from item | 3048 | Miscellaneous expenditure on the organisation of Euromed Parliamentary Assembly meetings | | -95 000 |
| from chapter | 32 | Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination | | |
| from item | 3200/01 | Acquisition of expertise: studies, experts and other persons (EU internal policies) | | - 845 000 |
| from item | 3200/02 | Acquisition of expertise: studies, experts and other persons (EU external policies) | | - 310 000 |
| from item | 3200/03 | Acquisition of expertise: experts for the Administration | | - 220 000 |
| from item | 3200/05 | Acquisition of expertise: security-related consultations and studies | | -2 000 |
| from item | 3200/06 | Acquisition of expertise: impact assessment | | - 405 000 |
| from item | 3220/01 | Documentation and library expenditure: books, subscriptions, newspapers, periodicals and media library products for services other than in the DGs for the Presidency, Personnel and Infrastructure and Interpretation and the Legal Service | | -22 000 |
| from item | 3220/02 | Documentation and library expenditure: subscriptions to publications and on-line services from news agencies | | -12 000 |
| from item | 3220/03 | Documentation and library expenditure: use of external data bases | | -4 000 |
| from item | 3220/05 | Documentation and library expenditure: books, subscriptions, newspapers, periodicals and media library products for the DG for the Presidency | | -5 000 |
| from item | 3244/01 | Organisation and reception of groups of visitors, Euroscola programme and invitations to opinion multipliers from third countries: reception costs and subsidies for visitors' groups | | - 551 000 |
| from item | 3244/02 | Organisation and reception of groups of visitors, Euroscola programme and invitations to opinion multipliers from third countries: Euroscola programme running costs | | -86 000 |
| from item | 3245/01 | Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities: subsidies for the organisation of national and multinational symposia and seminars for opinion multipliers from the Member States; cost of organising parliamentary symposia and seminars | | - 155 000 |
| from item | 3245/02 | Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities: Sakharov Prize and cost of organising the award ceremony | | -35 000 |
| from item | 3249/02 | Information exchanges with national parliaments: measures linked to documentation, analysis and information, including those carried out by the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD) | | - 100 000 |
| from item | 3249/03 | Information exchanges with national parliaments: cooperation between European Parliament and parliaments from countries under the Stability Pact | | -26 000 |
| from chapter | 40 | Expenditure relating to certain institutions and bodies | | |
| from item | 402 | Contributions to European political parties | | - 239 000 |
| from item | 4222 | Exchange losses | | -80 000 |
| from chapter | Chapter 100 | Provisional appropriations | | -2 727 817 |
| from chapter | Chapter 101 | Contingency reserve | | - 216 183 |
| to chapter | 20 | Buildings and associated costs | | |
| to item | 2003 | Acquisition of immovable property | 23 500 000 | |
| to chapter | 20 | Buildings and associated costs | | |
| to item | 2008 | Other expenditure on buildings | 1 500 000 | |
| Total amount of C transfers | 148 796 196 | - 148 796 196 |

(Euro)

No

From/To Chapter/Article/Item

Number Chapter/Article/Item

Heading chapter/article/item

Amount of receiving item (€)

Amount of donor item (€)

C1

from chapter

Chapter 101

Contingency reserve

- 105 300

to chapter

21

Data processing, equipment and furniture: purchase, hire and maintenance

to item

2120/04

Furniture: works of art

105 300

C2

from chapter

Chapter 101

Contingency reserve

- 545 000

to chapter

16

Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution

to item

1612

Further training

545 000

C3

from chapter

Chapter 101

Contingency reserve

- 285 000

to chapter

16

Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution

to item

1613

Further training: mission expenses

285 000

C4

from chapter

Chapter 101

Contingency reserve

- 250 000

to chapter

32

Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination

to item

3245/03

Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities: EP cinema prize

250 000

C5

from chapter

Chapter 100

Provisional appropriations

-49 631

to chapter

12

Officials and temporary staff

to item

1200

Remuneration and allowances

49 631

C6

from chapter

10

Members of the institution

from item

1030

Retirement pensions

- 137 000

to item

102

Temporary allowances

137 000

C7

from chapter

12

Officials and temporary staff

from item

1200

Remuneration and allowances

- 100 000

to item

1220

Allowances for staff retired in the interests of the service

100 000

C8

from chapter

Chapter 104

Reserve for information and communication policy

- 725 000

to chapter

32

Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination

to item

3246

Parliamentary television channel (Web TV)

725 000

C9

from chapter

Chapter 100

Provisional appropriations

-1 132 065

to chapter

30

Meetings and conferences

to item

3000/01

Staff mission expenses: part-sessions, committees or their delegations, political groups and miscellaneous

1 132 065

C10

from chapter

Chapter 100

Provisional appropriations

-2 000 000

to chapter

21

Data processing, equipment and furniture: purchase, hire and maintenance

to item

2102/03

Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: production of new applications and further development of existing applications (feasibility study, analysis, programming, debugging)

2 000 000

C11

from chapter

14

Other staff and outside services

-5 775 000

from item

1400

Other staff

to chapter

12

Officials and temporary staff

to item

1200

Remuneration and allowances

5 775 000

C12

from chapter

Chapter 100

Provisional appropriations

-2 235 000

to chapter

20

Buildings and associated costs

to item

2026/03

Security and surveillance of buildings: Brussels

2 235 000

C13

from chapter

23

Current administrative expenditure

from item

2300/03

Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables: paper for copiers, laser printers and fax machines

- 210 000

to item

2370/01

Removals: departmental removals and associated handling

210 000

C14

from chapter

Chapter 100

Provisional appropriations

-1 869 200

to chapter

20

Buildings and associated costs

to item

2007/03

Fitting-out of premises: Brussels

1 869 200

C15

from chapter

12

Officials and temporary staff

from item

1222

Allowances for staff whose service is terminated and special retirement scheme for officials and temporary staff

-35 000

to chapter

16

Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution

to item

1630/01

Social welfare: supplementary aid for the disabled — expenditure not refunded by the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme and other specific expenditure

35 000

C16

from chapter

Chapter 101

Contingency reserve

- 155 000

to chapter

32

Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination

to item

3245/01

Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities: subsidies for the organisation of national and multinational symposia and seminars for opinion multipliers from the Member States; cost of organising parliamentary symposia and seminars

155 000

C17

from chapter

Chapter 105

Provisional appropriation for buildings

-50 000 000

from chapter

20

Buildings and associated costs

from item

2005

Construction of buildings

-4 000 000

2008

Other expenditure on buildings

-3 700 000

2022/03

Cleaning and maintenance: Brussels

-1 000 000

to chapter

20

Buildings and associated costs

to item

2001/03

Annual lease payments: Brussels

58 700 000

C19

from chapter

Chapter 100

Provisional appropriations

-58 000

from chapter

Chapter 101

Contingency reserve

-40 000

to chapter

16

Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution

to item

1610

Expenditure on recruitment

98 000

C20

from chapter

Chapter 104

Reserve for information and communication policy

-13 000 000

to chapter

21

Data processing, equipment and furniture: purchase, hire and maintenance

to item

2140/12

Technical equipment and installations: audiovisual — D5 Building

13 000 000

C21

from chapter

Chapter 100

Provisional appropriations

-1 750 000

to chapter

14

Other staff and outside services

to item

1402/01

Conference interpreters: interpreters and conference technicians

1 750 000

C22

from chapter

Chapter 101

Contingency reserve

-1 000 000

to chapter

10

Members of the institution

to item

1004/01

Travel and subsistence allowances, attendance at meetings and associated expenditure: part-sessions, committees or their delegations, political groups and miscellaneous

1 000 000

C23

from chapter

Chapter 101

Contingency reserve

- 300 000

to chapter

30

Meetings and conferences

to item

3040

Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings

300 000

C24

from chapter

14

Other staff and outside services

from item

1400

Other staff

-4 000 000

from chapter

16

Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution

from item

1654/01

Early Childhood Centre and approved day nurseries: outside management of Parliament's day nursery and family room in Brussels and ancillary expenditure

-2 200 000

from chapter

32

Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination

from item

3243

Visitors' centre

-4 600 000

from chapter

Chapter 100

Provisional appropriations

-1 000 000

from chapter

Chapter 101

Contingency reserve

-3 040 000

to chapter

14

Other staff and outside services

to item

1420/01

Outside services: translation of the Verbatim Report of Proceedings

14 520 000

to chapter

32

Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination

to item

3240

Official journal

320 000

C25

from chapter

12

Officials and temporary staff

from item

1200

Remuneration and allowances

-8 000 000

from chapter

Chapter 104

Reserve for information and communication policy

-8 675 000

from chapter

Chapter 101

Contingency reserve

-1 825 000

to chapter

21

Data processing, equipment and furniture: purchase, hire and maintenance

to item

2001/03

Annual lease payments: Brussels

18 500 000

C26

from chapter

10

Members of the institution

from item

102

Temporary allowances

-37 000

from item

108

Exchange losses

- 100 000

from item

1005

Special travel expenses in the exercise of the Parliamentary mandate

- 390 000

from item

1030

Retirement pensions

- 403 000

from item

1033

Optional pension scheme for Members

-1 106 000

from item

1004/02

Travel and subsistence allowances, attendance at meetings and associated expenditure: parliamentary delegations and institutions stipulated in the ACP-EU Convention and in the agreement establishing the Euro-Mediterranean Forum

- 200 000

from chapter

12

Officials and temporary staff

from item

1204

Entitlements in connection with entering the service, transfer and leaving the service

- 100 000

from item

1222

Allowances for staff whose service is terminated and special retirement scheme for officials and temporary staff

- 700 000

from chapter

14

Other staff and outside services

from item

1404/03

Graduate traineeships, grants and exchanges of officials: staff movements between the Institution and the public sector in the Member States

- 500 000

from item

1404/04

Graduate traineeships, grants and exchanges of officials: grants for training and further training of conference interpreters

- 770 000

from chapter

16

Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution

from item

1612

Further training

- 100 000

from chapter

20

Buildings and associated costs

from item

2000/01

Rent: Luxembourg

- 148 000

from item

2000/02

Rent: Strasbourg

-38 000

from item

2000/03

Rent: Brussels

- 265 000

from item

2007/01

Fitting-out of premises: Luxembourg

- 170 000

from item

2007/04

Fitting-out of premises: Information offices

- 460 000

from item

2008

Other expenditure on buildings

- 554 000

from item

2022/01

Cleaning and maintenance: Luxembourg

- 215 000

from item

2022/03

Cleaning and maintenance: Brussels

- 885 000

from item

2022/04

Cleaning and maintenance: Information offices

-40 000

from item

2024/02

Energy consumption: Strasbourg

- 200 000

from item

2024/03

Energy consumption: Brussels

- 324 000

from item

2026/01

Security and surveillance of buildings: Luxembourg

- 100 000

from item

2026/02

Security and surveillance of buildings: Strasbourg

- 498 000

from item

2026/03

Security and surveillance of buildings: Brussels

- 960 000

from item

2026/04

Security and surveillance of buildings: Information offices

- 450 000

from item

2028

Insurance

-50 000

from chapter

21

Data processing, equipment and furniture: purchase, hire and maintenance

from item

2100/02

Purchase, servicing and maintenance of equipment and software, and related work: purchase, servicing and maintenance of distributed equipment and software, and related work

- 567 000

from item

2102/01

Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: infrastructure assistance

-54 000

from item

2102/02

Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: maintenance of existing applications (analysis of changes, programming, debugging)

-11 000

from item

2102/04

Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: outside assistance in connection with Infocentres and users, including Members

- 168 000

from item

2102/05

Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: conduct of special studies (complex specifications, ergonomics, strategy, etc) And drafting and inputting of technical documentation (procedural manuals, user manuals, etc)

-7 000

from item

2120/01

Furniture: office machinery

-23 000

from item

2120/02

Furniture: purchases and replacement of furniture

-1 500 000

from item

2140/01

Technical equipment and installations: purchase, replacement, hire, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations — publishing and dissemination in traditional or electronic form

- 380 000

from item

2140/02

Technical equipment and installations: purchase, replacement, hire, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations — archives

-4 000

from item

2140/03

Technical equipment and installations: purchase, replacement, hire, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations — buildings

-41 000

from item

2140/05

Technical equipment and installations: purchase, replacement, hire, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations — canteens

- 230 000

from item

2140/06

Technical equipment and installations: purchase, replacement, hire, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations — equipment

- 313 000

from item

2140/07

Technical equipment and installations: purchase, replacement, hire, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations — mail

-18 000

from item

2140/08

Technical equipment and installations: purchase, replacement, hire, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations — security

-1 060 000

from item

2140/09

Technical equipment and installations: audiovisual — purchase, replacement and maintenance

- 235 000

from item

2140/10

Technical equipment and installations: joint equipment infrastructure and audiovisual installations, including ancillary costs linked to those purchases, such as studies, engineers' fees and assistance

-15 000

from item

2140/11

Technical equipment and installations: audiovisual — audiovisual and telecommunications equipment and technical installations for press rooms and offices in Brussels and Strasbourg (maintenance and assistance)

- 410 000

from item

2160/01

Vehicles: Members' transport (hire and use)

- 140 000

from item

2160/04

Vehicles: maintenance, use and repair

-40 000

from item

2160/05

Vehicles: rental of information offices

-21 000

from chapter

23

Current administrative expenditure

from item

2300/04

Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables: office supplies

-90 000

from item

2300/05

Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables: information offices

-80 000

from item

2300/06

Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables: audiovisual consumables

-62 000

from item

2310/01

Financial charges: bank charges

- 115 000

from item

2310/02

Financial charges: other financial charges

-18 000

from item

2350/01

Telecommunications: Luxembourg

- 122 000

from item

2350/02

Telecommunications: Strasbourg

-41 000

from item

2350/03

Telecommunications: Brussels

- 452 000

from item

2350/04

Telecommunications: charges for telematic services (subscriptions, communications charges and operation of data transmission networks)

-1 961 000

from item

2350/05

Telecommunications: telecommunications expenses relating to information offices

-40 000

from item

2360/01

Postage on correspondence and delivery charges: mail in Luxembourg (postage charges and costs for delivery by private delivery firms)

-8 000

from item

2360/02

Postage on correspondence and delivery charges: mail in Strasbourg (postage charges and costs for delivery by private delivery firms)

-7 000

from item

2360/03

Postage on correspondence and delivery charges: mail in Brussels (postage charges and costs for delivery by private delivery firms)

-10 000

from item

2360/04

Postage on correspondence and delivery charges: packages, customs clearance

-16 000

from item

2360/07

Postage on correspondence and delivery charges: postage on items produced by DG Information

-50 000

from item

2360/08

Postage on correspondence and delivery charges: information offices

- 260 000

from item

2370/02

Removals: departmental removals and associated handling — Information offices

-12 000

from item

2380/01

Other administrative expenditure: miscellaneous insurance, in particular for telephone, IT and audiovisual equipment, the transport and display of material, thefts and losses on mission

-4 000

from item

2380/04

Other administrative expenditure: information offices

-11 000

from item

2380/05

Other administrative expenditure: miscellaneous expenses

-10 000

from chapter

30

Meetings and conferences

from item

3042/03

Meetings, congresses and conferences: political group meetings

- 235 000

from item

3042/04

Meetings, congresses and conferences: other meetings

-10 000

from item

3044

Miscellaneous expenditure on the organisation of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO and other interparliamentary, ad hoc and WTO delegation meetings

- 100 000

from item

3046

Miscellaneous expenditure on the organisation of ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly meetings

- 150 000

from item

3048

Miscellaneous expenditure on the organisation of Euromed Parliamentary Assembly meetings

-95 000

from chapter

32

Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination

from item

3200/01

Acquisition of expertise: studies, experts and other persons (EU internal policies)

- 845 000

from item

3200/02

Acquisition of expertise: studies, experts and other persons (EU external policies)

- 310 000

from item

3200/03

Acquisition of expertise: experts for the Administration

- 220 000

from item

3200/05

Acquisition of expertise: security-related consultations and studies

-2 000

from item

3200/06

Acquisition of expertise: impact assessment

- 405 000

from item

3220/01

Documentation and library expenditure: books, subscriptions, newspapers, periodicals and media library products for services other than in the DGs for the Presidency, Personnel and Infrastructure and Interpretation and the Legal Service

-22 000

from item

3220/02

Documentation and library expenditure: subscriptions to publications and on-line services from news agencies

-12 000

from item

3220/03

Documentation and library expenditure: use of external data bases

-4 000

from item

3220/05

Documentation and library expenditure: books, subscriptions, newspapers, periodicals and media library products for the DG for the Presidency

-5 000

from item

3244/01

Organisation and reception of groups of visitors, Euroscola programme and invitations to opinion multipliers from third countries: reception costs and subsidies for visitors' groups

- 551 000

from item

3244/02

Organisation and reception of groups of visitors, Euroscola programme and invitations to opinion multipliers from third countries: Euroscola programme running costs

-86 000

from item

3245/01

Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities: subsidies for the organisation of national and multinational symposia and seminars for opinion multipliers from the Member States; cost of organising parliamentary symposia and seminars

- 155 000

from item

3245/02

Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities: Sakharov Prize and cost of organising the award ceremony

-35 000

from item

3249/02

Information exchanges with national parliaments: measures linked to documentation, analysis and information, including those carried out by the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD)

- 100 000

from item

3249/03

Information exchanges with national parliaments: cooperation between European Parliament and parliaments from countries under the Stability Pact

-26 000

from chapter

40

Expenditure relating to certain institutions and bodies

from item

402

Contributions to European political parties

- 239 000

from item

4222

Exchange losses

-80 000

from chapter

Chapter 100

Provisional appropriations

-2 727 817

from chapter

Chapter 101

Contingency reserve

- 216 183

to chapter

20

Buildings and associated costs

to item

2003

Acquisition of immovable property

23 500 000

to chapter

20

Buildings and associated costs

to item

2008

Other expenditure on buildings

1 500 000

Total amount of C transfers

148 796 196

- 148 796 196

ANNEX 2

SUMMARY OF ‘P’ TRANSFERS

in financial year 2007

| (€) |
| --- |
| No | Chapter/Article/Item | Amount (€) |
| 1 | within article 210 ‘Equipment, operating costs and services relating to data processing and telecommunications’ | |
| from item | 2100/04 | Purchase, servicing and maintenance of equipment and software, and related work: purchase, servicing and maintenance of Streamline equipment and software, and related work | - 220 000 |
| to item | 2102/07 | Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: outside assistance in connection with the Streamline project | 220 000 |
| 2 | within article 163 ‘Measures to assist the Institution's staff’ | |
| from item | 1632/01 | Social contacts between members of staff and other social measures: Luxembourg | -20 000 |
| to item | 1630/03 | Social welfare: welfare expenditure — Luxembourg | 20 000 |
| 3 | within article 210 ‘Equipment, operating costs and services relating to data processing and telecommunications’ | |
| from item | 2100/01 | Purchase, servicing and maintenance of equipment and software, and related work: purchase, servicing and maintenance of infrastructure equipment and software, and related work | - 800 000 |
| to item | 2102/02 | Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: maintenance of existing applications (analysis of changes, programming, debugging) | 340 000 |
| to item | 2102/03 | Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: production of new applications and further development of existing applications (feasibility study, analysis, programming, debugging) | 460 000 |
| 4 | within article 140 ‘Other staff and externals’ | |
| from item | 1400 | Other staff | - 130 000 |
| to item | 1404/01 | Graduate traineeships, grants and exchanges of officials: paid and unpaid traineeships other than for translators | 130 000 |
| 5 | within article 161 ‘Expenditure relating to staff management’ | |
| from item | 1612 | Further training | - 125 000 |
| to item | 1613 | Further training: mission expenses | 125 000 |
| 6 | within article 103 ‘Pensions’ | |
| from item | 1030 | Retirement pensions | -58 000 |
| to item | 1031 | Invalidity pensions | 8 000 |
| to item | 1032 | Survivors' pensions | 50 000 |
| Total amount of P transfers | 1 353 000 |

(€)

No

Chapter/Article/Item

Amount (€)

1

within article 210 ‘Equipment, operating costs and services relating to data processing and telecommunications’

from item

2100/04

Purchase, servicing and maintenance of equipment and software, and related work: purchase, servicing and maintenance of Streamline equipment and software, and related work

- 220 000

to item

2102/07

Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: outside assistance in connection with the Streamline project

220 000

2

within article 163 ‘Measures to assist the Institution's staff’

from item

1632/01

Social contacts between members of staff and other social measures: Luxembourg

-20 000

to item

1630/03

Social welfare: welfare expenditure — Luxembourg

20 000

3

within article 210 ‘Equipment, operating costs and services relating to data processing and telecommunications’

from item

2100/01

Purchase, servicing and maintenance of equipment and software, and related work: purchase, servicing and maintenance of infrastructure equipment and software, and related work

- 800 000

to item

2102/02

Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: maintenance of existing applications (analysis of changes, programming, debugging)

340 000

to item

2102/03

Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems: production of new applications and further development of existing applications (feasibility study, analysis, programming, debugging)

460 000

4

within article 140 ‘Other staff and externals’

from item

1400

Other staff

- 130 000

to item

1404/01

Graduate traineeships, grants and exchanges of officials: paid and unpaid traineeships other than for translators

130 000

5

within article 161 ‘Expenditure relating to staff management’

from item

1612

Further training

- 125 000

to item

1613

Further training: mission expenses

125 000

6

within article 103 ‘Pensions’

from item

1030

Retirement pensions

-58 000

to item

1031

Invalidity pensions

8 000

to item

1032

Survivors' pensions

50 000

Total amount of P transfers

1 353 000

ANNEX 3

IMPLEMENTATION OF 2007 APPROPRIATIONS

| Article/Item | Heading | Initial Appropriations | Transfer | Final Appropriations | Commitments | % of Utilisation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1000 | Salaries, allowances and payments | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1004 | Travel and subsistence allowances, attendance at meetings and associated expenditure | 77 500 000 | 800 000 | 78 300 000 | 78 099 999 | 100 % |
| 1005 | Special travel expenses in the exercise of the Parliamentary mandate | 1 460 000 | - 390 000 | 1 070 000 | 1 070 000 | 100 % |
| 1006 | General expenditure allowance | 37 514 000 | — | 37 514 000 | 37 505 016 | 100 % |
| 1007 | Allowances for performance of duties | 164 000 | — | 164 000 | 161 154 | 98 % |
| 1010 | Accident and sickness insurance and other social security charges | 1 890 000 | — | 1 890 000 | 1 794 689 | 95 % |
| 1012 | Specific measures to assist disabled Members and Members' disabled children | 135 000 | — | 135 000 | 90 854 | 67 % |
| 1020 | Temporary allowances | 70 000 | 100 000 | 170 000 | 132 729 | 78 % |
| 1030 | Retirement pensions | 10 258 000 | - 598 000 | 9 660 000 | 9 480 552 | 98 % |
| 1031 | Invalidity pensions | 508 000 | 8 000 | 516 000 | 497 527 | 96 % |
| 1032 | Survivors' pensions | 2 582 000 | 50 000 | 2 632 000 | 2 540 355 | 97 % |
| 1033 | Optional pension scheme for Members | 14 373 000 | -1 106 000 | 13 267 000 | 13 247 972 | 100 % |
| 1050 | Language and data-processing courses | 900 000 | — | 900 000 | 561 279 | 62 % |
| 1080 | Exchange losses | 100 000 | - 100 000 | — | — | — |
| 1090 | Provisional appropriation to cover the allowances of Members of the institution | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1200 | Remuneration and allowances | 448 446 662 | -2 275 370 | 446 171 292 | 445 433 340 | 100 % |
| 1202 | Paid overtime | 410 000 | — | 410 000 | 343 836 | 84 % |
| 1204 | Entitlements in connection with entering the service, transfer and leaving the service | 4 937 776 | - 100 000 | 4 837 776 | 4 587 915 | 95 % |
| 1220 | Allowances for staff retired in the interests of the service | 580 000 | 100 000 | 680 000 | 630 754 | 93 % |
| 1222 | Allowances for staff whose service is terminated and special retirement scheme for officials and temporary staff | 8 100 000 | - 735 000 | 7 365 000 | 7 072 422 | 96 % |
| 1240 | Provisional appropriation | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1400 | Other staff | 32 700 000 | -9 905 000 | 22 795 000 | 22 000 683 | 97 % |
| 1402 | Conference interpreters | 48 072 250 | 1 750 000 | 49 822 250 | 49 821 855 | 100 % |
| 1404 | Graduate traineeships, grants and exchanges of officials | 6 265 000 | -1 140 000 | 5 125 000 | 4 847 931 | 95 % |
| 1406 | Observers | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1407 | Training allowance (European Parliament apprenticeship programme) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1420 | Outside services | 16 590 000 | 14 520 000 | 31 110 000 | 31 023 538 | 100 % |
| 1440 | Provisional appropriation | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1610 | Expenditure on recruitment | 150 000 | 98 000 | 248 000 | 248 000 | 100 % |
| 1612 | Further training | 3 100 000 | 320 000 | 3 420 000 | 3 343 967 | 98 % |
| 1613 | Further training: mission expenses | 995 000 | 410 000 | 1 405 000 | 1 285 000 | 91 % |
| 1630 | Social welfare | 484 000 | 55 000 | 539 000 | 488 611 | 91 % |
| 1632 | Social contacts between members of staff and other social measures | 306 000 | -20 000 | 286 000 | 275 000 | 96 % |
| 1650 | Medical Service | 900 000 | — | 900 000 | 896 961 | 100 % |
| 1652 | Current operating expenditure for restaurants and canteens | 600 000 | — | 600 000 | 600 000 | 100 % |
| 1654 | Early Childhood Centre and approved day nurseries | 5 804 464 | -2 200 000 | 3 604 464 | 3 208 001 | 89 % |
| 2000 | Rent | 25 853 800 | - 451 000 | 25 402 800 | 25 330 828 | 100 % |
| 2001 | Annual lease payments | 3 475 000 | 77 200 000 | 80 675 000 | 62 175 000 | 77 % |
| 2003 | Acquisition of immovable property | 0 | 23 500 000 | 23 500 000 | — | 0 % |
| 2005 | Construction of buildings | 4 000 000 | -4 000 000 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Fitting-out of premises | 17 422 800 | 1 239 200 | 18 662 000 | 18 365 296 | 98 % |
| 2008 | Other expenditure on buildings | 11 187 000 | -2 754 000 | 8 433 000 | 6 881 005 | 82 % |
| 2022 | Cleaning and maintenance | 30 626 000 | -2 140 000 | 28 486 000 | 28 199 141 | 99 % |
| 2024 | Energy consumption | 13 493 000 | - 524 000 | 12 969 000 | 12 754 688 | 98 % |
| 2026 | Security and surveillance of buildings | 32 897 625 | 227 000 | 33 124 625 | 32 940 967 | 99 % |
| 2028 | Insurance | 1 474 400 | -50 000 | 1 424 400 | 1 390 116 | 98 % |
| 2100 | Purchase, servicing and maintenance of equipment and software, and related work | 44 862 000 | -1 587 000 | 43 275 000 | 43 093 621 | 100 % |
| 2102 | Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems | 30 137 000 | 2 780 000 | 32 917 000 | 32 827 763 | 100 % |
| 2120 | Furniture | 7 006 000 | -1 417 700 | 5 588 300 | 5 574 858 | 100 % |
| 2140 | Technical equipment and installations | 16 951 075 | 10 294 000 | 27 245 075 | 25 477 329 | 94 % |
| 2160 | Vehicles | 5 279 100 | - 201 000 | 5 078 100 | 4 639 024 | 91 % |
| 2300 | Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables | 3 191 800 | - 442 000 | 2 749 800 | 2 635 406 | 96 % |
| 2310 | Financial charges | 670 000 | - 133 000 | 537 000 | 512 632 | 95 % |
| 2320 | Legal costs and damages | 249 400 | 0 | 249 400 | 247 387 | 99 % |
| 2350 | Telecommunications | 8 581 000 | -2 616 000 | 5 965 000 | 5 957 997 | 100 % |
| 2360 | Postage on correspondence and delivery charges | 1 125 000 | - 351 000 | 774 000 | 725 493 | 94 % |
| 2370 | Removals | 520 000 | 198 000 | 718 000 | 669 034 | 93 % |
| 2380 | Other administrative expenditure | 685 000 | -25 000 | 660 000 | 641 121 | 97 % |
| 3000 | Staff mission expenses | 22 867 935 | 1 132 065 | 24 000 000 | 24 000 000 | 100 % |
| 3020 | Entertainment and representation expenses | 787 000 | 0 | 787 000 | 731 130 | 93 % |
| 3040 | Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings | 1 772 000 | 300 000 | 2 072 000 | 1 972 000 | 95 % |
| 3042 | Meetings, congresses and conferences' | 1 416 600 | - 245 000 | 1 171 600 | 935 854 | 80 % |
| 3044 | Miscellaneous expenditure on the organisation of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO and other interparliamentary, ad hoc and WTO delegation meetings | 516 000 | - 100 000 | 416 000 | 333 501 | 80 % |
| 3046 | Miscellaneous expenditure on the organisation of ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly meetings | 470 000 | - 150 000 | 320 000 | 251 632 | 79 % |
| 3048 | Miscellaneous expenditure on the organisation of Euromed Parliamentary Assembly meetings | 102 000 | -95 000 | 7 000 | 1 200 | 17 % |
| 3049 | Expenditure on travel agency services | 1 160 000 | — | 1 160 000 | 1 112 887 | 96 % |
| 3200 | Acquisition of expertise | 8 869 600 | -1 782 000 | 7 087 600 | 6 575 738 | 93 % |
| 3220 | Documentation and library expenditure | 3 363 232 | -43 000 | 3 320 232 | 3 267 162 | 98 % |
| 3222 | Expenditure on archive resources | 1 520 000 | — | 1 520 000 | 1 517 600 | 100 % |
| 3240 | Official Journal | 6 950 000 | 320 000 | 7 270 000 | 7 212 611 | 99 % |
| 3241 | Digital and traditional publications | 1 823 000 | — | 1 823 000 | 1 561 130 | 86 % |
| 3242 | Expenditure on publication, information and participation in public events | 12 853 000 | — | 12 853 000 | 12 296 280 | 96 % |
| 3243 | Visitors' Centre | 6 800 000 | -4 600 000 | 2 200 000 | 2 123 423 | 97 % |
| 3244 | Organisation and reception of groups of visitors, Euroscola programme and invitations to opinion multipliers from third countries | 26 618 000 | - 637 000 | 25 981 000 | 25 294 513 | 97 % |
| 3245 | Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities | 1 650 000 | 215 000 | 1 865 000 | 1 651 025 | 89 % |
| 3246 | Parliamentary television channel (Web TV) | — | 725 000 | 725 000 | 723 922 | 100 % |
| 3247 | Expenditure on information about the Debate on the Future of Europe | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3248 | Expenditure on audiovisual information | 10 033 900 | — | 10 033 900 | 9 452 768 | 94 % |
| 3249 | Information exchanges with national parliaments | 2 000 000 | - 126 000 | 1 874 000 | 916 854 | 49 % |
| 3250 | Expenditure relating to Information Offices | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4000 | Current administrative expenditure and expenditure relating to the political and information activities of the political groups and non-attached Members | 50 640 000 | — | 50 640 000 | 50 321 239 | 99 % |
| 4020 | Contributions to European political parties | 10 436 000 | - 239 000 | 10 197 000 | 10 196 612 | 100 % |
| 4200 | Parliamentary assistants | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4220 | Parliamentary assistance | 144 095 563 | — | 144 095 563 | 142 271 412 | 99 % |
| 4222 | Exchange losses | 500 000 | -80 000 | 420 000 | 344 757 | 82 % |
| 4400 | Cost of meetings and other activities of former Members | 100 000 | — | 100 000 | 100 000 | 100 % |
| 4420 | Cost of meetings and other activities of the European Parliamentary Association | 122 000 | — | 122 000 | 121 300 | 99 % |
| Chapter 100 | Provisional appropriations | 12 821 713 | -12 821 712 | 1 | — | — |
| Chapter 101 | Contingency reserve | 9 190 479 | -7 761 483 | 1 428 996 | — | — |
| Chapter 103 | Enlargement reserve | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chapter 104 | Reserve for information and communication policy | 22 400 000 | -22 400 000 | — | — | — |
| Chapter 105 | Provisional appropriation for buildings | 50 000 000 | -50 000 000 | — | — | — |
| Total | | 1 397 460 174 | — | 1 397 460 174 | 1 337 615 197 | 96 % |

Article/Item

Heading

Initial Appropriations

Transfer

Final Appropriations

Commitments

% of Utilisation

1000

Salaries, allowances and payments

—

—

—

—

—

1004

Travel and subsistence allowances, attendance at meetings and associated expenditure

77 500 000

800 000

78 300 000

78 099 999

100 %

1005

Special travel expenses in the exercise of the Parliamentary mandate

1 460 000

- 390 000

1 070 000

1 070 000

100 %

1006

General expenditure allowance

37 514 000

—

37 514 000

37 505 016

100 %

1007

Allowances for performance of duties

164 000

—

164 000

161 154

98 %

1010

Accident and sickness insurance and other social security charges

1 890 000

—

1 890 000

1 794 689

95 %

1012

Specific measures to assist disabled Members and Members' disabled children

135 000

—

135 000

90 854

67 %

1020

Temporary allowances

70 000

100 000

170 000

132 729

78 %

1030

Retirement pensions

10 258 000

- 598 000

9 660 000

9 480 552

98 %

1031

Invalidity pensions

508 000

8 000

516 000

497 527

96 %

1032

Survivors' pensions

2 582 000

50 000

2 632 000

2 540 355

97 %

1033

Optional pension scheme for Members

14 373 000

-1 106 000

13 267 000

13 247 972

100 %

1050

Language and data-processing courses

900 000

—

900 000

561 279

62 %

1080

Exchange losses

100 000

- 100 000

—

—

—

1090

Provisional appropriation to cover the allowances of Members of the institution

—

—

—

—

—

1200

Remuneration and allowances

448 446 662

-2 275 370

446 171 292

445 433 340

100 %

1202

Paid overtime

410 000

—

410 000

343 836

84 %

1204

Entitlements in connection with entering the service, transfer and leaving the service

4 937 776

- 100 000

4 837 776

4 587 915

95 %

1220

Allowances for staff retired in the interests of the service

580 000

100 000

680 000

630 754

93 %

1222

Allowances for staff whose service is terminated and special retirement scheme for officials and temporary staff

8 100 000

- 735 000

7 365 000

7 072 422

96 %

1240

Provisional appropriation

—

—

—

—

—

1400

Other staff

32 700 000

-9 905 000

22 795 000

22 000 683

97 %

1402

Conference interpreters

48 072 250

1 750 000

49 822 250

49 821 855

100 %

1404

Graduate traineeships, grants and exchanges of officials

6 265 000

-1 140 000

5 125 000

4 847 931

95 %

1406

Observers

—

—

—

—

—

1407

Training allowance (European Parliament apprenticeship programme)

—

—

—

—

—

1420

Outside services

16 590 000

14 520 000

31 110 000

31 023 538

100 %

1440

Provisional appropriation

—

—

—

—

—

1610

Expenditure on recruitment

150 000

98 000

248 000

248 000

100 %

1612

Further training

3 100 000

320 000

3 420 000

3 343 967

98 %

1613

Further training: mission expenses

995 000

410 000

1 405 000

1 285 000

91 %

1630

Social welfare

484 000

55 000

539 000

488 611

91 %

1632

Social contacts between members of staff and other social measures

306 000

-20 000

286 000

275 000

96 %

1650

Medical Service

900 000

—

900 000

896 961

100 %

1652

Current operating expenditure for restaurants and canteens

600 000

—

600 000

600 000

100 %

1654

Early Childhood Centre and approved day nurseries

5 804 464

-2 200 000

3 604 464

3 208 001

89 %

2000

Rent

25 853 800

- 451 000

25 402 800

25 330 828

100 %

2001

Annual lease payments

3 475 000

77 200 000

80 675 000

62 175 000

77 %

2003

Acquisition of immovable property

0

23 500 000

23 500 000

—

0 %

2005

Construction of buildings

4 000 000

-4 000 000

—

—

—

2007

Fitting-out of premises

17 422 800

1 239 200

18 662 000

18 365 296

98 %

2008

Other expenditure on buildings

11 187 000

-2 754 000

8 433 000

6 881 005

82 %

2022

Cleaning and maintenance

30 626 000

-2 140 000

28 486 000

28 199 141

99 %

2024

Energy consumption

13 493 000

- 524 000

12 969 000

12 754 688

98 %

2026

Security and surveillance of buildings

32 897 625

227 000

33 124 625

32 940 967

99 %

2028

Insurance

1 474 400

-50 000

1 424 400

1 390 116

98 %

2100

Purchase, servicing and maintenance of equipment and software, and related work

44 862 000

-1 587 000

43 275 000

43 093 621

100 %

2102

Outside assistance in connection with the operation, development and maintenance of software systems

30 137 000

2 780 000

32 917 000

32 827 763

100 %

2120

Furniture

7 006 000

-1 417 700

5 588 300

5 574 858

100 %

2140

Technical equipment and installations

16 951 075

10 294 000

27 245 075

25 477 329

94 %

2160

Vehicles

5 279 100

- 201 000

5 078 100

4 639 024

91 %

2300

Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables

3 191 800

- 442 000

2 749 800

2 635 406

96 %

2310

Financial charges

670 000

- 133 000

537 000

512 632

95 %

2320

Legal costs and damages

249 400

0

249 400

247 387

99 %

2350

Telecommunications

8 581 000

-2 616 000

5 965 000

5 957 997

100 %

2360

Postage on correspondence and delivery charges

1 125 000

- 351 000

774 000

725 493

94 %

2370

Removals

520 000

198 000

718 000

669 034

93 %

2380

Other administrative expenditure

685 000

-25 000

660 000

641 121

97 %

3000

Staff mission expenses

22 867 935

1 132 065

24 000 000

24 000 000

100 %

3020

Entertainment and representation expenses

787 000

0

787 000

731 130

93 %

3040

Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings

1 772 000

300 000

2 072 000

1 972 000

95 %

3042

Meetings, congresses and conferences'

1 416 600

- 245 000

1 171 600

935 854

80 %

3044

Miscellaneous expenditure on the organisation of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO and other interparliamentary, ad hoc and WTO delegation meetings

516 000

- 100 000

416 000

333 501

80 %

3046

Miscellaneous expenditure on the organisation of ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly meetings

470 000

- 150 000

320 000

251 632

79 %

3048

Miscellaneous expenditure on the organisation of Euromed Parliamentary Assembly meetings

102 000

-95 000

7 000

1 200

17 %

3049

Expenditure on travel agency services

1 160 000

—

1 160 000

1 112 887

96 %

3200

Acquisition of expertise

8 869 600

-1 782 000

7 087 600

6 575 738

93 %

3220

Documentation and library expenditure

3 363 232

-43 000

3 320 232

3 267 162

98 %

3222

Expenditure on archive resources

1 520 000

—

1 520 000

1 517 600

100 %

3240

Official Journal

6 950 000

320 000

7 270 000

7 212 611

99 %

3241

Digital and traditional publications

1 823 000

—

1 823 000

1 561 130

86 %

3242

Expenditure on publication, information and participation in public events

12 853 000

—

12 853 000

12 296 280

96 %

3243

Visitors' Centre

6 800 000

-4 600 000

2 200 000

2 123 423

97 %

3244

Organisation and reception of groups of visitors, Euroscola programme and invitations to opinion multipliers from third countries

26 618 000

- 637 000

25 981 000

25 294 513

97 %

3245

Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities

1 650 000

215 000

1 865 000

1 651 025

89 %

3246

Parliamentary television channel (Web TV)

—

725 000

725 000

723 922

100 %

3247

Expenditure on information about the Debate on the Future of Europe

—

—

—

—

—

3248

Expenditure on audiovisual information

10 033 900

—

10 033 900

9 452 768

94 %

3249

Information exchanges with national parliaments

2 000 000

- 126 000

1 874 000

916 854

49 %

3250

Expenditure relating to Information Offices

—

—

—

—

—

4000

Current administrative expenditure and expenditure relating to the political and information activities of the political groups and non-attached Members

50 640 000

—

50 640 000

50 321 239

99 %

4020

Contributions to European political parties

10 436 000

- 239 000

10 197 000

10 196 612

100 %

4200

Parliamentary assistants

—

—

—

—

—

4220

Parliamentary assistance

144 095 563

—

144 095 563

142 271 412

99 %

4222

Exchange losses

500 000

-80 000

420 000

344 757

82 %

4400

Cost of meetings and other activities of former Members

100 000

—

100 000

100 000

100 %

4420

Cost of meetings and other activities of the European Parliamentary Association

122 000

—

122 000

121 300

99 %

Chapter 100

Provisional appropriations

12 821 713

-12 821 712

1

—

—

Chapter 101

Contingency reserve

9 190 479

-7 761 483

1 428 996

—

—

Chapter 103

Enlargement reserve

—

—

—

—

—

Chapter 104

Reserve for information and communication policy

22 400 000

-22 400 000

—

—

—

Chapter 105

Provisional appropriation for buildings

50 000 000

-50 000 000

—

—

—

Total

1 397 460 174

—

1 397 460 174

1 337 615 197

96 %

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