EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 9.4.2020 COM(2020) 140 final/2 This document corrects document COM(2020)140 final of 27 mars 2020. It concerns all language version. The first version was sent with acronym BUD. Since this acronym is not currently applicable to this type of documents, it is therefore deleted.

The text should read as follows: Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Decision (EU) 2020/265 as regards adjustments to the amounts mobilised from the Flexibility Instrument for 2020 to be used for migration, refugee inflows and security threats, for immediate measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak and for reinforcement of the European Public Prosecutor's Office



EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM The European Parliament and the Council decided on 27 November 2019 to mobilise the Flexibility instrument for an amount of EUR 778,1 million for heading 3 Security and Cititzenship as proposed by the Commission. The Commission submits today draft amending budget (DAB) No 1/2020 that includes, amongst others, an overall increase of the level of commitment appropriations for heading 3 of EUR 423,3 million to meet the needs resulting from the increased migration pressure in Greece, to finance immediate measures required in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak and to cover an increase of the budget for the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). As allowed by Article 14 of the Council Regulation (EU, Euratom ) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020, this DAB proposes to use the Global Margin for Commitment (GMC) remaining available from 2018 for the increase linked to migration (EUR 350 million). The remaining part of the increase, not falling under the scope of the GMC (EUR 73,3 million), requires an additional mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument. Therefore, the present proposal accompanies DAB No 1/2020 in order to increase accordingly the amounts mobilised from the Flexibility Instrument and to extend the purpose of the mobilisation. The adjusted mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument will amount to EUR 851,4 million (from EUR 778,1 million) for heading 3. This proposed mobilisation decision will amend Decision (EU) 2020/265 of 27 November 2019. The indicative payment appropriations corresponding to the updated mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument are presented in the table below: (in million EUR, at current prices) Year Payment appropriations related to the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument in 2020 2020 450,7 2021 342,2 2022 42,4 2023 16,1 Total 851,4 Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Decision (EU) 2020/265 as regards adjustments to the amounts mobilised from the Flexibility Instrument for 2020 to be used for migration, refugee inflows and security threats, for immediate measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak and for reinforcement of the European Public Prosecutor's Office THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, and in particular point 12 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Whereas: (1)The Flexibility Instrument is intended to allow the financing of clearly identified expenditure which could not be financed within the limits of the ceilings available for one or more other headings of the general budget of the Union.