P6_TA(2005)0116

The financial implications of the accession of Romania and Bulgaria

European Parliament resolution on the financial implications of the accession of Romania and Bulgaria (2005/2031(INI))

The European Parliament,

- having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty,

- having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure [1] and in particular points 27 and 30 thereof,

- having regard to the outcome of the negotiations with the Council Presidency and the Trialogues of 5 and 13 April 2005,

- having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0090/2005),

A. whereas the EC Treaty and in particular Article 272 thereof, and the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 and in particular points 27 and 30 thereof, contain provisions which confirm the powers and the procedures of the budgetary authority on the classification of expenditure and corresponding authority,

1. Approves the Joint Declaration annexed to this resolution;

2. Instructs its President to forward this resolution together with the Joint Declaration to the Council and the Commission.

[1] OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2003/429/EC (OJ L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 25).

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ANNEX I

JOINT DECLARATION BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION

Financial implications of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania

1. Without prejudice to the draft treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe

a. The representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting with the Council declare that the amounts in Title III "Financial Provisions" of the Act of Accession, annexed to the draft Accession Treaty submitted under the assent procedure of the European Parliament, are mentioned without prejudice to the European Parliament's rights and the powers and prerogatives of the budgetary authority conferred by Article 272 of the EC Treaty and the relevant provisions of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999.

b. The Council, the Commission and the European Parliament confirm that the classification of the expenditure in Articles 30-34, Title III "Financial Provisions" of the Act of Accession, annexed to the draft Accession Treaty will constitute non-compulsory expenditure after 2009.

2. The Commission confirms that its proposal for a financial framework (2007-2013) is based on the assumption that Bulgaria and Romania will be Member States on 1 January 2007. The European Parliament and the Council take note of the indicative amounts for Bulgaria and Romania, provided by the Commission in March 2004 and considered by the Council in its conclusions of 22 March 2004 on "the financial package for the accession negotiations for Bulgaria and Romania". The financing of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania will be ensured without jeopardising the commitments for existing multiannual programmes or the decisions on the next financial perspective.

3. The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission recall the importance of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 in the functioning of budgetary procedures and that this can only function if all the institutions comply fully.

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ANNEX II

FINANCIAL PACKAGE PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION ON 22 MARCH 2004 FOR BULGARIA AND ROMANIA

Source: Conclusions General Affairs Council of 22.03.2004.

COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Total |

Agriculture | 1141 | 1990 | 2342 | 5473 |

Structural operations | 1938 | 2731 | 3605 | 8273 |

Internal Policies | 444 | 434 | 426 | 1304 |

Administration | 96 | 125 | 125 | 346 |

Total commitment appropriations | 3619 | 5279 | 3498 | 15396 |

Payment appropriations | 1648 | 3276 | 4131 | 9056 |

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