Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council on the Adjustment of the Financial Perspective for Enlargement Presented by the Commission in accordance with point 25 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on Budgetary Discipline and Improvement of the Budgetary Procedure
Date: 2003-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: accession to the European Union, adaptation of financial perspectives, enlargement of the Union

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 11.2.2003
COM(2003) 70 final

Proposal for a

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

on the Adjustment of the Financial Perspective for Enlargement

Presented by the Commission in accordance with point 25 of the Interinstitutional
Agreement of 6 May 1999 on Budgetary Discipline and Improvement of the Budgetary
Procedure

   
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Point 25 of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and
improvement of the budgetary procedure1 provides for the Commission to present, when the
Union  is  enlarged,  a  proposal  to  adjust  the  financial  perspective  to  take  account  of  the
expenditure  requirements  resulting  from  enlargement.  Changes  in  the  headings  concerned
should not exceed the amounts shown in the indicative financial framework contained in the
IIA (Annex II).

The Copenhagen European Council of 12 and 13 December 2002 endorsed the results of the
negotiations which determined expenditure  requirements  resulting  from the accession of  ten
new  Member  States  in  2004  (Annex  1  of  the  present  memorandum),  and  invited  the
Commission  to  take  this  expenditure  into  account  in  its  proposal  to  adjust  the  financial
perspective.

The  purpose  of  this  document  is  to  propose  to  the  budgetary  authority  the  adjustments
necessary to cater for enlargement, namely:

–  To adjust the financial perspective (EU-15) in order to reconcile this financial framework
for  the  period  2004-2006,  at  1999  prices,  to  the  situation  of  an  enlarged  Union  of  25
members;

–  For  the  year  2004,  to  make  the  technical  adjustment  of  these  amounts  in  line  with  the

evolution of prices and GNI (gross national income).

1.

ADJUSTMENT  OF  THE EU-15  FRAMEWORK  AT 1999  PRICES  TO  THE  SITUATION  OF
AN ENLARGED EU OF 25 FOR THE PERIOD 2004-2006

(cid:1)  Concerning Headings 1  (including sub-headings 1a,  1b),  2,  3  and 5, the  ceilings
for EU-15  are  raised by the corresponding amounts presented  in  Annex 1 of the
present memorandum (as provided for in point 25 of the IIA).

(cid:1)  The ceilings of Headings 4 and 6 are not affected by the present exercise.

(cid:1)  As  for  Heading  7,  it  is  proposed  to  maintain  the  ceiling  unchanged.  Without
prejudice to future developments which could concern pre-accession expenditure,
Heading 7 is at this stage set to cover the following expenditure:

a)

For  Bulgaria  and  Romania  the  amounts  foreseen  for  the  pre-accession
instruments (Phare, SAPARD and ISPA) are increased for the remaining
years of the period by respectively 20%, 30% and 40% compared to the
average  of  the  preceding  years,  in  accordance  with  the  roadmaps  for
Bulgaria and Romania2 adopted by the Commission and as mentioned in
the conclusions of the Copenhagen European Council. For both countries
taken  together  the  proposed  amounts  are  as  follows:  €1,228  million  in
2004;  €1,330  million  in  2005  and  €1,432  million  in  2006.  The
breakdown  between  the  three  instruments  will  be  detailed  in  the

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2

OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p.1.
COM (2002) 624 final, 13.11.2002.

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budgetary  documents  in  the  course  of  the  annual  budget  procedure.

Moreover,  the  Phare  appropriations  will  also  include  the  supplementary
amounts  concerning  the  nuclear  decommissioning  of  the  Kozloduy
nuclear plant in Bulgaria. It is estimated that of the €200 million pledge
made  in  1999  to  help  compensate  for  the  decommissioning  of  non-
upgradable units, €60 million (at 1999 prices) remains to be committed in
the period 2004-2006. In addition, following the Bulgarian Government’s
decision  in  November  2002  on  the  early  closure  of  Units  3  and  4,  a
further pledge is now considered necessary. Specific financing proposals
will be made when detailed estimates are available;

pre-accession  appropriations  for  support  expenditure,  including  salaries
for  outside  personnel  at  Delegations  in  the  ten  acceding  countries,
necessary for the  phasing out  of  the  pre-accession  financial  instruments
and for a smooth transition between the rules applicable before and after
accession in the management of the pre-accession assistance;

concerning  Turkey 

the  pre-accession  programme 
(at  present
appropriations for  assistance to Turkey are classified  under  Heading  4).
Following  the  Commission  Strategy  Paper  of  October  2002  - which
proposed  that  total  assistance  could  at  least  double  by  2006 -,  the
the  Union  will
Copenhagen  European  Council  confirmed 
to  Turkey.
significantly 

its  pre-accession 

assistance 

increase 

that 

b)

c)

As  some  amounts  of  Heading  7  are  to  be  specified  or  could  change  during  this
period,  it  is  proposed  that  the  breakdown  in  sub-headings  for  this  category  of
expenditure be dropped.

(cid:1)  A  new  Heading  8  ‘Compensations’  is  introduced  including  the  amounts
corresponding  to  the  sum  of  the  so-called  ‘temporary  budgetary  compensation’
and ‘special lump-sum cash-flow facility’ in favour of the ten acceding countries
agreed at the Copenhagen European Council.

(cid:1)  Provision  should  be  made  for  supplementary  amounts  for  each  of  the  headings
concerned  against  a  political  settlement  being  reached  concerning  Cyprus  and
allowing unification of the island. When appropriate, these amounts will be added
to  the  ceilings  in  question.  The  budgetary  implications  resulting  from  the
implementation  of  a  political  settlement  are  estimated  for  the  period  at  € 273
million, at 1999 prices (see Annex 2 of the present memorandum).

(cid:1)  As a consequence of the  proposed  adaptations, Annex  II of the  Interinstitutional

Agreement of 6 May 1999 becomes void and is therefore deleted.

Table 1a annexed to this proposed Decision shows the result of the adjustment of the
financial perspective for EU-25 at 1999 prices, excluding the budgetary implications
of a political settlement in Cyprus. Compared to the situation foreseen in the IIA, the
overall  ceiling  for  commitment  appropriations,  at  1999  prices,  is  reduced  by  € 410
million for 2004, € 387 million for 2005 and € 939 million for 2006.

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In  the  event  that  a  political  settlement  allows  for  the  unification  of  Cyprus,  the
financial perspective applicable will correspond to the amounts shown in Table 1b.

In  accordance  with 
the
corresponding  overall  ceiling  in  payments  (EU-25)  for  the  years  2004-2006  is
unchanged compared to the corresponding ceiling set out in Annex 1 of the IIA.

the  Copenhagen  European  Council  conclusions, 

2.

TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT AT 2004 PRICES

The  consolidated  results  of  the  technical  adjustment  for  EU-15  at  2004  prices
presented  on  23  December  20023  and  the  expenditure  requirements  of  an
enlargement  taking  in  ten  new  members  agreed  upon  at  the  Copenhagen  European
Council are shown in Table 2a concerning the financial perspective for EU-25 at
2004 prices (excluding the budgetary implications of a unified Cyprus).

Table 2b shows the consolidated amounts foreseen if a political settlement allows the
unification of Cyprus, adjusted at 2004 prices.

2.1.

Own resources ceiling

In compliance with the conclusions of the Berlin European Council of March 1999,
the own resources ceiling for EU-25 remains unchanged in percentage terms  and is
established at 1.24% of GNI-25.

2.2.

Parameters used for the adjustment of expenditure

The  adjustment at  2004 prices is calculated by  applying  the  same  deflators  used  in
the  exercise  of  the  technical  adjustment  of  the  financial  perspective  (EU-15)  for
2004, namely:

–  A cumulative deflator of 10.41% for the period 2000-2004, applied to the amounts
reserved to new Member States entered in Heading 1 and in the Structural Funds
subheading  of  Heading  2,  in  accordance  with  point  15  of  the  Interinstitutional
Agreement (fixed rate of 2% a year).

–  The  GNI  deflator  in  euros  for  2000-2004  (10.72624%),  applied  to  the  amounts

entered in all other headings and subheadings (actual deflator).

–  In  accordance  with  the  financial  perspective  adopted  at  the  Berlin  European

Council, the monetary reserve has been eliminated from 2003.

Appropriations  for  payments  are  adjusted  by  the  same  deflators,  based  upon  the
amounts estimated for each heading when the financial perspectives were drawn up
(in  1999  prices),  added  to  the  appropriations  for  payments  planned  for  the  new
Member States and agreed at the Copenhagen European Council. The following table
details the calculation for the payment appropriations listed in Table 2a:

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COM (2002) 756 final, 23.12.2002.

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EU-15: 2004
(€ million)

10 new
Member States
2004
(€ million)

Cumulative
deflator
2000-2004
(%)

EU-25
2004
(€ million)

1999 prices

42,760
28,035
0

400

911
1,546
0

10.41
10.41
0

2004 prices
48,217
32,660
0

0

10.72624

443

27,148

100,800

10.72624

30,060

111,380

Appropriations for payments
Heading 1
Heading 2-Structural Funds
Heading 6
Monetary
reserve
Other
reserves

appropriations 

for
the  global

Other 
payments  under 
ceiling for payments
Total 
payments

appropriations 

for

For the calculation of the margin, the macroeconomic parameters such as the growth rate
and  the  deflator  used  for  the  present  adaptation  are  the  same  than  those  used  for  the
technical  adjustment  of  the  financial  perspective  for  EU-15  at  2004  prices.  These
parameters are set out in Table 3.

2.3.

Overall results of the financial perspective for EU-25 at 2004 prices

The  overall  ceiling  on  appropriations  for  commitments  (EU-25)  for  2004  is  €115,379
million,  equivalent  to  1.12  %  of  GNI-25  (€115,445  million  or  1.12%  GNI-25  if  the
budgetary implications of a settlement in Cyprus are included).

At 1999 prices, the overall ceilings for commitments (EU-25) for each year over the period
2004-2006 remain below the figures established in the indicative financial framework for
EU-21, in compliance with point 25, §2 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999.

In 2004, the overall ceiling on appropriations for payments is € 111,380 million, i.e. 1.08
% of GNI-25 which, on the basis of current economic forecasts, leaves a margin beneath
the own resources ceiling of € 16,680 million (0.16% of GNI for EU-25).

3.

FINAL REMARKS

For enlargement to take effect on 1 May 2004 as confirmed at the Copenhagen European
Council,  each  signatory  State’s  instruments  of  ratification  must  be  deposited  with  the
Government  of  the  Italian  Republic  on  15  April  2004  at  the  latest,  in  compliance  with
Article 313 of the Treaty establishing the European Community.

3.1.

Non-ratification of the Accession Treaty by a candidate country

If  any  candidate  country  rejects  the  Accession  Treaty,  the  ceilings  of  the  concerned
headings of the financial perspective will accordingly be reduced by the amounts foreseen
for that country.

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3.2.

Non-ratification of the Accession Treaty by a Member State

Should any Member State of the EU, according to its own ratification procedure, reject the
Accession Treaty or not approve it within the prescribed period, the process of enlargement
of the EU to 10 new members would be suspended.

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ANNEX 1: EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENTS OF ENLARGEMENT RESULTING 
FROM THE COPENHAGEN EUROPEAN COUNCIL (12 & 13 December 2002)

Commitments in Million euros, 1999 prices

1: AGRICULTURE
                                       of which
1a: common agricultural policy
1b: rural development
2: STRUCTURAL ACTIONS (after capping)
                                       of which
Structural Fund
Cohesion Fund
3: INTERNAL POLICIES and SUPPLEMENTARY 
TRANSITORY EXPENDITURE
                                       of which
Existing internal policies
Nuclear safety
Institution building
Schengen
5: ADMINISTRATION
Total

2004

2005

2006

1.897

327
1.570
6.070

3.453
2.617
1.457

846
125
200
286
503
9.927

3.747

2.032
1.715
6.907

4.755
2.152
1.428

881
125
120
302
558
12.640

4.147

2.322
1.825
8.770

5.948
2.822
1.372

916
125
60
271
612
14.901

Cash flow lump sums
Budgetary compensations
Total

2004

2005

2006

1.011
262
1.273

744
429
1.173

644
296
940

ANNEX 2: AMOUNTS FORESEEN IN THE CASE OF A POLITICAL SETTLEMENT 
IN CYPRUS IN 1999 PRICES

Heading 1A
Heading 1B
Heading 2: structural funds
Heading 2: cohesion fund
Heading 2: special programme
Heading 3: existing policies
Heading 3: Schengen facility
TOTAL

2004
3
-10
22
15
16
5
9
60

2005
9
-11
37
13
27
5
9
89

2006
10
-12
51
17
44
5
9
124

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Proposal for a

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

on the Adjustment of the Financial Perspective for Enlargement

Presented by the Commission in accordance with point 25 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of
6 May 1999 on Budgetary Discipline and Improvement of the Budgetary Procedure

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having  regard  to  the  Interinstitutional  Agreement  (IIA)  of  6  May  1999  between  the  European
Parliament,  the  Council  and  the  Commission  on  Budgetary  Discipline  and  Improvement  of  the
Budgetary Procedure, and in particular Point 25 thereof1,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission2,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in the fifth subparagraph of Article 272 (9) of
the Treaty,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

The  financial  perspective  for  the  European  Union  (with  15  members)  agreed  upon  in  the
Interinstitutional  Agreement  of  6  May  1999  should  be  adjusted  to  take  account  of  the
situation of an enlarged European Union of 25 Members for the period 2004-2006, at 1999
prices.

The Copenhagen European Council of 12 and 13 December 2002 has endorsed the results of
the  negotiations  which  have  determined  expenditure  requirements  resulting  from  the
accession of ten new Member States in 2004.

It  has  clearly  stated  that  pre-accession  financial  assistance  for  Turkey  would  be  financed
under the “pre-accession heading” from 2004.

The consequences for the financial perspective of a political settlement in Cyprus during the
current financial framework should be taken into account.

In compliance with the second subparagraph of Point 25 of the Interinstitutional Agreement
of 6 May 1999, changes in the headings concerned by this adjustment should not exceed the
amounts  shown  in  the  indicative  financial  framework  contained  in  Annex  II  of  that
Agreement.

1

2

OJ C 172/1, 18.6.1999.
OJ C , […], […], p. […].

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HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Over the period 2004-2006, the annual ceilings for appropriations for commitments of Headings 1,
2, 3 and 5 of the financial perspective contained in Annex I of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6
May  1999  shall  be  raised  by  the  corresponding  expenditure  requirements  resulting  from  the
accession of ten new Member States.

The  ceiling  of  Heading  7  shall  include  appropriations  for  pre-accession  assistance  concerning
Turkey.

A  new  Heading  8  shall  be  created  in  order  to  enter  budgetary  compensations  agreed  upon  at  the
Copenhagen European Council.

Article 2

1. As a consequence, Annex I of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 is replaced by the
adjusted financial perspective at 1999 prices for a European Union with 25 Members (excluding the
budgetary  implications  resulting  from  a  political  settlement  in  Cyprus),  as  presented  in  Table  1a
attached to this decision.

In the event that a political settlement is reached in Cyprus, the financial perspective for a European
Union with 25 Members at 1999 prices, as presented in Table 1b, shall apply.

Accordingly, Annex II of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 becomes void.

2. The corresponding financial perspective resulting from the technical adjustment for 2004, in line
with  movements  in  Gross  National  Income  (GNI)  and  prices,  are  presented  in  Tables  2a  and  2b
attached to the present Decision.

Done at Brussels,

For the European Parliament
The President

For the Council
The President

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ANNEX

TABLE 1a: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE (EU-25) ADJUSTED FOR ENLARGEMENT AT 1999 PRICES

COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS
1. AGRICULTURE
1a Common Agricultural Policy
1b Rural development
2. STRUCTURAL ACTIONS
Structural funds
Cohesion fund
3. INTERNAL POLICIES
4. EXTERNAL ACTIONS
5. ADMINISTRATION (1)
6. RESERVES 
Monetary reserve
Emergency aid reserve
Guarantee reserve
7. PRE-ACCESSION AID
Agriculture
Pre-accession structural instrument
PHARE (applicant countries)
8. COMPENSATION
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR COMMITMENTS
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAYMENTS
Ceiling, approps for payments as % of GNI (ESA 95)
Margin for unforeseen expenditure
Own resources ceiling

2000
40.920
36.620
4.300
32.045
29.430
2.615
5.930
4.550
4.560
900
500
200
200
3.120
520
1.040
1.560

92.025
89.600
1,07%
0,17%
1,24%

2001
42.800
38.480
4.320
31.455
28.840
2.615
6.040
4.560
4.600
900
500
200
200
3.120
520
1.040
1.560

93.475
91.110
1,08%
0,16%
1,24%

2002
43.900
39.570
4.330
30.865
28.250
2.615
6.150
4.570
4.700
650
250
200
200
3.120
520
1.040
1.560

93.955
94.220
1,11%
0,13%
1,24%

2003
43.770
39.430
4.340
30.285
27.670
2.615
6.260
4.580
4.800
400
0
200
200
3.120
520
1.040
1.560

93.215
94.880
1,10%
0,14%
1,24%

2004
44.657
38.737
5.920
35.665
30.533
5.132
7.827
4.590
5.403
400
0
200
200
3.120

2005
45.677
39.602
6.075
36.502
31.835
4.667
7.908
4.600
5.558
400
0
200
200
3.120

2006
45.807
39.612
6.195
37.940
32.608
5.332
7.972
4.610
5.712
400
0
200
200
3.120

1.273
102.935
100.800
1,08%
0,16%
1,24%

1.173
104.938
101.600
1,06%
0,18%
1,24%

940
106.501
103.840
1,06%
0,18%
1,24%

(1) The expenditure on pensions included under the ceiling for this heading is calculated net of staff contributions to the pension scheme, up to a maximum of 1 100 million 
euros at 1999 prices for the period 2000-2006.

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TABLE 1b: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE (EU-25) ADJUSTED FOR ENLARGEMENT AT 1999 PRICES
(including budgetary implications of a political settlement in Cyprus)

COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS
1. AGRICULTURE
1a Common Agricultural Policy
1b Rural development
2. STRUCTURAL ACTIONS
Structural funds
Cohesion fund
3. INTERNAL POLICIES
4. EXTERNAL ACTIONS
5. ADMINISTRATION (1)
6. RESERVES 
Monetary reserve
Emergency aid reserve
Guarantee reserve
7. PRE-ACCESSION AID
Agriculture
Pre-accession structural instrument
PHARE (applicant countries)
8. COMPENSATION
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR COMMITMENTS
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAYMENTS
Ceiling, approps for payments as % of GNI (ESA 95)
Margin for unforeseen expenditure
Own resources ceiling

2000
40.920
36.620
4.300
32.045
29.430
2.615
5.930
4.550
4.560
900
500
200
200
3.120
520
1.040
1.560

92.025
89.600
1,07%
0,17%
1,24%

2001
42.800
38.480
4.320
31.455
28.840
2.615
6.040
4.560
4.600
900
500
200
200
3.120
520
1.040
1.560

93.475
91.110
1,08%
0,16%
1,24%

2002
43.900
39.570
4.330
30.865
28.250
2.615
6.150
4.570
4.700
650
250
200
200
3.120
520
1.040
1.560

93.955
94.220
1,11%
0,13%
1,24%

2003
43.770
39.430
4.340
30.285
27.670
2.615
6.260
4.580
4.800
400
0
200
200
3.120
520
1.040
1.560

93.215
94.880
1,10%
0,14%
1,24%

2004
44.650
38.740
5.910
35.718
30.571
5.147
7.841
4.590
5.403
400
0
200
200
3.120

2005
45.675
39.611
6.064
36.578
31.899
4.680
7.922
4.600
5.558
400
0
200
200
3.120

2006
45.805
39.622
6.183
38.052
32.703
5.349
7.986
4.610
5.712
400
0
200
200
3.120

1.273
102.995
100.800
1,08%
0,16%
1,24%

1.173
105.027
101.600
1,06%
0,18%
1,24%

940
106.625
103.840
1,06%
0,18%
1,24%

(1) The expenditure on pensions included under the ceiling for this heading is calculated net of staff contributions to the pension scheme, up to a maximum of 1 100 million 
euros at 1999 prices for the period 2000-2006.

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TABLE 2a: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE (EU-25) ADJUSTED FOR ENLARGEMENT AT 2004 PRICES

COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS
1. AGRICULTURE
1a Common Agricultural Policy
1b Rural development
2. STRUCTURAL ACTIONS
Structural funds
Cohesion fund
3. INTERNAL POLICIES
4. EXTERNAL ACTIONS
5. ADMINISTRATION (1)
6. RESERVES 
Monetary reserve
Emergency aid reserve
Guarantee reserve
7. PRE-ACCESSION AID
Agriculture
Pre-accession structural instrument
PHARE (applicant countries)
8. COMPENSATION
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR COMMITMENTS
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAYMENTS
Ceiling, approps for payments as % of GNI (ESA 95)
Margin for unforeseen expenditure
Own resources ceiling

2000
41.738
37.352
4.386
32.678
30.019
2.659
6.031
4.627
4.638
906
500
203
203
3.174
529
1.058
1.587

93.792
91.322
1,07%
0,17%
1,24%

2001
44.530
40.035
4.495
32.720
30.005
2.715
6.272
4.735
4.776
916
500
208
208
3.240
540
1.080
1.620

97.189
94.730
1,08%
0,16%
1,24%

Current prices
2002
46.587
41.992
4.595
33.638
30.849
2.789
6.558
4.873
5.012
676
250
213
213
3.328
555
1.109
1.664

100.672
100.078
1,11%
0,13%
1,24%

2003
47.378
42.680
4.698
33.968
31.129
2.839
6.796
4.972
5.211
434
0
217
217
3.386
564
1.129
1.693

102.145
102.767
1,09%
0,15%
1,24%

2004
49.305
42.769
6.536
41.035
35.353
5.682
8.667
5.082
5.983
442
0
221
221
3.455

1.410
115.379
111.380
1,08%
0,16%
1,24%

2004 prices

2005
50.431
43.724
6.707
41.685
36.517
5.168
8.756
5.093
6.154
442
0
221
221
3.455

1.299
117.315
112.260
1,06%
0,18%
1,24%

2006
50.575
43.735
6.840
42.932
37.028
5.904
8.827
5.104
6.325
442
0
221
221
3.455

1.041
118.701
114.740
1,06%
0,18%
1,24%

(1) The expenditure on pensions included under the ceiling for this heading is calculated net of staff contributions to the pension scheme, up to a maximum of 1 100 
million euros at 1999 prices for the period 2000-2006.

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TABLE 2b: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE (EU-25) ADJUSTED FOR ENLARGEMENT AT 2004 PRICES
(including budgetary implications of a political settlement in Cyprus)

2004 prices

2000
41.738
37.352
4.386
32.678
30.019
2.659
6.031
4.627
4.638
906
500
203
203
3.174
529
1.058
1.587

COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS
1. AGRICULTURE
1a Common Agricultural Policy
1b Rural development
2. STRUCTURAL ACTIONS
Structural funds
Cohesion fund
3. INTERNAL POLICIES
4. EXTERNAL ACTIONS
5. ADMINISTRATION (1)
6. RESERVES 
Monetary reserve
Emergency aid reserve
Guarantee reserve
7. PRE-ACCESSION AID
Agriculture
Pre-accession structural instrument
PHARE (applicant countries)
8. COMPENSATION
97.189
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR COMMITMENTS
94.730
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAYMENTS
1,08%
Ceiling, approps for payments as % of GNI (ESA 95)
0,16%
Margin for unforeseen expenditure
Own resources ceiling
1,24%
(1) The expenditure on pensions included under the ceiling for this heading is calculated net of staff contributions to the pension scheme, up to a maximum of 1 100 million 
euros at 1999 prices for the period 2000-2006.

2001
44.530
40.035
4.495
32.720
30.005
2.715
6.272
4.735
4.776
916
500
208
208
3.240
540
1.080
1.620

2003
47.378
42.680
4.698
33.968
31.129
2.839
6.796
4.972
5.211
434
0
217
217
3.386
564
1.129
1.693

Current prices
2002
46.587
41.992
4.595
33.638
30.849
2.789
6.558
4.873
5.012
676
250
213
213
3.328
555
1.109
1.664

2006
50.573
43.746
6.827
43.055
37.132
5.923
8.843
5.104
6.325
442
0
221
221
3.455

2004
49.297
42.772
6.525
41.094
35.394
5.700
8.682
5.082
5.983
442
0
221
221
3.455

2005
50.429
43.734
6.695
41.770
36.588
5.182
8.772
5.093
6.154
442
0
221
221
3.455

1.041
118.838
114.740
1,06%
0,18%
1,24%

1.410
115.445
111.380
1,08%
0,16%
1,24%

1.299
117.414
112.260
1,06%
0,18%
1,24%

102.145
102.767
1,09%
0,15%
1,24%

100.672
100.078
1,11%
0,13%
1,24%

93.792
91.322
1,07%
0,17%
1,24%

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TABLE 3: MACROECONOMIC PARAMETERS USED FOR ADJUSTMENTS

Real growth rate EU-15 (%)
   -Adjustment for 2000
   -Adjustment for 2001
   -Adjustment for 2002
   -Adjustment for 2003
   -Adjustment for 2004
GNP deflator in euros EU-15 (%)
   -Adjustment for 2000
   -Adjustment for 2001
   -Adjustment for 2002
   -Adjustment for 2003
   -Adjustment for 2004

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2,7
3,1
3,3
3,4
3,5

1,7
2,0
2,7
2,9
3

3
3,1
1,7
1,2

1,8
1,8
1,7
1,6

3,1
1,2
0,9

2
2
2,2

2,9
1,9

1,7
1,8

2,6

1,7

Comparison between deflator in national 
currency and deflator in euros EU-15

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Deflators in national currency (weighted average)
Deflators in euros

1,5%
3,0%

2,3%
1,6%

2,3%
2,2%

2,0%
1,8%

1,9%
1,7%

GNP-15 at current prices (EUR billion) ESA 79
   -Adjustment for 2000
   -Adjustment for 2001
   -Adjustment for 2002
   -Adjustment for 2003

GNI-15 at current prices (EUR billion) ESA 95
   -Adjustment for 2003
   -Adjustment for 2004

GNI-10 at current prices (EUR billion) ESA 79
   -Adjustment for 2004

2000
8.058,5
8.138,6
8.275,0
8.333,2

2001

2002

2003

2004

8.533,3
8.682,5
8.621,1

9.127,3
8.908,7

9.320,2

8.501,2
8.527,0

8.794,3
8.775,0

9.087,4
9.056,0

9.506,6
9.400,0

9.815,0

2004

512,4

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