Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for immediate budgetary measures under the European Agenda on Migration
Date: 2015-09-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission
Subjects: EU financial instrument, EU migration policy, aid to refugees, commitment of expenditure, general budget (EU)

EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 

Brussels, 30.9.2015  
COM(2015) 486 final 

Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on the Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for immediate budgetary measures 
under the European Agenda on Migration 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The Council Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down 
the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-20201 allows for the mobilisation of 
the Flexibility Instrument to allow the financing of clearly identified expenditure which could 
not  be  financed  within  the  limits  of  the  ceilings  available  for  one  or  more  headings  of  the 
multiannual financial framework. 

In  accordance  with  Article  11  of  Council  Regulation  No  1311/2013  and  point  12  of  the 
Interinstitutional  Agreement  of  2  December  2013  between  the  European  Parliament,  the 
Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters on 
and  sound  financial  management2,  after  having  examined  all  possibilities  for  re-allocating 
appropriations and exhausted any unallocated margin under the expenditure heading Security 
and Citizenship (heading 3), the Commission proposes to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument. 
This mobilisation concerns an amount of EUR 66,1 million beyond the ceiling of heading 3 of 
the multiannual financial framework, and is intended to to finance support for measures for 
managing the refugee crisis. 

The  payment  appropriations  corresponding  to  the  proposed  mobilisation  of  the  Flexibility 
Instrument are EUR 52,9 million in 2016 and EUR 13,2 million in 2017. 

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OJ L347, 20.12.2013, p.884. 
OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. 

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Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on the Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for immediate budgetary measures 
under the European Agenda on Migration 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 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 on and sound financial management3, and in particular point 12 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Whereas,  

(1) 

(2) 

Article  11  of  Council  Regulation  1311/2013  laying  down  the  multiannual  financial 
framework for the year 2014-20204 has established a Flexibility Instrument of up to 
EUR 471 million (2011 prices) per year. 

After  having  examined  all  possibilities  for  re-allocating  appropriations  under  the 
expenditure ceiling Security and Citizenship (heading 3), the Commission proposes 
to mobilise EUR 66,1 million through the Flexibility Instrument to finance measures 
in the field of migration. 

(3) 

The  payment  appropriations  corresponding  to  the  proposed  mobilisation  of  the 
Flexibility Instrument are EUR 52,9 million in 2016 and EUR 13,2 million in 2017, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Article 1 

For  the  general  budget  of  the  European  Union  for  the  financial  year  2015,  the  Flexibility 
Instrument shall be used to increase commitment appropriations by EUR 66,1 million above 
the expenditure ceiling of the heading Security and Citizenship (heading 3). 

That amount shall be used to finance measures for managing the refugee crisis. 

The  payment  appropriations  corresponding  to  the  proposed  mobilisation  of  the  Flexibility 
Instrument EUR 52,9 million in 2016 and EUR 13,2 million in 2017. 

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OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. 
OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884. 

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Article 2 

This decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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