Financial Activity Report 2015 — Section II — European Council and Council
Date: 2016-09-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Council of the European Union, EU budget, European Council, budgetary assessment, budgetary expenditure, budgetary resources, implementation of the budget








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30.9.2016   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 360/1





FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORT 2015
Section II — European Council and Council
(2016/C 360/01)

TABLE OF CONTENTS








1.

INTRODUCTION
2










2.

OBJECTIVES AND BUDGET FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2015
2










2.1.

Main financial objectives
2










2.2.

Establishment of the budget for the European Council and Council in 2015
2










2.2.1.

General approach
2










2.2.2.

Budget 2015
3










2.2.3.

Budget 2015 and the financial perspectives of Heading 5 of the EU budget
3










3.

GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION IN 2015
5










3.1.

Activities and objectives of the European Council and Council in 2015
5










3.1.1.

Meetings
5










3.1.2.

Legislative activities
5










3.1.3.

Administrative modernisation
6










3.1.4.

Achievement of objectives in 2015
6










3.2.

Revenue
7










3.3.

Expenditure in 2015
8










3.3.1.

Modification of the budget in 2015
8










3.3.2.

Overview of implementation of the budget in 2006-2015
10










3.3.3.

Implementation of the appropriations by category in 2015
11










3.4.

Appropriations carried over
12










3.4.1.

Implementation of the carry-over appropriations from 2014 to 2015
12










3.4.2.

Appropriations carried over from 2015 to 2016
13










3.5.

Assigned revenue
15










3.5.1.

Assigned revenue accrued before 2015
15










3.5.2.

Assigned revenue accrued in 2015
15



1.   INTRODUCTION

In conformity with Article 142 of the Financial Regulation (FR) (1) this document constitutes a report on budgetary and financial management of Section II of the EU budget (European Council and Council) for the financial year 2015.
The report is based on the provisional accounts for 2015, the findings in the annual activity reports of the Council’s authorising officers and the budget implementation information from the Council’s financial system.
Chapter 2 of this report presents a summary of the framework which was established for the financial year 2015. A global overview on the implementation of the budget appropriations available in 2015 is given in Chapter 3.
The implementation of the budget 2015 by budget line is presented in Annex.
2.   OBJECTIVES AND BUDGET FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2015

2.1.   
Main financial objectives


The main financial objectives of the General Secretariat of the Council for 2015 were:






—


to ensure continuous support to the President of the European Council and to the Council by effective and efficient use of financial resources,










—


to further proceed with the process of administrative modernisation with the objective to reinforce the quality of its organisation and proper use of resources,










—


to continue to finance the construction of the Europa Building, which should be delivered by mid-2016.




2.2.   
Establishment of the budget for the European Council and Council in 2015


2.2.1.   General approach

The establishment of the budget 2015 for the European Council and Council (EC/C hereafter) was based on the general objective not to exceed, in nominal terms, the overall level of the 2014 budget for all non-staff-related expenditure.
Increases related to statutory or contractual obligations, or in domains which have been considered as essential for the proper functioning of the GSC, have been compensated by prioritising and reprogramming certain projects taking into account the budget implementation of the recent years.
As for the establishment plan, the GSC continued to streamline the organisation by implementing the following actions:






—


reducing the number of posts in the establishment plan by 31 in line with the Commission’s proposal to reduce the staff level by 5 % over five years (third year),










—


transferring six AST posts to the European Commission’s Paymaster Office (PMO),










—


transferring one AST post to the EEAS,










—


transforming 10 AST posts into 10 long-term contractual agents (less expensive),










—


transforming six AST 5 posts into six AD 5 posts (continuation of the administrative modernisation),










—


transforming 40 AST posts into 40 SC1 posts (less expensive),










—


increasing the number of posts in the establishment plan by 19 (additional staff for the Europa Building).




2.2.2.   Budget 2015

The budget authority established the overall EC/C budget 2015 at EUR 541,8 million. This corresponds to an increase of EUR 7,6 million (+1,4 %) compared to 2014.
The number of posts in the establishment plan for 2015 for the EC/C was 3 072.
Table 1 gives an overview on the budget 2015 by different categories. Given the estimated inflation of 1,5 % for 2015, the EC/C budget was in fact reduced in real terms by 0,1 %.

Table 1


EC/C budget 2015 compared to 2014 (by category)









(EUR)




Category


Budget 2014


Budget 2015


Change 2015/2014 with EB (2)





1


2


3=2/1




Establishment plan


292 989 059 


297 827 000 


1,7  %




Other staff expenditure


23 218 480 


23 941 000 


3,1  %




Buildings (excluding acquisitions)


40 537 800 


51 207 500 


26,3  %




Computer systems


37 382 430 


38 488 000 


3,0  %




Furniture


806 850 


2 664 000 


230,2  %




Technical equipment


2 586 390 


3 401 000 


31,5  %




Transport


2 146 217 


1 868 000 


-13,0  %




Delegations' travel expenses


20 302 000 


17 802 000 


-12,3  %




Interpreting costs


86 991 444 


83 900 000 


-3,6  %




Meetings and conferences


8 720 570 


7 638 000 


-12,4  %




Information


8 890 660 


8 847 000 


-0,5  %




Miscellaneous


1 930 400 


2 208 000 


14,4  %




Reserve


2 700 000 


1 000 000 


-63,0  %





Total (excl. acquisition)




529 202 300 




540 791 500 




2,2  %





Acquisition of immovable property


5 000 000 


1 000 000 


-80,0  %





Grand total




534 202 300 




541 791 500 




1,4  %





2.2.3.   Budget 2015 and the financial perspectives of Heading 5 of the EU budget

Table 2 gives an overview on the evolution of the EC/C budget in 2008-2015. The EC/C share in the Heading 5 of the multiannual financial perspectives has declined from 8,0 % in 2008 to 6,3 % in 2015.

Table 2


Evolution of the Section II of the EU budget (European Council and Council) under Heading 5 of the financial perspectives in 2008-2015






















 


2008


2009 (3)



2010


2011


2012


2013


2014


2015




(Amounts at current prices)


M€


change


M€


change


M€


change


M€


change


M€


change


M€


change


M€


change


M€


change




Heading 5


7 457 


4,8  %


7 603 


2,0  %


7 962 


4,7  %


8 173 


2,7  %


8 607 


5,3  %


9 181 


6,7  %


8 405 


-8,5  %


8 661 


3,0  %




EC/C


595


0,2  %


603


1,3  %


634


5,1  %


563


-11,2  %


534


-5,2  %


536


0,3  %


534


-0,2  %


542


1,4  %





EC/C share in Heading 5




8,0  %




7,9  %




8,0  %




6,9  %




6,2  %




5,8  %




6,4  %




6,3  %





The EUR 53 million reduction achieved in 2008-2015 is largely the result of prudent budget management. The reduction in 2011 is mainly due to the transfer of resources to the EEAS, whereas the decreases in 2012 and 2014 relate to reductions of appropriations of certain activities in view of the previous years’ implementation and actual needs.
3.   GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION IN 2015

3.1.   
Activities and objectives of the European Council and Council in 2015


In the framework of the financial activity report, the GSC provides information on its core activities which are relevant from the financial point of view, and which describe the functioning of the European Council and Council during the financial year. It also highlights the principal accomplishments of the year.
3.1.1.   Meetings

Table 3 gives an overview of the development of the number of meetings organised by the GSC for the European Council and Council between 2006 and 2015.
In 2015, in addition to the 3 702‘institutional’ meetings, the GSC organised a further 2 271 meetings (e.g. seminars, information sessions and briefings, and meetings with third countries).

Table 3


Development of the number of meetings in 2006-2015
















 


2006


2007


2008


2009


2010


2011


2012


2013


2014


2015




Summits


3


3


5


7


7


9


7


6


9


12




Councils


76


68


81


74


86


85


77


74


81


81




Coreper


120


106


144


140


122


135


140


140


135


138




Working groups


4 037 


4 183 


4 480 


4 272 


4 127 


4 373 


4 480 


4 164 


4 016 


3 471 





Total




4 236 




4 360 




4 710 




4 493 




4 342 




4 602 




4 704 




4 384 




4 241 




3 702 





Other meetings


2 713 


1 735 


2 051 


2 021 


1 996 


2 075 


2 189 


2 027 


2 189 


2 271 





Grand total




6 949 




6 095 




6 761 




6 514 




6 338 




6 677 




6 893 




6 411 




6 430 




5 973 





The year 2015 has been marked by various crises and more particularly by the terrorist attacks in France, Denmark and Tunisia, by further deepening of the Greek financial crisis, by the outburst of the migration and refugee crisis and finally by the planned British referendum. These elements of the political landscape are reflected in the increased number of summits in 2015 compared to previous years.
On the other hand the total number of meetings organised by the GSC went down by 7 % (457) compared to 2014. It is explained mainly by lower legislative activity due to the simplification programme initiated by the European Commission.
Moreover, in June 2015 the GSC hosted a second Multilateral Summit: EU-CELAC. It brought together European, Latin American and Caribbean leaders to strengthen relations between the regions. All in all, 61 countries and the EU institutions were present at the summit to discuss cooperation in areas related to security, climate change, the fight against drugs, education, social cohesion, sustainable development, innovation and technology.
The organisation of the event requiring significant security and logistic resources as well as an important diplomatic effort has been estimated at a supplementary expenditure of EUR 1,8 million.
3.1.2.   Legislative activities

Another quantitative indicator of activities is the number of legal acts published in the Official Journal (OJ) (Table 4). In 2015, 1 412 legal acts were published in the OJ. It should be noted that the publication on the legal acts in the OJ is the last step of the legislative process.

Table 4


Development of the number of legal acts in 2006-2015
















 


2006


2007


2008


2009


2010


2011


2012


2013


2014


2015




Legal acts published in OJ


1 317 


1 000 


1 274 


829


825


986


958


1 132 


1 437 


1 412 




The simplification programme of the European Commission in the area of legislation is not yet reflected by a substantial decrease in the number of legal acts. In fact, this effect will be observed with a delay due to the length of the legislative procedures.
3.1.3.   Administrative modernisation

In 2015, the GSC continued to improve the quality and efficiency of its organisation by further rotation of managers and by reinforcing its internal mobility policy. The external assessment centres for management selections became, after a pilot phase, a standard step in manager recruitment procedures.
Last but not least, 2015 was the year of new achievements in the area of GSC’s environmental policies. The GSC was recommended to register its environmental management programme under the eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 (4). This positive outcome bolsters the credibility of the environmental initiatives that have been in place at the GSC for a number of years.
3.1.4.   Achievement of objectives in 2015

Achievement of the objectives established for the budget year 2015 may be summarised as follows:






—



Establishment plan

In 2015, the GSC recruited 175 officials (144 permanent officials and 31 temporary agents). During the year 193 officials (130 permanent officials and 63 temporary agents) left, resulting in a net decrease of 18 occupied posts in the EC/C establishment plan.
The establishment plan was reduced by 31 as part of the reduction of the staffing level by 5 % over a period of five years.










—



Financial management

In 2015, the GSC continued to further improve its financial management and performance. Several new tools and reports have been put in place in order to facilitate data processing and increase visibility and communication between the GSC’s financial services.
One of the most important achievements in 2015 was the improvement of corporate financial governance. It was achieved mainly by the following:






—


launching new multiannual activity and budget planning (‘MABP’),










—


creating a new set-up of the Project Evaluation Committee (‘CEP’) which in 2015 evaluated 26 projects representing a value of EUR 102 million,










—


strengthening of legality of the procurement process by involvement of the Legal Service,










—


reviewing the Internal Rules on Finance and Procurement.




In the context of improving the cash flow position of European businesses, the average payment delay of invoices in the GSC was 19 days in 2015, the maximum time limit being 30 calendar days (Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (5)).










—



Building Policy

The project to renovate the Residence Palace and convert it into the seat of the European Council and the Council of European Union (Europa Building) has further continued in 2015. Most of the works have been completed by the end of the year and first preparatory steps for the provisional reception of the building have already started. The provisional reception of the building has been scheduled for 31 May 2016.




3.2.   
Revenue


Table 5 gives an overview on the global outcome of revenue operations in 2015. The expression ‘Established rights 2014’ refers to the recovery orders which were made in 2014 but for which the recovery of the amounts took place only in 2015. The expression ‘Established rights 2015’ in turn corresponds to recoveries launched in 2015.

Table 5


Overview of revenue operations in 2015 budget













(EUR)




Chapter


Established rights
2014


Recovered revenues from
2014


Established rights
2015


Recovered revenues from
2015


Total established rights
2014+2015


Total recovered
2014+2015


To be recovered
in 2016




1


2


3


4


5=1+3


6=2+4


7=5-6










4 0


Deductions from staff remuneration






0


0


27 245 978 


27 245 978 


27 245 978 


27 245 978 


0










4 1


Contributions to the pension scheme






1 259 912 


997 627 


25 533 492 


25 402 002 


26 793 405 


26 399 629 


393 776 










5 0


Proceeds from the sale of movable and immovable property






0


0


100 058 


75 058 


100 058 


75 058 


25 000 










5 1


Proceeds from letting and hiring






32 472 


32 472 


567 671 


535 178 


600 144 


567 651 


32 493 










5 2


Revenue from investments or loans granted, bank and other interest






0


0


1 378 


1 378 


1 378 


1 378 


0










5 5


Revenue from the proceeds of services supplied and work carried out






17 630 


12 075 


147 946 


143 335 


165 575 


155 410 


10 165 










5 5


Revenue from the proceeds of services supplied and work (EEAS)






117 144 


117 144 


182 000 


32 000 


299 144 


149 144 


150 000 










5 7


Other contributions and refunds in connection with administration






2 416 891 


1 982 556 


17 791 281 


15 808 360 


20 208 172 


17 790 916 


2 417 257 










5 8


Miscellaneous compensation






4 774 


4 774 


173 988 


173 988 


178 763 


178 763 


0










5 8


Miscellaneous compensation (EEAS)






0


0


0


0


0


0


0










5 9


Other revenues from administrative operations






0


0


0


0


0


0


0










6 3


Contributions under specific agreements






0


0


1 177 892 


1 177 892 


1 177 892 


1 177 892 


0










7 0


Interest on late payments






0


0


2


2


2


2


0










9 0


Miscellaneous revenue






0


0


9


9


9


9


0





Total




3 848 823 




3 146 648 




72 921 696 




70 595 180 




76 770 519 




73 741 828 




3 028 691 





The total volume of revenue operations in terms of established rights, i.e. issued recovery orders, was EUR 76,8 million in 2015. From this amount EUR 73,7 million was recovered during the financial year whereas EUR 3 million will be collected in 2016.
The majority of the total recovered revenues (73 % or EUR 53,6 million out of EUR 73,7 million) in 2015 relates to community taxes, levies and dues collected from the GSC’s personnel. From this amount EUR 27,2 million covers deductions from staff remuneration whereas EUR 26,4 million corresponds to contributions and transfers of pension rights to the pension scheme.
The remainder, or 27 % (EUR 20,1 million), is accrued from various administrative operations. This amount comes mainly from the following sources:






—


recovery of parts of the amounts paid to Member States in previous years for delegates’ travel expenses following their declarations for 2013 and 2014 (EUR 1,3 million and EUR 8,4 million respectively, Chapter 5 7),










—


recovery of payments by Member States for supplementary on-request interpretation into certain languages (EUR 5,6 million, Chapter 5 7),










—


contributions to the administrative costs arising within the framework of the Schengen acquis with Iceland and Norway (EUR 1,2 million, Chapter 6 3),










—


contributions by other institutions and payments by Council officials for the Council crèche (EUR 1,1 million) (Chapter 5 7),










—


proceeds from letting and hiring premises and reimbursements related to them, inter alia the Commission’s part of rent of the EU Info Point on Rue Archimède in Brussels (EUR 0,6 million, Chapter 5 1),










—


payments by the Court of Justice and the Court of Auditors as their contributions to the common financial system with the Council (EUR 0,5 million, Chapter 5 7),










—


transfers from the EEAS to the Council as advance payments for the services rendered by the GSC to the EEAS (EUR 0,15 million, Chapter 5 5).




3.3.   
Expenditure in 2015


3.3.1.   Modification of the budget in 2015

During the financial year 2015, the appropriations were reallocated by different transfers. Table 6 shows the decisions which modified the budget appropriations in 2009-2015.

Table 6


Number of budget modifications by type in 2009-2015














Modification


Year




Type


Legal basis


2009


2010


2011


2012


2013


2014


2015




Amending budget



FR Article 41



1


0


0


0


0


0


0




Transfer B



FR Article 25



46


47


23


23


22


32


27




Transfer C



FR Article 25



2


2


2


2


2


2


2




Transfer D



FR Article 27



0


0


0


0


0


0


0





Total




49




49




25




25




24




34




29





The C-transfers, which involve informing the budget authority (in accordance with Article 25 of the Financial Regulation), were made to reinforce the following in 2015:






—


C1 — transfer of EUR 4 800 000 on 23 July 2015 in order to:






—


finance the acquisition of the Terrain d’Etterbeek,














—


C2 — transfer of EUR 20 000 000 on 11 December 2015 in order to:






—


cover the advance payment for the occupancy of the Kirchberg conference centre in Luxembourg (EUR 10 000 000),










—


cover the advance payment for the acquisition of the Europa Building (EUR 10 000 000).








In 2015, the EC/C budget was internally modified by 27 B-transfers based on Article 25 (4) of the FR.
Table 7 gives an overview of the budget lines which were significantly (6) modified in 2015 by different transfers.

Table 7


Budget lines which were subject to significant transfers in 2015











(EUR)




Item


Heading


Initial
Budget 2015


Transfers


Final appropriations


Difference





1 1 0 0



Basic salaries


222 569 000 


-5 695 000 


216 874 000 


- 3 %





1 1 0 2



Entitlements under the Staff Regulations


56 860 000 


- 900 000 


55 960 000 


- 2 %





2 0 0 0



Rent


2 806 000 


19 038 000 


21 844 000 


678 %





2 0 0 2



Acquisition of immovable property


1 000 000 


8 750 000 


9 750 000 


875 %





2 0 0 3



Fitting-out of premises


8 236 000 


-1 624 000 


6 612 000 


- 20 %





2 0 0 4



Work to make premises secure


1 740 000 


-1 198 000 


542 000 


- 69 %





2 0 1 0



Cleaning and maintenance


17 647 500 


-2 900 000 


14 747 500 


- 16 %





2 0 1 1



Water, gas, electricity and heating


5 316 000 


-1 900 000 


3 416 000 


- 36 %





2 1 0 1



Outside assistance for computer systems


20 010 000 


581 358 


20 591 358 


3 %





2 1 0 2



Servicing, maintenance of equipment/SW


6 005 000 


- 820 301 


5 184 699 


- 14 %





2 1 0 3



Telecommunications


3 225 000 


-1 422 739 


1 802 261 


- 44 %





2 1 3 2



Rental and repair of the vehicle fleet


1 528 000 


- 565 000 


963 000 


- 37 %





2 2 0 0



Travel expenses of delegations


17 802 000 


9 351 084 


27 153 084 


53 %





2 2 0 2



Interpreting costs


83 900 000 


-19 376 084 


64 523 916 


- 23 %





2 2 0 3



Entertainment and representation expense


3 265 000 


-2 150 000 


1 115 000 


- 66 %





2 2 1 1



Official Journal


4 816 000 


- 575 000 


4 241 000 


- 12 %





2 2 1 3



Information and public events


2 190 000 


550 000 


2 740 000 


25 %




3.3.2.   Overview of implementation of the budget in 2006-2015

The overall implementation rate of the EC/C budget has been on average 93 % over the past 10 years (Graph 1). The implementation rate refers to the commitments made during the budget year out of the available voted budget.
The actual annual payments between 2006 and 2015 have been on average 81 % of the budget. The difference between the overall implementation and payments of a given year (i.e. non-paid commitments) has been carried over, in conformity with Article 13(4) of the Financial Regulation, to the next budget year for payments.
The carried over appropriations break down into two major categories: functioning of the GSC and buildings. The first is related to obligations duly contracted before the end of the budget year but where the goods have not yet been delivered and/or for which no invoices have been received before the end of the year.

Graph 1


Global budget implementation in 2006-2015










(1)


In 2009, the Council budget was reduced by Amending budget No 10/2009 to the EU budget by EUR 40 million. The amount was transferred as the Council’s contribution to the European Economic Recovery Plan (EERP).




The second category refers to the GSC’s acquisition of buildings such as LEX, the crèche and the Europa Building. In the last few years, the GSC has been able to use the savings made during the budget implementation to finance these acquisitions.
In 2015, EUR 4 million was committed for the acquisition of the Europa Building. The amount has been carried over to 2016 for the actual payment.
3.3.3.   Implementation of the appropriations by category in 2015

The analysis of expenditure in 2015 is presented at the level of 14 expenditure categories.
Table 8 compares the final budget after transfers (column 2) with the outturn of the budget in terms of commitments (column 3). The difference between the final budget and the committed appropriations corresponds to the amounts not used in 2015 and therefore cancelled.

Table 8


Overview of the implementation of the 2015 budget (by category)











(EUR)




Category


Budget 2015
(initial)


Budget 2015
(final (7))


Commitments (8)



Outturn rate


Cancelled appropriations




1


2


3


4=3/2


5=2-3




Establishment plan


297 827 000 


291 427 000 


283 827 466 


97,4  %


7 599 534 




Other staff expenditure


23 941 000 


23 941 000 


21 552 971 


90,0  %


2 388 029 




Buildings (excluding acquisitions)


51 207 500 


62 457 500 


61 258 420 


98,1  %


1 199 080 




Computer systems


38 488 000 


37 088 000 


36 987 014 


99,7  %


100 986 




Furniture


2 664 000 


2 664 000 


2 284 645 


85,8  %


379 355 




Technical equipment


3 401 000 


3 401 000 


2 568 135 


75,5  %


832 865 




Transport


1 868 000 


1 468 000 


1 433 023 


97,6  %


34 977 




Delegations' travel expenses


17 802 000 


27 153 084 


17 517 650 


64,5  %


9 635 434 




Interpreting costs


83 900 000 


64 523 916 


51 914 971 


80,5  %


12 608 945 




Meetings and conferences


7 638 000 


5 863 000 


4 443 547 


75,8  %


1 419 453 




Information


8 847 000 


8 847 000 


6 921 782 


78,2  %


1 925 218 




Miscellaneous


2 208 000 


2 208 000 


1 362 183 


61,7  %


845 817 




Reserve


1 000 000 


1 000 000 


—


0,0  %


1 000 000 





Total (excl. acquisition)




540 791 500 




532 041 500 




492 071 805 




92,5  %




39 969 695 





Acquisition of immovable property


1 000 000 


9 750 000 


9 750 000 


100,0  %


0





Grand total




541 791 500 




541 791 500 




501 821 805 




92,6  %




39 969 695 





The global implementation rate of the 2015 budget is 92,6 %. The difference between the final budget and implementation can be explained as follows:






—


The total under-spending in the category of establishment plan amounts to EUR 7,6 million. This under-spending relates principally to the lower net occupancy in the establishment plan in 2015 compared to what was budgeted and to the lower need for different statutory entitlements.










—


In the category of other staff expenditure, 45 % of the under-spending (EUR 1,1 million out of EUR 2,4 million) relates to fewer payments for contractual agents, seconded national experts and other outside services. Smaller spending in mission-related costs corresponds to a saving of EUR 0,6 million. In the area of the President of the European Council, a saving of EUR 0,4 million comes from under-spending of the travel budget and allowances. The remainder of EUR 0,3 million is mostly related to minor savings in the areas of childcare facilities as well as medical and social services.










—


The global implementation of the building-related expenditure (without the Europa-Building) resulted in a saving of EUR 1,2 million. From this amount EUR 0,6 million is due to lower costs in building maintenance and cleaning, consumption of water, gas and electricity as well as lower expenditure on security. The remaining EUR 0,6 million comes from savings in certain fitting-out, installation and security works.










—


In the IT domain the budget implementation was almost 100 %. The under-spending of EUR 0,1 million is mainly due to lower need for outside assistance.










—


The underspending of EUR 0,4 million in furniture relates mainly to the re-estimation of costs related to furniture for the Europa Building.










—


EUR 0,8 million saving in technical equipment is mainly due to a lower need for technical installations like multimedia and audio equipment in the conference rooms.










—


As far as the transport area is concerned, the budget implementation was almost 100 %.










—


The implementation of the delegations’ travel expenses resulted in a saving of EUR 9,6 million. The amount available for delegations’ travel expenses after transfers amounted to EUR 27,2 million. The initial budget was EUR 17,8 million to which EUR 10,7 million was transferred from the savings in some interpretation envelopes. On the other hand, during the year EUR 1,3 million was transferred to finance supplementary interpretation in certain languages. Since the Member States had to reimburse unused amounts from previous years, only EUR 17,5 million was committed for subsequent payments in the 2015 budget.










—


The underspending in appropriations for interpretation amounts to EUR 12,6 million. It should be noted that this underspending is the final result after the transfer of EUR 10,7 million from interpretation envelopes to delegations’ travel envelopes (9) and of EUR 10 million to finance the advance for the Europa Building. The final result includes also a transfer back of EUR 1,3 million from some travel envelopes to cover the supplementary interpretation in certain languages.










—


EUR 1,1 million out of the total underspending of EUR 1,4 million in organising meetings and conferences reflects a lower contract price for catering in 2015 and fewer meetings in 2015 than was foreseen in the budget. Further saving of EUR 0,2 million is due to economies related to the organisation of the EU-CELAC Multilateral Summit. Finally, lower needs for specific travel expenses have allowed for an additional saving of EUR 0,1 million.










—


The implementation rate of the appropriations in the category information was 78 % which results in a saving of EUR 1,9 million. From this amount EUR 1,8 million corresponds to the lower number of co-decision and other legal acts published in the Official Journal in 2015. The remaining EUR 0,1 million comes mainly from a smaller need for publications, information expenditure and online activities.










—


In the category miscellaneous, the underspending of EUR 0,8 million is explained mainly by lower expenditure in the area of legal expenses (EUR 0,5 million) due to the lower than expected number of antidumping cases notified to the Council and smaller needs for office supplies, paper, studies, removals, work clothes and insurance (EUR 0,3 million).




3.4.   
Appropriations carried over


3.4.1.   Implementation of the carry-over appropriations from 2014 to 2015

As presented in Table 9, an amount of EUR 49,8 million was carried over from 2014 to 2015.

Table 9


Implementation of appropriations carried over from 2014 to 2015 (by category)










(EUR)




Category


Appropriations carried over from 2014


Payments 2015


Outturn rate


Cancelled appropriations




1


2


3=2/1


4=1-2




Establishment plan


349 629 


348 820 


99,8  %


808




Other staff expenditure


2 295 744 


1 808 728 


78,8  %


487 016 




Buildings


8 712 328 


6 646 755 


76,3  %


2 065 572 




Computer systems


18 126 434 


17 224 144 


95,0  %


902 290 




Furniture


588 624 


585 559 


99,5  %


3 064 




Technical equipment


1 062 094 


973 057 


91,6  %


89 037 




Transport


224 349 


171 805 


76,6  %


52 544 




Delegations' travel expenses


—


—


 


—




Interpreting costs


5 564 784 


5 200 228 


93,4  %


364 556 




Meetings and conferences


1 196 079 


514 660 


43,0  %


681 419 




Information


1 011 946 


838 501 


82,9  %


173 445 




Miscellaneous


10 638 694 


10 529 779 


99,0  %


108 915 




Reserve


—


—


 


 





Total




49 770 704 




44 842 036 




90,1  %




4 928 668 





The implementation rate of the appropriations carried over from 2014 was 90,1 %.
The main reasons for this implementation rate are:






—


partial or complete lack of delivery of works/goods/services ordered by the GSC during the previous year,










—


invoices not received for works/goods/services delivered. It should be noted that this inevitably constitutes a budgetary burden for the next budget year as for these transactions new commitments will have to be introduced in 2016.




3.4.2.   Appropriations carried over from 2015 to 2016

The appropriations carried over from 2015 to 2016 totalled EUR 47,3 million.

Table 10


Appropriations carried over from 2015 to 2016 (by category)











(EUR)




Category


Budget 2015
(initial)


Budget 2015
(final (10))


Commitments (11)



Appropriations carried over to 2016 (11)



Carry over rate




1


2


3


4


5=4/3




Establishment plan


297 827 000 


291 427 000 


283 827 466 


400 792 


0,1  %




Other staff expenditure


23 941 000 


23 941 000 


21 552 971 


2 419 483 


11,2  %




Buildings


51 207 500 


62 457 500 


61 258 420 


10 156 193 


16,6  %




Computer systems


38 488 000 


37 088 000 


36 987 014 


16 755 734 


45,3  %




Furniture


2 664 000 


2 664 000 


2 284 645 


1 842 957 


80,7  %




Technical equipment


3 401 000 


3 401 000 


2 568 135 


1 283 975 


50,0  %




Transport


1 868 000 


1 468 000 


1 433 023 


377 616 


26,4  %




Delegations' travel expenses


17 802 000 


27 153 084 


17 517 650 


359 415 


2,1  %




Interpreting costs


83 900 000 


64 523 916 


51 914 971 


6 567 275 


12,7  %




Meetings and conferences


7 638 000 


5 863 000 


4 443 547 


818 658 


18,4  %




Information


8 847 000 


8 847 000 


6 921 782 


1 696 343 


24,5  %




Miscellaneous


2 208 000 


2 208 000 


1 362 183 


676 774 


49,7  %




Reserve


1 000 000 


1 000 000 


—


—


—





Total (excl. acquisition)




540 791 500 




532 041 500 




492 071 805 




43 355 215 




8,8  %





Acquisition of immovable property


1 000 000 


9 750 000 


9 750 000 


4 000 000 


41,0  %





Grand total




541 791 500 




541 791 500 




501 821 805 




47 355 215 




9,4  %





The carried-over amounts from 2015 to 2016 mainly come from the following categories:






—


computer systems by EUR 16,7 million, of which EUR 9,4 million relates to outside assistance, EUR 6,1 million to equipment and software, EUR 0,7 million to telecommunications and EUR 0,5 million to IT service and maintenance,










—


buildings by EUR 10,2 million, where different fitting-out works cover EUR 4,3 million, cleaning and maintenance EUR 3,1 million, security and prevention EUR 1,4 million, electricity, water, gas and heating together another EUR 1 million and EUR 0,4 million of other expenditure related to buildings, e.g. building studies and audits,










—


interpreting costs by EUR 6,6 million to cover the cost of interpretation provided in November-December 2015, but for which the final invoice arrives in 2016,










—


acquisition of immovable property by EUR 4 million to cover the advance payment for the Europa Building,










—


other staff expenditure by EUR 2,4 million especially in relation to outside assistance, training, medical service, crèches and missions,










—


furniture by EUR 1,8 million in relation to Europa Building equipment,










—


EUR 1,7 million related to information expenditure of which EUR 1,3 million concerns information and public events as well as Council publications and EUR 0,4 million documentation and library expenditure,










—


technical equipment by EUR 1,3 million.










—


meetings and conferences by EUR 0,8 million mostly relating to invoices not yet received for organising European Council and Council meetings in 2015.




3.5.   
Assigned revenue


3.5.1.   Assigned revenue accrued before 2015

The total amount of assigned revenue accrued before 2015 was EUR 24,3 million.
Assigned revenue related to the GSC’s activities totalled EUR 23,7 million, from which EUR 23,3 million was paid. The remainder, EUR 0,4 million, was cancelled in conformity with Article 14 of the FR.
Another part, EUR 0,6 million, of the assigned revenue accrued before 2015 relates to amounts transferred by the EEAS in 2014 to the Council to cover the expenses of the services defined in different service level agreements (SLAs) between the two institutions and rendered by the GSC. Almost the total amount of EUR 0,6 million was paid in 2015 (442 EUR have been cancelled).

Table 11


Implementation of assigned revenue accrued before 2015 (by category)










(EUR)




Category


Assigned revenues before 2015


Payments 2015


Outturn rate


Cancelled assigned revenues




1


2


3=2/1


4=1-2




Establishment plan


1 243 638 


1 239 710 


99,7  %


3 928 




Other staff expenditure


1 392 504 


1 380 894 


99,2  %


11 611 




Buildings


301 644 


253 405 


84,0  %


48 239 




Computer systems


549 081 


542 382 


98,8  %


6 699 




Furniture


—


—


0,0  %


—




Technical equipment


23 601 


21 470 


91,0  %


2 131 




Transport


5 300 


4 246 


80,1  %


1 054 




Delegations' travel expenses


10 259 457 


10 019 846 


97,7  %


239 611 




Interpreting costs


9 145 845 


9 145 845 


100,0  %


—




Meetings and conferences


35 446 


10 048 


28,3  %


25 397 




Information


391 821 


391 821 


100,0  %


—




Miscellaneous


329 023 


317 634 


96,5  %


11 389 





Total EC/C




23 677 360 




23 327 300 




98,5  %




350 060 





SLAs with EEAS


618 746 


618 303 


99,9  %


442





Grand total




24 296 106 




23 945 603 




98,6  %




350 503 





3.5.2.   Assigned revenue accrued in 2015

The total assigned revenue accrued in 2015 totalled to EUR 20 million. From this, EUR 92 000 corresponds to amounts transferred by the EEAS to the Council.
The assigned revenue 2015 relating to the activities of the GSC amounted to EUR 19,9 million. During the financial year EUR 0,5 million was used while EUR 19,4 million was carried over to 2016 in accordance with Article 14 of the FR.

Table 12


Implementation of assigned revenue accrued in 2015 (by category)









(EUR)




Category


Assigned revenues 2015


Commitments 2015


Available assigned revenue




1


2


3=1-2




Establishment plan


1 324 068 


—


1 324 068 




Other staff expenditure


1 393 085 


127 844 


1 265 242 




Buildings


686 512 


59 773 


626 739 




Computer systems


700 727 


287 979 


412 748 




Furniture


1 488 


—


1 488 




Technical equipment


45 000 


28 673 


16 327 




Transport


38 319 


1 744 


36 575 




Delegations' travel expenses


9 707 699 


—


9 707 699 




Interpreting costs


5 565 872 


—


5 565 872 




Meetings and conferences


147 877 


—


147 877 




Information


150 002 


—


150 002 




Miscellaneous


180 265 


—


180 265 





Total EC/C




19 940 915 




506 013 




19 434 902 





SLAs with EEAS


92 000 


58 210 


33 791 





Grand total




20 032 915 




564 222 




19 468 692 





Around 48 % of assigned revenue is related to the delegations’ travel expenses (EUR 9,7 million). The amount of EUR 5,6 million in interpretation comes from the top-up payments on certain languages to cover the supplementary interpretation in those languages. The remainder is mainly related to reimbursement of amounts connected with various administrative operations of the Council.


(1)  Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).

(2)  Europa Building

(3)  The final budget after the reduction of EUR 40 million for the European Economic Recovery Plan in December 2009 was EUR 563 million.

(4)  Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS), repealing Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 and Commission Decisions 2001/681/EC and 2006/193/EC (OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 1).

(5)  Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on combating late payment in commercial transactions (OJ L 48, 23.2.2011, p. 1).

(6)  Net amount > EUR 300 000.

(7)  Includes internal reallocation of appropriations.

(8)  Includes carry-over on decision EUR 1 821 000.

(9)  In conformity with Decision 111/07, the GSC transfers 66 % of the unused amounts of interpretation language envelopes to the delegates’ travel envelopes to be used during the same budget year. In 2015, this corresponded to an amount of EUR 10,7 million.

(10)  Includes internal reallocation of appropriations.

(11)  Includes carry-over on decision EUR 1 821 000.


ANNEX

COUNCIL


USE OF THE APPROPRIATIONS OF THE YEAR 2015















(EUR)




Budget line


Initial Appropriations


Transfers/ Amendments


Final Appropriations


Commitments


Payments


Carry Over by Right to


Carry Over by Decision to


Cancelled Appropriations




2015


2015


2015


2015


2015


2016


2016




1


2


3


4


5


6


7


8 = 3 – 5 – 6 – 7




1 0 0 0


Basic salary


319 000,00 


5 000,00 -


314 000,00 


310 334,82 


310 334,82 


 


 


3 665,18 




1 0 0 1


Entitlements related to the post held


66 000,00 


5 000,00 


71 000,00 


68 818,32 


68 818,32 


 


 


2 181,68 




1 0 0 2


Entitlements related to the personal circumstances of the staff member


21 000,00 


 


21 000,00 


8 977,01 


8 977,01 


 


 


12 022,99 




1 0 0 3


Social security cover


14 000,00 


 


14 000,00 


13 113,22 


13 113,22 


 


 


886,78 




1 0 0 4


Other management expenditure


675 000,00 


 


675 000,00 


426 848,97 


342 785,17 


84 063,80 


 


248 151,03 




1 0 0 6


Entitlements related to entering, transfer and leaving the service


77 000,00 


 


77 000,00 


1 000,00 


735,14 


264,86 


 


76 000,00 





1 0 0




Remuneration and other entitlements




1 172 000,00 



 



1 172 000,00 




829 092,34 




744 763,68 




84 328,66 



 



342 907,66 





1 0 1 0


Pensions


170 000,00 


 


170 000,00 


165 805,72 


165 805,72 


 


 


4 194,28 





1 0 1




Termination of service




170 000,00 



 



170 000,00 




165 805,72 




165 805,72 



 


 



4 194,28 





1 0 2 0


Provisional appropriations for changes in the entitlements


50 000,00 


 


50 000,00 


 


 


 


 


50 000,00 





1 0 2




Provisional appropriation




50 000,00 



 



50 000,00 



 


 


 


 



50 000,00 






Total Chapter 1 0 — Members of the institution




1 392 000,00 



 



1 392 000,00 




994 898,06 




910 569,40 




84 328,66 



 



397 101,94 





1 1 0 0


Basic salaries


222 569 000,00 


5 695 000,00 -


216 874 000,00 


214 421 734,41 


214 421 734,41 


 


 


2 452 265,59 




1 1 0 1


Entitlements under the Staff Regulations related to the post held


2 047 000,00 


 


2 047 000,00 


1 275 945,35 


1 275 945,35 


 


 


771 054,65 




1 1 0 2


Entitlements under the Staff Regulations related to the personal circumstances of the staff member


56 860 000,00 


900 000,00 -


55 960 000,00 


55 075 847,37 


55 075 847,37 


 


 


884 152,63 




1 1 0 3


Social security cover


8 983 000,00 


140 000,00 


9 123 000,00 


8 971 695,94 


8 971 695,94 


 


 


151 304,06 




1 1 0 4


Salary weightings


50 000,00 


55 000,00 


105 000,00 


97 523,57 


97 523,57 


 


 


7 476,43 




1 1 0 5


Overtime


1 450 000,00 


 


1 450 000,00 


1 142 125,86 


1 142 125,86 


 


 


307 874,14 




1 1 0 6


Entitlements under the Staff Regulations related to entering the service, transfer and leaving the service


2 720 000,00 


 


2 720 000,00 


2 187 076,70 


1 786 284,89 


400 791,81 


 


532 923,30 





1 1 0




Remuneration and other entitlements




294 679 000,00 




6 400 000,00 -




288 279 000,00 




283 171 949,20 




282 771 157,39 




400 791,81 



 



5 107 050,80 





1 1 1 0


Allowances in the event of retirement in the interest of the service


166 000,00 


 


166 000,00 


162 607,92 


162 607,92 


 


 


3 392,08 




1 1 1 2


Entitlements of the former Secretaries-General


500 000,00 


 


500 000,00 


492 908,40 


492 908,40 


 


 


7 091,60 





1 1 1




Termination of service




666 000,00 



 



666 000,00 




655 516,32 




655 516,32 



 


 



10 483,68 





1 1 2 0


Provisional appropriation (officials and temporary staff)


2 476 000,00 


 


2 476 000,00 


 


 


 


 


2 476 000,00 




1 1 2 1


Provisional appropriation (retired staff and staff retired under special arrangements)


6 000,00 


 


6 000,00 


 


 


 


 


6 000,00 





1 1 2




Provisional appropriation




2 482 000,00 



 



2 482 000,00 



 


 


 


 



2 482 000,00 






Total Chapter 1 1 —- Officials and temporary staff




297 827 000,00 




6 400 000,00 -




291 427 000,00 




283 827 465,52 




283 426 673,71 




400 791,81 



 



7 599 534,48 





1 2 0 0


Other staff


9 259 000,00 


40 000,00 -


9 219 000,00 


8 472 463,61 


8 466 641,53 


5 822,08 


 


746 536,39 




1 2 0 1


National experts on secondment


953 000,00 


 


953 000,00 


850 647,46 


850 647,46 


 


 


102 352,54 




1 2 0 2


Traineeships


607 000,00 


40 000,00 


647 000,00 


613 504,66 


586 219,53 


27 285,13 


 


33 495,34 




1 2 0 3


Outside services


2 075 000,00 


 


2 075 000,00 


1 953 850,38 


1 335 538,43 


618 311,95 


 


121 149,62 




1 2 0 4


Supplementary services for the translation service


250 000,00 


 


250 000,00 


178 519,25 


159 933,25 


18 586,00 


 


71 480,75 





1 2 0




Other staff and outside services




13 144 000,00 



 



13 144 000,00 




12 068 985,36 




11 398 980,20 




670 005,16 



 



1 075 014,64 






Total Chapter 1 2 — Other staff and outside services




13 144 000,00 



 



13 144 000,00 




12 068 985,36 




11 398 980,20 




670 005,16 



 



1 075 014,64 





1 3 0 0


Miscellaneous expenditure on recruitment


167 000,00 


 


167 000,00 


162 170,73 


79 451,69 


82 719,04 


 


4 829,27 




1 3 0 1


Further training


1 950 000,00 


 


1 950 000,00 


1 936 760,00 


1 319 876,32 


616 883,68 


 


13 240,00 





1 3 0




Expenditure relating to staff management




2 117 000,00 



 



2 117 000,00 




2 098 930,73 




1 399 328,01 




699 602,72 



 



18 069,27 





1 3 1 0


Special assistance grants


30 000,00 


 


30 000,00 


12 630,44 


12 387,44 


243,00 


 


17 369,56 




1 3 1 1


Social contacts between members of staff


117 000,00 


 


117 000,00 


116 525,00 


112 791,15 


3 733,85 


 


475,00 




1 3 1 2


Supplementary aid for the disabled


200 000,00 


 


200 000,00 


148 442,02 


96 198,55 


52 243,47 


 


51 557,98 




1 3 1 3


Other welfare expenditure


66 000,00 


 


66 000,00 


65 600,00 


48 439,60 


17 160,40 


 


400,00 





1 3 1




Measures to assist institution’s staff




413 000,00 



 



413 000,00 




343 197,46 




269 816,74 




73 380,72 



 



69 802,54 





1 3 2 0


Medical service


517 000,00 


 


517 000,00 


482 160,57 


302 475,30 


179 685,27 


 


34 839,43 




1 3 2 2


Crèches and other childcare facilities


2 593 000,00 


 


2 593 000,00 


2 525 017,00 


2 032 026,35 


492 990,65 


 


67 983,00 





1 3 2




Activities relating to all persons




3 110 000,00 



 



3 110 000,00 




3 007 177,57 




2 334 501,65 




672 675,92 



 



102 822,43 





1 3 3 1


Mission expenses of the Council secretariat


3 165 000,00 


150 000,00 -


3 015 000,00 


2 406 597,00 


2 237 107,00 


169 490,00 


 


608 403,00 




1 3 3 2


Travel expenses of staff related to the European Council


600 000,00 


150 000,00 


750 000,00 


633 184,76 


583 184,76 


50 000,00 


 


116 815,24 





1 3 3




Missions




3 765 000,00 



 



3 765 000,00 




3 039 781,76 




2 820 291,76 




219 490,00 



 



725 218,24 






Total Chapter 1 3 — Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution




9 405 000,00 



 



9 405 000,00 




8 489 087,52 




6 823 938,16 




1 665 149,36 



 



915 912,48 






TOTAL TITLE 1 — Persons working with the institution




321 768 000,00 




6 400 000,00 -




315 368 000,00 




305 380 436,46 




302 560 161,47 




2 820 274,99 



 



9 987 563,54 





2 0 0 0


Rent


2 806 000,00 


19 038 000,00 


21 844 000,00 


21 843 002,41 


21 843 002,41 


 


 


997,59 




2 0 0 2


Acquisition of immovable property


1 000 000,00 


8 750 000,00 


9 750 000,00 


9 750 000,00 


5 750 000,00 


4 000 000,00 


 


 




2 0 0 3


Fitting-out and installation work


8 236 000,00 


1 624 000,00 -


6 612 000,00 


6 344 145,50 


2 416 371,78 


3 927 773,72 


 


267 854,50 




2 0 0 4


Work to make premises secure


1 740 000,00 


1 198 000,00 -


542 000,00 


540 427,29 


165 846,29 


374 581,00 


 


1 572,71 




2 0 0 5


Expenditure preliminary to the acquisition, construction and fitting-out of buildings


552 000,00 


166 000,00 -


386 000,00 


359 365,00 


198 825,49 


160 539,51 


 


26 635,00 





2 0 0




Buildings




14 334 000,00 




24 800 000,00 




39 134 000,00 




38 836 940,20 




30 374 045,97 




8 462 894,23 



 



297 059,80 





2 0 1 0


Cleaning and maintenance


17 647 500,00 


2 900 000,00 -


14 747 500,00 


14 693 196,69 


11 594 812,72 


3 098 383,97 


 


54 303,31 




2 0 1 1


Water, gas, electricity and heating


5 316 000,00 


1 900 000,00 -


3 416 000,00 


3 230 517,06 


2 201 456,69 


1 029 060,37 


 


185 482,94 




2 0 1 2


Buildings security and surveillance


13 890 000,00 


160 000,00 


14 050 000,00 


13 689 000,95 


12 304 779,31 


1 384 221,64 


 


360 999,05 




2 0 1 3


Insurance


300 000,00 


160 000,00 -


140 000,00 


137 444,37 


137 444,37 


 


 


2 555,63 




2 0 1 4


Other expenditure relating to buildings


720 000,00 


 


720 000,00 


421 320,64 


239 688,26 


181 632,38 


 


298 679,36 





2 0 1




Costs relating to buildings




37 873 500,00 




4 800 000,00 -




33 073 500,00 




32 171 479,71 




26 478 181,35 




5 693 298,36 



 



902 020,29 






Total Chapter 2 0 — Buildings and associated costs




52 207 500,00 




20 000 000,00 




72 207 500,00 




71 008 419,91 




56 852 227,32 




14 156 192,59 



 



1 199 080,09 





2 1 0 0


Acquisition of equipment and software


9 248 000,00 


261 682,00 


9 509 682,00 


9 502 752,00 


3 398 327,27 


6 104 424,73 


 


6 930,00 




2 1 0 1


Outside assistance for the operation and development of computer systems


20 010 000,00 


581 358,00 


20 591 358,00 


20 521 915,62 


11 087 714,09 


9 434 201,53 


 


69 442,38 




2 1 0 2


Servicing and maintenance of equipment and software


6 005 000,00 


820 301,00 -


5 184 699,00 


5 180 847,19 


4 679 339,88 


501 507,31 


 


3 851,81 




2 1 0 3


Telecommunications


3 225 000,00 


1 422 739,00 -


1 802 261,00 


1 781 498,88 


1 065 898,01 


715 600,87 


 


20 762,12 





2 1 0




Computer systems and telecommunications




38 488 000,00 




1 400 000,00 -




37 088 000,00 




36 987 013,69 




20 231 279,25 




16 755 734,44 



 



100 986,31 





2 1 1 1


Purchase and replacement of furniture


2 593 150,00 


 


2 593 150,00 


830 835,69 


429 734,33 


401 101,36 


1 431 000,00 


331 314,31 




2 1 1 2


Rental, servicing, maintenance and repair of furniture


70 850,00 


 


70 850,00 


22 809,17 


11 953,27 


10 855,90 


 


48 040,83 





2 1 1




Furniture




2 664 000,00 



 



2 664 000,00 




853 644,86 




441 687,60 




411 956,26 




1 431 000,00 




379 355,14 





2 1 2 0


Purchase and replacement of technical equipment and installation


2 650 000,00 


38 500,00 


2 688 500,00 


1 601 816,62 


896 409,44 


705 407,18 


390 000,00 


696 683,38 




2 1 2 1


Outside assistance for the operation and development of technical equipment and installations


100 000,00 


30 000,00 -


70 000,00 


67 612,80 


45 479,60 


22 133,20 


 


2 387,20 




2 1 2 2


Rental, servicing, maintenance and repair of technical equipment and installations


651 000,00 


8 500,00 -


642 500,00 


508 705,59 


342 271,05 


166 434,54 


 


133 794,41 





2 1 2




Technical equipment and installation




3 401 000,00 



 



3 401 000,00 




2 178 135,01 




1 284 160,09 




893 974,92 




390 000,00 




832 864,99 





2 1 3 1


Purchase and replacement of the vehicle


 


50 000,00 


50 000,00 


43 840,00 


 


43 840,00 


 


6 160,00 




2 1 3 2


Rental and repair of the vehicle fleet


1 528 000,00 


565 000,00 -


963 000,00 


934 182,59 


865 885,38 


68 297,21 


 


28 817,41 




2 1 3 3


Mobility plan


340 000,00 


115 000,00 


455 000,00 


455 000,00 


189 520,75 


265 479,25 


 


 





2 1 3




Transport




1 868 000,00 




400 000,00 -




1 468 000,00 




1 433 022,59 




1 055 406,13 




377 616,46 



 



34 977,41 






Total Chapter 2 1 — Computer systems, equipment and furniture




46 421 000,00 




1 800 000,00 -




44 621 000,00 




41 451 816,15 




23 012 533,07 




18 439 283,08 




1 821 000,00 




1 348 183,85 





2 2 0 0


Travel expenses of delegations


17 802 000,00 


9 351 084,00 


27 153 084,00 


17 517 650,00 


17 158 235,00 


359 415,00 


 


9 635 434,00 




2 2 0 1


Miscellaneous travel expenses


404 000,00 


25 000,00 


429 000,00 


312 356,76 


267 843,74 


44 513,02 


 


116 643,24 




2 2 0 2


Interpreting costs


83 900 000,00 


19 376 084,00 -


64 523 916,00 


51 914 971,40 


45 347 696,60 


6 567 274,80 


 


12 608 944,60 




2 2 0 3


Entertainment and representation expense


3 265 000,00 


2 150 000,00 -


1 115 000,00 


839 093,86 


754 910,49 


84 183,37 


 


275 906,14 




2 2 0 4


Miscellaneous expenditure on internal expenses


3 458 000,00 


350 000,00 


3 808 000,00 


3 019 751,34 


2 500 125,89 


519 625,45 


 


788 248,66 




2 2 0 5


Organisation of conferences, congresses and meetings


511 000,00 


 


511 000,00 


272 344,55 


102 008,31 


170 336,24 


 


238 655,45 





2 2 0




Meetings and conferences




109 340 000,00 




11 800 000,00 -




97 540 000,00 




73 876 167,91 




66 130 820,03 




7 745 347,88 



 



23 663 832,09 





2 2 1 0


Documentation and library expenditure


1 461 000,00 


125 000,00 


1 586 000,00 


1 583 363,53 


1 219 178,03 


364 186,50 


 


2 636,47 




2 2 1 1


Official Journal


4 816 000,00 


575 000,00 -


4 241 000,00 


2 427 275,76 


2 427 275,76 


 


 


1 813 724,24 




2 2 1 2


General publications


380 000,00 


100 000,00 -


280 000,00 


214 170,00 


176 860,00 


37 310,00 


 


65 830,00 




2 2 13


Information and public events


2 190 000,00 


550 000,00 


2 740 000,00 


2 696 972,22 


1 402 124,76 


1 294 847,46 


 


43 027,78 





2 2 1




Information




8 847 000,00 



 



8 847 000,00 




6 921 781,51 




5 225 438,55 




1 696 342,96 



 



1 925 218,49 





2 2 3 0


Office supplies


536 000,00 


 


536 000,00 


365 378,22 


293 130,08 


72 248,14 


 


170 621,78 




2 2 3 1


Postal charges


80 000,00 


 


80 000,00 


79 802,97 


47 867,79 


31 935,18 


 


197,03 




2 2 3 2


Expenditure on studies, surveys and consultation


45 000,00 


 


45 000,00 


 


 


 


 


45 000,00 




2 2 3 4


Removals


20 000,00 


 


20 000,00 


11 154,00 


11 154,00 


 


 


8 846,00 




2 2 3 5


Financial charges


10 000,00 


 


10 000,00 


4 327,78 


3 893,90 


433,88 


 


5 672,22 




2 2 3 6


Legal expenses and costs, damages and compensation


1 250 000,00 


 


1 250 000,00 


746 167,72 


311 400,54 


434 767,18 


 


503 832,28 




2 2 3 7


Other operating expenditure


267 000,00 


 


267 000,00 


155 352,21 


17 962,77 


137 389,44 


 


111 647,79 





2 2 3




Miscellaneous expenses




2 208 000,00 



 



2 208 000,00 




1 362 182,90 




685 409,08 




676 773,82 



 



845 817,10 






Total Chapter 2 2 — Operating expenditure




120 395 000,00 




11 800 000,00 -




108 595 000,00 




82 160 132,32 




72 041 667,66 




10 118 464,66 



 



26 434 867,68 






TOTAL TITLE 2 — Buildings, equipment and operating expenditure




219 023 500,00 




6 400 000,00 




225 423 500,00 




194 620 368,38 




151 906 428,05 




42 713 940,33 




1 821 000,00 




28 982 131,62 





1 0 0


Provisional appropriations


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




1 0 1


Contingency reserve


1 000 000,00 


 


1 000 000,00 


 


 


 


 


1 000 000,00 





TITLE 1 0 — Other expenditure




1 000 000,00 



 



1 000 000,00 



 


 


 


 



1 000 000,00 






TOTAL BUDGET




541 791 500,00 



 



541 791 500,00 




500 000 804,84 




454 466 589,52 




45 534 215,32 




1 821 000,00 




39 969 695,16