AMENDING LETTER No 1 TO THE DRAFT GENERAL BUDGET 2019 Updated estimated needs for agricultural expenditure Impact of agreements on Commission proposals and of new initiatives Adjustments based on recent developments Technical corrections
Date: 2018-10-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission
Subjects: agricultural expenditure, amending budget, commitment of expenditure, draft budget (EU), financial year, general budget (EU)

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 16.10.2018  COM(2018) 709 final  AMENDING LETTER No 1 TO THE DRAFT GENERAL BUDGET 2019 Updated estimated needs for agricultural expenditure    Impact of agreements on Commission proposals and of new initiatives    Adjustments based on recent developments    Technical corrections          
 
 
Having regard to: 

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the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 
thereof,  in  conjunction  with  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Atomic  Energy 
Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof, 

Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union 
(…)1, and in particular Article 42 thereof, 

the  draft  general  budget  of  the  European  Union  for  the  financial  year  2019,  as 
adopted by the Commission on 21 June 20182, 

The European Commission hereby presents to the European Parliament and to the Council the 
Amending  Letter  No 1  to  the  draft  general  budget  of  the  European  Union  for  the  financial 
year 2019 for the reasons set out in the explanatory memorandum. 

CHANGES  TO  THE  STATEMENT  OF  REVENUE  AND  EXPENDITURE  BY 
SECTION 

The  changes  to  the  statement  of  revenue  and  expenditure  by  section  are  available  on  EUR-
Lex (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm). An English version of the changes 
to this statement is attached for information as a budgetary annex. 

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OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1. 
COM(2018) 600, 21.6.2018. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1. 

2. 

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 3 

EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE GUARANTEE FUND ....................................................................... 3 

2.1   OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 3 
2.2   DETAILED COMMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 4 
2.3   DETAILED FIGURES BY BUDGET LINE ...................................................................................................... 5 

3. 

IMPACT OF AGREEMENTS ON COMMISSION PROPOSALS ................................................... 6 

3.1   EUROPEAN DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ......................................................... 6 
3.2   EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CORPS .............................................................................................................. 7 
3.3   STRUCTURAL REFORM SUPPORT PROGRAMME ..................................................................................... 8 

4. 

IMPACT OF NEW COMMISSION INITIATIVES ........................................................................... 9 

4.1   REINFORCEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN BORDER AND COAST GUARD AGENCY ...................................... 9 
4.2   REINFORCEMENT OF THE EU CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR ASYLUM .... 10 
4.3   AMENDMENT OF THE AUTHORITY FOR EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND EUROPEAN POLITICAL 

FOUNDATIONS' REGULATION ................................................................................................................ 10 

5. 

OTHER ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS .......................................... 11 

5.1   REINFORCEMENT OF THE EU CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR LAW 

ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION ............................................................................................................. 11 
5.2   REINFORCEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE .............................................. 12 
5.3   MODIFICATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT PLAN OF THE EUROPEAN AGENCY FOR THE OPERATIONAL 

MANAGEMENT OF LARGE-SCALE IT SYSTEMS IN THE AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE ... 12 
5.4   REINFORCEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE ................................................... 12 

6. 

TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS .......................................................................................................... 15 

6.1   MODIFYING THE ESTABLISHMENT PLAN OF THE EUROPAN MEDICINES AGENCY .............................. 15 
6.2   MODIFYING THE BUDGET REMARK OF INTEROPERABILITY SOLUTIONS AND COMMON FRAMEWORKS 

FOR  EUROPEAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS, BUSINESSES AND CITIZENS (ISA²) SUPPORT 
EXPENDITURE ......................................................................................................................................... 16 

7. 

SUMMARY TABLE BY MFF HEADING ......................................................................................... 17 

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1. 

INTRODUCTION 

This Amending Letter No 1 to the draft budget for the year 2019 (AL 1/2019) covers the following: 

  The  updating  of  the  estimated  needs,  assigned  revenue  and  appropriations  for  agricultural 
expenditure.  In  addition  to  changing  market  factors,  AL 1/2019  also  incorporates  the  impact  of 
decisions in the agricultural sector since the DB 2019 was adopted in June 2018, as well as other 
proposals expected to have a significant effect during 2019. 

  The  updating  of  the  commitment  and  payment  appropriations  as  a  result  of  recent  political 
agreements reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the following proposals 
of the Commission: 

  The creation of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme; 

  The creation of the European Solidarity Corps; 

  The  adaptation  of  the  general  objective  and  the  increase  of  the  financial  envelope  of  the 

Structural Reform Support Porgramme. 

  The impact of new initiatives recently tabled by the Commission concerning: 

  The European Border and Coast Guard Agency; 

  The European Union Agency for Asylum;  

  The Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations. 

  Other adjustments based on the latest developments concerning Europol, eu-LISA, the European 
Public  Prosecutor’s  Office,  the  European  External  Action  Service  and  the  sustainable  fisheries 
partnership agreements; 

  Technical  corrections  as  regards  the  establishment  plan  of  the  European  Medicines  Agency  and 

the budget remark of the support expenditure line of the ISA² programme. 

Overall,  the  net  impact  of  AL 1/2019  on  expenditure  in  the  draft  budget  2019  is  a  decrease  of 
EUR 45,0 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 85,0 million in payment appropriations. 

2. 

EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE GUARANTEE FUND  

2.1  

Overview 

The purpose of AL 1/2019 is to update estimates for agricultural expenditure based on the most up-to-
date  economic  data  and  legislative  framework.  By  late  September  2018,  the  Commission  has  at  its 
disposal a first indication of the level of production for 2018 and outlook for the agricultural markets, 
which are the basis for the updated estimates of the budgetary needs for 2019.  

Apart  from  taking  into  account  market  factors,  this  AL 1/2019  also  incorporates  the  impact  of 
legislative decisions in the agricultural sector since the draft budget 2019 was drawn up in May 2018, 
as well as for some that are still under preparation, but to be adopted soon. 

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Overall, 2019 EAGF needs (after taking into account EAGF provisions related to 'financial discipline') 
are currently estimated at EUR 44 254,4 million, which is an increase by EUR 91,9 million compared 
to the draft budget 2019. This increase is mostly due to some additional needs (+EUR 52,0 million) 
for  chapter  05 03  Direct  payments  aimed  at  contributing  to  farm  incomes,  limiting  farm  incomes 
variability  and  meeting  environment  and  climate  objectives.  Furthermore,  there  are  limited 
modifications  for  chapter  05 02  Improving  competitiveness  of  the  agricultural  sector  through 
interventions  in  agricultural  markets  as  well  as  for  chapter  05 07  Audit  of  agricultural  expenditure 
financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), for respectively +EUR 10,0 million 
and +EUR 29,9 million.  

The amount of assigned revenue expected to be available in 2019 increases from EUR 549,1 million 
in  the  draft  budget  2019  to  EUR 825,0 million  (+EUR 275,9 million),  more  than  compensating  the 
additional  needs.  The  update  of  estimates  concerns  the  amounts  originating  from  clearance  of 
accounts decisions (+EUR 88,9 million) and irregularities (-EUR 4 million). Furthermore, AL 1/2019 
incorporates  an  expected  carry-over  of  assigned  revenue  from  2018  to  2019  for  an  amount  of 
EUR 191,0 million  (expected  EAGF  'surplus')3.  The  estimated  surplus  does  not  include  unused 
appropriations (EUR 459,5 million) of the 2018 agricultural crisis reserve, which will not be called on. 
These unused appropriations will be carried over for reimbursement to farmers subject to the financial 
discipline in 2019. 

As  a  result  of  these  updates,  the  Commission  proposes  to  reduce  the  expenditure  estimates  for 
agriculture by -EUR 184,0 million compared to the draft budget 2019. Commitment appropriations of 
EUR 43 429,4 million, which include EUR 468,7 million for the Reserve for crises in the agricultural 
sector, are required to cover EAGF needs for 2019. This overall amount remains below the EAGF net 
sub-ceiling of EUR 43 880,3 million. This means that the financial discipline mechanism will only be 
applied to establish the agricultural crisis reserve for budget year 20194. 

2.2  

Detailed comments 

05 02  Improving  competitiveness  of  the  agricultural  sector  through  interventions  in 
agricultural markets (appropriations -EUR 30,0 million) 

Interventions in agricultural markets 

Draft Budget 2019 

(in million EUR, rounded figures at current prices) 

Amending Letter 
 No 1/2019 

Draft Budget 2019  
(incl. AL 1/2019) 

Needs 

-Estimated assigned revenue available in 2018 

Appropriations requested 

2 613,2 

100,0 

2 513,2 

+10,0 

+40,0 

-30,0 

2 623,2 

140,0 

2 483,2 

Overall,  the  needs  for  intervention  measures  on  agricultural  markets  slightly  increase  by 
EUR 10,0 million compared to the draft budget 2019. The appropriations requested in AL 1/2019 can 
be decreased by EUR 30,0 million, because the assigned revenue expected to be available for chapter 
05 02 (amounting to EUR 140,0 million) is by EUR 40,0 million higher compared to the DB 2019. 

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This estimate is based on the declarations of actual expenditure received from Member States up to the month of 
August 2018, complemented by forecasts for the period 01.09.2018 to 15.10.2018. Full information on the actual 
expenditure for this remaining period will become available at the end of October/beginning of November 2018.  
The adjustment rate for direct payments related to the financial discipline mechanism in respect of the calendar 
year 2018 is set in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/866. The Commission will update this rate 
accordingly taking into account the modifications proposed in this AL 1/2019. 

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For  fruit  and  vegetables,  the  Commission  is  proposing  a  reduction  of  the  appropriations  for  budget 
item 05 02 08 03 (Operational funds for producer organisations) by EUR 40 million compared to draft 
budget 2019. Additional assigned revenue will need to be collected in 2019 to cover all the needs. The 
appropriations resulting from this reduction will be used for redeployment to budget article 13 08 02 
(SRSP  –  Operational  technical  assistance  transferred  from  Heading  2),  reflecting  the  political 
agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission proposal to 
increase  the  financial  enevelope  of  the  Structural  Reform  Support  Programme  (section  3.3  below). 
Appropriations  for  the  dairy  sector  (budget  article  05 02 12)  decrease  by  EUR 3,0 million  reflecting 
the steady pace of sales of skimmed milk powder (SMP) out of intervention, which are reducing the 
storage costs for the remaining quantities in stock.  

Another modification proposed in AL 1/2019 for market measures concerns the poultry sector (budget 
item 05 02 15 99) with an increase of EUR 13,0 million, relating to specific exceptional measures to 
farmers following outbreaks of avian influenza. 

05 03  Direct  payments  aimed  at  contributing  to  farm  incomes,  limiting  farm  income 
variability and meeting environment and climate objectives (appropriations - EUR 183,9 million) 

Direct payments 

Draft Budget 2019 

(in million EUR, rounded figures at current prices) 

Amending Letter 
 No 1/2019 

Draft Budget 2019  
(incl. AL 1/2019) 

After financial discipline (including credits for the ‘Reserve for crises in the agricultural sector’) 

Needs 

- Estimated assigned revenue available in 2018 

Appropriations requested 

41 430,7 

449,1 

40 981,6 

+52,0 

+235,9 

-183,9 

41 482,7 

685,0 

40 797,7 

Compared to the draft budget 2019, appropriations requested for chapter 05 03 are revised downwards 
by  EUR 183,9 million.  This  change  is  mostly  due  to  the  higher  amount  of  revenue  assigned 
(+EUR 235,9 million)  to  item  05 03 01 10  Basic  payment  scheme  (BPS).  There  are  also  some 
variations between budget items for direct payments, reflecting updated needs assessment. 

Other  agricultural  expenditure  financed  by  the  European  Agricultural  Guarantee  Fund 
(EAGF) (appropriations +EUR 29,9 million) 

Appropriations  for  budget  article  05 07 02  Settlement  of  disputes  need  to  be  increased  by 
EUR 29,0 million as a consequence of a Court of Justice ruling on the former sugar production levies. 
Some payments initially expected to be declared in 2018 are delayed to 2019. Furthermore, there are 
some  small  updates  for  budget  items  05 07 01 06  Financial  corrections  in  favour  of  Member  States 
following accounting clearance decisions and 05 07 01 07 Financial corrections in favour of Member 
States following conformity clearance decisions. 

2.3  

Detailed figures by budget line 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – European Commission 
05 02 08 03  Operational funds for producer organisations 

05 02 12 02  Storage measures for skimmed-milk powder 

05 02 15 99 

Other measures  for pigmeat, poultry, eggs, bee-keeping, other 
animal products 

Sub-total  05 02 

05 03 01 02  Single area payment scheme (SAPS) 
05 03 01 07  Redistributive payment 
05 03 01 10  Basic payment scheme (BPS) 

05 03 01 11 

Payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and 
the environment 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

in EUR 

-40 000 000 

-40 000 000 

-3 000 000 

-3 000 000 

13 000 000 

13 000 000 

-30 000 000 
71 000 000 
-5 000 000 
-242 900 000 

-30 000 000 
71 000 000 
-5 000 000 
-242 900 000 

102 000 000 

102 000 000 

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Budget line 

Name 

05 03 01 13  Payment for young farmers 
05 03 01 99  Other (decoupled direct payments) 
05 03 02 40  Crop-specific payment for cotton 
05 03 02 50  POSEI – European Union support programmes 
05 03 02 60  Voluntary coupled support scheme 
05 03 02 61  Small farmers scheme 
05 03 02 99  Other (direct payments) 

Sub-total  05 03 
Expenditure for financial corrections in favour of Member States 
following decisions on accounting clearance of previous years’ 
accounts with regard to shared management declared under the 
EAGGF-Guarantee Section (previous measures) and under the 
EAGF 
Expenditure for financial corrections in favour of Member States 
following decisions on conformity clearance of previous years’ 
accounts with regard to shared management declared under the 
EAGGF-Guarantee Section (previous measures) and under the 
EAGF 
Settlement of disputes 

Sub-total  05 07 

05 07 01 06 

05 07 01 07 

05 07 02 

Total EAGF 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

in EUR 

34 000 000 
11 000 000 
4 000 000 
1 000 000 
73 000 000 
-231 000 000 
-1 000 000 
-183 900 000 

34 000 000 
11 000 000 
4 000 000 
1 000 000 
73 000 000 
-231 000 000 
-1 000 000 
-183 900 000 

-1 700 000 

-1 700 000 

2 600 000 

2 600 000 

29 000 000  
+29 900 000 
-184 000 000 

29 000 000 
+29 900 000 
-184 000 000 

The  budget  remarks  of  chapters  05 02  and  05  03  as  well  as  for  revenue  articles  6701  and  6702 are 
adjusted in the budget annex. 

3. 

IMPACT OF AGREEMENTS ON COMMISSION PROPOSALS 

3.1  

European Defence Industrial Development Programme 

The  Commission  proposes  to  update  the  commitment  appropriations  foreseen  for  the  European 
Defence  Industrial  Development  Programme  (EDIDP)  in  order  to  reflect  the  political  agreement5 
reached between the European Parliament and the Council in May 2018 on the proposal tabled by the 
Commission in May 20176. 

The agreement includes the establishment, as requested by Member States, of a secured network for 
exchange  of  EU  Classified  Information,  with  an  encryption  system,  between  them  and  the 
Commission.  The  financing  of  this  requirement,  which  was  not  foreseen  in  the  Commission's 
proposal, is proposed to be covered by the administrative support expenditure line of the programme. 

The details by budget line are presented in the table below: 

Budget 
line 

Name 

Section III – European Commission 
02 01 04 05  Support expenditure of the European Defence Industrial 

02 05 01 

Development Programme (EDIDP) 
Developing and providing global satellite-based radio navigation 
infrastructures and services (Galileo) by 2020 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

(in EUR) 

1 750 000 

1 750 000 

15 950 000 

- 

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Joint  Statements  by  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council  and  the  Commission,  annexed  to  the  legislative 
resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 3 July 2018 (TA/2018/0275). 
COM(2017) 294, 7.6.2017. 

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Budget 
line 

02 06 01 

02 07 01 

Name 

Delivering operational services relying on space-borne 
observations and in-situ data (Copernicus) 
European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) 

(in EUR) 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

2 000 000 

- 

243 250 000 

145 250 000 

09 03 03 

Promoting interoperability, sustainable deployment, operation 
and upgrading of trans-European digital service infrastructures, 
as well as coordination at European level 
32 02 01 01  Further integration of the internal energy market and the 

interoperability of electricity and gas networks across borders 

32 02 01 02  Enhancing Union security of energy supply 
32 02 01 03  Contributing to sustainable development and protection of the 

environment 

1 992 858 

3 985 714 

3 985 714 

3 985 714 

32 05 01 02  Construction, operation and exploitation of the ITER facilities – 

6 050 000 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

European Joint Undertaking for ITER — Fusion for Energy 
(F4E) 
Administrative reserve 

Differentiated appropriations 

40 01 40  

40 02 41 

Total 

-300 000 

-300 000 

-244 700 000 

-146 700 000 

37 950 000 

- 

The budget remarks of articles 40 01 40 and 40 02 41 are adjusted in the budget annex. 

3.2  

European Solidarity Corps 

The  Commission  proposes  to  update  the  commitment  and  payment  appropriations  foreseen  for  the 
European  Solidarity  Corps  (ESC)  in  order  to  reflect  the  political  agreement7  reached  between  the 
European Parliament and the Council in June 2018 on the proposal tabled by the Commission in June 
20178. 

The agreement requires the following changes to the draft budget 2019: 

  The  extension  of  the  geographical  scope  of  ESC  from  EU-28  to  the  Erasmus+  level  implies  a 
redeployment  of  EUR 28,1 million  from  Erasmus+  to  ESC  in  commitment  appropriations,  with 
the corresponding adjustments in payment appropriations. 

  The cancellation of the contribution from the European Social Fund (ESF) technical assistance to 
ESC in 2019 (EUR 12,1 million), which will be reassigned to the main ESF technical assistance 
line, with the corresponding adjustments in payment appropriations.  

This  cancellation  is  offset  by  EUR 6,1 million  from  the  unallocated  margin  and  by  EUR 6 million 
from the following redeployments identified within heading 1a: 

  In  the  draft  budget  2019,  the  Commission’s  request  for  the  EU  balancing  contribution  to  the 
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA, EUR 61,4 million) was based on a conservative estimate of 
fee income. Taking into account the level of fee income actually received in the course of 2018, an 
amount of EUR 3,0 million can be made available. 

  The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has experienced some delays in the phasing in of 
a drone service for public tasks at sea. While the Agency is catching up on these delays, an amount 
of EUR 2,0 million is proposed to be made available. 

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8  

Joint  Statements  by  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council  and  the  Commission,  annexed  to  the  legislative 
resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 11 September 2018 (TA/2018/0328). 
COM(2017) 262, 30.5.2017. 

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  The  Commission  proposes  to  reduce  the  appropriations  requested  for  the  Nuclear  Safeguards 
prerogative  line  by  EUR 1,0 million  (-5 %).  Taking  into  account  past  execution  the  reduced 
amount should be sufficient to carry out the activities planned for 2019. 

Furthermore,  in  line  with  the  Cost-Benefit-Analysis  (CBA)  on  the  delegation  of  part  of  the 
implementation of ESC to the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), the 
Commission  proposes  to  transfer  an  amount  of  EUR 0,9 million,  both  in  commitment  and  payment 
appropriations, from the administrative support expenditure line of the ESC to the contribution line of 
EACEA. 

The details by budget line are presented in the table below: 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – European Commission 

European Chemicals Agency — Chemicals legislation 

02 03 03 
04 02 63 01  European Social Fund — Operational technical assistance 
04 02 65 

European Solidarity Corps – Contribution from the European 
Social Fund 

05 04 60 04  European Solidarity Corps – Contribution from  the European 

Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) 

06 02 03 01  European Maritime Safety Agency 
07 02 07 

European Solidarity Corps – Contribution from  the LIFE sub-
programme for Environment 

15 01 04 03  Support expenditure for the European Solidarity Corps 
15 01 06 03  Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency — 
Contribution from European Solidarity Corps 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

(in EUR) 

-3 000 000 

12 078 000  

-  

- 

-2 000 000 

1 000 000 

3 612 500 

937 500 

-3 000 000 

8 454 600  

3 330 600  

540 000 

-2 000 000 

1 000 000 

3 612 500 

937 500 

15 02 01 01  Promoting excellence and cooperation in the European education 

-1 900 000 

-1 900 000 

and training area and its relevance to the labour market 

15 02 01 02  Promoting excellence and cooperation in the European youth area 
and the participation of young people in European democratic life 
European Solidarity Corps 

15 05 01 
23 03 01 03  European Solidarity Corps – Contribution from Union Civil 

Protection Mechanism (UCPM) 
Nuclear Safeguards 

European Solidarity Corps – Contribution from the LIFE sub-
programme for Climate Action 
Administrative reserve 

Differentiated appropriations 

32 03 01 

34 02 05 

40 01 40  

40 02 41 

Total 

-26 200 000 

-19 650 000 

138 774 568 

115 000 000 

2 000 000 

2 000 000 

-1 000 000 

500 000 

-4 550 000 

- 114 174 568 

6 078 000 

-1 000 000 

500 000 

-4 550 000 

-99 341 200 

3 934 000 

The budget remarks of articles 40 01 40 and 40 02 41 are adjusted in the budget annex. 

3.3  

Structural Reform Support Programme 

The  Commission  proposes  to  update  the  commitment  and  payment  appropriations  foreseen  for  the 
Structural  Reform  Support  Programme  (SRSP)  in  order  to  reflect  the  political  agreement9  reached 
between  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  in  July  2018  on  the  proposal  tabled  by  the 
Commission in December 201710. 

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10  

Joint  Statements  by  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council  and  the  Commission,  annexed  to  the  legislative 
resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 11 September 2018 (TA/2018/0329).  
COM(2017) 825, 6.12.2017. 

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In the Commission's proposal, the increase of the programme's financial envelope of EUR 40 million 
in commitment appropriations was proposed to be financed under heading 1b by using the Flexibility 
Instrument11.  Given  the  limited  availability  of  margin  under  this  heading  (EUR 1,9 million),  the 
Flexibility Instrument was proposed to be mobilised for an amount of EUR 38,1 million)12. 

According  to  the  political  agreement  reached,  the  financing  of  the  2019  increase  will  be  secured 
through  redeployments  from  heading  2  (section  2.2  above)  and  the  proposed  mobilisation  of  the 
Flexibility Instrument is withdrawn. 

The details by budget line are presented in the table below: 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – European Commission 

13 08 01 

13 08 02 

Total 

Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP) – Operational 
technical assistance transferred from H1b (ESF, ERDF and CF) 
Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP) – Operational 
technical assistance transferred from H2 (EAFRD) 

4. 

IMPACT OF NEW COMMISSION INITIATIVES 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

(in EUR) 

-40 000 000 

-17 200 000 

40 000 000 

17 200 000 

- 

- 

4.1  

Reinforcement of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency 

As  part  of  its  contribution  to  the  Leaders'  meeting  in  Salzburg  on  19-20  September  2018,  the 
Commission  proposed  to  extend  the  mandate  of  the  European  Border  and  Coast  Guard  Agency  , 
notably with a view to creating a standing corps of 10 000 border guards by the end of 202013. The 
standing  corps  is  proposed  to  be  composed  of  a  mix  of  three  categories  of  staff:  agency  own  staff, 
long-term secondment from Member States and short-term deployments from Member States, with a 
gradual shift towards agency own staff and the long term secondments.  

The Commission proposes to include in the 2019 budget the 375 establishment plan posts which are 
planned as agency own staff as part of the build-up of the European Border and Coast Guard standing 
corps,  and  to  increase  the  EU  contribution  by  EUR 19 million  in  commitment  and  payment 
appropriations  to  ensure  their  financing.  This  should  enable  the  Agency  to  start  recruitment 
immediately upon political agreement on its extended mandate. Together with a reinforcement of 375 
contract agents, that would allow the Agency to recruit 750 additional staff members in the course of 
2019. 

Given  the  absence  of  margin  and  no  room  for  redeployment  under  heading  3,  the  Commission 
proposes to modify the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument accordingly. 

The details by budget line are presented in the table below: 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – European Commission 

18 02 03 

Total 

European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) 

The updated establishment plan is set out in the budgetary annex. 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

(in EUR) 

19 321 000 

19 321 000 

19 321 000 

19 321 000 

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12  
13  

OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884–891, Article 11. 
COM(2018) 280, 23.5.2018. 
COM(2018) 631, 12.9.2018. 

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4.2   Reinforcement of the EU contribution to the European Union Agency for Asylum  

As  part  of  its  contribution  to  the  Leaders'  meeting  in  Salzburg  on  19-20  September  2018,  the 
Commission  proposed  to  extend  the  mandate  of  the  European  Union  Agency  for  Asylum,  notably 
with  a  view  to  reinforcing  its  capacity  to  provide  operational  support  to  Member  States  where 
needed14.  To  enable  the  Agency  to  provide  enhanced  technical  and  operational  assistance,  the 
Commission  proposes  to  reinforce  the  EU  contribution  to  the  Agency  by  EUR 55 million  in 
commitment and payment appropriations.  

Given  the  absence  of  margin  and  no  room  for  redeployment  under  heading  3,  the  Commission 
proposes to modify the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument accordingly. 

The details by budget line are presented in the table below: 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – European Commission 

18 03 02 

Total 

European Asylum Support Office (EASO) 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

(in EUR) 

55 000 000 

55 000 000 

55 000 000 

55 000 000 

4.3  

Amendment  of  the  Authority  for  European  Political  Parties  and  European  Political 
Foundations' Regulation 

Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  No  1141/2014  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  22 
October  2014  on  the  statute  and  funding  of  European  political  parties  and  European  political 
foundations15  was  introduced  to  increase  the  visibility,  recognition,  effectiveness,  transparency  and 
accountability of European political parties and their affiliated political foundations. An independent 
Authority  for  European  political  parties  and  European  political  foundations  ("the  Authority")  was 
created, for the purpose of registering, monitoring and, if necessary, imposing sanctions on European 
political  parties  and  European  political  foundations,  including  to  consider  cases  where  such  entities 
allegedly fail to respect these fundamental European values. 

As  part  of  its  contribution  to  the  Leaders'  meeting  in  Salzburg  on  19-20  September  2018,  the 
Commission adopted a proposal16 amending this regulation as regards a verification procedure related 
to infringements of rules on the protection of personal data in the context of elections to the European 
Parliament.  

To enable the Authority to operate in a smooth and effective manner, it is proposed to add 9 posts to 
the establishment plan of the European Parliament17, on top of the temporary post of the  Director of 
the Authority, which is already included in the draft dudget 201918. As a result, a total of 10 posts will 
be allocated to the Authority.  

In the Parliament's section of the draft budget 2019, given the time needed to recruit the permanent 
staff, it is proposed to add a level of appropriations corresponding to six months of average effective 
activity for 2019.  

14  
15 
16  
17  
18  

COM(2018) 633, 12.9.2018. 
OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1. 
COM(2018) 636, 12.9.2018. 
4 temporary posts- 1 AD9, 1 AD5, 2 AST3 and 5 permanent posts- 2 AD5, 1 AST3 and 2 AST-SC1. 
1 AD12. 

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For the immediate support to the Authority, it is also proposed to add appropriations corresponding to 
6 contract agents for six months of effective activity for 2019 in the European Parliament's section of 
the draft budget 2019. This addition is compensated by an equivalent reduction in the Commission’s 
section. 

The details by budget line are presented in the table below: 

Budget line 

Name 

  Section I – European Parliament 

  Remuneration and allowances  
  Other staff — Secretariat and political groups 

  1 2 0 0 
  1 4 0 0 
  Sub-total Section I  
  Section III – European Commission 
  27 01 02 09    External personnel – non-decentralised management 
  Sub-total Section III  
  Total 

The updated establishment plan is set out in the budgetary annex. 

5. 

OTHER ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS  

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

(in EUR) 

535 500 
150 000 
685 500 

-150 000 
-150 000 
535 500 

535 500 
150 000 
685 500 

-150 000 
-150 000 
535 500 

5.1  

Reinforcement  of  the  EU  contribution  to  the  European  Union  Agency  for  Law 
Enforcement Cooperation 

Under  the  European  Agenda  for  Security,  the  European  Union  Agency  for  Law  Enforcement 
Cooperation  (Europol)  plays  a  key  role  as  the  central  hub  in  the  fight  against  terrorism  in  the  EU, 
contributing to a coordinated reaction against the ongoing and anticipated terrorist threat and attacks. 
Further to the recent terrorist attacks in Europe, the amount of data exchanged with Europol and the 
number  of  users  have  increased  steeply,  which  creates  a  need  for  upgrading  the  Agency’s  core  IT 
systems. For this reason the Commission proposes a reinforcement of the EU contribution to Europol 
by EUR 5,0 million. 

In addition, the Commission requests an additional EUR 3,0 million to extend Europol’s scheme for 
deployment of guest officers for secondary security checks, as  a key instrument to support Member 
States in stemming illegal migration on all existing and emerging routes. 

The  Commission’s  assessment  of  total  additional  needs  for  Europol  therefore  amounts  to 
EUR 8,0 million  in  commitment  and  payment  appropriations.  Given  the  absence  of  margin  under 
hearding 3 and no room for redeployment, the Commission proposes to modify the mobilisation of the 
Flexibility Instrument accordingly. 

The details by budget line are presented in the table below: 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – European Commission 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

(in EUR) 

18 02 04 

Total 

European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation 
(Europol) 

8 000 000 

8 000 000 

8 000 000 

8 000 000 

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5.2  

Reinforcement of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office 

The  European  Public  Prosecutor’s  Office  (EPPO)  was  created  in  October  2017  under  enhanced 
cooperation19, at that time with 20 participating countries. Since then, the participation of Malta and 
The  Netherlands  in  the  EPPO  has  been  confirmed.  Based  on  the  College  model  of  the  Office,  this 
requires the recruitment of two additional European Prosecutors. In light of the relatively low caseload 
expected to arise from the participation of these new countries, however, no further increases of EPPO 
staff numbers are expected to be required as compared to the revised legislative financial statement of 
September 2017. 

Furthermore,  in  view  of  the  importance  to  attract  highly  qualified  candidates  on  account  of  the 
prosecutorial  functions  to  be  exercised  and  the  standing  and  responsibility  of  the  positions,  the 
Commission  proposes  to  recruit the European  Chief  Prosecutor  and the 22  European  Prosecutors  in 
grades AD15 and AD13, respectively. 

Given  the  planned  timing  of  the  recruitment  of  the  EPPO  staff  over  2019,  no  additional  funding  is 
requested as compared to the EU contribution included in the Draft Budget 2019 (EUR 4,9 million). 

The updated establishment plan is set out in the budgetary annex. 

5.3   Modification  of  the  establishment  plan  of  the  European  Agency  for  the  operational 
management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice 

The  agreement  reached  between  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  on  the  revised  founding 
Regulation of the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the 
area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA)20 includes the creation of the position of the Deputy 
Executive Director, to assist and replace the Executive Director. Since the Commission proposal did 
not include such a position, it is proposed to upgrade an AD5 post in the establishment plan to AD13, 
to allow the Agency to proceed with the recruitment of the Deputy Executive Director. This has no 
impact on the EU contribution requested for the Agency.  

The updated establishment plan is set out in the budgetary annex. 

5.4  

Reinforcement of the European External Action Service 

In the draft budget 2019, a number of items were not included in the section of the European External 
Action Service (EEAS) as the related decision processes were not sufficiently advanced. Four of these 
items have now progressed to a stage which justifies their inclusion, namely: 

  The opening of delegations in Turkmenistan and Kuwait and establishing a permanent presence in 

The Hague; 

  Maintaining the Union's presence in Belfast; 

  Military advisors in delegations; 

  Reinforcement of the EU Military Staff (EUMS) Intelligence Directorate. 

It  concerns  in  all  cases  new  responsibilities  that  were  endorsed  either  by  the  Council  or  received 
strong political support from Member States and for which no resources are foreseen in the current or 
future budgets of the EEAS. 

19  
20  

Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 17 October 2017. 
COM(2017) 352, 29.6.2017. 

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5.4.1  Opening of delegations in Turkmenistan and Kuwait and establishing a permanent presence 

in The Hague  

The EEAS 2018 Annual Review of the delegation network identified the need to open delegations in 
Kuwait and Turkmenistan and to have a permanent presence in The Hague. 

  Kuwait  is  a  country  which  is  consistently  playing  a  constructive  role  in  the  growing  regional 
tensions and which has offered its mediation not only in the Gulf crisis but also in the search for a 
possible  dialogue  between  the  two  shores  of  the  Gulf.  It  has  also  shown  genuine  interest  in  a 
substantial upgrading of the bilateral relations with the EU. Currently, the EU Delegation to Saudi 
Arabia is accredited to five Gulf countries including Kuwait. Presence in Kuwait would facilitate 
better sharing of representation tasks and presence in the region and would also cover Qatar more 
efficiently. 

  Key players like Russia and China are intensifying their presence in Central Asia. Turkmenistan, 
which  possesses  the  world's  fourth  largest  gas  reserve  and  has  a  strategic  geographical  location 
with  importance  also  in  the  field  of  security,  is  increasingly  looking  to  the  EU  as  an  alternative 
partner  to  complete  their  reform  and  modernisation  process.  Turkmenistan  remains  the  only 
country  of  Central  Asia  in  which  the  EU  has  no  fully-fledged  Delegation.  Opening  an  EU 
Delegation  in  Ashgabat  would  allow  a  full  engagement  in  areas  of  strategic  interest,  such  as 
energy and security. 

  The  Hague  is  one  of  the  global  centres  of  multilateral  diplomacy  and  its  political  importance 
increases  from  the  work  that  takes  place  at  the  organisation  for  the  Prohibition  of  Chemical 
Weapons (OPCW). As the EEAS so far has maintained only a temporary presence, it is considered 
essential to render this presence permanent. 

The Foreign Affairs Council agreed formally to the opening of these two delegations on 16 July 2018. 
Following the conclusions of the Annual Review, several Member States have also expressed strong 
support for enhancing the EEAS presence in The Hague, in a letter to the High Representative of the 
Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HRVP) of 28 May. 

Therefore, the necessary appropriations and staff are proposed to be added to the EEAS' section of the 
draft  budget  2019  in  order  to  enable  EEAS  to  establish  the  presence  (EUR 3,2 million  of 
appropriations and 19 staff, of which 9 establishment plan posts and 10 local staff). As neither Kuwait 
nor Turkmenistan can be expected to be up and running on 1 January 2019, a financing for 8 months 
only  in  2019  is  proposed,  plus  the  necessary  one-off  opening  costs.  Given  that  there  is  already  a 
temporary  presence  in  The  Hague,  financing  for  the  permanent  presence  is  proposed  for  the  whole 
year 2019. 

The updated establishment plan is set out in the budgetary annex. 

5.4.2  Maintain the Union's point of presence in Belfast 

Given the uncertainty regarding the existing three regional representation offices in the UK, only the 
appropriations and staff necessary to open the delegation in London were included in the draft budget 
2019. 

The Commission and the EEAS have since agreed to maintain the Belfast Office and close the Offices 
in  Edinburgh  and  Cardiff.  The  formal  request  to  the  Council  and  the  Commission  to  establish  the 
delegation in London with an EU Office in Belfast is currently being prepared by the EEAS.  

Given  the  political  importance  and  based  on  an  assessment  of  the  most  probable  resource 
requirements  in  2019,  the  appropriations  (EUR 0,9 million)  and  staff  (5,  including  2  establishment 
plan  posts,  1  contract  agent  and  2  local  staff)  necessary  to  maintain  this  Office  are  proposed  to  be 
added to the EEAS' section of the draft budget 2019. 

The updated establishment plan is set out in the budgetary annex. 

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5.4.3  Military advisors in delegations 

A  Concept  Paper  on  Military  Advisors  in  EU  Delegations  was  presented  to  Political  and  Security 
Committee (PSC) on 13 March 2018 and to the EU Military Committee (EUMC)21 on 14 March 2018. 
Based  on  the  strong  support  and  input  provided  by  the  two  bodies,  a  revised  Concept  Paper  was 
approved by the HRVP and endorsed by the PSC in the first half of October. 

The Concept Paper notably proposes to post 5 military advisors (seconded national experts) per year 
in priority Delegations, up to a total of 10 during the first two years and likely more in the following 
years. This initiative requires an increase to the EEAS administrative budget as from 2019. 

It  is  therefore  proposed  that  the  EEAS'  section  of  the  draft  budget  2019  be  increased  with  the 
necessary  appropriations  (EUR 0,8 million)  to  recruit  up  to  seven  experts  in  the  first  phase,  thereby 
accelerating the implementation. 

Due  to  the  nature  of  the  required  expertise,  some  postings  will  be  in  EU  Delegations  where  the 
security cost is high and non-standard. 

5.4.4 

Reinforcement of the EUMS Intelligence Directorate 

The  EU  Military  Staff  (EUMS)  Intelligence  Directorate  provides  intelligence  support  for  the  EU, 
notably though Situation Assessments, Special Reports and Risk Assessments. It thus contributes to 
policy development, early warning, advance and crisis response planning and to planning and conduct 
of Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions/operations and exercises. Demand for its 
input is high and increasing and its available resources are insufficient compared to needs. 

The number of customers has doubled since 2009. Apart from the EUMS leadership, the clients range 
from HR and EEAS services, the European Parliament and the European Commission, including its 
President,  and  Council  bodies,  notably  the  PSC  and  the  EUMC.  Furthermore,  each  customer,  both 
existing  and  new,  increasingly  requests  more  and  more  tailored  and  labour-intensive  products.  In 
addition, the ongoing transformation of the entire information landscape (e.g. effects of social media) 
has sped up the information flow and therefore results in demands with even shorter deadlines from 
nearly all customers, putting more strain on available resources.  

The analysis or the resource requirements, carried out at the request of the Council, identified the need 
for  an  additional  5  co-financed  national  expert  posts  to  be  created;  the  results  of  the  analysis  were 
presented  to  the  EUMC  and  PSC  on  26  September  2017  and  9  January  2018  respectively.  On 
2 March, the EUMC provided its Military Advice recommending the establishment of the 5 posts (co-
financed national experts) with effect from January 1st 2019.  

Given  the  endorsement  received  from  the  PSC,  it  is  proposed  that  the  necessary  appropriations  be 
added to the EEAS' section of the draft budget 2019 (EUR 0,3 million). 

5.4.5  Combined effect on the EEAS ' section of the draft budget 2019 

Budget line 

Name 

Section X – European External Action Service 

1 2 0 5 

3 0 0 0  

3 0 0 1 

3 0 0 2 

Military seconded national experts 

Remuneration and entitlements of statutory staff 

External staff and outside services 

Other expenditure related to staff 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

(in EUR) 

280 000 

1 208 000  

437 000  

954 000 

280 000 

1 208 000  

437 000  

954 000 

21  

The EUMC is the highest military body set up within the Council. It notably gives military advice to the Political 
and Security Committee (PSC) and makes recommendations on military matters. 

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Budget line 

Name 

3 0 0 3 

3 0 0 4 

Total 

Buildings and associated costs 

Other administrative expenditure 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

(in EUR) 

1 351 000 

934 000 

5 164 000 

1 351 000 

934 000 

5 164 000 

5.5   Update of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements 
As  foreseen  in  point  C  of  Part  II  of  the  Interinstitutional  Agreement  (IIA)22,  the  Commission  has 
examined  the  most  recent  information  available  concerning  Sustainable  Fisheries  Partnership 
Agreements (SFPAs) and reviewed the expected needs for 2019 on the basis of the developments in 
the  negotiation  processes  with  the  third  countries  involved.  On  the  basis  of  this  review,  the 
Commission  proposes  to  increase  commitment  and  payment  appropriations  for  an  amount  of 
EUR 7,0 million, split  on operational  line (11 03 01)  and reserve  (40  02 41)  as  outlined in  the table 
below. 

The requested amount will be used to reinforce the financial contribution for the new agreement with 
Morocco  as  the  negotiations  are  now  completed.  It  is  expected  that  the  agreement  and  its  related 
protocol  will  enter  into  force  in  the  first  half  of  201923  and  an  additional  amount  is  proposed  to  be 
added on the reserve line. Furthermore, as the agreement with the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire entered 
into  provisional  application  on  1  August    201824,  the  Commission  proposes  to  move  the  related 
commitment  appropriations  of  EUR 0,7 million  from  the  reserve  (40 02 41)  to  the  operational  line 
(11 03 01). 

The details by budget line are presented in the table below: 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – European Commission 

11 03 01 

40 02 41 

Total 

Establishing a governance framework for fishing activities 
carried out by Union fishing vessels in third country waters 
Differentiated appropriations 

6. 

TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS  

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

(in EUR) 

682 000 

6 318 000 

7 000 000 

- 

7 000 000 

7 000 000 

6.1   Modifying the establishment plan of the Europan Medicines Agency 

In  the  draft  budget  2019,  the  Commission  proposed  to  keep  the  total  number  of  establishment  plan 
posts of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) stable at the level authorised for 2018 (591 posts). 
However,  the  breakdown  of  these  posts  between  the  function  groups  for  Administrators  (AD)  and 
Assistants  (AST)  and  across  the  grades  in  the  establishment  plan  in  the  draft  budget  2019  was 
erroneously modified. The Commission hereby proposes a technical correction, which has no impact 
on appropriations.  

The corrected establishment plan is set out in the budgetary annex. 

22  
23  

24  

OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. 
The negotiations are finished and the Commission will adopt as soon as possible the related proposals for Council 
Decisions on the signing and conclusion of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and 
the Kingdom of Morocco accompanied by a Protocol and an exchange of letters between both parties.  
Council Decision (EU) 2018/1069 of 26 July 2018 (OJ L 194, 31.07.2018, p. 1). 

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6.2   Modifying  the  budget  remark  of  Interoperability  Solutions  and  common  frameworks 
for   European  public  administrations,  businesses  and  citizens  (ISA²)  support 
expenditure 

In  the  draft  budget  2019,  the  budget  remark  of  the  support  expenditure  of  ISA²  programme 
26 01 04 01 was erroneously modified to include measures not allowed on this item. The Commission 
proposes a technical correction to revert to the text of the voted budget 2018. This correction has no 
impact on appropriations. 

The corrected budget remark is set out in the budgetary annex. 

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7. 

SUMMARY TABLE BY MFF HEADING 

Heading 

Draft Budget 2019 

Amending Letter 1/2019 

Draft Budget 2019 

(incl. AL1/2019) 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

1. 

Smart and inclusive growth 

79 973 396 584 

67 517 943 173 

 4 028 000 

- 13 266 000 

79 977 424 584 

67 504 677 173 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 

 38 069 903 

- 38 069 903 

Of which under global margin for commitments 

 233 333 333 

Ceiling  

Margin 

79 924 000 000 

 222 006 652 

 233 333 333 

79 924 000 000 

 179 908 749 

1a 

Competitiveness for growth and jobs 

22 859 993 348 

20 467 170 955 

 44 028 000 

 3 934 000 

22 904 021 348 

20 471 104 955 

Of which under global margin for commitments 

Ceiling 

Margin 

23 082 000 000 

 222 006 652 

23 082 000 000 

 177 978 652 

1b   Economic  social and territorial cohesion 

57 113 403 236 

47 050 772 218 

- 40 000 000 

- 17 200 000 

57 073 403 236 

47 033 572 218 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 

 38 069 903 

- 38 069 903 

Of which under global margin for commitments 

 233 333 333 

Ceiling 

Margin 

56 842 000 000 

 233 333 333 

56 842 000 000 

 1 930 097 

2. 

Sustainable growth: natural resources 

59 999 077 986 

57 790 407 331 

- 137 000 000 

- 159 800 000 

59 862 077 986 

57 630 607 331 

Ceiling 

Margin 

60 344 000 000 

 344 922 014 

60 344 000 000 

 481 922 014 

Of which: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund 
(EAGF) — Market related expenditure and direct 
payments 

43 613 447 000 

43 537 899 417 

- 184 000 000 

- 184 000 000 

43 429 447 000 

43 353 899 417 

Sub-ceiling 
Rounding difference excluded from margin 
calculation 
EAGF Margin 

43 881 000 000 

  659 000 

 266 894 000 

3. 

Security and citizenship 

3 728 518 138 

3 486 361 394 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 

 927 518 138 

 82 321 000 

 82 321 000 

Ceiling 

Margin 

2 801 000 000 

43 881 000 000 

  659 000 

 450 894 000 

 82 321 000 

3 810 839 138 

3 568 682 394 

1 009 839 138 

2 801 000 000 

4.  Global Europe 

11 384 188 562 

9 508 356 038 

11 384 188 562 

9 508 356 038 

Of which under global margin for commitments 

1 116 188 562 

Ceiling 

Margin 

10 268 000 000 

1 116 188 562 

10 268 000 000 

5. 

Administration 

9 956 925 632 

9 960 905 652 

 5 699 500 

 5 699 500 

9 962 625 132 

9 966 605 152 

Ceiling 

10 786 000 000 

Of which offset against Contingency margin 

- 253 882 156 

Margin 

 575 192 212 

10 786 000 000 

- 253 882 156 

 569 492 712 

Of which: Administrative expenditure of the 
institutions 

7 755 321 712 

7 759 301 732 

 5 699 500 

 5 699 500 

7 761 021 212 

7 765 001 232 

Of which offset against Contingency margin 

- 253 882 156 

Sub-ceiling 

8 700 000 000 

Margin 

 690 796 132 

8 700 000 000 

- 253 882 156 

 685 096 632 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 

 965 588 041 

 899 719 628 

 44 251 097 

 22 299 869 

1 009 839 138 

 922 019 497 

Total 

165 042 106 902 

148 263 973 588 

- 44 951 500 

- 85 045 500 

164 997 155 402 

148 178 928 088 

Of which under global margin for commitments 

1 349 521 895 

1 349 521 895 

Ceiling 

164 123 000 000 

166 709 000 000 

164 123 000 000 

166 709 000 000 

Of which offset against Contingency margin 

- 253 882 156 

Other special Instruments 

 577 248 000 

 411 500 000 

Margin 

1 142 120 878 

19 344 746 040 

- 253 882 156 

1 231 323 475 

19 452 091 409 

 577 248 000 

 411 500 000 

Grand Total 

165 619 354 902 

148 675 473 588 

- 44 951 500 

- 85 045 500 

165 574 403 402 

148 590 428 088 

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