DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 4 TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2020 Accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria
Date: 2020-04-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, European Union Solidarity Fund, aid to disaster victims, amending budget, commitment of expenditure, draft budget (EU), emergency aid, financial year, general budget (EU), natural disaster

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 30.4.2020  COM(2020) 190 final  DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 4 TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2020   Accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria  
 
 
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 44 thereof, 

the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020, as adopted on 
27 November 20192, 
amending budget No°1/20203, adopted on 17 April 2020, 
amending budget No°2/20204, adopted on 17 April 2020, 
draft amending budget No°3/20205, adopted on 15 April 2020 

The  European  Commission  hereby  presents  to  the  European  Parliament  and  to  the  Council 
Draft Amending Budget No 4 to the 2020 budget. 

CHANGES  TO  THE  STATEMENT  OF  REVENUE  AND  EXPENDITURE  BY 
SECTION 

The  changes  to  the  general  statement  of  revenue  and  to  the  statement  of  expenditure  and 
revenue 
(https://eur-
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lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm). 

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OJ L 193, 30.7.2018. 
OJ L 57, 27.2.2020. 
OJ L 126, 21.4.2020. 
OJ L 126, 21.4.2020. 
COM(2020) 180, 15.4.2020. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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

FINANCING ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 

3.  APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTED IN THE BUDGET OF 2020 .......................................................................... 3 

4. 

SUMMARY TABLE BY MFF HEADING ............................................................................................................... 4 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

INTRODUCTION 

1. 
Draft  Amending  Budget  (DAB)  No 4  for the  year  2020  accompanies  the  proposal6  to  mobilise the  European 
Union  Solidarity  Fund  (EUSF)  for  an  amount  of  EUR 278 993 814  to  provide  assistance  to  Portugal,  Spain, 
Italy and Austria following natural disasters that took place in these Member States in the course of 2019: 

  Portugal: damage resulting from the hurricane Lorenzo in the Azores in October 2019; 
  Spain: flooding in the regions of Valencia, Murcia, Castilla-La Mancha and Andalucia in September 2019; 
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Italy  and  Austria:  extreme  weather  events  resulting  in  flooding  and  landslides  that  affected  most  of  the 
Italian territory (culminating in Venice flooding) as well as Carynthia and Eastern Tyrol in Austria in the 
autumn of 2019. 

DAB  No 4/2020  proposes  to  enter  the  necessary  appropriations  in  the  general  budget  2020,  both  in 
commitments  and  payments,  after  having  deducted  the  advances  already  paid  out  to  Portugal  and  Spain 
(EUR 6 495 606). 

2. 

FINANCING 

In  accordance  with  Article  10(1)  of  the  Council  Regulation  (EU,  EURATOM)  No  1311/2013  of 
2 December 2013  laying  down  the  multiannual  financial  framework  for  the  years  2014-20207  (hereafter  "the 
MFF regulation"), the total amount available for the mobilisation of the EUSF at the beginning of 2020 was 
EUR 1 150 524 045,  being  the  sum  of  the  2020  allocation  of  EUR 597 546 284,  plus  the  2019  allocation  of 
EUR 552 977 761 that remained unspent and was carried over to 2020. 

The amount that may be mobilised at this stage of the year 2020 is EUR 1 001 137 474. This corresponds to the 
total amount available for the mobilisation of the EUSF at the beginning of 2020 (EUR 1 150 524 045), minus 
the retained amount of EUR 149 386 571 in order to respect the obligation of keeping aside 25 % of the 2020 
annual allocation until 1 October 2020 as stipulated by Article 10(1) of the MFF regulation. 

EUSF financing summary table 

2019 allocation carried forward to 2020 
2020 allocation 

Total available at the beginning of 2020 
Minus 25% of the 2020 allocation retained 

Maximum amount currently available (2019+2020 allocations) 
Total amount of aid proposed to be mobilised for Portugal, Spain, Italy 
and Austria 
Remaining availabilities until 1 October 2020 

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APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTED IN THE BUDGET OF 2020 

Amount 
EUR 
552 977 761 
597 546 284 
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1 150 524 045 
-149 386 571 
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1 001 137 474 
- 278 993 814 
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722 143 660 

On  the  basis  of  the  applications  from  Portugal,  Spain,  Italy  and  Austria,  the  calculation  of  the  financial 
contribution from the EUSF, based on the estimate of total direct damages, is set at EUR 278 993 814. 

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COM(2020) 200, 30.4.2020. 
OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884. 

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Considering  the  amount  of  EUR 6 495 606  that  was  already  paid  for  these  EUSF  cases  as  advance,  the 
Commission proposes to amend the budget 2020 by increasing budget line 13 06 01 by EUR 272 498 208 both 
in commitment and payment appropriations (see table below). 

Budget 
line 
13 06 01 

Total 

Name 

Assistance  to  Member  States  in  the  event  of  a  major 
natural  disaster  with  serious  repercussions  on  living 
conditions, the natural environment or the economy 

Commitment 
appropriations 
272 498 208 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
272 498 208 

272 498 208 

272 498 208 

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4. 

SUMMARY TABLE BY MFF HEADING 

Heading 

(incl. AB 1-2 & DAB3/2020) 

Budget 2020 

Draft Amending Budget 4/2020 

Budget 2020 

(incl. AB 1-2 & DAB3&4/2020) 

In EUR 

1. 

Smart and inclusive growth 

83 930 597 837 

72 353 828 442 

83 930 597 837 

72 353 828 442 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

1a  Competitiveness for growth and jobs 

25 284 773 982 

22 308 071 592 

25 284 773 982 

22 308 071 592 

Ceiling  

Margin 

83 661 000 000 

83 661 000 000 

Of which under global margin for commitments 

 93 773 982 

Ceiling 

Margin 

25 191 000 000 

 93 773 982 

25 191 000 000 

1b   Economic social and territorial cohesion 

58 645 823 855 

50 045 756 850 

58 645 823 855 

50 045 756 850 

Of which under global margin for commitments 

 175 823 855 

Ceiling 

Margin 

58 470 000 000 

 175 823 855 

58 470 000 000 

2. 

Sustainable growth: natural resources 

59 907 021 051 

57 904 492 439 

59 907 021 051 

57 904 492 439 

Ceiling 

Margin 

60 421 000 000 

 513 978 949 

60 421 000 000 

 513 978 949 

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

43 410 105 687 

43 380 031 798 

43 410 105 687 

43 380 031 798 

Sub-ceiling 
Rounding difference excluded from margin 
calculation 
EAGF Margin 

43 888 000 000 

  888 000 

 477 006 313 

43 888 000 000 

  888 000 

 477 006 313 

3. 

Security and citizenship 

7 152 374 489 

5 278 527 141 

7 152 374 489 

5 278 527 141 

1 094 414 188 

2 392 402 163 

 714 558 138 

2 951 000 000 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 

1 094 414 188 

Of which under global margin for commitments 

2 392 402 163 

Of which under Contingency margin 

 714 558 138 

2 951 000 000 

4.  Global Europe 

Ceiling 

Margin 

Ceiling 

Margin 

10 406 572 239 

8 944 061 191 

10 406 572 239 

8 944 061 191 

10 510 000 000 

 103 427 761 

10 510 000 000 

 103 427 761 

5. 

Administration 

10 271 193 494 

10 274 196 704 

10 271 193 494 

10 274 196 704 

Ceiling 

11 254 000 000 

Of which offset against Contingency margin 

- 966 558 138 

Margin 

 16 248 368 

11 254 000 000 

- 966 558 138 

 16 248 368 

Of which: Administrative expenditure of the 
institutions 

7 955 303 132 

7 958 306 342 

7 955 303 132 

7 958 306 342 

Of which offset against Contingency margin 

- 966 558 138 

Sub-ceiling 

9 071 000 000 

Margin 

 149 138 730 

Total 

171 667 759 110 

154 755 105 917 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 

1 094 414 188 

1 017 029 444 

Of which under global margin for commitments 

2 662 000 000 

Of which under Contingency margin 

 714 558 138 

9 071 000 000 

- 966 558 138 

 149 138 730 

171 667 759 110 

154 755 105 917 

1 094 414 188 

1 017 029 444 

2 662 000 000 

 714 558 138 

Ceiling 

168 797 000 000 

172 420 000 000 

168 797 000 000 

172 420 000 000 

Of which offset against Contingency margin 

- 966 558 138 

- 966 558 138 

Margin 

 633 655 078 

18 681 923 527 

 633 655 078 

18 681 923 527 

Other special Instruments 

 587 763 000 

 418 500 000 

 272 498 208 

 272 498 208 

 860 261 208 

 690 998 208 

Grand Total 

172 255 522 110 

155 173 605 917 

 272 498 208 

 272 498 208 

172 528 020 318 

155 446 104 125 

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