DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 9 TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2020 Accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Croatia and Poland in relation to a natural disaster and to provide for the payment of advances to Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal and Spain in relation to a public health emergency
Date: 2020-10-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, European Union Solidarity Fund, amending budget, commitment of expenditure, coronavirus disease, draft budget (EU), emergency aid, financial year, general budget (EU), natural disaster

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 9.10.2020  COM(2020) 961 final  DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 9 TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2020   Accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Croatia and Poland in relation to a natural disaster and to provide for the payment of advances to Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal and Spain in relation to a public health emergency  
 
 
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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, 
amending budget No 3/20205, adopted on 17 June 2020, 
amending budget No 4/20206, adopted on 17 June 2020, 
amending budget No 5/20207, adopted on 10 July 2020, 
amending budget No 6/20208, adopted on 17 September 2020, 
amending budget No 7/20209, adopted on 6 October 2020, 

The  European  Commission  hereby  presents  to  the  European  Parliament  and  to  the  Council 
Draft Amending Budget No 9 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. 
OJ L 254, 4.8.2020. 
OJ L 254, 4.8.2020. 
OJ L 299, 11.9.2020. 
OJ L XXX, XX.X.2020 (proposed as Draft Amending Budget No 8/2020 on 28.8.2020). 
OJ L XXX, XX.X.2020. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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

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

3.  APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTED IN THE BUDGET OF 2020 .......................................................................... 4 

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SUMMARY TABLE BY MFF HEADING ............................................................................................................... 5 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

INTRODUCTION 

1. 
Draft Amending Budget (DAB) No 9 for the year 2020 accompanies the proposal10 to mobilise the European 
Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) for an amount of EUR 823 548 633 to provide assistance to: 

  Croatia in relation to the earthquake that affected the city of Zagreb and the counties of Zagreb and 

Krapina-Zagorje in March 2020 (EUR 683 740 523), 

  Poland in relation to the floods in Podkarpackie Voivodeship in June 2020 (EUR 7 071 280), and 

  Seven Member States (Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal and Spain) in relation to 
advance  payments  in  response  to  the  major  public  health  emergency  caused  by  the  COVID-19 
pandemic in early 2020 (EUR 132 736 830). 

DAB  No 9/2020  proposes  to  enter  EUR 734 596 756  in  the  general  budget  2020,  both  in  commitments  and 
payments,  after  having  deducted  the  advance  already  paid  out  to  Croatia  in  the  context  of  the  earthquake 
(EUR 88 951 877). 

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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 2014-202011, 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 (both in current prices). 

As shown in the below table, taking into account the earlier Mobilisation Decision in 202012, the amount that 
may be mobilised at this stage of the year 2020 is EUR 871 530 231. 

Amount currently available under the Solidarity Fund: 

Amount in EUR 

Annual allocation of 2020   

Plus unspent amount of 2019 allocation carried over to 2020 

[25% of 2020 allocation to be retained until 1 October 2020] 

Minus total amount of aid proposed for PT (Hurricane Lorenzo), ES 
(extreme weather DANA 2019), IT (severe weather 2019) and AT 
(severe weather 2019) 

Amount available from January - September 2020  

Maximum amount currently available  

Total amount proposed to be mobilised for Croatia, Poland and Covid-19 
advances 

Remaining availabilities until 31/12/2020 

  597 546 284 

+552 977 761 

[149 386 571] 

-278 993 814 

722 143 660 

871 530 231 

-823 548 633 

  47 981 598 

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COM(2020)960, 9.10.2020. 
OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884. 
Decision (EU) 2020/1076 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the  mobilisation of 
the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria, for which the final 
consequences were included in Amending Budget 4/2020 adopted on the same day. 

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3. 

APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTED IN THE BUDGET OF 2020 

The Commission proposes to amend the budget 2020 by increasing budget line 13 06 01 by EUR 734 596 756 
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 
734 596 756 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
734 596 756 

734 596 756 

734 596 756 

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SUMMARY TABLE BY MFF HEADING 

Heading 

Budget 2020 

(incl. AB 1-7/2020) 

Draft Amending Budget 9/2020 

In EUR 

Budget 2020 

(incl. AB 1-7 & DAB 9/2020) 

1. 

Smart and inclusive growth 

83 930 597 837 

77 453 828 442 

83 930 597 837 

77 453 828 442 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

Ceiling  

83 661 000 000 

Margin 

83 661 000 000 

1a 

Competitiveness for growth and jobs 

25 284 773 982 

22 308 071 592 

25 284 773 982 

22 308 071 592 

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 

55 145 756 850 

58 645 823 855 

55 145 756 850 

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 

60 421 000 000 

Of which offset against Contingency margin 

- 465 323 871 

Margin 

 48 655 078 

60 421 000 000 

- 465 323 871 

 48 655 078 

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 
Of which offset against Contingency margin 

43 888 000 000 

  888 000 

- 428 351 235 

EAGF Margin 

 48 655 078 

43 888 000 000 

  888 000 

- 428 351 235 

 48 655 078 

3. 

Security and citizenship 

7 152 374 489 

6 368 527 141 

7 152 374 489 

6 368 527 141 

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 

Ceiling 

Margin 

2 951 000 000 

1 094 414 188 

2 392 402 163 

 714 558 138 

2 951 000 000 

4.  Global Europe 

10 991 572 239 

9 112 061 191 

10 991 572 239 

9 112 061 191 

Of which under Contingency margin 

 481 572 239 

Ceiling 

Margin 

10 510 000 000 

 481 572 239 

10 510 000 000 

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Administration 

10 271 193 494 

10 274 196 704 

10 271 193 494 

10 274 196 704 

Of which offset against Contingency margin 

- 982 806 506 

Ceiling 

11 254 000 000 

11 254 000 000 

- 982 806 506 

Of which: Administrative expenditure of the 
institutions 

Margin 

7 955 303 132 

7 958 306 342 

7 955 303 132 

7 958 306 342 

Of which offset against Contingency margin 

- 982 806 506 

Sub-ceiling 

9 071 000 000 

Margin 

 132 890 362 

Total 

172 252 759 110 

161 113 105 917 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 
Of which under global margin for 
commitments 
Of which under Contingency margin 

1 094 414 188 

1 017 029 444 

2 662 000 000 

1 196 130 377 

9 071 000 000 

- 982 806 506 

 132 890 362 

     172 252 759 110 

161 113 105 917 

1 094 414 188 

1 017 029 444 

2 662 000 000 

1 196 130 377 

Ceiling 

168 797 000 000 

172 420 000 000 

168 797 000 000 

172 420 000 000 

Of which offset against Contingency margin 

-1 448 130 377 

-1 448 130 377 

Margin 

 48 655 078 

12 323 923 527 

 48 655 078 

12 323 923 527 

Other special Instruments 

 860 261 208 

 690 998 208 

 734 596 756 

 734 596 756 

1 594 857 964 

1 425 594 964 

Grand Total 

173 113 020 318 

161 804 104 125 

 734 596 756 

 734 596 756 

173 847 617 074 

162 538 700 881 

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