Financial activity report 2020 – Section II – European Council and Council
Date: 2021-09-02
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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2.9.2021   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 353/1






FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORT 2020
Section II – European Council and Council
(2021/C 353/01)

TABLE OF CONTENTS








1.

INTRODUCTION
2










2.

OBJECTIVES AND BUDGET FOR THE 2020 FINANCIAL YEAR
2










2.1.

Main financial objectives
2










2.2.

Establishment of the budget for the European Council and Council in 2020
2










2.2.1.

General approach
2










2.2.2.

2020 Budget
2










2.2.3.

2020 budget and Heading 5 of the Multiannual Financial Framework
3










3.

GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION IN 2020
4










3.1.

Activities and objectives of the European Council and Council in 2020
4










3.1.1.

Meetings
4










3.1.2.

Legislative activities
4










3.1.3.

Administrative modernisation
5










3.1.4.

Achievement of objectives in 2020
5










3.2.

Revenue
6










3.3.

Expenditure in 2020
7










3.3.1.

Modification of the budget in 2020
7










3.3.2.

Overview of implementation of the budget 2010-2020
9










3.3.3.

Implementation of appropriations by category in 2020
10










3.4.

Appropriations carried over
12










3.4.1.

Appropriations carried over automatically from 2019 to 2020
12










3.4.2.

Appropriations carried over automatically from 2020 to 2021
13










3.5.

Assigned revenue
14










3.5.1.

Assigned revenue accrued before 2020
14










3.5.2.

Assigned revenue carried over for payment from 2019
15










3.5.3.

Assigned revenue accrued before 2020 carried over to 2021 for payment
16










3.5.4.

Assigned revenue accrued in 2020
17



1.   INTRODUCTION

In conformity with Article 249 of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) (Financial Regulation — FR), this document constitutes a report on the budgetary and financial management of Section II of the EU budget (European Council and Council) for the 2020 financial year.
The report is based on the provisional accounts for 2020, the findings of 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 2020 financial year. A global overview of the implementation of the budget appropriations available in 2020 is given in Chapter 3.
The implementation of the 2020 budget by budget line is presented in the Annex.
2.   OBJECTIVES AND BUDGET FOR THE 2020 FINANCIAL YEAR

2.1.   Main financial objectives

The main financial objectives of the General Secretariat of the Council for 2020 were:






—


to ensure decision-making could continue in the European Council and the Council in spite of the exceptional situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic;










—


to ensure continuous support for the European Council and the Council by effective and efficient use of financial resources;










—


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




2.2.   Establishment of the budget for the European Council and Council in 2020

2.2.1.   
General approach


The establishment of the 2020 budget for the European Council and Council (hereinafter EC/C) was based on the general objective of not exceeding, in nominal terms, the overall level of the 2019 budget for non-salary related expenditure.
Increases related to statutory or contractual obligations, or in areas considered essential for the proper functioning of the GSC, have been offset by prioritising and reprogramming certain projects taking into account budget implementation in recent years.
As for the establishment plan, the GSC continued to streamline the organisation by implementing the following actions:






—


transfer of 1 AD5 and 7 AST1 posts to the Commission as part of the Service Level Agreement on SYSPER;










—


addition of 5 AD5 posts and 1 AST1 post to reflect the new language regime for Irish translation, as instructed by the Commission.




2.2.2.   
2020 budget


The budget authority established the overall 2020 EC/C budget at EUR 590,6 million. This represents an increase of EUR 8,7 million (+1,5 %) compared with 2019.
The number of posts in the establishment plan for 2020 for the EC/C was fixed at 3 029.
Table 1 gives an overview of the 2020 budget by category.

Table 1


EC/C budget for 2020 compared with 2019 (by category)









(EUR)




Category


Budget 2019


Budget 2020


Change
2020/2019




1


2


3=2/1




Establishment plan


336 749 511 


341 218 000 


1,3  %




Other staff expenditure


25 077 000 


25 366 000 


1,2  %




Buildings (excluding acquisitions)


55 888 948 


56 644 000 


1,4  %




Computer systems


41 355 000 


44 509 000 


7,6  %




Furniture


951 000 


1 171 000 


23,1  %




Technical equipment


5 745 000 


6 026 000 


4,9  %




Transport


1 134 000 


2 284 000 


101,4  %




Delegations' travel expenses


17 372 000 


17 228 000 


-0,8  %




Interpreting costs


81 694 000 


81 450 000 


-0,3  %




Meetings and conferences


5 237 000 


6 285 000 


20,0  %




Information


9 125 000 


7 235 000 


-20,7  %




Miscellaneous


1 267 000 


1 217 000 


-3,9  %




Reserve


300 000 


 


- 100,0  %





Total (excl. acquisition)




581 895 459 




590 633 000 




1,5  %





Acquisition of immovable property


—


—


 





Grand total




581 895 459 




590 633 000 




1,5  %





2.2.3.   
2020 budget and Heading 5 of the Multiannual Financial Framework


Table 2 gives an overview of the evolution of the EC/C budget in 2010-2020. The EC/C share under Heading 5 of the multiannual financial framework decreased from 6,3 % in 2015 to 5,8 % in 2020.

Table 2


Evolution of Section II of the EU budget (European Council and Council) under Heading 5 of the Multiannual Financial Framework in 2015-2020


















 


2015


2016


2017


2018


2019


2020




(Amounts at current prices)


M€


change


M€


change


M€


change


M€


change


M€


change


M€


change





Heading 5



8 659 


3,0  %


8 951 


3,4  %


9 395 


5,0  %


9 666 


2,9  %


9 945 


2,9  %


10 222 


2,8  %





EC/C



542


1,4  %


545


0,6  %


562


3,0  %


573


2,0  %


582


1,6  %


591


1,5  %





EC/C share in Heading 5




6,3  %




6,1  %




6,0  %




5,9  %




5,9  %




5,8  %





3.   GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION IN 2020

3.1.   Activities and objectives of the European Council and Council in 2020

Within 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 describes the functioning of the European Council and Council over the financial year. The report also highlights the principal achievements of the year.
3.1.1.   
Meetings


Table 3 gives an overview of the evolution of the number of meetings organised by the GSC for the European Council and Council between 2015 and 2020.
In 2020, in addition to the 3 086 institutional meetings and meetings with third countries, the GSC organised 434 other meetings (e.g. seminars, information sessions and briefings).

Table 3


Evolution of the number of meetings 2015-2020














 


2015


2016


2017


2018


2019


2020


2020




 


 


 


 


 


Physical


VTC / Hybrid


TOTAL





Summits



12


9


15


15


17


15


8


23





Councils



81


75


77


75


80


31


85


116





Coreper



138


109


105


117


124


152


2


154





Coreper art. 50



 


 


22


29


28


3


 


3





Working groups



3 471 


3 569 


4 039 


4 304 


3 706 


1 538 


1 252 


2 790 






Ad hoc Working group art. 50



 


 


32


61


28


 


 


 





Total




3 702 




3 762 




4 290 




4 601 




3 983 




1 739 




1 347 




3 086 






Other meetings



2 271 


2 034 


3 030 


3 129 


3 685 


401


33


434





Grand total




5 973 




5 796 




7 320 




7 730 




7 668 




2 140 




1 380 




3 520 





2020 was marked by exceptional working conditions due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This resulted in a decrease of 54,1 % (4 148) in the number of meetings compared with 2019, mainly in the category of meetings other than in the institutional context of the European Council and Council. New ways of holding meetings were reflected in the fact that there was an increase in the number of summits, Councils and COREPER meetings and that 39,2 % of meetings took place in videoconference or hybrid format (with some of the participants connecting remotely).
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 2020, 1 328 legal acts were published in the OJ. It should be noted that the publication of the legal acts in the OJ is the last step in the legislative process.

Table 4


Evolution of the number of legal acts in 2015-2020












 


2015


2016


2017


2018


2019


2020





Legal acts published in OJ



1 412 


1 259 


1 187 


1 210 


1 326 


1 328 




Despite the challenging working conditions in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council maintained its legislative activity at the same level as 2019.
3.1.3.   
Administrative modernisation


In 2020, the GSC continued to improve the quality and efficiency of its internal organisation, focusing in particular on dealing with the working restrictions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic situation:






—


Implementation of the action plan on reducing the GSC vacancy rate, which includes closely and regularly monitoring the occupancy rate in relation to the establishment plan and the availability of relevant appropriations;










—


In order to cope with the prolonged teleworking period, the GSC's platforms and bandwidth have been extended and increased respectively, allowing almost all staff to telework safely;










—


In anticipation of a future gradual return to work in the GSC's buildings, small meeting rooms have been equipped with high-quality videoconferencing equipment in order to facilitate hybrid meetings.




3.1.4.   
Achievement of objectives in 2020


Achievement of the objectives established for the 2020 budget year may be summarised as follows:






—



Establishment plan

Out of 3 029 posts in the establishment plan of the European Council and Council, 2 817 posts were occupied in the GSC on 1 January 2020. Following turnover during the year, on 31 December 2020 there were 2 905 occupied posts, representing a difference of 88 additional occupied posts in the EC/C Establishment Plan.










—



Financial management

In 2020, the GSC continued to further improve its financial management and performance. Several improvements in corporate financial governance were implemented, e.g.:






—


migration and adaptation of digital financial processes to the new SAP HANA platform;










—


all non-budgetary salary activities, including management of staff bank accounts, were successfully transferred to the Accounting Unit;










—


e-Submission was successfully introduced for all open procurement procedures.




Besides this, the unexpected outbreak of COVID-19 and the exceptional situation during the pandemic required immediate action and organisational measures to ensure continuity of service. Several circulars were published to provide authorising services with guidance for temporarily adapting the financial workflows and procedures to the new circumstances.
In the context of improving the cash flow position of European businesses, the average payment time for invoices at the GSC was 20 days in 2020, the maximum time limit being 30 calendar days (Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (2)).










—



Buildings policy

The Council’s buildings policy is stable. Since 2004, the Council’s aim has been to ultimately accommodate all its activities and those of the European Council in Brussels in buildings which it owns, which are adapted to its needs and which are located near to one another. This reorganisation was completed with the delivery of the Europa Building on 30 June 2016.




3.2.   Revenue

Table 5 gives an overview of the global outcome of revenue operations in 2020. The term ‘Established rights 2019’ refers to recovery orders which were made in 2019 but for which the recovery of the amounts took place only in 2020. The term ‘Established rights 2020’ refers to recoveries launched in 2020.

Table 5


Overview of revenue operations in the 2020 budget














(EUR)




Chapter


Established rights
2019


Recovered revenues from
2019


Established rights
2020


Recovered revenues from
2020


Total established rights
2019+2020


Total recovered
2019+2020


To be recovered
in 2021




1


2


3


4


5=1+3


6=2+4


7=5-6




4 0


Deductions from staff remuneration


0


0


32 466 725 


32 466 725 


32 466 725 


32 466 725 


0




4 1


Contributions to the pension scheme


1 544 


1 544 


26 004 187 


26 004 187 


26 005 731 


26 005 731 


0




5 0


Proceeds from the sale of movable and immovable property


622


622


3 450 


3 450 


4 072 


4 072 


0




5 1


Proceeds from letting and hiring


9 821 


9 821 


736 508 


352 241 


746 329 


362 062 


384 267 




5 2


Revenue from investments or loans granted, bank and other interest


0


0


6 929 


6 929 


6 929 


6 929 


0




5 5


Revenue from the proceeds of services supplied and work carried out


71 498 


71 498 


924 982 


889 103 


996 480 


960 601 


35 879 




5 5


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


0


0


104 231 


104 231 


104 231 


104 231 


0




5 7


Other contributions and refunds in connection with administ. operation


779 051 


312 571 


40 031 129 


39 974 593 


40 810 180 


40 287 164 


523 015 




5 8


Miscellaneous compensation


0


0


4 044 


4 044 


4 044 


4 044 


0




5 8


Miscellaneous compensation (EEAS)


0


0


0


0


0


0


0




5 9


Other revenue arising from administrative management


0


0


0


0


0


0


0




6 3


Contributions under specific agreements


688 466 


688 466 


1 249 018 


1 249 018 


1 937 484 


1 937 484 


0




7 0


Interest on late payments


0


0


0


0


0


0


0




9 0


Miscellaneous revenue


0


0


0


0


1 038 


0


1 038 





Total




1 551 002 




1 084 523 




101 531 203 




101 054 521 




103 083 243 




102 139 044 




944 199 





The total volume of revenue operations in terms of established rights, i.e. issued recovery orders, was EUR 103,1 million in 2020. Of this amount, EUR 102,1 million was recovered during the financial year and EUR 1,0 million will be collected in 2021.
Most of the total recovered revenues (57 %, or EUR 58,5 million out of EUR 103,1 million) in 2020 relates to community taxes, levies and dues collected from the GSC's personnel. Of this amount, EUR 32,5 million is accounted for by deductions from staff remuneration, while EUR 26,0 million corresponds to contributions and transfers of pension rights to the pension scheme.
The remainder, or 43 % (EUR 43,7 million), 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 2019 and 2020 (EUR 30,4 million, Chapter 5 7);










—


recovery of advance payment to the European Commission’s interpretation service (EUR 6,3 million, Chapter 5 7) and payments by Member States for supplementary on-request interpretation into certain languages (EUR 1,7 million, Chapter 5 7);










—


contributions to the administrative costs arising within the framework of the ‘Schengen acquis’ with Iceland and Norway (EUR 1,9 million, Chapter 6 3);










—


contributions by other institutions and payments by Council officials for the Council crèche (EUR 0,8 million, Chapter 5 7);










—


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










—


proceeds from renting out premises and reimbursements related to them (EUR 0,4 million, Chapter 5 1);










—


transfers from the EEAS to the Council as advance payments for the services provided by the GSC to the EEAS (EUR 0,1 million, Chapter 5 5).




3.3.   Expenditure in 2020

3.3.1.   
Modification of the budget in 2020


During the 2020 financial year, the appropriations were reallocated by various transfers. Table 6 shows the decisions which modified the budget appropriations in 2015-2020.

Table 6


Number of budget modifications by type in 2015-2020













Modification


Year




Type


Legal basis


2015


2016


2017


2018


2019


2020




Amending budget



FR Article 44



0


0


0


0


0


0




Transfer B



FR Article 29



27


31


45


52


39


44




Transfer C



FR Article 29



2


2


1


2


2


2




Transfer D



FR Article 31



0


0


0


0


0


0





Total




29




33




46




54




41




46





Two C transfers, which involved informing the budget authority (in accordance with Article 29 of the Financial Regulation), were carried out in 2020:






—


C1 transfer of EUR 7 141 000 on 16 July 2020 in order to:






—


reinforce the Council's teleworking capabilities and enhance the videoconference infrastructure for the European Council, the Council and preparatory bodies (EUR 3 247 000);










—


finance technical assistance for additional IT actions as a result of the health situation (EUR 2 613 000);










—


cover the purchase of additional IT equipment and software, including maintenance and servicing (EUR 246 000);










—


finance the acquisition of licences and tools to increase virtual-communication capacity (EUR 50 000);










—


support the President of the European Council in addressing the increased demand for communication in all forms, especially in the context of the EU’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic (EUR 400 000);










—


finance the additional travel expense needs of the President of the European Council and his close protection team (EUR 145 000);










—


cover unforeseen additional needs in legal expenses and costs corresponding primarily to potential payments of damages and compensation (EUR 440 000).














—


C2 transfer of EUR 6 773 000 on 23 November 2020 in order to:






—


cover projects initially budgeted for a later year but for which the low occupancy of office spaces in GSC buildings due to the Covid-19 pandemic allowed the project cycle to be speeded up (EUR 1 720 000);










—


finance the purchase of equipment and software to adapt information-management tools and other related software to evolving requirements and needs (EUR 1 860 000);










—


finance additional assistance in several Council IT activity areas such as the additional analytical features of the Budgetary Database or the integration of the electronic signature functionality into the financial system (EUR 1 800 000);










—


cover improvements in the cyber defence capabilities necessary in order to better prepare to meet increased security challenges, in particular the adoption of cloud usage policy (EUR 825 000);










—


finance additional furniture needs linked to the advancement of renovation works (EUR 100 000);










—


cover a broader information service package including many of the services usually covered by the press (coverage of the event, national briefings and satellite transmission) (EUR 468 000).








In addition, 44 B transfers based on Article 29 (4) of the Financial Regulation internally modified the EC/C budget in 2020.
Table 7 gives an overview of the budget lines which were significantly (3) modified in 2020 by various transfers.

Table 7


Budget lines which were subject to significant transfers in 2020











(EUR)




Item


Heading


Initial Budget 2020


Transfers


Final appropriations


Difference




1 3 2 0


Medical service


415 000 


274 926 


689 926 


66 %




1 3 2 2


Crèches and childcare facilities


2 837 000 


- 274 926 


2 562 074 


- 10 %




2 0 0 3


Fitting-out and installation work


10 465 000 


2 150 000 


12 615 000 


21 %




2 0 0 4


Work to make premises secure


2 155 000 


- 514 000 


1 641 000 


- 24 %




2 0 0 5


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


918 000 


- 280 000 


638 000 


- 31 %




2 0 1 0


Cleaning and maintenance


18 873 000 


- 916 425 


17 956 575 


- 5 %




2 0 1 1


Water, gas, electricity and heating


4 396 000 


- 554 000 


3 842 000 


- 13 %




2 0 1 2


Buildings security and surveillance


18 493 000 


- 790 000 


17 703 000 


- 4 %




2 0 1 3


Insurance


285 000 


312 425 


597 425 


110 %




2 1 0 0


Acquisition of equipment and software


10 138 000 


6 244 964 


16 382 964 


62 %




2 1 0 1


Outside assistance for the operation and development of computer systems


25 108 000 


5 550 692 


30 658 692 


22 %




2 1 0 2


Servicing and maintenance of equipment and software


7 318 000 


-1 056 569 


6 261 431 


- 14 %




2 1 2 0


Purchase and replacement of technical equipment and installation


3 009 000 


437 000 


3 446 000 


15 %




2 1 2 2


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


2 707 000 


-1 165 000 


1 542 000 


- 43 %




2 1 3 2


Rental, maintenance and repair of the vehicle fleet


1 784 000 


- 630 000 


1 154 000 


- 35 %




2 2 0 0


Travel expenses of delegations


17 228 000 


16 775 147 


34 003 147 


97 %




2 2 0 2


Interpreting costs


81 450 000 


-24 956 147 


56 493 853 


- 31 %




2 2 0 4


Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings


4 980 000 


-1 798 000 


3 182 000 


- 36 %




2 2 0 5


Organisation of conferences, congresses and meetings


650 000 


- 250 000 


400 000 


- 38 %




2 2 1 3


Information and public events


4 585 000 


753 106 


5 338 106 


16 %




2 2 3 6


Legal expenses and costs, damages and compensation


450 000 


415 000 


865 000 


92 %




3.3.2.   
Overview of implementation of the budget 2010-2020


The overall implementation rate of the EC/C budget has been 92,8 % on average over the past six 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 rate between 2015 and 2020 was on average 82,9 % of the budget. The difference between the overall implementation and payments in a given year (i.e. non-paid commitments) has been carried over, in accordance with Article 12(7) of the Financial Regulation, to the next budget year for payments. Expenditure for remunerations and allowances for members and staff of Union institutions cannot be carried over (Article 12(8) of the Financial Regulation.

Graph 1


Overall budget implementation 2015-2020




For 2020, the appropriations carried over relate to obligations duly contracted before the end of the budget year but where the goods and services had not yet been delivered and/or no invoices had been received before the end of the year.
3.3.3.   
Implementation of appropriations by category in 2020


The analysis of expenditure in 2020 is presented in 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 2020 and therefore cancelled.

Table 8


Overview of the implementation of the 2020 budget (by category)










(EUR)




Category


Budget 2020
(initial)


Budget 2020 (final (*1))


Commitments


Outturn rate


Cancelled appropriations




1


2


3


4=3/2


5=2-3




Establishment plan


341 218 000 


341 218 000 


330 567 554 


96,9  %


10 650 446 




Other staff expenditure


25 366 000 


25 366 000 


19 288 360 


76,0  %


6 077 640 




Buildings (excluding acquisitions)


56 644 000 


56 286 000 


54 072 077 


96,1  %


2 213 923 




Computer systems


44 509 000 


55 150 000 


55 142 173 


100,0  %


7 827 




Furniture


1 171 000 


1 271 000 


1 223 252 


96,2  %


47 748 




Technical equipment


6 026 000 


5 458 000 


4 993 891 


91,5  %


464 109 




Transport


2 284 000 


1 654 000 


1 407 771 


85,1  %


246 229 




Delegations' travel expenses


17 228 000 


34 003 147 


34 003 147 


100,0  %


0




Interpreting costs


81 450 000 


56 493 853 


36 837 394 


65,2  %


19 656 459 




Meetings and conferences


6 285 000 


4 085 000 


3 056 247 


74,8  %


1 028 753 




Information


7 235 000 


8 103 000 


8 100 534 


100,0  %


2 466 




Miscellaneous


1 217 000 


1 545 000 


1 476 561 


95,6  %


68 439 




Reserve


—


—


—


 


—





Total (excl. acquisition)




590 633 000 




590 633 000 




550 168 962 




93,1  %




40 464 038 





Acquisition of immovable property


—


—


—


 


—





Grand total




590 633 000 




590 633 000 




550 168 962 




93,1  %




40 464 038 





The overall implementation rate of the 2020 budget is 93,1 %. The difference between the final budget and implementation can be explained as follows:






—


The total under-spending in the category of the establishment plan amounts to EUR 10,7 million. This under-spending relates mainly to lower needs for basic salaries (EUR 2,0 million) and to the fact that it was not necessary to use the provision for the annual adjustment of remuneration (EUR 3,6 million). Other elements that explain the underspending are lower needs for various statutory entitlements (EUR 4,1 million) and for social security (EUR 0,4 million) plus lower expenditure relating to overtime (EUR 0,6 million).










—


In the category of other staff expenditure, 47 % of the under-spending (EUR 2,9 million out of EUR 6,1 million) relates to staff travel expenses. Savings in other expenditure related to staff (training, medical expenses, social services, etc.) total EUR 1,3 million. Lower payments for contract staff, seconded national experts and other outside services account for another EUR 1,8 million. As regards the President of the European Council, a saving of EUR 0,2 million comes from under-spending of the representation budget and allowances.










—


The overall implementation of building-related expenditure resulted in a saving of EUR 2,2 million. Of this amount, EUR 2,1 million is due to lower costs in building security and surveillance, maintenance and cleaning, and consumption of water, gas and electricity. The remaining EUR 0,1 million comes from savings in certain preliminary studies and fitting-out works.










—


In the IT domain, the budget implementation was 100 %.










—


For furniture, under-spending of EUR 0,05 million is mainly due to lower needs arising from the renting and maintenance of furniture as the EU-Africa multilateral summit was postponed to a later date.










—


The EUR 0,5 million saving in technical equipment is mainly due to reduced needs for renting technical equipment and installations and outside assistance.










—


The EUR 0,2 million saving in transportation is mainly due to lower final needs for car leasing as the EU-Africa multilateral summit was postponed to a later date.










—


The implementation of the delegations' travel expenses was 100 %. The amount available for delegations' travel expenses after transfers amounted to EUR 34,0 million. The initial budget was EUR 17,2 million, to which EUR 21,6 million was transferred from savings in some interpretation envelopes. On the other hand, EUR 4,8 million was transferred to interpretation for the technical envelope (4) and, over the year, EUR 0,05 million was transferred to finance supplementary interpretation in certain languages.










—


The under-spending in appropriations for interpretation amounts to EUR 19,7 million. This under-spending is the final result after the transfer of EUR 21,6 million from interpretation envelopes to delegations' travel envelopes (5). The final result also includes the transfer of EUR 4,8 million from delegations' travel expenses as part of the implementation of the new mechanism and of EUR 0,05 million to finance supplementary interpretation in certain languages.










—


EUR 0,4 million of the total under-spending of EUR 1,0 million on organising meetings and conferences reflects catering needs lower than were budgeted for. Reduced needs for the renting of external conference rooms and accreditation allowed for an additional saving of EUR 0,1 million. This can be explained by the effect of the pandemic on regular meetings combined with the postponement of the EU-Africa Multilateral Summit.










—


The implementation rate of the appropriations in the ‘Information’ category was 100 %.










—


In the ‘Miscellaneous’ category, the under-spending of EUR 0,07 million is explained mainly by a combination of reduced needs for office supplies, paper, studies, uniforms and other operating expenditure.




3.4.   Appropriations carried over

3.4.1.   
Appropriations carried over automatically from 2019 to 2020


As presented in Table 9, an amount of EUR 52,5 million was carried over from 2019 to 2020.

Table 9


Implementation of appropriations carried over from 2019 to 2020 (by category)










(EUR)




Category


Appropriations carried over from 2019


Payments 2020


Outturn rate


Cancelled appropriations




1


2


3=2/1


4=1-2




Establishment plan


374 910 


295 052 


78,7  %


79 858 




Other staff expenditure


1 869 455 


1 283 872 


68,7  %


585 583 




Buildings


22 265 219 


17 149 124 


77,0  %


5 116 094 




Computer systems


16 742 152 


16 214 304 


96,8  %


527 848 




Furniture


622 184 


605 902 


97,4  %


16 282 




Technical equipment


2 463 968 


2 338 140 


94,9  %


125 829 




Transport


526 139 


383 068 


72,8  %


143 071 




Delegations' travel expenses


—


—


 


—




Interpreting costs


4 110 564 


4 085 741 


99,4  %


24 822 




Meetings and conferences


889 543 


552 737 


62,1  %


336 806 




Information


2 187 281 


2 087 545 


95,4  %


99 736 




Miscellaneous


492 075 


380 178 


77,3  %


111 897 




Reserve


—


—


 


—





Total




52 543 491 




45 375 664 




86,4  %




7 167 827 





The implementation rate for the appropriations carried over from 2019 was 86,4 %. The main reasons for this implementation rate are:






—


partial or complete non-delivery of works/goods/services ordered by the GSC during the previous year;










—


invoices not received for works/goods/services delivered. This inevitably constitutes a budgetary burden for the next budget year, as new commitments will have to be introduced in 2021 for those transactions.




3.4.2.   
Appropriations carried over automatically from 2020 to 2021


Appropriations carried over from 2020 to 2021 totalled EUR 69,6 million.

Table 10


Appropriations carried over from 2020 to 2021 (by category)












(EUR)




Category


Budget 2020 (initial)


Budget 2020 (final (*2))


Commitments


Payments 2020


Appropriations carried over to 2021


Carry over rate




1


2


3


4


5=3-4


6=5/3




Establishment plan


341 218 000 


341 218 000 


330 567 554 


330 241 206 


326 349 


0,1  %




Other staff expenditure


25 366 000 


25 366 000 


19 288 360 


17 907 492 


1 380 868 


7,2  %




Buildings


56 644 000 


56 286 000 


54 072 077 


32 099 038 


21 973 039 


40,6  %




Computer systems


44 509 000 


55 150 000 


55 142 173 


31 125 954 


24 016 219 


43,6  %




Furniture


1 171 000 


1 271 000 


1 223 252 


370 430 


852 821 


69,7  %




Technical equipment


6 026 000 


5 458 000 


4 993 891 


1 996 739 


2 997 152 


60,0  %




Transport


2 284 000 


1 654 000 


1 407 771 


889 076 


518 695 


36,8  %




Delegations' travel expenses


17 228 000 


34 003 147 


34 003 147 


34 003 147 


0


0,0  %




Interpreting costs


81 450 000 


56 493 853 


36 837 394 


23 354 993 


13 482 401 


36,6  %




Meetings and conferences


6 285 000 


4 085 000 


3 056 247 


2 489 108 


567 139 


18,6  %




Information


7 235 000 


8 103 000 


8 100 534 


4 844 083 


3 256 451 


40,2  %




Miscellaneous


1 217 000 


1 545 000 


1 476 561 


1 262 794 


213 767 


14,5  %




Reserve


—


—


—


—


—


 





Total (excl. acquisition)




590 633 000 




590 633 000 




550 168 962 




480 584 061 




69 584 901 




12,6  %





Acquisition of immovable property


—


—


—


—


—


 





Grand total




590 633 000 




590 633 000 




550 168 962 




480 584 061 




69 584 901 




12,6  %





The amounts carried over from 2020 to 2021 come mainly from the following categories:






—


buildings: EUR 22,0 million, where various fitting-out works account for EUR 9,9 million, cleaning and maintenance EUR 4,7 million, security and prevention EUR 2,9 million, electricity, water, gas and heating another EUR 1,6 million, works to make the premises secure EUR 1,5 million and EUR 1,4 million of other expenditure related to buildings e.g. building studies;










—


computer systems: EUR 24,0 million, of which EUR 13,4 million relates to outside assistance, EUR 9,0 million to equipment and software, EUR 1,0 million to IT services and maintenance and EUR 0,6 million to telecommunications;










—


EUR 13,5 million to cover part of the cost of interpretation provided in 2020, but for which invoices have not been fully agreed with European Commission services;










—


EUR 3,3 million relates to information expenditure, of which EUR 2,4 million concerns information and public events, EUR 0,7 million documentation and library expenditure and EUR 0,2 million Council publications;










—


technical equipment: EUR 3,0 million, of which EUR 2,4 million concerns the purchase and maintenance of conference equipment and EUR 0,6 million outside assistance and maintenance of equipment;










—


other staff expenditure: EUR 1,4 million, especially in relation to training and recruitment expenditure (EUR 0,6 million), the medical service and childcare facilities (EUR 0,4 million) and support measures to assist staff (EUR 0,1 million);










—


meetings and conferences: EUR 0,6 million, mostly relating to invoices not yet received for organising European Council and Council meetings in 2020;










—


furniture: EUR 0,9 million, corresponding to purchases of furniture for certain hospitality areas, the pilot project for New Ways of Working (NWOW) and the crèche building;










—


transport: EUR 0,5 million, covering provision for the Council staff mobility plan (EUR 0,3 million) and for rental and repair costs of the vehicle fleet (EUR 0,2 million);










—


miscellaneous expenses: EUR 0,2 million, corresponding mostly to legal expenses (EUR 0,1 million), office supplies (EUR 0,03 million) and postal charges (EUR 0,03 million).




3.5.   Assigned revenue

3.5.1.   
Assigned revenue accrued before 2020


The total amount of assigned revenue accrued before 2020 was EUR 14,7 million.

Table 11


Implementation of assigned revenue accrued before 2020 (by category)











(EUR)




Category


Assigned revenues before 2020 (final (*3))


Commitments 2020


Payments 2020


Outturn rate


Cancelled assigned revenues




1


2


3


4=2/1


4=1-2




Establishment plan


4 469 


—


—


0,0  %


4 469 




Other staff expenditure


2 068 489 


1 564 717 


1 555 069 


75,6  %


503 772 




Buildings


1 122 040 


1 109 096 


696 304 


98,8  %


12 944 




Computer systems


822 837 


820 333 


809 443 


99,7  %


2 503 




Furniture


—


—


—


 


—




Technical equipment


5 700 


4 511 


4 511 


79,1  %


1 189 




Transport


2 616 


2 616 


—


100,0  %


—




Delegations' travel expenses


4 831 525 


4 831 525 


4 831 525 


100,0  %


—




Interpreting costs


5 478 770 


5 478 770 


5 478 770 


100,0  %


—




Meetings and conferences


90 014 


87 854 


87 773 


97,6  %


2 160 




Information


—


—


—


 


—




Miscellaneous


7 073 


7 073 


7 073 


100,0  %


- 0





Total EC/C




14 433 534 




13 906 495 




13 470 469 




96,3  %




527 038 





SLAs with EEAS


262 865 


260 794 


163 598 


99,2  %


2 071 





Grand total




14 696 399 




14 167 290 




13 634 068 




96,4  %




529 109 





Assigned revenue related to the GSC's activities totalled EUR 14,7 million, of which EUR 14,2 million was duly committed in 2020. The remainder, EUR 0,5 million, was cancelled in accordance with Article 12(1) of the FR.
Another part of the assigned revenue accrued before 2020, EUR 0,3 million, relates to amounts transferred by the EEAS in 2019 to the Council to cover the expenses of services defined in various Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) between the two institutions and provided by the GSC. Of the committed amount of EUR 0,3 million, EUR 0,2 million was paid in 2020.
3.5.2.   
Assigned revenue carried over for payment from 2019


The total amount of assigned revenue carried over for payment from 2019 was EUR 0,4 million.

Table 12


Implementation of assigned revenue accrued before 2020 carried over to 2020 for payment (by category)










(EUR)




Category


Assigned revenues carried over for payment from 2019


Payments 2020


Outturn rate


Cancelled assigned revenues




1


2


4=2/1


4=1-2




Establishment plan


—


—


—


—




Other staff expenditure


49 893 


4 042 


8,1  %


45 851 




Buildings


122 651 


87 762 


71,6  %


34 889 




Computer systems


185 146 


160 464 


86,7  %


24 682 




Furniture


—


—


—


—




Technical equipment


90


30


33,3  %


60




Transport


3 248 


1 197 


36,9  %


2 051 




Delegations' travel expenses


—


—


—


—




Interpreting costs


—


—


—


—




Meetings and conferences


915


—


—


915




Information


5 028 


3 918 


—


1 110 




Miscellaneous


5 330 


—


0,0  %


5 330 





Total EC/C




372 301 




257 413 




69,1  %




114 889 





SLAs with EEAS


32 137 


32 137 


—


—





Grand total




404 438 




289 549 




71,6  %




114 889 





3.5.3.   
Assigned revenue accrued before 2020 carried over to 2021 for payment


The assigned revenue accrued before 2020, duly committed but not paid in 2020, was carried over from 2020 to 2021 and totalled EUR 0,5 million.

Table 13


Assigned revenue accrued before 2020 carried over to 2021 (by category)











(EUR)




Category


Assigned revenues before 2020 (final (*4))


Commitments 2020


Payments 2020


Assigned revenuescarried over to 2021


Carry overrate




1


2


3


4=2-3


5=4/2




Establishment plan


4 469 


—


—


—


—




Other staff expenditure


2 068 489 


1 564 717 


1 555 069 


9 648 


0,6  %




Buildings


1 122 040 


1 109 096 


696 304 


412 792 


37,2  %




Computer systems


822 837 


820 333 


809 443 


10 890 


1,3  %




Furniture


—


—


—


—


 




Technical equipment


5 700 


4 511 


4 511 


—


0,0  %




Transport


2 616 


2 616 


—


2 616 


100,0  %




Delegations' travel expenses


4 831 525 


4 831 525 


4 831 525 


—


0,0  %




Interpreting costs


5 478 770 


5 478 770 


5 478 770 


—


0,0  %




Meetings and conferences


90 014 


87 854 


87 773 


81


0,1  %




Information


—


—


—


—


—




Miscellaneous


7 073 


7 073 


7 073 


0


0,0  %





Total EC/C




14 433 534 




13 906 495 




13 470 469 




436 026 



3,1  %




SLAs with EEAS


262 865 


260 794 


163 598 


97 196 


37,3  %





Grand total




14 696 399 




14 167 290 




13 634 068 




533 222 




3,8  %





The amounts carried over relate mainly to fitting-out works on buildings (EUR 0,4 million).
3.5.4.   
Assigned revenue accrued in 2020


The total assigned revenue accrued in 2020 totalled EUR 43,7 million. Of this, EUR 80 000 corresponds to amounts transferred by the EEAS to the Council.

Table 14


Implementation of assigned revenue accrued in 2020 (by category)










(EUR)




Category


Assigned revenues 2020 (final (*5))


Commitments 2020


Payments2020


Available assigned revenue




1


2


3


4=1-3




Establishment plan


1 753 861 


30 000 


22 316 


1 731 544 




Other staff expenditure


1 592 952 


224 904 


204 996 


1 387 956 




Buildings


719 778 


194 519 


192 019 


527 758 




Computer systems


978 067 


424 878 


85 694 


892 372 




Furniture


—


—


—


—




Technical equipment


16 619 


1 326 


—


16 619 




Transport


6 113 


—


—


6 113 




Delegations' travel expenses


30 385 449 


—


—


30 385 449 




Interpreting costs


7 954 330 


45 274 


45 274 


7 909 056 




Meetings and conferences


84 097 


—


—


84 097 




Information


12 784 


11 157 


240


12 544 




Miscellaneous


82 540 


6 929 


- 0


82 540 





Total EC/C




43 586 587 




938 987 




550 540 




43 036 048 





SLAs with EEAS


80 000 


50 000 


—


80 000 





Grand total




43 666 587 




988 987 




550 540 




43 116 048 





The assigned revenue in 2020 relating to the activities of the GSC amounted to EUR 43,6 million. During the financial year, EUR 0,9 million was committed while EUR 43,0 million was carried over to 2021 in accordance with Article 12(4) of the FR.
Around 70 % of the assigned revenue (EUR 30,4 million) relates to the balance of delegations' travel expenses after submission of their travel declarations and the anticipated reimbursement of the 2020 travel envelopes by several Member States.
EUR 7,9 million corresponds to interpretation, EUR 6,3 million to the reimbursement of the advance payment to the Commission interpretation services, and EUR 1,6 million to top-up payments for certain languages to cover supplementary interpretation in those languages.
The remainder relates mainly to the reimbursement of amounts connected with various administrative operations of the Council.


(1)  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, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1).

(2)  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).

(3)  Net amount > EUR 250 000.

(*1)  Includes internal reallocation of appropriations.

(4)  In conformity with Decision 54/18 of the Secretary-General of the Council (Art. 10.3), an amount equivalent to the underspent amount from the previous year under delegates' travel expenses is to be transferred annually to interpretation. In 2020, this amounted to EUR 4,8 million.

(5)  In conformity with Decision 54/18 (Art. 10.1), 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 2020, this amounted to EUR 21,6 million.

(*2)  Includes internal reallocation of appropriations.

(*3)  Includes internal reallocation of appropriations.

(*4)  Includes internal reallocation of appropriations.

(*5)  Includes internal reallocation of appropriations.




ANNEX
COUNCIL — USE OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2020














(EUR)




Budget line


Initial Appropriations


Transfers/ Amendments


Final Appropriations


Commitments


Payments


Carry Over by Right to


Carry Over by Decision to


Cancelled Appropriations




2020


2020


2020


2020


2020


2021


2021


 




1


2


3


4


5


6


7


8 = 3 - 5 - 6 - 7




1 0 0 0


Basic salary


350 000,00 


 


350 000,00 


342 732,18 


342 732,18 


 


 


7 267,82 




1 0 0 1


Entitlements related to the post held


74 000,00 


 


74 000,00 


69 982,92 


69 982,92 


 


 


4 017,08 




1 0 0 2


Entitlements related to the personal circumstances


11 000,00 


 


11 000,00 


10 954,08 


10 954,08 


 


 


45,92 




1 0 0 3


Social security cover


15 000,00 


 


15 000,00 


12 965,58 


12 965,58 


 


 


2 034,42 




1 0 0 4


Other managements expenditure


475 000,00 


145 000,00 


620 000,00 


485 748,07 


387 441,66 


98 306,41 


 


134 251,93 





1 0 0




Remuneration and other entitlements




925 000,00 




145 000,00 




1 070 000,00 




922 382,83 




824 076,42 




98 306,41 



 



147 617,17 





1 0 1 0


Transitory allowance


200 000,00 


 


200 000,00 


167 734,53 


167 734,53 


 


 


32 265,47 





1 0 1




Termination of service




200 000,00 



 



200 000,00 




167 734,53 




167 734,53 



 


 



32 265,47 






Total Chapter 1 0 — Members of the Institution




1 125 000,00 




145 000,00 




1 270 000,00 




1 090 117,36 




991 810,95 




98 306,41 



 



179 882,64 





1 1 0 0


Basic salaries


254 462 000,00 


 


254 462 000,00 


252 492 921,26 


252 492 921,26 


 


 


1 969 078,74 




1 1 0 1


Entitlements under the Staff Regulations related to the post held


1 697 000,00 


50 000,00 


1 747 000,00 


1 399 484,74 


1 399 484,74 


 


 


347 515,26 




1 1 0 2


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


67 144 000,00 


150 000,00 


67 294 000,00 


64 094 900,81 


64 094 900,81 


 


 


3 199 099,19 




1 1 0 3


Social security cover


10 352 000,00 


45 000,00 


10 397 000,00 


10 033 478,72 


10 033 478,72 


 


 


363 521,28 




1 1 0 4


Salary weightings


143 000,00 


 


143 000,00 


142 868,14 


142 868,14 


 


 


131,86 




1 1 0 5


Overtime


1 248 000,00 


 


1 248 000,00 


634 256,72 


634 256,72 


 


 


613 743,28 




1 1 0 6


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


1 895 000,00 


 


1 895 000,00 


1 715 000,00 


1 388 651,36 


326 348,64 


 


180 000,00 




1 1 0 7


Adjustment of the remuneration


3 834 000,00 


- 245 000,00 


3 589 000,00 


 


 


 


 


3 589 000,00 





1 1 0




Remuneration and other entitlements




340 775 000,00 



 



340 775 000,00 




330 512 910,39 




330 186 561,75 




326 348,64 



 



10 262 089,61 





1 1 1 0


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


363 000,00 


 


363 000,00 


54 643,98 


54 643,98 


 


 


308 356,02 




1 1 1 2


Entitlements of the former Secretaries-General


80 000,00 


 


80 000,00 


 


 


 


 


80 000,00 





1 1 1




Termination of service




443 000,00 



 



443 000,00 




54 643,98 




54 643,98 



 


 



388 356,02 






Total Chapter 1 1 — Officials and temporary staff




341 218 000,00 



 



341 218 000,00 




330 567 554,37 




330 241 205,73 




326 348,64 



 



10 650 445,63 





1 2 0 0


Other staff


11 250 000,00 


 


11 250 000,00 


10 584 429,23 


10 576 416,16 


8 013,07 


 


665 570,77 




1 2 0 1


National experts on secondment


1 213 000,00 


 


1 213 000,00 


926 750,02 


925 349,78 


1 400,24 


 


286 249,98 




1 2 0 2


Traineeships


706 000,00 


 


706 000,00 


604 548,19 


601 937,99 


2 610,20 


 


101 451,81 




1 2 0 3


External services


493 000,00 


 


493 000,00 


100 342,74 


75 785,15 


24 557,59 


 


392 657,26 




1 2 0 4


Supplementary services for the translation service


235 000,00 


 


235 000,00 


92 325,02 


81 757,61 


10 567,41 


 


142 674,98 




1 2 0 7


Annual adjustment of the remuneration


172 000,00 


 


172 000,00 


 


 


 


 


172 000,00 





1 2 0




Other staff and external services




14 069 000,00 



 



14 069 000,00 




12 308 395,20 




12 261 246,69 




47 148,51 



 



1 760 604,80 






Total Chapter 1 2 — Other staff and external services




14 069 000,00 



 



14 069 000,00 




12 308 395,20 




12 261 246,69 




47 148,51 



 



1 760 604,80 





1 3 0 0


Miscellaneous expenditure on recruitments


156 000,00 


50 000,00 


206 000,00 


202 106,16 


138 376,96 


63 729,20 


 


3 893,84 




1 3 0 1


Professional development


2 413 000,00 


-50 000,00 


2 363 000,00 


1 907 233,46 


1 378 771,74 


528 461,72 


 


455 766,54 





1 3 0




Expenditure relating to staff management




2 569 000,00 



 



2 569 000,00 




2 109 339,62 




1 517 148,70 




592 190,92 



 



459 660,38 





1 3 1 0


Special assistance grants


30 000,00 


-7 000,00 


23 000,00 


878,68 


878,68 


 


 


22 121,32 




1 3 1 1


Social contacts between members of staff


117 000,00 


7 000,00 


124 000,00 


56 283,24 


25 167,11 


31 116,13 


 


67 716,76 




1 3 1 2


Supplementary aid for the disabled


208 000,00 


 


208 000,00 


157 000,00 


64 627,10 


92 372,90 


 


51 000,00 




1 3 1 3


Other welfare expenditure


66 000,00 


 


66 000,00 


65 029,40 


41 850,48 


23 178,92 


 


970,60 





1 3 1




Measures to assist the institution's staff




421 000,00 



 



421 000,00 




279 191,32 




132 523,37 




146 667,95 



 



141 808,68 





1 3 2 0


Medical service


415 000,00 


274 926,00 


689 926,00 


550 429,08 


363 875,25 


186 553,83 


 


139 496,92 




1 3 2 2


Crèches and childcare facilities


2 837 000,00 


- 274 926,00 


2 562 074,00 


2 035 202,31 


1 795 202,31 


240 000,00 


 


526 871,69 





1 3 2




Activities relating to all persons working with the institution




3 252 000,00 



 



3 252 000,00 




2 585 631,39 




2 159 077,56 




426 553,83 



 



666 368,61 





1 3 3 1


Mission expenses of the Council Secretariat


3 130 000,00 


- 145 000,00 


2 985 000,00 


569 083,00 


534 083,00 


35 000,00 


 


2 415 917,00 




1 3 3 2


Travel expenses of staff related to the European Council


800 000,00 


 


800 000,00 


346 601,98 


311 601,98 


35 000,00 


 


453 398,02 





1 3 3




Missions




3 930 000,00 




- 145 000,00 




3 785 000,00 




915 684,98 




845 684,98 




70 000,00 



 



2 869 315,02 






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




10 172 000,00 




- 145 000,00 




10 027 000,00 




5 889 847,31 




4 654 434,61 




1 235 412,70 



 



4 137 152,69 






TOTAL TITLE 1 — Persons working with the institution




366 584 000,00 



 



366 584 000,00 




349 855 914,24 




348 148 697,98 




1 707 216,26 



 



16 728 085,76 





2 0 0 0


Rent


505 000,00 


154 000,00 


659 000,00 


658 513,52 


658 513,52 


 


 


486,48 




2 0 0 3


Fitting-out and installation work


10 465 000,00 


2 150 000,00 


12 615 000,00 


12 548 855,54 


2 698 299,44 


9 850 556,10 


 


66 144,46 




2 0 0 4


Work to make premises secure


2 155 000,00 


- 514 000,00 


1 641 000,00 


1 604 862,29 


135 880,40 


1 468 981,89 


 


36 137,71 




2 0 0 5


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


918 000,00 


- 280 000,00 


638 000,00 


577 681,02 


132 591,64 


445 089,38 


 


60 318,98 





2 0 0




Buildings




14 043 000,00 




1 510 000,00 




15 553 000,00 




15 389 912,37 




3 625 285,00 




11 764 627,37 



 



163 087,63 





2 0 1 0


Cleaning and maintenance


18 873 000,00 


- 916 425,23 


17 956 574,77 


17 313 705,75 


12 591 893,29 


4 721 812,46 


 


642 869,02 




2 0 1 1


Water, gas, electricity and heating


4 396 000,00 


- 554 000,00 


3 842 000,00 


3 799 265,73 


2 167 175,54 


1 632 090,19 


 


42 734,27 




2 0 1 2


Buildings security and surveillance


18 493 000,00 


- 790 000,00 


17 703 000,00 


16 432 715,81 


13 540 180,62 


2 892 535,19 


 


1 270 284,19 




2 0 1 3


Insurance


285 000,00 


312 425,23 


597 425,23 


597 425,23 


26 561,23 


570 864,00 


 


 




2 0 1 4


Other expenditure relating to buildings


554 000,00 


80 000,00 


634 000,00 


539 051,95 


147 942,02 


391 109,93 


 


94 948,05 





2 0 1




Costs relating to buildings




42 601 000,00 




-1 868 000,00 




40 733 000,00 




38 682 164,47 




28 473 752,70 




10 208 411,77 



 



2 050 835,53 






Total Chapter 2 0 — Buildings and associated costs




56 644 000,00 




- 358 000,00 




56 286 000,00 




54 072 076,84 




32 099 037,70 




21 973 039,14 



 



2 213 923,16 





2 1 0 0


Acquisition of equipment and software


10 138 000,00 


6 244 964,07 


16 382 964,07 


16 382 964,07 


7 339 694,06 


9 043 270,01 


 


 




2 1 0 1


Outside assistance for the operation and development of computer systems


25 108 000,00 


5 550 691,95 


30 658 691,95 


30 650 864,61 


17 254 101,79 


13 396 762,82 


 


7 827,34 




2 1 0 2


Servicing and maintenance of equipment and software


7 318 000,00 


-1 056 569,22 


6 261 430,78 


6 261 430,78 


5 284 366,98 


977 063,80 


 


 




2 1 0 3


Telecommunications


1 945 000,00 


-98 086,80 


1 846 913,20 


1 846 913,20 


1 247 791,27 


599 121,93 


 


 





2 1 0




Computer systems and telecommunications




44 509 000,00 




10 641 000,00 




55 150 000,00 




55 142 172,66 




31 125 954,10 




24 016 218,56 



 



7 827,34 





2 1 1 1


Purchase and replacement of furniture


1 105 000,00 


100 000,00 


1 205 000,00 


1 204 545,64 


360 466,82 


844 078,82 


 


454,36 




2 1 1 2


Rental, servicing, maintenance and repair of furniture


66 000,00 


 


66 000,00 


18 706,00 


9 963,50 


8 742,50 


 


47 294,00 





2 1 1




Furniture




1 171 000,00 




100 000,00 




1 271 000,00 




1 223 251,64 




370 430,32 




852 821,32 



 



47 748,36 





2 1 2 0


Purchase and replacement of technical equipment and installation


3 009 000,00 


437 000,00 


3 446 000,00 


3 330 589,76 


959 465,66 


2 371 124,10 


 


115 410,24 




2 1 2 1


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


310 000,00 


160 000,00 


470 000,00 


304 346,81 


197 477,57 


106 869,24 


 


165 653,19 




2 1 2 2


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


2 707 000,00 


-1 165 000,00 


1 542 000,00 


1 358 954,42 


839 795,30 


519 159,12 


 


183 045,58 





2 1 2




Technical equipment and installations




6 026 000,00 




- 568 000,00 




5 458 000,00 




4 993 890,99 




1 996 738,53 




2 997 152,46 



 



464 109,01 





2 1 3 2


Cost of renting, maintenance and repair of service cars


1 784 000,00 


- 630 000,00 


1 154 000,00 


907 771,35 


700 195,72 


207 575,63 


 


246 228,65 




2 1 3 3


Mobility plan


500 000,00 


 


500 000,00 


500 000,00 


188 880,29 


311 119,71 


 


 





2 1 3




Transport




2 284 000,00 




- 630 000,00 




1 654 000,00 




1 407 771,35 




889 076,01 




518 695,34 



 



246 228,65 






Total Chapter 2 1 — Computer system, equipment and furniture




53 990 000,00 




9 543 000,00 




63 533 000,00 




62 767 086,64 




34 382 198,96 




28 384 887,68 



 



765 913,36 





2 2 0 0


Travel expenses of delegations


17 228 000,00 


16 775 147,41 


34 003 147,41 


34 003 147,41 


34 003 147,41 


 


 


 




2 2 0 1


Miscellaneous travel expenses


495 000,00 


- 152 000,00 


343 000,00 


150 479,27 


106 979,27 


43 500,00 


 


192 520,73 




2 2 0 2


Interpreting costs


81 450 000,00 


-24 956 147,41 


56 493 852,59 


36 837 394,00 


23 354 993,00 


13 482 401,00 


 


19 656 458,59 




2 2 0 3


Representation expenses


160 000,00 


 


160 000,00 


80 420,55 


58 042,08 


22 378,47 


 


79 579,45 




2 2 0 4


Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings


4 980 000,00 


-1 798 000,00 


3 182 000,00 


2 753 151,63 


2 273 169,91 


479 981,72 


 


428 848,37 




2 2 0 5


Organisation of conferences, congresses and meetings


650 000,00 


- 250 000,00 


400 000,00 


72 195,93 


50 917,19 


21 278,74 


 


327 804,07 





2 2 0




Meetings and conferences




104 963 000,00 




-10 381 000,00 




94 582 000,00 




73 896 788,79 




59 847 248,86 




14 049 539,93 



 



20 685 211,21 





2 2 1 0


Documentation and library expenditure


2 350 000,00 


75 000,00 


2 425 000,00 


2 423 550,61 


1 767 719,81 


655 830,80 


 


1 449,39 




2 2 1 1


Official Journal


 


9 893,63 


9 893,63 


9 893,63 


9 893,63 


 


 


 




2 2 1 2


General publications


300 000,00 


30 000,00 


330 000,00 


329 797,21 


125 069,97 


204 727,24 


 


202,79 




2 2 1 3


Information and public events


4 585 000,00 


753 106,37 


5 338 106,37 


5 337 292,60 


2 941 399,84 


2 395 892,76 


 


813,77 





2 2 1




Information




7 235 000,00 




868 000,00 




8 103 000,00 




8 100 534,05 




4 844 083,25 




3 256 450,80 



 



2 465,95 





2 2 3 0


Office supplies


358 000,00 


-80 000,00 


278 000,00 


248 274,89 


215 378,40 


32 896,49 


 


29 725,11 




2 2 3 1


Postal charges


55 000,00 


-10 000,00 


45 000,00 


45 000,00 


18 740,79 


26 259,21 


 


 




2 2 3 2


Expenditure on studies, surveys and consultation


45 000,00 


-45 000,00 


 


 


 


 


 


 




2 2 3 4


Removals


18 000,00 


 


18 000,00 


6 335,00 


2 554,24 


3 780,76 


 


11 665,00 




2 2 3 5


Financial charges


10 000,00 


-7 000,00 


3 000,00 


1 489,56 


1 042,70 


446,86 


 


1 510,44 




2 2 3 6


Legal expenses and costs, damages and compensation


450 000,00 


415 000,00 


865 000,00 


865 000,00 


722 729,77 


142 270,23 


 


 




2 2 3 7


Other operating expenditure


281 000,00 


55 000,00 


336 000,00 


310 461,57 


302 348,13 


8 113,44 


 


25 538,43 





2 2 3




Miscellaneous expenses




1 217 000,00 




328 000,00 




1 545 000,00 




1 476 561,02 




1 262 794,03 




213 766,99 



 



68 438,98 






Total Chapter 2 2 — Operating expenditure




113 415 000,00 




-9 185 000,00 




104 230 000,00 




83 473 883,86 




65 954 126,14 




17 519 757,72 



 



20 756 116,14 






TOTAL TITLE 2 — Buildings, equipment and operating expenditure




224 049 000,00 



 



224 049 000,00 




200 313 047,34 




132 435 362,80 




67 877 684,54 



 



23 735 952,66 






TOTAL BUDGET




590 633 000,00 



 



590 633 000,00 




550 168 961,58 




480 584 060,78 




69 584 900,80 



 



40 464 038,42