DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 3 TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2022 Financing reception costs of people fleeing Ukraine
Date: 2022-04-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission
Subjects: EU migration policy, Russia, Ukraine, aid to refugees, amending budget, commitment of expenditure, draft budget (EU), emergency aid, financial year, general budget (EU), war

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 22.4.2022  COM(2022) 262 final 2022/0126 (BUD)    DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 3 TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2022   Financing reception costs of people fleeing Ukraine  
 
 
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, 

Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of 
own resources of the European Union1, entered into force on 1 June 2021, 

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 
(…)2, and in particular Article 44 thereof, 

the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022, as adopted on 
24 November 20213, 
amending budget No°1/20224, adopted on 5 April 2022, 
draft amending budget No°2/20225, adopted on 13 April 2022, 

The European Commission hereby presents to the European Parliament and to the Council 
Draft Amending Budget No 3 to the 2022 budget. 

CHANGES  TO  THE  STATEMENT  OF  REVENUE  AND  EXPENDITURE  BY 
SECTION 

The changes to the general statement of revenue and to the individual section III are available 
on EUR-Lex (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm). 

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Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14  December 2020 on the system of own resources of 
the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom, OJ L 424, 15.12.2020. 
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. 
OJ L 45, 24.2.2022. 
OJ L xx, 05.4.2022. 
COM(2022) 250 final. 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1.  INTRODUCTION 

The  invasion  of  Ukraine  by  the  Russian  Federation  on  24  February  2022  led  to  a  mass  influx  of 
displaced persons (including many children) from Ukraine to the Union, who require urgent support. 
In turn, this has put significant pressure on Member States to deal with urgent migration and border 
management measures and face the related financial needs.  

With  a  view  to  providing  immediate  support  to  people  arriving  in  the  Union  and  showing  concrete 
solidarity  with  the  most  affected  Member  States,  the  Commission  proposes  that  the  EU  budget 
contributes to the financing of the first reception and registration costs of people fleeing Ukraine for a 
total amount of EUR 400 million under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF)6 and the 
Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI)7.  

As  part  of  this  overall  amount,  Draft  Amending  Budget  (DAB)  No  3  for  the  year  2022  covers  the 
following elements: 

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reinforcement of AMIF for an amount of EUR 99,8 million in commitment apprioriations and 
EUR 76 million in payment appropriations. 

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reinforcement of BMVI for an amount of EUR 100 million in payment appropriations. 

2.  RECEPTION COSTS OF PEOPLE FLEEING UKRAINE 
Council  Implementing  Decision  (EU)  2022/3828  established  the  existence  of  a  mass  influx  of 
displaced persons from Ukraine within the meaning of Article 5 of Directive 2001/55/EC, and having 
the effect of introducing temporary protection. Recital 22 of the Implementing Decision clarifies that 
efforts  of  Member  States  to  comply  with  the  obligations  deriving  under  it  and  to  offer  temporary 
protection will be supported financially by the Union Funds, including by the Asylum, Migration and 
Integration Fund and the Border Management and Visa Instrument.  

2.1 Measures proposed under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) 

The Commission proposes to support the first reception and registration systems of the most affected 
Member  States  under  AMIF  for  a  total  amount  of  EUR  276  million.  This  is  in  order  to  ensure  that 
people  fleeing  Ukraine  can  benefit  from  adequate  first  reception,  food,  shelter,  sanitation,  clothing, 
medicines,  family  tracing,  legal  and  translation  assistance,  psycho-social  and  other  specialised 
services leading to their registration in one of the Member States.  

The total amount of EUR 276 million is composed of three elements:  

1.  Following an amendment to the Work Programmes of the Thematic Facility for 2021-2022, an 
amount  of  EUR  124  million  will  be  made  available  in  the  form  of  Emergency  Assistance 
under AMIF.  

2.  In parallel, the Commission proposes a budgetary authority transfer (DEC 11/2022) from the 
internal  strand  of  the  Solidarity  and  Emergency  Aid  Reserve  (SEAR)  to  mobilise  EUR  52.2 
million in commitment appropriations.  

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See Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the 
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, OJ L 251, 15.7.2021, p. 1 
See  Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing, as 
part  of  the  Integrated  Border Management  Fund,  the  Instrument  for  Financial  Support  for  Border  Management 
and Visa Policy, OJ L 251, 15.7.2021, p. 48.  
OJ L 71, 4.3.2022, p. 1. 

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3.  Through DAB 3, the Commission proposes to mobilise the remaining margin under Heading 4 

of EUR 99,8 million in commitment appropriations. 

The  proposed  reinforcements  and  redeployments  are  expected  to  be  implemented  swiftly,  with  pre-
financing  rates  of  emergency  assistance  of  up  to  100%.  Taking  into  account  the  payment 
appropriations currently available for AMIF in the 2022 budget and the outlook for the remainder of 
the year, the Commission estimates that the total reinforcement in commitment appropriations of EUR 
276 million requires a reinforcement of payment appropriations of EUR 150 million, of which EUR 
74 million through transfer DEC 11/2022 and EUR 76 million through DAB 3. 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – Commission 
10 02 01 
Total 

Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

EUR 

99 768 521 
99 768 521 

76 005 396 
76 005 396 

2.2 Measures proposed under the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) 

Following an amendment to the Work Programmes of the Thematic Facility for 2021-2022, a further 
amount of EUR 124 million will be made available in the form of Emergency Assistance under  the 
BMVI. This is in particular to provide funding to the Member States bordering Ukraine to allow for 
the  smooth  application  of  procedures  at,  or  near,  the  external  borders,  identification,  fingerprinting, 
registration, security checks, medical and vulnerability screening of third country nationals, as well as 
for immediate reception needs throughout these procedures.  

The  proposed  redeployment  of  existing  appropriations  within  the  Thematic  Facility  of  the  BMVI, 
leading  to  emergency  assistance  with  pre-financing  rates  of  up  to  100%,  entails  a  much  faster 
implementation  of  payment  appropriations  than  the  originally  planned  measures,  which  would  have 
been  channeled  through  the  national  programmes  of  the  Member  States.  Taking  into  account  the 
payment appropriations currently available for the BMVI in the 2022 budget and the outlook for the 
remainder of the year, the Commission estimates that the redeployment of commitment appropriations 
of EUR 124 million requires a reinforcement of EUR 100 million in payment appropriations. 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – Commission 
11 02 01 
Total 

Instrument for financial support for border management and visa 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

EUR 

0 
0 

100 000 000 
100 000 000 

3.  FINANCING 

Overall, the net  impact  of this DAB on expenditure amounts to  an increase of EUR  99,8 million in 
commitment appropriations and EUR 176 million in payment appropriations. 

The Commission proposes to reinforce the AMIF by EUR 99,8 million in commitment appropiations 
from the unallocated margin of Heading 4. It is also proposed to reinforce AMIF by EUR 76 million 
and BMVI by EUR 100 million in payment appropriations from the margin under the payment ceiling. 
At this early stage of the year, the Commission has not identified sources of redeployment of payment 
appropriations  across  the  budget,  but  it  will  continue  closely  monitoring  the  implementation  of  the 
budget throughout the year.  

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4.  SUMMARY TABLE BY MFF HEADING 

Budget 2022 (incl. AB 1/2022 - 
DAB 2/2022) 

Draft Amending Budget 3/2022 

Budget 2022 (incl. AB 1/2022 - 
DAB 2-3/2022) 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

21 775 079 340 

21 473 535 651 

21 775 079 340 

21 473 535 651 

In EUR 

1. 

Single  Market,  Innovation  and 
Digital 

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

Ceiling 

21 878 000 000 

Margin 

102 920 660 

21 878 000 000 

102 920 660 

2. 

Cohesion, 
Values 

Resilience 

and 

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

67 644 377 865 

62 052 771 658 

67 644 377 865 

62 052 771 658 

Ceiling 

67 806 000 000 

Margin 

161 622 135 

67 806 000 000 

161 622 135 

2a. 

Economic,  social  and  territorial 
cohesion 

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

61 314 192 324 

56 350 922 710 

61 314 192 324 

56 350 922 710 

Ceiling 

61 345 000 000 

Margin 

30 807 676 

61 345 000 000 

30 807 676 

2b.  Resilience and values 

6 330 185 541 

5 701 848 948 

6 330 185 541 

5 701 848 948 

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

Ceiling 

6 461 000 000 

Margin 

130 814 459 

6 461 000 000 

130 814 459 

3. 

Natural 
Environment 

Resources 

and 

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

56 681 112 059 

56 601 766 838 

56 681 112 059 

56 601 766 838 

56 965 000 000 

283 887 941 

Ceiling 

56 965 000 000 

283 887 941 

Of  which:  Market 
expenditure 
payments 

and 

Margin 

related 
direct 

40 368 859 305 

40 393 039 132 

40 368 859 305 

40 393 039 132 

EAGF sub-ceiling 

41 257 000 000 

 Rounding difference excluded for 
calculating the sub-margin 
 Net transfers between EAGF and 
EAFRD 
 Net balance available for EAGF 
expenditure (sub-ceiling 
corrected by transfers between 
EAGF and EAFRD) 

800 000 

-618 000 000 

40 639 000 000 

EAGF sub-margin 

270 140 695 

41 257 000 000 

800 000 

-618 000 000 

40 639 000 000 

270 140 695 

4. 

Migration 
Management 

and 

Border 

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

3 260 231 479 

3 078 265 566 

99 768 521 

176 005 396 

3 360 000 000 

3 254 270 962 

Ceiling 

3 360 000 000 

Margin 

99 768 521 

3 360 000 000 

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5. 

Security and Defence 

1 812 327 699 

1 237 861 185 

1 812 327 699 

1 237 861 185 

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

Ceiling 

1 896 000 000 

Margin 

83 672 301 

1 896 000 000 

83 672 301 

6. 

Neighbourhood and the World 

17 170 442 918 

12 916 051 937 

17 170 442 918 

12 916 051 937 

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

368 442 918 

Ceiling 

16 802 000 000 

4 

368 442 918 

16 802 000 000 

 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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European 
Administration 

Margin 

Public 

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

10 620 124 324 

10 620 224 324 

10 620 124 324 

10 620 224 324 

Ceiling 

11 058 000 000 

Margin 

437 875 676 

11 058 000 000 

437 875 676 

which: 

of 
expenditure of the institutions 

Administrative 

8 287 945 711 

8 288 045 711 

8 287 945 711 

8 288 045 711 

Sub-ceiling 

8 528 000 000 

Sub-margin 

240 054 289 

Appropriations for headings 

Ceiling  

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

178 963 695 
684 
179 765 000 
000 

167 980 477 
159 
169 209 000 
000 

368 442 918 

467 248 692 

99 768 521 

176 005 396 

8 528 000 000 

240 054 289 

179 063 464 
205 
179 765 000 
000 

168 156 482 
555 
169 209 000 
000 

368 442 918 

467 248 692 

Margin 

1 169 747 234 

1 695 771 533 

-99 768 521 

-176 005 396 

1 069 978 713 

1 519 766 137 

Thematic special instruments 

2 799 170 382 

2 622 838 000 

Total appropriations  

181 762 866 
066 

170 603 315 
159 

99 768 521 

176 005 396 

2 799 170 382 

2 622 838 000 

181 862 634 
587 

170 779 320 
555 

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