AMENDING LETTER No 1 TO THE DRAFT GENERAL BUDGET 2023 Additional measures to address the consequences of the Russian war in Ukraine Union Civil Protection Mechanism reinforcement Updated estimated needs for agricultural expenditure Other adjustments and technical updates
Date: 2022-10-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission
Subjects: EAGF, EU expenditure, EU office or agency, Ukraine, amending budget, civil defence, draft budget (EU), financial year, fishing agreement, general budget (EU), humanitarian aid

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 5.10.2022  COM(2022) 670 final 2022/0319 (BUD)    AMENDING LETTER No 1 TO THE DRAFT GENERAL BUDGET 2023 Additional measures to address the consequences of the Russian war in Ukraine       Union Civil Protection Mechanism reinforcement       Updated estimated needs for agricultural expenditure       Other adjustments and technical updates                                                        
 
 
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 42 thereof, 

the  draft  general  budget  of  the  European  Union  for  the  financial  year  2023,  as 
adopted by the Commission on 1 July 20223, 

The  European  Commission  hereby  presents  to  the  European  Parliament  and  to  the  Council 
Amending  Letter  No 1  to  the  draft  general  budget  of  the  European  Union  for  the  financial 
year 2023, for the reasons set out in the explanatory memorandum. 

CHANGES  TO  THE  STATEMENT  OF  REVENUE  AND  EXPENDITURE  BY 
SECTION 

The changes to the general statement of expenditure and revenue as well to the statements of 
(https://eur-
revenue  and 
lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm).  An  English  version  of  the  changes  to  this 
statement is attached for information as a budgetary annex. 

section  are  available  on  EUR-Lex 

expenditure  by 

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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. 
OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1. 
COM(2022) 400 final, 1.7.2022. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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2. 

3. 

4. 

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

ADDITIONAL MEASURES IN RELATION TO UKRAINE............................................................ 4 

2.1   HUMANITARIAN AID ................................................................................................................................. 4 
2.2   ERASMUS+ ................................................................................................................................................ 5 

FUNDING COSTS NEXTGENERATIONEU ..................................................................................... 5 

REINFORCEMENT OF EU CRISES RESPONSE CAPACITY TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES .... 6 

5. 
PROCUREMENT ACT (EDIRPA) ..................................................................................................................... 7 

EUROPEAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY REINFORCEMENT THROUGH COMMON 

6. 

7.  

8. 

9. 

EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUARANTEE FUND (EAGF) ..................................................... 7 

UPDATE OF THE SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS .................... 8 

ADDITIONAL NEEDS IN PAYMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR COHESION ........................... 9 

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT EXPENDITURE OF PROGRAMMES ........................................ 9 

10. 

DECENTRALISED AGENCIES AND EUROPEAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE ........ 11 

10.1   EUROPEAN UNION AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY (EASA) ...................................................................... 11 
10.2   EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (EEA) ......................................................................................... 11 
10.3   EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING (CEPOL)...................................... 12 
10.4   EUROPEAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE (EPPO) ........................................................................... 12 
10.5   TRANSFERS FROM THE RESERVES TO THE OPERATIONAL LINES OF DECENTRALISED AGENCIES DUE 

TO THE ADOPTION OF LEGAL ACTS. ....................................................................................................... 12 

11. 

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE HEADING 7 “EUROPEAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION” ........... 13 

11.1   SALARY UPDATE FOR ALL INSTITUTIONS AND PENSIONS ...................................................................... 13 
11.2  CERT-EU ............................................................................................................................................... 19 

12. 
ADDITIONAL MODIFICATION OF BUDGETARY NOMENCLATURE AND BUDGET 
REMARKS .......................................................................................................................................................... 20 

13. 

14. 

FINANCING ......................................................................................................................................... 21 

SUMMARY TABLE BY MFF HEADING ......................................................................................... 22 

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1. 

INTRODUCTION 

Amending  Letter  No 1  (AL 1/2023)  to  the  draft  budget  for  the  year  2023  (DB 2023)  covers  the 
following elements: 

  A  reinforcement  of  humanitarian  aid,  as  an  urgent  response  to  the  consequences  of  the  Russian 
war  in  Ukraine,  including  for  the  resulting  food  crisis.  In  the  absence  of  a  margin  in  heading  6 
(Neighbourhood and the World), this requires mobilising the Flexibility Instrument;  

  Frontloading of Erasmus+ to support pupils, students and teachers fleeing Ukraine, combining the 
use  of  the  full  remaining  margin  in  sub-heading  2b  (Resilience  and  Values)  and  the  Flexibility 
Instrument; 

  A reinforcement of the interest line for NextGenerationEU, against the backdrop of rising interest 

costs on the markets, mobilising part of the Single Margin Instrument; 

  Funding  for  the  European  defence  industry  Reinforcement  through  common  Procurement  Act 
(EDIRPA), combining the use of the full remaining margin in heading 5 (Security and Defence) 
and the Flexibility Instrument; 

  Frontloading  and  reinforcement  of  the  Union  Civil  Protection  Mechanism  (UCPM)  to  cover  the 
lease  of  helicopters  and  light  planes  for  summer  2024  and  to  accelerate  the  procurement  of  the 
permanent rescEU aerial fleet, which requires mobilising the Flexibility Instrument; 

  Update of the estimated needs, assigned revenue and appropriations for agricultural expenditure. 
In addition to changing market factors, AL 1/2023 also incorporates the impact of decisions in the 
agricultural  sector  since  the  DB  2023  was  adopted  in  July  2022,  as  well  as  other  proposals 
expected to have a significant effect during the financial year; 

  Update  of  the  estimated  needs  for  the  Sustainable  Fisheries  Partnership  Agreements  (SFPAs), 

taking into account the entry into force of a new protocol with Mauritius; 

  An  increase  of  the  level  of  payment  appropriations  to  reflect  the  impact  of  the  FAST-CARE 

proposal on payment needs for Cohesion in 2023; 

  Adjustments  to  the  level  of  appropriations  and/or  staff  of  the  European  Union  Aviation  Safety 
Agency (EASA), the European Environment Agency (EEA), the European Union Agency for Law 
Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) taking into 
account the latest legislative or political developments on their operations for 2023; 

  Adjustments  in  relation  to  the  financing  of  external  staff  members  from  administrative  support 

lines of programmes, notably to take account of increasing workload; 

  Adjustments to the heading 7 “European Public Administration”, notably in relation to the impact 
of  the  lower  salary  adjustment  for  2022  on  administrative  expenditure  and  pensions  following 
updated  estimates  on  inflation  and  purchasing  power  compared  to  the  parameters  used  when 
preparing  the  DB  2023.  In  addition,  CERT-EU  is  proposed  to  be  reinforced  by  a  transfer  from 
other Institutions; 

  Adjustments  to  the  budgetary  nomenclature  and  the  budget  remarks  in  particular  following  the 

legislative procedure for the REPowerEU proposals. 

Overall,  the  net  impact  of  AL 1/2023  on  expenditure  in  the  DB 2023  is  an  increase  of 
EUR 758,3 million in commitment appropriations and an increase of EUR 2 394,9 million in payment 
appropriations, which can be broken down into the following components: 

Programme 

Humanitarian aid 

Erasmus+ 

Short-term defence instrument 
Union Civil Protection Mechanism 

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Commitment 
appropriations 

(In EUR million) 
Payment 
appropriations 

150,0 

100,0 

157,0 
41,4 

120,0 

80,0 

72,0 
70,0 

 
 
 
 
 
Programme 

EURI interest line 
European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) 

SFPAs 

Assessment of payment needs for Cohesion 
Updates for decentralised agencies 
Adjustments under heading 7 

Total 

Commitment 
appropriations 

(In EUR million) 
Payment 
appropriations 

450,0 
0 

0 

0 
0 
-140,1  

758,3 

450,0 
0 

0 

1 743,0 
0 
-140,1 

2 394,9 

More information on each component is provided in the following sections.  

The relevant budget lines are detailed in the budgetary annex, together with the update of the revenue 
resulting amongst others from the expenditure changes included in this amending letter. 

2. 

ADDITIONAL MEASURES IN RELATION TO UKRAINE 

So  far,  overall  Team  Europe  has  mobilised  over  EUR  19  billion  in  financial,  budget  support  and 
humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, in addition to military support. In the DB 2023, the Commission 
announced that additional measures in relation to the consequences of the invasion of Ukraine by the 
Russian Federation might be included in the amending letter, to take account of the evolving situation 
on  the  ground.  The  EU’s  response  will  keep  addressing  most  immediate  needs  including  Ukraine’s 
financing gap, basic and core services, humanitarian needs and fixing the most essential infrastructure. 
At  this  stage,  it  is  however  still  premature  to  make  proposals  on  the  additional  needs  relating  to 
Ukraine  recovery  and  long-term  reconstruction.  The  evolution  of  the  situation  will  impact  both  the 
amount and the timeline for the mobilisation of financial resources in this respect. 

2.1  

Humanitarian aid 

The Russian war in Ukraine has created a massive need for humanitarian aid, in the country itself and 
globally, in particular in relation to the food crisis. In this context, the Commission estimates that – as 
a first step – a reinforcement of EUR 150 million is required for 2023 to provide further humanitarian 
aid for Ukraine and  address  the  global  food crisis. Further reinforcements  in  the course of 2023 are 
likely  to  be  needed  if  the  EU  is  to  sustain  its  2022  humanitarian  assistance  and  support  the  sharply 
increasing number of people in need. Funding mobilisation will depend on availabilities.  

This proposal complements the large effort of the EU budget and the European Development Fund, 
including the additional support of about EUR 750 million to reinforce humanitarian aid for Ukraine 
and  the  related  global  food  crisis  in  2022.  This  amount  includes  the  proposed  transfer  of  EUR  395 
million from the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (DEC 18/2022) transmitted on 5 October.   

Additionally, the EU budget will cover the interest costs and administrative fee payments linked to the 
loans connected to the two first tranches of the exceptional macro-financial assistance (MFA) loans to 
Ukraine of respectively EUR 1 billion (disbursed in early August) and EUR 5 billion4.  

In the  absence of margins or further sources of  redeployment in  heading 6 (Neighbourhood and the 
world), the Commission proposes to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument in accordance with Article 12 
of  the  MFF  Regulation5  for  an  amount  of  EUR  150  million  in  commitment  appropriations.  Taking 
into  account  the  expected  fast  delivery  of  the  support,  an  amount  of  EUR  120  million  in  payment 
appropriations is also necessary in 2023 to cover the additional humanitarian aid actions proposed in 
this amending letter.  

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COM(2022) 557, 7.9.2022. 
Council Regulation (EU) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for 
the years 2021 to 2027 (‘MFF Regulation’). 

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Budget line 

Name 

Section III – Commission 
14 03 01 
Total 

Humanitarian aid 

2.2  

Erasmus+ 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

EUR 

150 000 000 
150 000 000 

120 000 000 
120 000 000 

Nearly half of the currently more than four million refugees in EU countries from Ukraine are school-
age  children.  Their  quick  integration  and  return  to  school,  early  childhood  education  and  care,  will 
help alleviate their psychological stress, give them a sense of stability and an outlook for the  future. 
The  same  goes  for  Ukrainian  adult  students,  while  Ukrainian  educational  staff  displaced  in  EU 
countries can actively contribute to achieving this objective.   

In  the  course  of  2022,  the  Commission  has  reoriented  the  most  impacted  core  activities  under  the 
Erasmus+  programme  to  welcome  and  support  more  pupils,  students,  teachers  and  qualified  staff 
fleeing from Ukraine.  

In  order  to  continue  this  effort  in  2023,  the  currently  planned  allocations  are  insufficient  and  a 
reinforcement  of  the  funding  is  necessary,  which  the  Commission  already  signalled  in  the  Draft 
Budget. The Commission therefore proposes to reinforce the level of commitment appropriations by 
EUR  100  million  through  a  frontloading  from  2027,  taking  into  account  the  strongly  backloaded 
profile of the programme. This will be reflected in the next update of the Financial Programming.  

To  finance  the  frontloading  in  2023,  the  Commission  proposes  to  mobilise  EUR  34,3  million  in 
commitment appropriations from  the remaining  unallocated margin  under the expenditure ceiling  of 
sub-heading 2b and EUR 65,7 million from the Flexibility Instrument, in accordance with Article 12 
of the MFF Regulation. An amount of EUR 80 million in payment appropriations is also necessary in 
2023 to cover the additional support proposed in this amending letter. 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – Commission 
07 03 01 01 

Promoting  learning  mobility  of  individuals,  as  well  as  cooperation, 
inclusion, excellence, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations 
and policies in the field of education and training — Indirect management 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

EUR 

100 000 000 

80 000 000 

Total 

100 000 000 

80 000 000 

3. 

FUNDING COSTS NEXTGENERATIONEU 

The  rapid  and  substantial  increase  of  interest  rates  on  the  financial  markets  in  recent  months  has 
increased the funding costs for the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) in comparison with 
the  amount  requested  in  the  DB  2023.  Based  on  current  projections  of  interest  rates,  the  volume  of 
operations and the increased interest rate volatility, the Commission estimates that a reinforcement of 
the EURI interest line by EUR 450 million is necessary in commitment and payment appropriations.  

The  Commission  proposes  to  allocate  EUR  1  million  of  this  reinforcement  to  the  administrative 
support  line  of  EURI.  This  will  ensure  better  monitoring,  management  of  market  liquidity  and 
additional  capacity  also  in  view  of  increased  demand  for  reporting  required  in  future  years.  These 
enhancements  will  be  supported  by  the  recruitment  of  up  to  8  additional  contractual  agents  to  help 
deliver  on  the  various  objectives  above.  Expenditure  will  be  shared  proportionally  between  the  EU 
Budget and Member States having taken up RRF repayable support.  

In its unilateral  statement  attached to  the 2022 budget,  the Commission  recalled that the increase in 
inflation calls for reinforced budgetary prudence with regard to the management of the EURI interest 

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line  in  view  of  the  possibility  that  nominal  interest  rates  will  be  higher  than  assumed  in  the 
programming of this line, which has been confirmed by the evolutions on the market this year.  

Against that backdrop, given the absence of a margin in sub-heading 2b, it is proposed to mobilise the 
Single Margin Instrument for the overall amount of EUR 450 million, based on Article 11(1)a of the 
MFF Regulation, using margins left available below the MFF ceilings for commitment appropriations 
of  previous  years.  Given  that  the  amount  required  in  2023  will  depend  on  the  interest  rates  of  the 
borrowings  undertaken  until  the  end  of  2022  and  the  volume  of  the  operations,  the  Commission 
intends to provide a timely update of the needs for 2023 in the course of the conciliation period, using 
the latest available information on issuances in 2022. 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – Commission 
06 01 03 
06 04 01 

Support expenditure for the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) 
European  Union  Recovery  Instrument  (EURI)  –  Payment  of  periodic 
coupon and redemption of maturity 

Total 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

EUR 

1 000 000 
449 000 000 

1 000 000 
449 000 000 

450 000 000 

450 000 000 

4. 

REINFORCEMENT OF EU CRISES RESPONSE CAPACITY TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES  

The Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) finances crucial civil protection measures such as the 
fight against forest fires. In the summer of 2022, forest fires started earlier than in previous years and 
had  greater  intensity.  The  wildfires  risk  expanded  to  areas  that  have  not  previously  been  exposed 
causing casualties among firemen as well as major destructions of properties and large-scale loss of 
natural  protected  areas.  Depending  on  the  natural  environment,  forest  fires  have  had  different 
caracteristics and magnitude;  in addition to large aircrafts, an effective firefighting capacity requires 
flexible equipment as light planes, helicopters and ground assets to cope with varying circumstances. 
The  limited  availability  of  these  specialised  capacities  remains  a  major  weakness  for  the  EU  crisis 
response.   

In addition to the proposals included in Draft Amending Budget 5/2022, the Commission proposes to 
further  reinforce  the  UCPM  in  2023  by  an  additional  amount  of  EUR  41,4  million  in  commitment 
appropriations.  Under  the  current  planning,  the  permanent  rescEU  aerial  fleet  will  progressively 
become available only between 2026 and 2030. This reinforcement aims on the one hand to speed-up 
the  procurement  and  on  the  other  hand  to  secure  the  lease  of  helicopters  and  light  planes  for  the 
summer  of  2024.  An  amount  of  EUR  14,4  million  is  requested  to  accelerate  the  development  of  a 
permanent  rescEU  fleet  through  procurement  by  Member  States  of  UCPM  helicopters,  which  will 
become  available  in  2024.  The  amount  of  EUR  14,4  million  will  then  be  compensated  by  a 
corresponding reduction in 2026 and 2027. This will be reflected in the next update of the Financial 
Programming. The remaining EUR 27 million in commitment appropriations of this reinforcement are 
intended for the lease of helicopters and light planes, so that they will be fully operational during the 
summer 2024 forest fires season. 

To finance this reinforcement in 2023, in the absence of a margin in sub-heading 2b, the Commission 
proposes to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument in accordance with Article 12 of the MFF Regulation 
for an amount of EUR 41,4 million in commitment appropriations.  

As the reinforcement of the UCPM in DAB 5/2022 and AL 1/2023 will cumulatively amount to EUR 
180 million in commitment appropriations, EUR 70 million are necessary in payment appropriations 
in 2023. 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – Commission 

6 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

EUR 

 
 
 
 
  
06 05 01 
Total 

Union Civil Protection Mechanism (rescEU) 

41 430 541 
41 430 541 

70 000 000 
70 000 000 

5. 

EUROPEAN  DEFENCE  INDUSTRY  REINFORCEMENT  THROUGH  COMMON  PROCUREMENT 
ACT (EDIRPA) 

The response to the Russian war in Ukraine has underlined the need for more cooperation between the 
Member States in the area of defence procurement. To address existing defence investment gaps, the 
Commission proposed to establish a dedicated short-term instrument, the European Defence industry 
Reinforcement through Common Procurement Act (EDIRPA), with a financial envelope of EUR 500 
million in the period 2022 to 20246. The EU financial support to be made available through the new 
instrument  should  stimulate  cooperative  defence  procurement  involving  several  Member  States  and 
benefit the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base while ensuring that the armed forces 
of the Member States’ are able to act, with security of supply and increased interoperability. 

In  line  with  the  legislative  financial  statement  accompanying  the  Commission  proposal,  the 
Commission  proposes  to  create  two  dedicated  budget  lines  for  administrative  support  and  for 
operational  expenditure  in  this  amending  letter  1/2023,  with  an  amount  of  EUR  157  million  in 
commitment appropriations in reserve in 2023, so that the total amount to be made available for 2022 
and  2023  adds  up  to  EUR  240  million.  In  order  to  finance  this  amount  for  2023,  it  is  proposed  to 
combine  the  full  unallocated  margin  under  heading  5  (Security  and  Defence)  in  2023  of  EUR  44,9 
million  and  the  mobilisation  of  the  Flexibility  Instrument  for  the  remaining  amount  of  EUR  112,1 
million.  Taking  into  account  the  time  necessary  to  start  the  operations,  payment  needs  in  2023  are 
estimated at  EUR 72 million. The  funding under the  instrument will mainly take the form  of grants 
and the payments  foreseen mainly  relate to  the pre-financing.  Payment modalities  are  similar to  the 
European Defence Fund (i.e., three payments for each grant, including at least one pre-financing). 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – Commission 
13 06 01 
30 02 02 
13 01 04 

Short-term Defence instrument on common procurement  
Differentiated appropriations (Reserve for budget article 13 06 01) 
Support  expenditure  for  Short-term  Defence  instrument  on  common 
procurement  

Total 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

EUR 

p.m. 
157 027 699 
p.m. 

p.m. 
72 000 000 
p.m. 

157 027 699 

72 000 000 

6. 

EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUARANTEE FUND (EAGF) 

AL 1/2023 updates estimates for agricultural expenditure based on the most up-to-date economic data 
and legislative framework. By September 2022, the Commission had at its disposal a first indication 
of  the  level  of  production  for  2022  and  the  outlook  for  the  agricultural  markets  as  well  as  actual 
figures for most of the 2022  budget  execution  as regards EAGF  shared  management,  which  are  the 
basis for the updated estimates of the budgetary needs for 2023.  

Apart from taking into account market factors, AL 1/2023 also incorporates the impact of legislative 
decisions in the agricultural sector since the DB 2023 was adopted in July 2022, as well as the most 
recent information on the CAP Strategic Plans.  

Overall, 2023 EAGF needs, including the agricultural reserve (which is fully financed from the EAGF 
availabilities), are now estimated at  EUR 41 324,2 million7. This is  an increase by EUR 175 million 

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COM(2022) 349, 19.7.2022. 
The  needs  amount  corresponds  to  EUR 40 692,2 million  of  fresh  appropriations  plus  EUR 632,0 million  of 
assigned revenue. 

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compared to the DB 2023, which is mostly due to additional needs of EUR 178 million for item 08 02 
06  01  ‘Financial  corrections  in  favour  of  Member  States  following  clearance  of  accounts  and 
conformity clearance decisions’, linked to Court cases. In addition, there is a limited reduction (EUR 
12,0 million) in the needs for article 08 02 05 ‘Direct payments outside the CAP Strategic Plans’. As 
regards  market  measures,  the  main  change  consists  of  a  switch  of  expenditure  between  the  related 
articles 08 02 02 ‘Types of interventions in certain sectors under the CAP Strategic Plans’ and 08 02 
03  ‘Market-related  expenditure  outside  the  CAP  Strategic  Plans’,  depending  on  the  implementation 
choices of the Member States. This is the result of the analysis of the advanced CAP Strategic Plans, 
which  were  not  available  at  the  time  of  preparing  the  DB  2023.  The  overall  impact  is  a  limited 
increase of EUR 8 million. 

The amount of assigned revenue expected to be available in 2023 increases from EUR 457,0 million 
in the DB 2023 to EUR 632,0 million (+EUR 175,0 million), thus fully covering the additional needs. 
The update concerns the amounts originating from clearance of accounts decisions.  

The financial discipline  applied in  the  2022 budget  to  establish the crisis  reserve amounted to  EUR 
497,3 million. The 2022 crisis reserve has been activated for EUR 350 million to partially cover the 
exceptional  adjustment  aid  adopted  in  March  2022  in  response  to  the  crisis  caused  by  Russia’s 
invasion of Ukraine, and the remaining amount of EUR 147,3 million will not be called on. Given that 
DB 2023 foresees the 2023 agricultural reserve to be fully financed from the EAGF availabilities, and 
in line with Article 16 of the Horizontal Regulation8, the unused part of the 2022 crisis reserve will be 
reimbursed to farmers.  

Furthermore, in accordance with Article 12(2)(d) of the Financial Regulation, any surplus in  2022 up 
to the amount of financial discipline actually applied will be carried over to 2023 for reimbursement to 
the farmers to compensate them for the remaining amount of financial discipline cut in 2022. At this 
stage, the analysis of the EAGF 2022 budget execution does not point to a surplus, beyond the amount 
of financial discipline actually applied.  

As a result of these updates, the amount of commitment appropriations remains unchanged at EUR 40 
692,2  million,  which  includes  EUR  450  million  for  the  agricultural  reserve.  This  overall  amount 
corresponds  to  the  net  balance  available  for  the  EAGF,  including  the  effect  of  the  Member  States’ 
notifications on transfers between direct payments and rural development, and leaves no margin.   

7.  

UPDATE OF THE SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS 

The  Commission  has  examined  the  most  recent  information  available  concerning  Sustainable 
Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) and reviewed the expected needs for 2023 on the basis of 
the developments in the negotiation processes with the third countries involved, as foreseen in point C 
of  Part  II  of  the  Interinstitutional  Agreement  (IIA)9.  On  the  basis  of  this  review,  the  Commission 
proposes to move commitment and payment appropriations for an amount of EUR 725 000 from the 
reserve  (budget  article  30  02  02)  to  the  operational  article  (08  05  01  Establishing  a  governance 
framework  for  fishing  activities  carried  out  by  Union  fishing  vessels  in  third-country  waters).  This 
budgetary-neutral transfer relates to the Fisheries Agreement with Mauritius, for which the agreement 
will enter into provisional application by 31 December 2022.  

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Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 on the financing, 
management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013. 
Interinstitutional  Agreement  between  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council  of  the  European  Union  and  the 
European  Commission  on  budgetary  discipline,  on  cooperation  in  budgetary  matters  and  on  sound  financial 
management,  as  well  as  on  new  own  resources,  including  a  roadmap  towards  the  introduction  of  new  own 
resources, OJ L 433, 20.12.2020, p. 28. 

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The  total  available  commitment  appropriations  in  the  reserve  (EUR  48,7  million)  and  on  the  main 
operational line (EUR 107,6 million) remains unchanged, and amounts to EUR 156,3 million. 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – Commission 

08 05 01 

30 02 02 

Total 

Establishing a governance framework for fishing activities carried 
out by Union fishing vessels in third country waters 
Differentiated  appropriations  (Reserve  for  budget  article  08 05 
01) 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

in EUR 

725 000 

- 725 000 

0 

725 000 

- 725 000 

0 

8. 

ADDITIONAL NEEDS IN PAYMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR COHESION 

Since  the  adoption  of  DB  2023  in  June,  the  Commission  presented  the  ‘Flexible  Assistance  to 
Territories’  (FAST-CARE)  proposal10  to  help  the  Member  States  to  address  the  consequences  of 
Russia’s aggression against  Ukraine.  As set  out  in the legislative financial  statement attached to  the 
proposal,  this  would  lead  to  increased  pre-financing  of  the  ERDF,  ESF+  and  Cohesion  Fund 
programmes  in  2022  and  2023.  For  2023,  an  additional  amount  of  EUR  1,74  billion  in  payment 
appropriations  would  be  required  for  sub-heading  2a  (Economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion)  as 
compared to the Draft Budget.   

The Commission’s assessment of the updated Member States’ forecasts for Cohesion expenditure for 
2023, as received at the end of July, confirmed the Commission’s assumptions underpinning the Draft 
Budget request. With all other elements being equal, the Commission now proposes to add the EUR 
1,74 billion in payment appropriations for the FAST-CARE proposal, as shown in the table below. 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – Commission 
07 02 01 
05 02 01 
05 03 01 
Total 

ESF+ shared management strand — Operational expenditure 
ERDF – Operational expenditure 
Cohesion Fund (CF) – Operational expenditure 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

EUR 

0 
0 
0 
0 

476 247 927 
1 088 741 009 
178 011 064 
1 743 000 000 

9. 

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT EXPENDITURE OF PROGRAMMES 

Most  EU  multiannual  programmes  provide  for  technical  and  administrative  support  expenditure 
directly linked to the implementation of the operational programmes and financed from the financial 
envelope of the programme. This technical and administrative support expenditure is clearly identified 
in the EU budget, and the related appropriations are used to carry out activities such as evaluation of 
calls  for  proposals,  studies,  information  systems,  expert  meetings  and  audits,  which  are  needed  to 
achieve value for money and ensure sound financial management. 

For  certain  programmes,  the  administrative  support  expenditure  is  also  used  to  finance  external 
personnel. In such cases, the budget remarks include a reference to the possible financing of external 
staff.  Given  the  increasing  workload  to  manage  growing  programmes,  the  Commission  proposes  to 
extend  the  possibility  of  recruiting  external  personnel  under  the  administrative  support  expenditure 
lines  to  the  Asylum,  Migration  and  Integration  Fund  (AMIF),  the  Border  Management  and  Visa 
Instrument  (BMVI)  and  the  Internal  Security  Fund  (ISF),  for  a  total  of  up  to  20  external  staff 
members.  These  additional  external  staff  can  be  financed  from  the  existing  appropriations  for  the 
related administrative support expenditure lines in the Draft Budget.   The  corresponding  changes to 
the budget remarks are set out in the budgetary annex.  

10  

COM(2022) 325, 29.6.2022. 

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Similarly, the Commission proposes to allow the recruitment of up to eight external staff members to 
assist in the management of the Innovation Fund in the Commission. The additional staff members for 
the  implementation  of  the  Innovation  Fund  can  be  financed  from  the  existing  external  assigned 
revenues, but this requires the creation of a new budget line for administrative support expenditure in 
the Commission.  

The table below shows the proposed creation of the new budget line for support expenditure for the 
Innovation Fund. 

Budget line 

Name 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

16 01 02 01 

Support expenditure for the Innovation Fund 

p.m. 

p.m. 

The  Commission  also  proposes  to  recruit  up  to  15  additional  external  staff  members  for  the 
implementation of the Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA), in relation to the additional tasks created 
by  the  EU  candidate  status  of  Ukraine  and  the  Republic  of  Moldova,  the  monitoring  process  of 
Georgia, and necessary preparatory work for the future support to the reconstruction of Ukraine. The 
Commission proposes to finance these additional staff on the administrative support line from the IPA 
Fundamentals, Union policies and people-to-people budget  line and  the  IPA  Investment  for Growth 
and Employment budget line. 

The  table  below  shows  the  proposed  adjustments  to  appropriations  to  reinforce  the  support 
expenditure for the IPA. 

Budget line 

15 01 01 01 

15 02 01 01 

15 02 02 01 

Total 

Name 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

Support expenditure for IPA 
Fundamentals, Union policies and people-to-people - Preparation 
for accession 
Investment  for  Growth  and  Employment  -  Preparation  for 
accession 

1 300 000 

-700 000 

-600 000 

0 

1 300 000 

-700 000 

-600 000 

0 

Lastly,  in  light  of  the  outcome  of  the  legislative  procedure  for  the  Digital  Services  Act11,  which 
requires additional staff as compared to the initial Commission proposal to carry out preparatory work 
until such time as fees can be levied, the Commission proposes to allow for the recruitment of up to 40 
external staff members, to be financed through a  transfer from the administrative support line of the 
Digital  Europe  programme  to  the  budget  line  for  expenditure  related  to  the  Digital  Services  Act 
introduced with the DB 2023.  

The  table  below  shows  the  proposed  adjustments  to  appropriations  for  the  implementation  of  the 
Digital Services Act. 

Budget line 

02 01 30 01 

02 20 03 05 

Total 

Name 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

Support expenditure for the Digital Europe Programme 
Digital Services Act (DSA) – 
Supervision of Very Large Online 
Platforms 

-3 500 000 

3 500 000 

0 

-3 500 000 

3 500 000 

0 

10. 

DECENTRALISED AGENCIES AND EUROPEAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE 

10.1   European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 
The ReFuelEU Aviation proposal12 aims to ensure a level playing field for sustainable air transport, 
which entails additional tasks for the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), in particular 

11  
12  

COM(2020) 825, 15.12.2020. 
COM(2021) 561, 14.7.2021. 

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to  provide  data  on  the  aviation  fuel  uplift  at  Union  airports  to  competent  national  authorities. 
Assuming  adoption  of  the  legislative  proposal  with  effect  in  2022,  the  DB  2023  includes  a  specific 
amount  for  this  purpose  on  the  reserve  line  of  EUR  2,3  million.  However,  given  the  state  of  the 
legislative  procedure,  it  is  proposed  to  slightly  revise  the  profile  of  the  budgetary  impact  of  the 
proposal  on  EASA,  and  to  increase  the  amount  in  the  reserve  from  EUR  2  280  000  (as  originally 
foreseen for 2023) to EUR 2 520 000, and to offset the corresponding increase of EUR 240 000 from 
the CEF transport budget article 02 03 01, in the same way as the initial amount. This has no impact 
on  the  staffing  levels  of  EASA.  Due  to  the  delays  in  the  adoption  of  the  basic  act,  the  amount 
originally foreseen for 2022 is proposed to be returned to the Connecting Europe Facility – Transport 
budget line in the Draft Amending Budget 5/2022. 

Budget line 

Name 

02 03 01 
30 02 02 
Total 

Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — Transport 
Differentiated appropriations (Reserve for budget article 02 10 01) 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

-240 000 
240 000 
0 

-240 000 
240 000 
0 

10.2   European Environment Agency (EEA) 
The  Commission  proposal  for  a  Regulation  on  nature  restoration13  gives  additional  tasks  to  the 
European Environment Agency (EEA) in the area of monitoring, reporting and evaluation of progress 
on nature restoration. In order to carry out these additional tasks, after the adoption of the proposal by 
the co-legislators, the EEA would be reinforced by seven establishment plan posts and five  contract 
agents.  The  related  reinforcement  of  the  EU  contribution  to  EEA  of  EUR  2,3  million  in  2023  to 
finance  staff  and  IT  expenditure  is  proposed  to  be  offset  from  the  LIFE  programme.  This  amount 
would be kept on a reserve line until the final adoption of the proposal.  

In  addition,  the  Commission  implementing  decision  on  establishing  databases  for  information 
provided by member states under the Seveso III Directive14 entrusts the EEA with the redevelopment, 
operation and maintenance of these databases. In order to carry out these additional tasks, the agency 
requires three establishment plan posts, one contract agent and an additional EU contribution of EUR 
0,5 million in 2023, which is also proposed to be offset from the LIFE programme. 

Budget line 

Name 

09 02 01 
09 02 02 
09 10 02 
30 02 02 
Total 

Nature and biodiversity 
Circular economy and quality of life 
European Environment Agency 
Differentiated appropriations (Reserve for budget article 09 10 02) 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

-2 301 604 
-495 570 
495 570 
2 301 604 
0 

-2 301 604 
-495 570 
495 570 
2 301 604 
0 

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

10.3   European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) 

The DB 2023 contains a stable number of 33 establishment plan posts for CEPOL. However, in order 
to  enable  the  agency  to  attract  qualified  staff  and  considering  its  staff  structure,  the  Commission 
proposes to reclassify three AST5 posts in AD5 posts. Additionally, the breakdown of existing posts 
across the grades of the establishment plan is proposed to be revised so as to accommodate the natural 
reclassification rate for staff. This  has no budgetary impact.  

13  

14  

Proposal for a Regulation of  the European Parliament and  of the Council,  submitted by  the Commission on 22 
June 2022, on nature restoration (COM(2022) 304). 
Commission Implementing Decision of 31.8.2022 on establishing the form and databases for communicating the 
information referred to in Articles 18(1) and 21(3) of Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of 
the Council on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances and repealing Commission 
Decision 2014/895/EU (C(2022) 6124 final). 

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

10.4   European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) 

The  DB  2023  contains  a  stable  number  of  171  establishment  plan  posts  for  the  EPPO.  Due  to  a 
clerical error, however, the breakdown of these posts across the grades of the establishment plan in the 
Draft Budget does not give the EPPO the necessary room for manoeuvre to recruit and reclassify staff. 
It is proposed to correct the breakdown of posts accordingly, which has no budgetary impact.  

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

10.5   Transfers from the reserves to the operational lines of decentralised agencies due to the 

adoption of legal acts.  

Due  to  the  adoption  of  the  following  legal  acts  by  the  co-legislators,  the  Commission  proposes  to 
transfer  the  amounts  currently  placed  in  reserves  for  the  implementation  of  these  legal  acts  to  the 
operational lines of the decentralised agencies concerned:  

  ACER  (02  10  06):  Following  the  adoption  of  Regulation  (EU)  2022/869  of  the  European 
Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  30  May  2022  on  guidelines  for  trans-European  energy 
infrastructure, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2009, (EU) 2019/942 and (EU) 2019/943 and 
Directives  2009/73/EC  and  (EU)  2019/944,  and  repealing  Regulation  (EU)  No  347/2013,  an 
amount of EUR 156 000 in commitment and payment appropriations will be transferred from the 
reserve line to the operational line.  

  Eu-LISA  (11  10  02):  Following  the  adoption  of  Regulation  (EU)  2022/850  of  the  European 
Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  30  May  2022  on  a  computerised  system  for  the  cross-border 
electronic  exchange  of  data  in  the  area  of  judicial  cooperation  in  civil  and  criminal  matters  (e-
CODEX  system),  and  amending  Regulation  (EU)  2018/1726,  an  amount  of  EUR  1  430  000  in 
commitment  and  payment  appropriations  will  be  transferred  from  the  reserve  line  to  the 
operational line.  

  ESMA  (03  10  04):  Following  the  adoption  of  Regulation  (EU)  2022/858  of  the  European 
Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot regime for market infrastructures based 
on  distributed  ledger  technology,  and  amending  Regulations  (EU)  No  600/2014  and  (EU)  No 
909/2014  and  Directive  2014/65/EU,  an  amount  of  EUR  114  089  in  commitment  and  payment 
appropriations will be transferred from the reserve line to the operational line.  

The table below provides an overview of the amounts that are proposed to be lifted from the reserve 
following the adoption of corresponding basic acts: 

Budget line 

Name 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

02 10 06 

30 02 02 
03 10 04 
30 02 02 
11 10 02 

30 02 02 
Total 

European  Union  Agency  for  the  Cooperation  of  Energy  Regulators 
(ACER) 
Differentiated appropriations (Reserve for budget article 02 10 06) 
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) 
Differentiated appropriations (Reserve for budget article 03 10 04) 
European  Union  Agency  for  the  Operational  Management  of  Large-Scale 
IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (‘eu-LISA’) 
Differentiated appropriations (Reserve for budget article 11 10 02) 

156 000 

- 156 000 
114 089 
- 114 089 
1 430 000 

- 1 430 000 
0 

156 000 

- 156 000 
114 089 
- 114 089 
1 430 000 

- 1 430 000 
0 

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11. 

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE HEADING 7 “EUROPEAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION” 

11.1  

Salary update for all institutions and pensions 

High inflation has a major impact on the administrative expenditure of the institutions, as well as on 
pensions and European schools, both in 2022 and 2023. The impact on the 2022 budget is set out in 
DAB 5/2022. In the DB 2023, the forecasted salary update rate for 2022 was 8,6 %. However, based 
on the estimated evolution of the purchasing power and cost of living, a salary increase of 6,9 % is 
now expected for 2022, which is a decrease of 1,7 percentage points as compared to the Draft Budget. 
The Commission and the other institutions have recalculated their salary expenditure based on a 6,9 % 
increase in 2022. For the year 2023, this reduces salary expenditure by EUR 93,3 million as compared 
to the estimates in the Draft Budget, and leaves a margin of EUR 30,8 million below the sub-ceiling 
for  administrative  expenditure  of  the  institutions.  That  also  means  that  the  use  of  the  Flexibility 
Instrument in heading 7 is no longer required. 

In addition, the request for pension expenditure will equally be reduced by EUR 39,3 million, and the 
request for the European Schools by EUR 7,5 million. 

The overall impact on expenditure is as follows: 

Pensions and European Schools 

Pensions 

European Schools 

Administrative expenditure of the institutions 

Commission 

Other institutions 

European Parliament 

European Council and Council 

Court of Justice of the European Union 

Court of Auditors 

European Economic and Social Committee 

Committee of the Regions 

European Ombudsman 

European Data Protection Supervisor 

European External Action Service 

DB 2023 

Amending Letter 1 
to DB 2023 

DB 2023 with AL1 

Amounts in EUR 

2 614 329 580 

2 381 282 000 

233 047 580 

8 834 472 587 

4 106 045 644 

4 729 470 419 

2 267 982 642 

654 340 348 

491 240 000 

176 609 500 

160 102 220 

117 300 008 

13 104 583 

22 172 500 

825 575 142 

-46 810 104 

-39 287 000 

-7 523 104 

-93 307 786 

-49 794 840 

-44 556 422 

-20 643 092 

-6 181 591 

-5 706 000 

-2 435 000 

-1 379 580 

-1 122 583 

-161 200 

-206 000 

-5 677 900 

2 567 519 476 

2 341 995 000 

225 524 476 

8 741 164 801 

4 056 250 804 

4 684 913 997 

2 247 339 550 

648 158 757 

485 534 000 

174 174 500 

158 722 640 

116 177 425 

12 943 383 

21 966 500 

819 897 242 

Total  

11 448 802 167 

-140 117 890 

11 308 684 277 

In parallel, the reductions on the salary related budget lines will lead to a corresponding reduction of 
the  estimated  amount  for  administrative  revenues  from  tax  on  remunerations,  special  levies  on 
remunerations and from staff contributions to the pension scheme.  

The detailed impact by Section is as follows:  

Section I – European Parliament 

Expenditure 

Budget line 

Name 

1 0 0 0 

1 0 2 0 

1 0 3 1 

1 0 3 2 

Salaries 

Transitional allowances 

Invalidity pensions (PEAM) 

Survivors pensions (PEAM) 

13 

Commitment 
appropriations 
-1 373 805 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-1 373 805 

-20 565 

-3 317 

-30 486 

-20 565 

-3 317 

-30 486 

 
 
 
  
Remuneration and allowances 

Paid overtime 

Allowances for staff retired or placed on leave in the interest of the service 

Other staff — Secretariat and political groups 

Other staff — Security 

Other staff — Drivers in the Secretariat 
Traineeships, seconded national experts, exchange of officials and study 
visits   

Expenditure on interpretation 

Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance 

1 2 0 0 

1 2 0 2 

1 2 2 0 

1 4 0 0 

1 4 0 1 

1 4 0 2 

1 4 0 4 

1 4 0 5 

4 2 2 
Total 

Revenue 

Budget line 

Name 

3 0 0 0 

3 0 0 1 

3 0 1 0 

Total 

Tax on remunerations 

Special levies on remunerations 

Staff contributions to the pension scheme 

Section II – European Council and Council  

Expenditure 

Budget line 

Name 

Basic salary 

Basic salaries 
Entitlements under the Staff Regulations related to the post held 
Entitlements under the Staff Regulations related to the personal 
circumstances of the staff member 

Social security cover 

Salary weightings 

Overtime 

Annual adjustment of the remuneration 
Allowances in the event of retirement in the interests of the service 

Other staff 

National experts on secondment 

Annual adjustment of the remuneration 

1 0 0 0 

1 1 0 0 
1 1 0 1 

1 1 0 2 

1 1 0 3 

1 1 0 4 

1 1 0 5 

1 1 0 7 
1 1 1 0 

1 2 0 0 

1 2 0 1 

1 2 0 7 
Total 

Revenue 

Budget line 

Name 

3 0 0 0 

3 0 0 1 

3 0 1 0 

Total 

Tax on remunerations 

Special levies on remunerations 

Staff contributions to the pension scheme 

Section III – European Commission 

Expenditure 

Budget line 

Name 

20 01 01 01 

Salaries, allowances and payments of Members of the institution 

14 

-12 380 456 

-12 380 456 

-1 326 

-53 272 

-1 326 

-53 272 

-1 249 440 

-1 249 440 

-683 195 

-131 331 

-183 377 

-813 013 

-683 195 

-131 331 

-183 377 

-813 013 

-3 719 509 

-3 719 509 

-20 643 092 

-20 643 092 

Commitment 
appropriations 
-1 459 943 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-1 459 943 

-217 158 

-1 259 545 

-217 158 

-1 259 545 

-2 936 646 

-2 936 646 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 

-3 000 

-4 593 591 
-14 000 

-1 144 000 

-196 000 

-1 000 

-20 000 

-78 000 
-17 000 

-104 000 

-10 000 

-3 000 

-4 593 591 
-14 000 

-1 144 000 

-196 000 

-1 000 

-20 000 

-78 000 
-17 000 

-104 000 

-10 000 

-1 000 
-6 181 591 

-1 000 
-6 181 591 

Commitment 
appropriations 

-600 000 

-7 000 

-400 000 
-1 007 000 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-600.000 

-7.000 

-400.000 

-1 007 000 

Commitment 
appropriations 
-178 000 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-178 000 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20 01 02 01 

20 01 02 02 

20 01 02 03 

20 01 02 04 

20 01 04 

20 02 01 01 

20 02 01 02 

Remuneration and allowances — Headquarters and Representation offices 
Expenses and allowances related to recruitment, transfers and termination 
of service — Headquarters and 
Representation offices 

Remuneration and allowances — Union delegations 
Expenses and allowances related to recruitment, transfers and termination 
of service — Union delegations 
Officials in non-active status, retired in the interests of the service or 
dismissed 

Contract staff 
Agency staff and technical and administrative 
assistance in support of different activities 

20 02 01 03 

National civil servants temporarily assigned to the institution 

20 02 02 01 

Contract staff 

20 02 03 01 

Contract staff 

20 02 04 

20 02 05 

21 01 01 

21 01 02 01 

21 01 02 02 

21 01 02 03 

21 01 02 04 

21 01 02 05 

21 01 02 06 

21 01 02 07 

Cost of organising graduate traineeships with the institution 

Special advisers 

Pensions and allowances 
Pensions of former Members of the European Parliament 

Pensions of former Presidents of the European Council and of former 
Secretaries-General of the Council of the European Union 

Pensions of former Members of the Commission 

Pensions of former Members of the Court of Justice of the European Union 

Pensions of former Members of the Court of Auditors 

Pensions of former European Ombudsmen 

Pensions of former European Data Protection Supervisors 

21 02 01 01 

Office of the Secretary-General of the European Schools (Brussels) 

21 02 01 02  

Bruxelles I (Uccle) 

21 02 01 03  

Bruxelles II (Woluwe) 

21 02 01 04  

Bruxelles III (Ixelles) 

21 02 01 05  

Bruxelles IV (Laeken) 

21 02 01 06  

Luxembourg I 

21 02 01 07  

Luxembourg II 

21 02 01 08  

Mol (BE) 

21 02 01 09  

Frankfurt am Main (DE) 

21 02 01 10  

Karlsruhe (DE) 

21 02 01 11  

Munich (DE) 

21 02 01 12  

Alicante (ES) 

21 02 01 13  

Varese (IT) 

21 02 01 14  

O1 01 01 01 

O1 01 01 02 

O1 01 02 

O2 01 01 01 

O2 01 01 02 

O2 01 02 

O3 01 01 01 

O3 01 01 02 

O3 01 02 

O4 01 01 01 

O4 01 01 02 

O4 01 02 01 

O4 01 02 02 

O5 01 01 01 

Bergen (NL) 
Remuneration and allowances 

Expenses and allowances related to recruitment, transfers and termination 
of service 

External personnel 

Remuneration and allowances 

Expenses and allowances related to recruitment, transfers and termination 
of service 
External personnel 

Remuneration and allowances 

Expenses and allowances related to recruitment, transfers and termination 
of service 

External personnel 

Remuneration and allowances 

Expenses and allowances related to recruitment, transfers and termination 
of service 
External personnel — OIB 

External personnel — Child care facilities 

Remuneration and allowances 

15 

-39 570 000 

-39 570 000 

-204 000 

-2 248 000 

-204 000 

-2 248 000 

-45 000 

-45 000 

-140 000 

-1 448 712 

-131 781 

-826 347 

-284 000 

-10 000 

-210 000 

-12 000 

-38 553 000 

-223 000 

-17 000 

-136 000 

-248 000 

-100 000 

-5 000 

-5 000 

-43 163 

-1 288 537 

-1 093 739 

-980 586 

-918 131 

-721 383 

-617 873 

-315 736 

-290 751 

-350 831 

-13 277 

-56 214 

-509 790 

-323 093 

-140 000 

-1 448 712 

-131 781 

-826 347 

-284 000 

-10 000 

-210 000 

-12 000 

-38 553 000 

-223 000 

-17 000 

-136 000 

-248 000 

-100 000 

-5 000 

-5 000 

-43 163 

-1 288 537 

-1 093 739 

-980 586 

-918 131 

-721 383 

-617 873 

-315 736 

-290 751 

-350 831 

-13 277 

-56 214 

-509 790 

-323 093 

-1 067 000 

-1 067 000 

-7 000 

-22 000 

-209 000 

-1 000 

-24 000 

-333 000 

-3 000 

-395 000 

-591 000 

-3 000 

-432 000 

-315 000 

-203 000 

-7 000 

-22 000 

-209 000 

-1 000 

-24 000 

-333 000 

-3 000 

-395 000 

-591 000 

-3 000 

-432 000 

-315 000 

-203 000 

 
 
 
Expenses and allowances related to recruitment, transfers and termination 
of service 

External personnel — OIL 

External personnel — Child care facilities 

Remuneration and allowances 

Expenses and allowances related to recruitment, transfers and termination 
of service 
External personnel 

O5 01 01 02 

O5 01 02 01 

O5 01 02 02 

O6 01 01 01 

O6 01 01 02 

O6 01 02 
Total 

Revenue 

Budget line 

Name 

3 0 0 0 

Tax on remunerations 

1. Commission 

-1 000 

-123 000 

-22 000 

-724 000 

-2 000 

-10 000 

-1 000 

-123 000 

-22 000 

-724 000 

-2 000 

-10 000 

-96 604 944 

-96 604 944 

Commitment 
appropriations 
-9 118 000 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-9 118 000 

-8 834 000 

-8 834 000 

2. OP 

3. OLAF 

4. EPSO  

5. PMO 

6. OIB 

7. OIL 

3 0 0 1 

Special levies on remunerations 

1. Commission 

2. OP 

3. OLAF 

4. EPSO  

5. PMO 

6. OIB 

7. OIL 

3 0 1 0 

Staff contributions to the pension scheme 

1. Commission 

2. OP 

3. OLAF 

4. EPSO  

5. PMO 

6. OIB 

7. OIL 

-75 000 

-62 000 

-17 000 

-46 000 

-66 000 

-18 000 

-818 000 

-761 000 

-17 000 

-13 000 

-3 000 

-9 000 

-12 000 

-3 000 

-4 205 000 

-3 804 000 

-87 000 

-58 000 

-19 000 

-81 000 

-126 000 

-30 000 

-75 000 

-62 000 

-17 000 

-46 000 

-66 000 

-18 000 

-818 000 

-761 000 

-17 000 

-13 000 

-3 000 

-9 000 

-12 000 

-3 000 

-4 205 000 

-3 804 000 

-87 000 

-58 000 

-19 000 

-81 000 

-126 000 

-30 000 

Total 

-14 141 000 

-14 141 000 

Section IV – European Court of Justice 

Expenditure 

Budget line 

Name 

Remunerations and allowances 

Entitlements on entering the service, transfer and leaving the service 

Temporary allowances 

 Remunerations and allowances  

Paid overtime 

Entitlements related to entering the service, transfer and leaving the service 

Other staff 

In-service training and staff exchanges 

1 0 0 0 

1 0 0 2 

1 0 2 

1 2 0 0 

1 2 0 2 

1 2 0 4 

1 4 0 0 

1 4 0 4 
Total 

Revenue 

16 

Commitment 
appropriations 
-568 000 

-8 000 

-50 000 

-4 852 000 

-11 000 

-35 000 

-165 000 

-17 000 

-5 706 000 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 

-568 000 

-8 000 

-50 000 

-4 852 000 

-11 000 

-35 000 

-165 000 

-17 000 
-5 706 000 

 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
Budget line 

Name 

3 0 0 0 

3 0 0 1 

3 0 1 0 

Total 

Tax on remunerations 

Special levies on remunerations 

Staff contributions to the pension scheme 

Section V – European Court of Auditors 

Expenditure 

Budget line 

Name 

Remuneration, allowances and pensions 
Entitlements on entering and leaving the service 
Temporary allowances 
Remuneration and allowances 
Paid overtime 
Entitlements on entering and leaving the service and on transfer 
Allowances for staff retired in the interests of the service (Articles 41 and 50 
of the Staff Regulations) 
Other staff 
In-service training and staff exchanges 
Other external services 

1 0 0 0 
1 0 0 2 
1 0 2 0 
1 2 0 0 
1 2 0 2 
1 2 0 4 

1 2 2 0 
1 4 0 0 
1 4 0 4 
1 4 0 5 
Total 

Revenue 

Budget line 

Name 

3 0 0 0 

3 0 1 0 

Total 

Tax on remunerations 

Staff contributions to the pension scheme 

Section VI - European Economic and Social Committee 

Expenditure 

Budget line 

Name 

Remuneration and allowances 
Paid overtime 
Entitlements on entering the service, transfer and leaving the service 
Allowances for staff retired or placed on leave in the interests of the service 
Other staff 
Graduate traineeships, grants and exchanges of officials 
Entitlements on entering the service, transfer and leaving the service 

1 2 0 0 
1 2 0 2 
1 2 0 4 
1 2 2 0 
1 4 0 0 
1 4 0 4 
1 4 0 8 
Total 

Revenue 

Budget line 

Name 

3 0 0 0 

3 0 0 1 

3 0 1 0 

Total 

Tax on remunerations 

Special levies on remunerations 

Staff contributions to the pension scheme 

Section VII - European Committee of the Regions 

17 

Commitment 
appropriations 
-570 000 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-570 000 

-102 000 

-379 000 

-102 000 

-379 000 

-1 051 000 

-1 051 000 

Commitment 
appropriations 
-158 000 
-3 000 
-18 000 
-2 105 000 
-3 000 
-14 000 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-158 000 
-3 000 
-18 000 
-2 105 000 
-3 000 
-14 000 

-2 000 
-93 000 
-36 000 
-3 000 
-2 435 000 

-2 000 
-93 000 
-36 000 
-3 000 
-2 435 000 

Commitment 
appropriations 

-439 000 

-324 000 
-763 000 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-439 000 

-324 000 

-763 000 

Commitment 
appropriations 
-1 315 425 
-372 
-6 323 
-4 000 
-39 082 
-13 345 
-1 033 
-1 379 580 

Commitment 
appropriations 

-105 328 

-21 082 

-108 863 
-235 273 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-1 315 425 
-372 
-6 323 
-4 000 
-39 082 
-13 345 
-1 033 
-1 379 580 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-105 328 

-21 082 

-108 863 

-235 273 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenditure 

Budget line 

Name 

Remuneration and allowances 
Paid overtime 
Entitlements on entering the service, transfer and leaving the service 
Allowances for staff retired or placed on leave in the interests of the service 
Other staff 
Graduate traineeships, grants and exchanges of officials 

1 2 0 0 
1 2 0 2 
1 2 0 4 
1 2 2 0 
1 4 0 0 
1 4 0 4 
Total 

Revenue 

Budget line 

Name 

3 0 0 0 

3 0 0 1 

3 0 1 0 

Total 

Tax on remunerations 

Special levies on remunerations 

Staff contributions to the pension scheme 

Section VIII – European Ombudsman 

Expenditure 

Budget line 

Name 

Salaries, allowances and payments related to salaries 

Remuneration and allowances  

Other staff 

Graduate traineeships, grants and exchanges of officials 

1 0 0 

1 2 0 0 

1 4 0 0 

1 4 0 4 
Total 

Revenue 

Budget line 

Name 

3 0 0 0 

3 0 0 1 

3 0 1 0 

Total 

Tax on remunerations 

Special levies on remunerations 

Staff contributions to the pension scheme 

Section IX – European Data-Protection Supervisor 

Expenditure 

Budget line 

Name 

Remuneration and allowances 

Remuneration and allowances 

Contract staff 

Remuneration and allowances 

Contract staff 

1 0 0 0 

1 1 0 0 

1 1 1 0 

3 0 1 0 

3 0 2 0 
Total 

Revenue 

Budget line 

Name 

18 

Commitment 
appropriations 
-1 017 150 
-473 
-3 233 
-5 658 
-80 226 
-15 843 
-1 122 583 

Commitment 
appropriations 

-86 800 

-17 258 

-90 249 
-194 307 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-1 017 150 
-473 
-3 233 
-5 658 
-80 226 
-15 843 
-1 122 583 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-86 800 

-17 258 

-90 249 

-194 307 

Commitment 
appropriations 
-7 000 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-7 000 

-141 200 

-8 000 

-5 000 

-141 200 

-8 000 

-5 000 

-161 200 

-161 200 

Commitment 
appropriations 
-11 786 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-11 786 

-2 188 

-11 396 

-25 370 

-2 188 

-11 396 

-25 370 

Commitment 
appropriations 
-5 000 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-5 000 

-111 000 

-32 000 

-39 000 

-19 000 

-111 000 

-32 000 

-39 000 

-19 000 

-206 000 

-206 000 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 0 0 0 

3 0 0 1 

3 0 1 0 

Total 

Tax on remunerations 

Special levies on remunerations 

Staff contributions to the pension scheme 

Section X - European External Action Service 

Expenditure 

Budget line 

Name 

Basic salaries 

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

Social security cover 

Contract staff 

Non-military seconded national experts 

Military seconded national experts 

Remuneration and entitlements of statutory staff 

External staff and outside services 

Other expenditure related to staff 

1 1 0 0 

1 1 0 1 

1 1 0 2 

1 1 0 3 

1 2 0 0 

1 2 0 1 

1 2 0 5 

3 0 0 0 

3 0 0 1 

3 0 0 2 
Total 

Revenue 

Budget line 

Name 

3 0 0 0 

3 0 0 1 

3 0 1 0 
Total 

Tax on remunerations 

Special levies on remunerations 

Staff contributions to the pension scheme 

-11 000 

-3 000 

-13 000 

-27 000 

-11 000 

-3 000 

-13 000 

-27 000 

Commitment 
appropriations 
-1 920 000 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-1 920 000 

-8 000 

-495 000 

-73 600 

-321 300 

-67 000 

-208 000 

-2 079 000 

-428 000 

-78 000 

-8 000 

-495 000 

-73 600 

-321 300 

-67 000 

-208 000 

-2 079 000 

-428 000 

-78 000 

-5 677 900 

-5 677 900 

Commitment 
appropriations 
-512 000 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-512 000 

-98 000 

-454 000 

-98 000 

-454 000 

-1 064 000 

-1 064 000 

11.2  CERT-EU 

With the increasing risk and spread of cyber attacks, there is a need to introduce measures for a high 
common  level  of  cybersecurity  of  all  EU  institutions,  enabling  alignment  around  a  framework  that 
addresses  the  cybersecurity  threats,  and  establishes  monitoring  and  reporting  to  an  Interinstitutional 
Cybersecurity Board. 

To this end, in March 2022 the Commission made a proposal for a Regulation on cybersecurity at the 
EU  institutions,  bodies  and  agencies  (EUIBAs)15.  The  objectives  are  to  increase  the  level  of 
cybersecurity at the EUIBAs and to reinforce the mandate and funding of CERT-EU. 

The Regulation foresees a transfer of human and budgetary resources to CERT-EU to meet the needs 
of  the  new  tasks  outlined  in  the  proposal.  Pending  its  adoption,  and  as  a  first  step  to  ensure  the 
strategic aims of CERT-EU, it is proposed to reinforce the budget line for CERT EU already included 
in  the  DB  2023  (Article  20  04  04)  with  contributions  from  other  EU  institutions,  offset  by  a 
corresponding reduction in the IT budget of each institution. 

Consequently, an amount of almost EUR 2 million is transferred from the institutions concerned to the 
Commission’s section of the budget for the specific needs of CERT-EU. The breakdown by institution 
is as follows: 

15  

COM(2022) 122 final, 22.3.2022. 

19 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Budget Section 

Section I - 
European 
Parliament 
Section II - 
Council 

Section III – 
European 
Commission  

Section IV - Court 
of Justice of the 
EU 
Section V – 
European Court 
of Auditors 
Section VI - 
European 
Economic and 
Social Committee 
Section VII – 
Committee of the 
Regions 

Section IX - 
European Data 
Protection 
Supervisor 
Section X - 
European 
External Action 
Service 
Total 

Budget 
Line 

2 1 0 4 

Computing and telecommunications 
— Investment in infrastructure 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

- 

1 000 000 

- 

1 000 000 

2 1 0 2 

Servicing and maintenance of 
equipment and software 

20 04 
04 

2 1 0 0 

2 1 0 2 

2 1 0 2 

Inter-institutional computer 
emergency response team for the 
Union’s institutions, bodies and 
agencies (CERT-EU) 
Purchase, servicing and maintenance 
of equipment and software 

External services for the operation, 
implementation and maintenance of 
software and systems 
Outside assistance for the operation, 
development and maintenance of 
software systems 

Outside assistance for the operation, 
development and maintenance of 
software systems 

2 1 0 2 

Other operating expenditure 

Information and communication 
technology 

2 0 1 2 

2 1 0 0 

- 

250 000 

- 

250 000 

+ 1 958 307 

+ 1 958 307 

- 

191 107 

- 

191 107 

- 

120 000 

- 

120 000 

- 

70 167 

- 

70 167 

- 

52 033 

- 

52 033 

- 

25 000 

- 

25 000 

- 

250 000 

- 

250 000 

0 

0 

12. 
ADDITIONAL MODIFICATION OF BUDGETARY NOMENCLATURE AND BUDGET REMARKS 
The REPowerEU proposal16 introduces a dedicated chapter that will form an integral part of Member 
States’ recovery and resilience plans and will outline the necessary reforms and investments towards 
energy  independency  from  Russian  fossil  resources  and  the  diversification  of  the  Union’s  energy 
supply. Additional funding sources to support the new REPowerEU objectives will also be provided. 
These include an increased flexibility to Member States to transfer resources allocated to them both 
under the Common Provisions Regulation and the Regulation on CAP strategic plans.  

In  the  Draft  Budget,  the  Commission  proposed  to  adjust  the  budgetary  remarks  and  budgetary 
nomenclature  following  requests  from  specific  Member  States  to  transfer  resources  pursuant  to 
Articles 14 and 26 of the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR)17. Through this amending letter, the 
Commission  proposes  to  introduce  similar  changes  for  the  European  Maritime,  Fisheries  and 
Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF).  

The corresponding budgetary remarks are provided in the budgetary annex. 

13. 

FINANCING 

Overall,  EUR  758,3  million  in  additional  commitment  appropriations  and  EUR  2  394,9  million  in 
additional payment appropriations are requested under the 2023 budget.  

16  
17  

COM(2022) 230, 18.05.2022. 
OJ L 231, 30.6.2021. 

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As  set  out  above,  given  the  abovementioned  specific  unforeseen  expenditures  and  the  absence  of 
margins  and  room  for  redeployment  under  sub-heading  2b  (Resilience  and  Values),  heading  5 
(Security and Defence) and heading 6 (Neighbourhood and the World), in this Amending Letter, the 
Commission  proposes  to  mobilise  the  Flexibility  Instrument  in  commitment  appropriations  in 
accordance  with  Article  12  of  the  MFF  Regulation,  for  an  amount  of  EUR  107,1  million  for  sub-
heading 2b, EUR 112,1 million for heading 5 and an additional EUR 150 million for heading 6.  

In  the  DB  2023,  the  Commission  proposed  to  mobilise  the  Flexibility  Instrument  for  an  amount  of 
EUR 515,4 million of which EUR 452,9 million for heading 6 and EUR 62,5 million under heading 7 
(European  Public  Administration).  However,  based  on  the  new  salary  adjustment  included  in  this 
Amending  Letter,  there  is  no  longer  a  need  to  mobilise  the  Flexibility  Instrument  for  heading  7. 
Consequently,  the  overall  amount  of  the  Flexibility  Instrument  proposed  to  be  mobilised  in  2023 
amounts to EUR 822,1 million (for sub-heading 2b, heading 5 and heading 6). 

The 2023 payment appropriations related to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument in the years 
2019  to  2023  amount  to  EUR  692,7  million.  The  estimated  payment  schedule  of  the  related 
outstanding amounts for these years is detailed in the following table: 

Mobilisation year 

2019 
2020 
2021 
2022 
2023 
Total 

Flexibility Instrument - payment profile 

EUR million, current prices 

2023 
82,2 
39,9 
10,3 
62,7 
497,5 
692,7 

2024 
0,0 
0,0 
7,6 
49,8 
172,3 
229,7 

2025 
0,0 
0,0 
0,0 
36,7 
89,2 
126,0 

2026 
0,0 
0,0 
0,0 
0,0 
63,1 
63,1 

Total 
223,2 
106,1 
58,9 
368,4 
822,1 
1 578,8 

Additionally, and in accordance with Article 11(1) a of the MFF Regulation, in order to finance the 
increased  cost  of  the  financing  of  the  NGEU/EURI  borrowing  as  set  out  in  section  3  above,  it  is 
proposed  to  mobilise  EUR  450  million  from  the  Single  Margin  Instrument.  In  the  final  budget  for 
2021,  the  margin  left  available  under  the  commitment  ceiling  amounted  to  EUR  629,0  million,  or 
EUR 654,4 million in current prices in 2023 with the application of the 2 % annual deflator.  

SMI Art 11(1)(a) - originating in 2021 

EUR million, current prices 

SMI 11(1)(a) 2021 (current prices) 
     of which 1. Single Market, Innovation and Digital 

2a. Economic, social and territorial cohesion 
2b. Resilience and Values 
3. Natural Resources and Environment 
4. Migration and Border Management 
5. Security and Defence 
6. Neighbourhood and the World 
7. European Public Administration 

SMI 11(1)(a) available in 2022 (current prices) 

SMI 11(1)(a) available in 2023 (current prices) 

           628,966  

102,440  
0,484  
0  
49,946  
188,170  
95,739  
0  
192,187  
            641,545  

            654,376  

This  will therefore leave an amount of  EUR  204,4 million  (in  2023  prices) from  the  Single Margin 
Instrument Article 11(1)(a) originating in 2021. 

14. 

SUMMARY TABLE BY MFF HEADING 

EUR, in current prices 

21 

 
 
 
 
 
MFF Headings / Clusters / 
Programmes 

1 - Single Market, Innovation and 
Digital 

Draft Budget 2023 

Amending Letter 1 to 
Draft Budget 2023 

Draft Budget 2023 with 
AL1 

CA 
21 567 566 859 

PA 
20 901 096 094 

CA 

PA 

CA 
21 567 566 859 

PA 
20 901 096 094 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 

0 

Ceiling 

21 727 000 000 

Margin 

159 433 141 

0 

0 

0 

0 

21 727 000 000 

159 433 141 

0 

0 

0 

2 - Cohesion, Resilience and Values 

70 086 683 022 

55 840 488 774 

591 430 541 

2 343 000 000 

70 678 113 563 

58 183 488 774 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 

Of which under Single Margin 
Instrument 11(1)(a) 
Ceiling 

0 

0 

70 137 000 000 

Margin 

50 316 978 

0 

0 

0 

0 

107 129 573 

450 000 000 

-34 300 968 

0 

107 129 573 

450 000 000 

70 137 000 000 

16 016 010 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2a - Economic, social and territorial 
cohesion 

62 922 983 990 

49 131 084 229 

1 743 000 000 

62 922 983 990 

50 874 084 229 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 

0 

Sub-ceiling 

62 939 000 000 

Sub-margin 

16 016 010 

0 

0 

0 

0 

62 939 000 000 

16 016 010 

0 

0 

0 

2b - Resilience and Values 

7 163 699 032 

6 709 404 545 

591 430 541 

600 000 000 

7 755 129 573 

7 309 404 545 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 

Of which under Single Margin Instrument 
11(1)(a) 
Sub-ceiling 

7 198 000 000 

Sub-margin 

34 300 968 

0 

0 

0 

107 129 573 

450 000 000 

-34 300 968 

107 129 573 

450 000 000 

7 198 000 000 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3 - Natural Resources and Environment 

57 222 558 225 

57 445 369 586 

57 222 558 225 

57 445 369 586 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 

0 

Ceiling 

57 295 000 000 

Margin 

72 441 775 

0 

0 

0 

0 

57 295 000 000 

72 441 775 

0 

0 

0 

Of which: Market related expenditure 
and direct payments 

40 692 211 000 

40 698 181 356 

40 692 211 000 

40 698 181 356 

EAGF sub-ceiling 

41 518 000 000 

Rounding difference excluded for 
calculating the sub-margin 
Net transfers between EAGF and EAFRD 

800 000 

0 

Net balance available for EAGF 
expenditure 
EAGF sub-margin 

40 692 200 000 

789 000 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

41 518 000 000 

800 000 

0 

40 692 200 000 

789 000 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

4 - Migration and Border Management 

3 727 311 518 

3 067 380 252 

3 727 311 518 

3 067 380 252 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 

0 

Ceiling 

3 814 000 000 

Margin 

86 688 482 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3 814 000 000 

86 688 482 

0 

0 

0 

5 - Security and Defence 

1 901 109 130 

1 111 374 612 

157 027 699 

72 000 000 

2 058 136 829 

1 183 374 612 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 

0 

Ceiling 

1 946 000 000 

Margin 

44 890 870 

0 

0 

0 

112 136 829 

-44 890 870 

112 136 829 

1 946 000 000 

0 

0 

0 

0 

6 - Neighbourhood and the World 

16 781 879 478 

13 773 937 845 

150 000 000 

120 000 000 

16 931 879 478 

13 893 937 845 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 

452 879 478 

Ceiling 

16 329 000 000 

Margin 

0 

150 000 000 

0 

0 

0 

602 879 478 

16 329 000 000 

0 

0 

0 

0 

7 - European Public Administration 

11 448 802 167 

11 448 802 167 

-140 117 890 

-140 117 890 

11 308 684 277 

11 308 684 277 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 

62 472 587 

Ceiling 

11 419 000 000 

Margin 

32 670 420 

0 

0 

0 

-62 472 587 

140 117 890 

0 

11 419 000 000 

110 315 723 

0 

0 

0 

Of which: Administrative expenditure of 
the institutions 

8 834 472 587 

8 834 472 587 

-93 307 786 

-93 307 786 

8 741 164 801 

8 741 164 801 

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Sub-ceiling 

8 772 000 000 

Sub-margin 

-62 472 587 

0 

0 

93 307 786 

8 772 000 000 

30 835 199 

183 494 250 
749 
822 145 880 

182 667 000 
000 
450 000 000 

0 

0 

165 983 331 
440 
692 699 141 

168 575 000 
000 
0 

TOTAL UNDER MFF HEADINGS 

Of which under Flexibility Instrument 

Ceiling 

Of which under Single Margin 
Instrument 11(1)(a) 
Margin 

182 735 910 
399 
515 352 065 

182 667 000 
000 
0 

163 588 449 
330 
527 128 781 

168 575 000 
000 

758 340 350 

2 394 882 110 

306 793 815 

165 570 360 

450 000 000 

446 441 666 

5 513 679 451 

60 926 052 

-2 394 882 110 

444 895 131 

3 284 367 701 

Thematic Special Instruments 

2 855 153 029 

2 679 794 000 

0 

0 

2 855 153 029 

2 679 794 000 

TOTAL 

185 591 063 
428 

166 268 243 
330 

758 340 350 

2 394 882 110 

186 349 403 
778 

168 663 125 
440 

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