DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 4 TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2023 Reduction in payment appropriations Other adjustments and technical updates
Date: 2023-10-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission
Subjects: EU expenditure, amending budget, draft budget (EU), financial year, general budget (EU), own resources

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 11.10.2023  COM(2023) 530 final 2023/0367 (BUD)    DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 4 TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2023   Reduction in payment appropriations       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 44 thereof, 

the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023, as adopted on 
23 November 20223, 
amending budget No°1/20234, adopted on 13 June 2023, 
amending budget No°2/20235, adopted on 11 July 2023,  
draft amending budget No°3/20236, adopted on 3 July 2023, 

The European Commission hereby presents to the European Parliament and to the Council 
Draft Amending Budget No 4 to the 2023 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 58, 22.2.2023. 
OJ L 189, 27.7.2023. 
OJ L 232, 20.9.2023. 
COM(2023) 406, 3.7.2023. 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

INTRODUCTION 

The purpose of Draft Amending Budget (DAB)  No 4 for the year 2023 is to update the expenditure 
side of the budget for the following purposes: 

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To  reduce  the  appropriations  of  the  International  Thermonuclear  Experimental  Reactor 
(ITER)  project  by  EUR  280  million  in  commitment  and  EUR  264  million  in  payment 
appropriations, due to the delays accrued in the implementation of the project, which will not 
be possible to be caught up later this year; 

To  decrease  the  level  of  payment  appropriations  for  the  Digital  Europe Programme  (DEP), 
the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), 
the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the Asylum, Migration 
and Integration Fund (AMIF) for a total amount of EUR 3 billion. These amounts could not 
be included in the redeployments proposed in the ‘Global transfer’ (DEC 13/2023) submitted 
to Parliament and Council on 27 September 2023; 

To adjust the level of administrative expenditure, pensions and European Schools in heading 
7 and increase the level of appropriations by EUR 32,5 million as a result of salary revision, 
higher number of pension beneficiaries, and continued high energy prices; 

To  allow  the  European  External  Action  Service  (EEAS)  to  recruit  20  cost-free  seconded 
national experts for Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) without impact on the 
level of appropriations in 2023; 

To adjust the EU contribution and the number of posts of the European Public Prosecutor's 
Office (EPPO) to reinforce its security and cybersecurity; 

To adjust the  EU contribution to the European Environment  Agency  to  take account  of the 
ongoing negotiations on the Nature restoration law proposal; 

Overall, the net impact of this DAB on expenditure amounts to a decrease of EUR 247,5 million in 
commitment appropriations and of EUR 3 254,8 million in payment appropriations. 

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REDUCTION OF THE APPROPRIATIONS OF THE ITER PROJECT 

The ITER project experienced increasing difficulties in its implementation in the course of the year, 
notably  due  to  essential  repair  needs  on  some  parts.  The  project  is  undergoing  a  full  re-baselining 
exercise whose adoption by the ITER Council is foreseen in November 2024. This situation leads to 
an  important  reduction  of  the  needs  in  2023  in  both  commitment  and  payment  appropriations. 
Consequently  the  Commission  proposes  to  reduce  the  level  of  appropriations  in  this  DAB  by  EUR 
280 million in commitment and EUR 264 million in payment appropriations. 

Budget line 

Name 

Construction, operation and exploitation of the ITER facilities — 
European Joint Undertaking for ITER — and the Development of Fusion 
Energy 

01 04 01 

Total 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

-280 000 000 

-264 000 000 

-280 000 000 

-264 000 000 

3. 

REDUCED NEEDS IN PAYMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

The  ‘Global  transfer’  is  an  annual  exercise  organised  within  the  Commission  for  which  all 
Directorates  Generals  and  Services  are  requested  to  review  by  early  September  their  respective 
payment implementation of the current budget until the end of the year concerned. This exercise aims 

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to ensure maximum implementation of the budget in payment appropriations at the end of the year by 
matching  additional  needs  with  expected  under-implementation.  An  ad  hoc  request  for  transfer  in 
accordance  with  Article  31  of  the  Financial  Regulation7  is  annually  submitted  to  the  European 
Parliament and to the Council as a result. 

The ‘Global transfer’ exercise showed under-implementation of some programmes of nearly EUR 4,6 
billion,  which  was  partly  balanced  by  requests  for  reinforcements  of  about  EUR  1,6  billion.  The 
remaining balance of EUR 3 billion cannot be absorbed in 2023 and will need to be reduced to avoid 
an expenditure surplus at the end of the year. Consequently, the Commission proposes to reduce the 
level  of  payment  appropriations  of  the  Digital  Europe  Programme  (DEP),  the  European  Regional 
Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the European Agricultural Fund 
for  Rural  Development  (EAFRD)  and  the  Asylum,  Migration  and  Integration  Fund  (AMIF)  as 
follows: 

•  DEP by EUR 348,6 million 

•  ERDF by EUR 1 081,3 million 

•  ESF+ by EUR 650 million 

•  EAFRD by EUR 685 million 

•  AMIF by EUR 259 million  

DEP is a new programme. Contrary to well-established programmes, DEP targets beneficiaries which 
are much less familiar with EU funding rules; leading to partial undersubscription, sometimes also due 
to  the  sensitivity  of  cybersecurity  issues  and  delayed  commitments  by  Member  States  (50%  co-
investments are expected to come from the national budgets). Moreover, checks imposed in particular 
by Article 12 of the DEP Regulation8 on participation restrictions have proven to be time consuming 
and sometimes delayed the signature of grant agreements and some large procurement files. This led 
to surpluses in payment appropriations. 

With respect to the ERDF and the ESF+, the decrease of EUR 1,72 billion in payment appropriations 
is explained by the late adoption of the 2021-27 programmes, for which no programmes were adopted 
in the first year of the MFF. Most adoptions (61% of programmes) took place during the last quarter 
of 2022 and six programmes remained to be adopted in 2023. 

While  Member  States’  authorities  are  focusing  their  efforts  on  finalising  implementation  of  their 
2014-20  programmes  (including  REACT-EU)  and  the  Recovery  and  Resilience  Facility  (RRF),  this 
delayed programming is negatively impacting the pace of implementation of the 2021-27 period and 
the level of expected claims to be received before the end of 2023. The delay is also reflected in the 
latest update of Member States’ forecasts from July 2023, which were EUR 2,1 billion (-41%) lower 
than the ones submitted in January 2023. The reduction proposed by the Commission therefore takes 
into account the Member States’ forecast, the level of project selection on the ground, the pipeline of 
expenditure declared by beneficiaries and the state of play for the fulfilment of enabling conditions for 
all programmes.  

Additonally, the Commission proposes a reduction of EUR 10,8 million in payment appropriations for 
the  completion  line  on  Innovative  actions  in  the  field  of  sustainable  urban  development.  The 
implementation of this initiative was faster than expected and in 2022 the initial budget of EUR 31,8 

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Regulation  (EU)  2021/694  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  29  April  2021  establishing  the 
Digital Europe Programme and repealing Decision (EU) 2015/2240, OJ L 166, 11.5.2021, p. 1–34. 

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million  was  reinforced  by  EUR  20,2  million  via  internal  Commission  transfers.  as  a  result,  the 
payment needs for 2023 are lower than initally included in the 2023 budget. 

With respect to the EAFRD, the Commission has made an analysis of the declarations of expenditure 
received so  far and the  Member States' most recent  forecasts submitted by the end of August 2023. 
The execution of EAFRD 2023-2027 is slower than expected and lower than indicated in the previous 
forecasts  of  the  Member  States.  The  expected  under-implementation  is  due  to  two  factors.  First, 
Member States concentrate their efforts on maximising the implementation of the EAFRD 2014-2022 
to avoid de-commitments. Second, Member States prioritise the implementation of projects supported 
by NGEU. As a result, an aggregate net surplus of EUR 685 million in payment appropriations cannot 
be implemented this year. 

For  the  AMIF,  overall  payment  needs  related  to  Emergency  Assistance  are  lower  than  initally 
estimated.  In particular,  a number of high-value  invoices are still under analysis  and some payment 
conditionality  requirements  are  not  yet  met  for  certain  projects.  Pending  submission  of 
complementary  supporting  documents,  the  corresponding  payments  are  then  delayed  to  2024.  In 
addition,  a  lower  clearance  of  accounts  than  foreseen  will  be  carried  out,  thereby  delaying  further 
payments to 2024. 

The detailed reduction in payment appropriations requested in this DAB is set out below: 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – Commission 

02 04 01 11 

European  Cybersecurity  Industrial,  Technology  and  Research  Competence 
Centre 

02 04 02 10 

High-performance computing 

02 04 03 

02 04 04 

Artificial intelligence 

Skills 

02 04 05 01 

Deployment 

02 04 05 02 

Deployment / Interoperability 

05 02 01 

ERDF — Operational expenditure 

05 02 99 03 

Completion of the ERDF — Article 25 — Article 11 (prior to 2021) 

05 02 99 04 

Completion  of  the  ERDF  —  Innovative  actions  in  the  field  of  sustainable 
urban development (prior to 2021) 

07 02 01 

ESF+ shared management strand — Operational expenditure 

08 03 01 01 

Rural development types of interventions under the CAP Strategic Plans 

10 02 99 01 

Completion of previous actions in the areas of migration (prior to 2021) 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

EUR 

0 

0 

0 

0 

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- 65 653 251 

- 24 803 554 

- 156 431 542 

- 49 440 166 

- 45 500 204 

- 6 731 567 

- 1 070 000 000 

- 439 426 

- 10 830 465 

- 650 000 000 

- 685 000 000 

- 259 000 000 

Total 

0 

-3 023 830 175 

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EUROPEAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 

In  this  DAB  4/2023,  the  Commission  proposes  adjustments  to  the  heading  7  “European  Public 
Administration”, notably in relation to the impact of the increased salary adjustment on administrative 
expenditure: 2,7 % (i.e. 1,0 % residual update after the first update of 1,7 % from 1 January) instead of 
+2,6 % to be applied retroactively as from 1 July 2023 as used in the 2023 budget, a higher number of 
new  pension  beneficiaries  in  comparison  with  the  estimates  when  the  2023  budget  was  established, 
and the impact of continued high energy prices. 

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Administrative expenditure of the Institutions 

High inflation, continued high  energy prices and the evolution  on the purchasing  power of the  civil 
servants in Member States have a major impact on the administrative expenditure of the institutions, 
as well as on pensions and European schools. 

In accordance with Articles 64 and 65 of the Staff Regulations, the remuneration of the officials and 
other servants of the European Union is updated each year, in the light of a report presented by the 
Commission, based on statistical data prepared by Eurostat in agreement with the national statistical 
offices  of  the  Member  States,  reflecting  the  situation  in  the  Member  States  as  at  1  July.  The 
calculation of the update is based on the principle of parallelism between the evolution of real (net of 
inflation) remuneration of EU officials and national civil servants of the Member States. It reflects the 
combined effect of two main variables: 

⎯  The annual evolution of real salaries of civil servants in the central governments of a sample of 

10 Member States representing more than 75 % of the Union GDP. 

⎯  Annual inflation in Brussels and Luxembourg calculated by weighting national consumer price 
inflation as measured by the Belgium HICP and Luxembourg CPI according to the distribution 
of EU staff serving in those Member States. 

In the 2023 budget, the forecasted salary update rate to be applied retroactively as from 1 July 2023 
was  2,6 %  (6  months  impact).  This  rate  was  calculated  by  the  Commission  services  in  November 
2022, based on the estimated evolution of the purchasing power and cost of living for the reference 
period (1.7.2022 - 30.6.2023), according to the method prescribed in the Staff Regulations. 

In line with  the provisions set  out  in  Annex XI  of the Staff Regulations, the Eurostat  report for the 
current exercise will be issued on 31 October 2023, and it will set out the adjustment of the nominal 
net remuneration of EU officials in Brussels and Luxembourg with effect from July 2023 in order to 
maintain  a  parallel  development  of  purchasing  power  with  the  civil  servants  in  the  Member  States. 
Whereas  the  Commission  report9  to  the  Council  and  the  European  Parliament  will  be  adopted  in 
November,  it  is  appropriate  to  review  the  situation,  and  without  prejudice  to  that  final  report,  the 
probability  of  a  salary  update  slightly  higher  than  that  used  to  establish  the  budget  2023  is  high. 
Notably,  the  joint  Belgium  and  Luxembourg  index  (JBLI)  for  the  relevant  period  is  significantly 
higher than originally forecast (4,6 %). At the same time, it is estimated that the purchasing power in 
the ten reference Member States will decrease by -1,8 %, thus leading to a total update rate of 2,7 %.  

Since the timing of the report is clearly set out in Annex XI of the Staff Regulations as end October, it 
would  be  too  late  to  formally  propose  an  amending  budget  after  the  rate  is  finalised.  However,  in 
accordance  with  the  budgetary  principles  of  sound  financial  management  and  realistic  budgeting,  a 
proposal to increase the budgetary appropriations related to salaries and pensions is justified.  

The  Commission  has  tried  to  contain  its  administrative  expenditure  by  maintaining  a  strict  stable 
staffing  policy  and  by  applying  substantial  reductions  in  non-salary  related  expenditure,  such  as  for 

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(SR)  obliges  the  Commission  to  provide  data  pertaining  to  the  budgetary  impact  of  remuneration  and  pensions  of 
Union officials in the light of the 2023 update of the remuneration and pensions of the officials and other servants of 
the EU and the correction coefficients applied thereto. 

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meetings  and  committees,  to  the  fullest  extent  possible.  Therefore  no  additional  appropriations  are 
requested for the Commission as regards the higher salary update rate. 

Similarly,  the  other  institutions  have  made  all  possible  efforts  to  cover  additional  needs  by 
redeployment of existing resources and by postponing non-obligatory investments. Nonetheless, it is 
necessary  to  reinforce  the  administrative  expenditure  for  the  Committee  of  the  Regions  and  the 
European External Action Service by respectively EUR 300 000 and EUR 1,8 million. For the other 
institutions no reinforcement is required. 

In  addition  to  the  above  elements,  the  continued  high  level  of  energy  prices  has  led  to  additional 
expenditure  until  end  2023,  which  will  be  met  to  the  greatest  extent  possible  by  redeployment  and 
transfers. However, in the case of the Committee of the Regions, a reinforcement of EUR 250 000 for 
energy expenditure is required in order to fulfil all related contractual obligations. 

Pensions 

With  respect  to  pension  expenditure,  the  projection  of  the  needs  until  end  2023  shows  a  deficit  of  
EUR  49,1  million,  due  to  several  elements  that  lead  to  an  increase  in  the  forecasted  pension 
expenditure for 2023: 

•  A significant shortfall in appropriations for retirement pensions due to the fact that the number 
of  pension  beneficiaries  at  the  end  of  2022  was  higher  by  238  than  estimated  in  the  budget 
2023; 39% of this increase related to beneficiaries from decentralised agencies. 

•  A  likely  similar  higher  increase  of  pension  beneficiaries  during  the  course  of  2023  in 
comparison with the assumptions used in budget 2023, given that in September the number of 
additional  old-age  pension  beneficiaries  since  January  2023  is  already  close  to  the  total 
increase  estimated  for  2023,  while  the  number  of  beneficiaries  receiving  an  invalidity 
allocation has exceeded the forecast by more than 50 %. 

•  The impact of the change in the annual adjustment for pensions described above, including the 
additional needs for 6 months due to the intermediate pension update of 1,7 % as of 1 January 
2023. 

The above elements lead to an overall deficit of EUR 61,1 million for pension expenditure. Part of this 
deficit is compensated by a surplus of about EUR 12 million stemming from lower than anticipated 
payments related to correction coefficients for pensioners. The correction coefficients10 are adjusted at 
the same time as salaries and pensions to ensure purchasing power parity across all Member States in 
which retired staff reside.  

Additionally, it is proposed to redeploy EUR 27,6 million from the budget lines for staff remuneration 
as the higher increase of retirements has led mechanically to a margin of manoeuvre, which will allow 
for such a transfer of appropriations. Overall, the net request for reinforcement amounts therefore to 
EUR 21,5 million. 

European Schools 

A reinforcement of EUR 8,7 million is requested for the European Schools to cover the impact of the 
additional  needs  for  6  months  due  to  the  intermediate  salary  update  as  of  1  January  2023  and 
continued high energy prices. 

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Following  the  2004 reform of  the  Staff  Regulations,  correction  coefficients  for  retired  staff  are  only  applied  to 
pension rights acquired before 2004. 

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Overall and detailed impact by Sections 

Overall, the proposal is to increase the non-differentiated expenditure of heading 7 (European Public 
Administration) by EUR 32,5 million for 2023. It corresponds to an increase of EUR 2,4 million for 
the  administrative  expenditure  of  the  other  Institutions,  EUR  49,1  million  for  pensions  of  all 
institutions  and  EUR  8,7  million  for  the  European  Schools.  The  increases  are  compensated  by  a 
decrease of administrative expenditure of the Commission for EUR 27,6 million. 

The overall impact on expenditure is as follows: 

Pensions and European Schools 

Pensions 

European Schools (COM) 

Administrative expenditure of the institutions 

Commission 

Other institutions 

European Parliament 

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 

Total  

Budget 2023 (incl. 
ABs 1-2/2023 and 
DAB 3/2023) 

Draft Amending 
Budget 4/2023  

Budget 2023 

Amounts in EUR 

2 566 476 000 

2 341 995 000 

224 481 000 

8 746 725 376 

4 059 678 702 

4 687 046 674 

2 247 134 550 

647 908 757 

486 025 796 

175 059 922 

158 767 970 

116 125 392 

13 212 447 

22 711 559 

57 787 126  
49 100 000 

8 687 126 

-25 269 000 

-27 619 000 

2 350 000 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

550 000 

0 

0 

2 624 263 126 

2 391 095 000 

233 168 126 

8 721 456 376 

4 032 059 702 

4 689 396 674 

2 247 134 550  

647 908 757 

486 025 796  

175 059 922  

158 767 970  

116 675 392  

13 212 447  

22 711 559 

820 100 281 
11 313 201 376 

1 800 000 
32 518 126 

821 900 281 
11 345 719 502 

The detailed impact by Sections is as follows: 

Section III – European Commission 

Budget line 

Name 

20 01 02 01 
21 01 01 
21 02 01 01 
21 02 01 02 
21 02 01 03 
21 02 01 04 
21 02 01 05 
21 02 01 06 
21 02 01 07 
21 02 01 08 
21 02 01 09 
21 02 01 10 
21 02 01 11 
21 02 01 12 
21 02 01 13 
21 02 01 14 
Total 

Remuneration and allowances — Headquarters and Representation offices 
Pensions and allowances 
Office of the Secretary-General of the European Schools (Brussels) 
Bruxelles I 
Bruxelles II 
Bruxelles III 
Bruxelles IV 
Luxembourg I 
Luxembourg II  
Mol 
Frankfurt 
Karlsruhe 
München 
Alicante 
Varese 
Bergen 

Commitment 
appropriations 
-27 619 000 
49 100 000 
1 062 919 
688 850 
2 533 248 
163 514 
667 530 
1 591 725 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
-27 619 000 
49 100 000 
1 062 919 
688 850 
2 533 248 
163 514 
667 530 
1 591 725 

1 751 040 

1 751 040 

102 831 
21 967 
43 502 
60 000 

102 831 
21 967 
43 502 
60 000 

30 168 126  

30 168 126 

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Section VII - European Committee of the Regions 

Budget line 

Name 

1 2 0 0 
2 0 2 4 
Total 

Remuneration and allowances 
Energy consumption 

Section X - European External Action Service 

Budget line 

3 0 0 0 
Total 

Name 

Remuneration and entitlements of statutory staff 

Commitment 
appropriations 
300 000 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
300 000 

250 000 
550 000  

250 000 
550 000  

Commitment 
appropriations 
1 800 000 
1 800 000 

Amounts in EUR 
Payment 
appropriations 
1 800 000 
1 800 000 

5. 

EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE (EEAS) 

Following  the  adoption  by  the  Council  of  the  addendum  to  the  European  Union  Military  Staff 
(EUMS)  Terms  of  Reference  and  Organisation  ST  9762/17  of  9  June  2017,  and  in  line  with  the 
development  of  the  Military  Planning  and  Conduct  Capability  (MPCC)  as  foreseen  in  the  MPCC 
Roadmap, the EEAS increases its Military Seconded National Experts (SNEs) in the MPCC staff with 
+20 (cost-free) positions. 

This  operation  will  be  budgetary  neutral,  and  any  overhead  or  any  ancillary  costs  related  to  these 
SNEs in 2023 will be absorbed by the EEAS budget. 

6. 

EUROPEAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE (EPPO) 

The Commission is proposing to increase the  level of appropriations for the security of the building 
and  of  the  IT  systems  of  EPPO.  The  complex  and  sensitive  files  managed  by  EPPO  require  a 
reinforcement  of  the  security  of  the  building  and  of  the  IT  systems  of  the  agency  to  which  eight 
additional Temporary Agents are proposed to be allocated. The budget of the EPPO is thus proposed 
to be increased by EUR 500 000 in commitment and payment appropriations to cover the expenditure 
in year 2023 of the salaries of the new staff and considering the recruitment will start only towards the 
end  of  2023.  To  cover  for  the  additional  apprioriations,  one  source  of  redeployment  has  been 
identified  within  sub-heading  2b.  An  amount  of  EUR  500  000  in  commitment  appropriations  is 
therefore proposed to be released from the prerogative line covering expenditure related to supporting 
analytical  studies  in  the  field  of  employment  and  social  affairs,  and  analyses  of  and  studies  on  the 
social situation, demography and demographic change and family.  

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – Commission 
07 10 08 

European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) 

07 20 04 08 

Analysis of and studies on the social situation, demography and the family 

Total 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

EUR 

500 000 

- 500 000 

0 

500 000 
0 

500 000 

The related changes to the establishment plan are set out in the budgetary annex. 

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7. 

EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (EEA) 

The  Commission  proposal  for  the  Nature  Restoration  Law11  included  new  tasks  for  the  European 
Environment  Agency, which  were  expected to  require an amount of EUR  2 301 604 in  2023, offset 
from  the  LIFE  programme.  In  accordance  with  Article  49  of  the  Financial  Regulation,  this  amount 
was  entered  into  the  reserve  (the  ‘provisions’  title).  In  view  of  the  fact  that  interinstitutional 
negotiations on the Nature Restoration Law proposal  are still ongoing, the Commission  proposes to 
return the 2023 allocation to the LIFE programme as follows: 

Budget line 

Name 

Section III – Commission 
09 02 02 
30 02 02 
Total 

Circular economy and quality of life 
Differentiated appropriations (Reserve for budget article 09 10 02) 

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FINANCING 

Commitment 
appropriations 

Payment 
appropriations 

EUR 

2 301 604 
- 2 301 604 
0 

2 301 604 
- 2 301 604 
0 

Overall, the net impact of this DAB is a decrease of EUR 247,5 million in commitment appropriations 
and of EUR 3 254,8 million in payment appropriations under the 2023 budget. 

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9. 

SUMMARY TABLE BY MFF HEADING 

Budget 2023 (incl. ABs 1-3/2023) 

Draft Amending Budget 
4/2023 

Budget 2023 (incl. ABs 1-3/2023 
and DAB 4/2023) 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

21 695 056 589 

20 802 892 074 

-280 000 000 

-612 560 284 

21 415 056 589 

20 190 331 790 

1. 

Single  Market,  Innovation  and 
Digital 

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

Ceiling 

21 727 000 000 

Margin 

31 943 411 

280 000 000 

21 727 000 000 

311 943 411 

2. 

Cohesion, 
Values 

Resilience 

and 

70 586 704 063 

58 058 661 399 

-1 730 769 
891 

70 586 704 063 

56 327 891 508 

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

182 220 073 

280 000 000 

Ceiling 

70 137 000 000 

Margin 

12 516 010 

182 220 073 

280 000 000 

70 137 000 000 

12 516 010 

2a. 

Economic,  social  and  territorial 
cohesion 

62 926 483 990 

50 874 959 229 

-1 731 269 
891 

62 926 483 990 

49 143 689 338 

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

Ceiling 

62 939 000 000 

Margin 

12 516 010 

62 939 000 000 

12 516 010 

2b.  Resilience and values 

7 660 220 073 

7 183 702 170 

500 000 

7 660 220 073 

7 184 202 170 

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

182 220 073 

280 000 000 

Ceiling 

7 198 000 000 

182 220 073 

280 000 000 

7 198 000 000 

3. 

Natural 
Environment 

Resources 

Margin 

and 

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

57 218 143 225 

57 432 545 265 

-685 000 000 

57 218 143 225 

56 747 545 265 

57 295 000 000 

76 856 775 

Ceiling 

57 295 000 000 

76 856 775 

Of  which:  Market 
expenditure 
payments 

and 

Margin 

related 
direct 

40 692 211 

40 698 181 356 

40 692 211 

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 
 Net balance available for EAGF 
expenditure (sub-ceiling 
corrected by transfers between 
EAGF and EAFRD) 

800 000 

-825 800 000 

40 693 000 000 

EAGF sub-margin 

789 000 

41 518 000 000 

800 000 

-825 800 000 

40 693 000 000 

789 000 

4. 

Migration 
Management 

and 

Border 

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

3 727 311 518 

3 038 380 252 

-259 000 000 

3 727 311 518 

2 779 380 252 

Ceiling 

3 814 000 000 

Margin 

86 688 482 

3 814 000 000 

86 688 482 

5. 

Security and Defence 

2 116 636 829 

1 137 374 612 

2 116 636 829 

1 137 374 612 

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

170 636 829 

Ceiling 

1 946 000 000 

170 636 829 

1 946 000 000 

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6. 

Neighbourhood and the World 

17 211 879 478 

13 994 937 845 

17 211 879 478 

13 994 937 845 

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

882 879 478 

Ceiling 

16 329 000 000 

882 879 478 

16 329 000 000 

7. 

European 
Administration 

Margin 

Public 

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

11 313 201 375 

11 313 201 375 

32 518 126 

32 518 126 

11 345 719 501 

11 345 719 501 

Ceiling 

11 419 000 000 

Margin 

105 798 625 

-32 518 126 

11 419 000 000 

73 280 499 

which: 

of 
expenditure of the institutions 

Administrative 

8 745 681 899 

8 745 681 899 

-25 269 000 

-25 269 000 

8 720 412 899 

8 720 412 899 

Sub-ceiling 

8 772 000 000 

Sub-margin 

26 318 101 

183 868 933 
077 
182 667 000 
000 

165 777 992 
822 
168 575 000 
000 

25 269 000 

-247 481 874 

-3 254 812 
049 

8 772 000 000 

51 587 101 

183 621 451 
203 
182 667 000 
000 

162 523 180 
773 
168 575 000 
000 

1 235 736 380 

948 114 733 

1 235 736 380 

948 114 733 

280 000 000 

280 000 000 

Appropriations for headings 

Ceiling  

Of which under Flexibility 
Instrument 

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

Margin 

313 803 303 

3 745 121 911 

247 481 874 

3 254 812 049 

561 285 177 

6 999 933 960 

Thematic special instruments 

2 855 153 029 

2 679 794 000 

2 855 153 029 

2 679 794 000 

Total appropriations  

186 724 086 
106 

168 457 786 
822 

-247 481 874 

-3 254 812 
049 

186 476 604 
232 

165 202 974 
773 

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