REPORT ON BUDGETARY AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT – SECTION I: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT – FINANCIAL YEAR 2023
Date: 2024-05-23
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, financial management, financial year, general budget (EU)




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23.5.2024






REPORT ON BUDGETARY AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
SECTION I: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
FINANCIAL YEAR 2023
(C/2024/3115)

TABLE OF CONTENTS





INTRODUCTION
2










I.

OVERVIEW OF PARLIAMENT’S ACTIVITIES IN 2023
2










II.

EVOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT’S BUDGET IN COMPARISON WITH THE MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK
5










III.

BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION IN 2023
5










A.

Initial budget and final budget
7










B.

Commitments and payments
7










C.

Carryovers from 2023 to 2024
8










D.

Use of carryovers from 2022 to 2023
8










E.

Revenue
8










F.

Appropriations from assigned revenue
9










G.

Cancellations of appropriations for the year
9










H.

Transfers
9










I.

Budget implementation by chapter
10



ANNEXES







Annex I

— Overview of C-transfers during the financial year 2023
14










Annex II

— Overview of P-transfers during the financial year 2023
23










Annex III

— Implementation of appropriations during 2023
26










Annex IV

— Implementation of appropriations carried over from the previous year
35










Annex V

— Implementation of appropriations from internal assigned revenue
40










Annex VI

— Revenue in 2023
50










Annex VII

— ADENAUER II project – key figures
52



LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES







Table 1

— Use of appropriations
5










Table 2

— Revenues – total payments received in 2023 and 2022 (Funds 4 carried over and 8)
8










Table 3

— Analysis of C-transfers by expenditure category and purpose
9










Table 4

— Appropriations committed in 2023 as against those committed in 2022
10




INTRODUCTION









1.


The following report analyses the budgetary and financial management of Parliament for the financial year 2023. It outlines the use made of financial resources and the events, which had a significant influence on activities throughout the year. The report has been drawn up in accordance with Article 249 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Financial Regulation’. The analysis is based on the provisional accounts established by the Accounting Officer.












2.


In 2023, the ongoing Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine significantly impacted the year. Furthermore, terrorist attacks on Israel in October 2023 and the subsequent invasion of the Gaza Strip further exacerbated the overall geopolitical situation by the end of the year.












3.


Inflation in the euro area, which peaked at 10,6 % in October 2022, gradually declined to an annual inflation rate of 5,4 % for the year 2023 (2).












4.


In 2023, the preparations for the transition to the 2024 legislative term began.












5.


In 2023, Parliament received a budget allocation of EUR 2 247 million, corresponding to a 3,95 % increase over the previous year. This allocation represented 19,7 % of Heading 7 of the multiannual financial framework (MFF). 2023 marked the third year of the current MFF period, 2021-2027.












6.


In 2023, Parliament committed EUR 2 238 million of its allocated budget, made payments for EUR 1 890 million (84,4 %) and carried over EUR 348,3 million (15,6 %) to 2024. There were no non-automatic carryovers to 2024 during this period.




I.   OVERVIEW OF PARLIAMENT’S ACTIVITIES IN 2023


Parliament as EU independent body









7.


On 18 January 2023, the Conference of Presidents approved a mandate proposed by the President for a political Working Group. This group was tasked with focusing on Parliament’s legislative role and procedures, as well as examining improvements to its role and capacity as the arm of the budgetary authority and sole discharge authority.












8.


On 7 December 2023, the Conference of Presidents endorsed a package of reform measures based on the recommendations of the Working Group ‘Parliament 2024’ to be implemented by the end of the parliamentary term. These measures encompass five key areas identified in the Working Group’s mandate: legislation, scrutiny, budgetary functions and budgetary control, plenary and external relations. The reform proposals aim to enhance Parliament’s functioning as a co-legislator, strengthen its capacity for democratic oversight, and ensure accountability, particularly regarding other institutions, notably the Commission.












9.


A 14-point plan focusing on transparency, integrity, accountability, and anti-corruption, proposed by the President, was adopted by the Conference of Presidents on 8 February 2023. Furthermore, on 13 July 2023, the Plenary endorsed recommendations for the reform of Parliament’s rules aimed at combating foreign political interference, espionage, and corruption attempts. This includes the establishment of an interinstitutional EU ethics body and the adoption of stronger measures to address conflicts of interest.





IT and cybersecurity









10.


To emphasize the urgency of enhancing Parliament’s cyber-defense capabilities and following the Bureau’s approval of cybersecurity capacity-building measures, 40 positions of ‘ICT Security Specialist’ were added to DG ITEC’s establishment plan in January 2023. Out of these, 24 positions have been filled despite a challenging competitive market for cyber specialists and significant delays in EPSO competition results.












11.


Following the Bureau’s decision in February 2021 regarding the necessity to house Parliament’s data center in the highest available industry standard (Tier IV), DG ITEC awarded the contract in 2022, allowing for the set-up and roll-out of the data center in 2023.












12.


In 2023, DG ITEC adopted a new Enterprise Risk Framework, further enhancing both DG ITEC internal risk management and Parliament’s corporate risk management. This renewed practice is crucial for proactively anticipating threats and promptly seizing potential opportunities. Additionally, a new data protection guide was published in 2023, offering guidance on both legal and technical aspects of data protection.





Buildings









13.


Throughout 2023, the administration continued the implementation of Parliament’s ‘Building Strategy Beyond 2019’ as endorsed by the Bureau in April 2018.












14.


The situation as regards the major building projects in 2023 was as follows:






 



In Luxembourg:







(a)


In 2023, the construction progress of the West Wing of the ADENAUER II building reached 90 %, and its inauguration is scheduled for spring 2024.










(b)


As part of the same building, the construction progress of the Europa Experience facility reached 46 %, with delivery expected by the end of March 2024, while the Conference room delivery is expected for the end of July 2024.














 



In Strasbourg:







(c)


A significant development was the signing of the long-term lease for the VEIL building. Preliminary works for the initial fit-out necessary to facilitate the building's occupation started in autumn 2023. Since the project was initiated after the conclusion of the year’s budget drafting procedure, funding was secured through reallocation of appropriations within DG INLO’s budget.










(d)


The level of completion of the works to secure the entrance of the WEISS building has reached 84 % at the end of 2023.










(e)


The renovation of the CHURCHILL restaurant and the establishment of the multiservice space in the DE MADARIAGA building were finalised, and the opening ceremony took place in December 2023.














 



In Brussels:







(f)


During its meeting on 12 June 2023, the Bureau discussed the next steps for the renewal of the SPAAK building. The Bureau expressed a preference for a comprehensive environmental renovation and approved the project on 11 December 2023. The renovation will focus on upgrading and modernising the building without making fundamental changes to its functionalities or architectural design.










(g)


The renovation works for the hemicycle in the SPAAK building align with the conclusions of airflow studies conducted after the COVID crisis to evaluate the ventilation of heavily used areas. The level of completion of these works reached 80 % at the end of 2023, with the final phase scheduled for May 2024.










(h)


Renovation works for the multifunctional restaurant facility in the SPINELLI building were completed, and the restaurant opened on 24 April 2023.










(i)


A permit for the Citizens’ House renovation project was obtained from local authorities in February 2023. Works are estimated to begin in mid-2024 and conclude by the end of 2025.










(j)


Renovation works at the Parlamentarium continued throughout the year, and the seminar room became operational.




















15.


The strategic approach of ’going local’ and ’closer to the citizen’ in implementing Europa Experiences continued throughout 2023.












16.


In the course of the year, three Europa Experience facilities were opened to the public in Stockholm, Vienna, and Warsaw. By the end of the year, 50 % of the planned Europa Experience facilities had been opened.












17.


Concurrently, fit-out works were completed in the Houses of Europe located in Prague, Dublin, and Paris. Additionally, three offices in Paris, Vienna, and Helsinki, along with three Europa Experience facilities in Vienna, Ljubljana, and Stockholm, were equipped with selected furniture to convey a distinctive visual identity.





Green Parliament









18.


The Bureau has established an Environmental Management System (EMS) for the institution in accordance with the European standard for eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 (3) (’EMAS III’). Parliament’s three places of work have been listed in the European EMAS register since 2007. In 2023, Parliament successfully updated the registration including the ADENAUER II building in Luxembourg.












19.


An integral component of the Environmental Management System under EMAS is the adoption of an environmental policy and an action plan that translates the institution’s environmental objectives into specific targets. On 16 December 2019, the Bureau adopted the latest key performance indicator targets for the parliamentary term with unified targets for 2024. On 16 October 2023, the Bureau endorsed several supplementary measures to enhance Parliament’s environmental performance, and by the end of 2023, nine out of the eleven targets were on track.












20.


Throughout the year, Parliament continued to offer an enhanced financial subsidy system for its staff, reimbursing up to 90 % of the cost of public transport season tickets in exchange for a limitation of car park access.












21.


The process of gradually including European Parliament Liaison Offices (EPLOs) under Parliament’s EMAS registration continued. The EPLOs in Vienna and Valletta received their EMAS registration in September 2023. The EPLOs in Budapest and Nicosia successfully underwent their first external verification audit in 2023 and are expected to receive their registration in the first half of 2024. Preparatory steps, including legal compliance checks and internal EMAS audits, started for EPLOs in Copenhagen, Sofia, and The Hague.












22.


In early 2023, the Parliament’s Guide for Socially Responsible Public Procurement was adopted by the Public Procurement Forum (PPF), which also manages the Green Public Procurement Helpdesk service, in coordination with 23 other participating EU Institutions and Agencies. A Working Group on Sustainable Public Procurement was established with the mandate to continually monitor and exchange best practices on sustainable procurement methods.




II.   EVOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT’S BUDGET IN COMPARISON WITH THE MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK













Evolution of Parliament’s budget in comparison with the Multiannual Financial Framework




Year


2017


2018


2019


2020


2021


2022


2023




EP budget (EUR m)


1 910 


1 951 


1 997 


2 039 


2 064 


2 162 


2 247 




Δ %


3,9 


2,2 


2,4 


2,1 


1,2 


4,7 


3,9 




MFF heading 5/7 (4) (EUR m)


9 918 


10 346 


10 786 


11 254 


10 635 


11 058 


11 419 




Δ %


4,6 


4,3 


4,2 


4,3 


–5,5 


4,0 


3,3 




EP share of heading 5/7


19,3  %


18,9  %


18,5  %


18,1  %


19,4  %


19,5  %


19,7  %




III.   BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION IN 2023









23.


Parliament’s appropriations for 2023 amounted to EUR 2 247 134 550 representing 19,7 % of the Heading 7 of the MFF (5). Table 1 below provides an overview of the implementation of Parliament’s budget in the financial year 2023.

Table 1


Use of appropriations









Appropriation type


2023 appropriations


2022 appropriations


Δ 2023/2022 (%)




(EUR or %)


(EUR or %)


 





Current appropriations (Fund 0)



 


 


 




Initial appropriations


2 247 134 550 


2 112 904 198 


6 




Final appropriations


2 247 134 550 


2 161 651 286 


4 





Implementation for the year



 


 


 




Commitments


2 238 344 831 


2 151 485 224 


4 




As a % of final appropriations


99,6 


99,5 


—




Payments


1 890 024 503 


1 800 590 086 


5 




As a % of commitments


84,4 


83,7 


—





Carryovers to following year



 


 


 




Automatic carryovers to following year (6)



348 320 328 


350 895 139 


–1 




As a % of final appropriations


15,5 


16,2 


—




As a % of commitments


15,6 


16,3 


—




Non-automatic carryovers (uncommitted appropriations carried over to following year) (7)



0 


0 


—




As a % of final appropriations


0,0 


0,0 


—





Cancellations



 


 


 




Appropriations cancelled


8 789 719 


10 166 062 


–14 




As a % of final appropriations


0,4 


0,5 


—





Carryovers from previous year (Funds 1 and 2)



 


 


 




Automatic carryovers from previous year


350 895 139 


380 099 195 


–8 




Payments against those carryovers


330 637 103 


344 407 898 


–4 




As a % of carryovers


94,2 


90,6 


 




Amount cancelled


20 258 035 


35 691 297 


–43 




Non-automatic carryovers from previous year (7)



20 891 669 


22 007 230 


–5 




Commitments


20 891 669 


20 891 669 


—




Payments against those carryovers


20 891 669 


0 


—




As a % of carryovers


100,0 


0,0 


—




Amount cancelled


0 


1 155 561 


—





Appropriations from assigned revenue for the year (Fund 7)



 


 


 




Appropriations from assigned revenue for the year


50 186 995 


61 267 620 


–18 




Commitments


25 560 440 


22 478 879 


14 




As a % of appropriations from assigned revenue


50,9 


36,7 


—




Payments


21 518 923 


15 063 328 


43 




As a % of commitments against assigned revenue


84,2 


67,0 


–




Carryover of non-committed appropriations to the following year


24 626 556 


38 788 741 


–37 




Carryover of committed appropriations to the following year


4 041 517 


7 415 551 


–46 





Appropriations from internal assigned revenue from sources other than lettings and sale of buildings and land
 (8)
carried over from the previous year (Fund 5 except items 2 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 3)



 


 


 




Appropriations from assigned revenue carried over from the previous year


22 477 102 


19 181 207 


17 




Commitments


22 330 488 


19 069 113 


17 




As a % of appropriations from assigned revenue carried over


99,4 


99,4 


—




Payments


20 163 605 


15 510 929 


30 




As a % of commitments


90,3 


81,3 


—




Cancellations


146 614 


112 094 


31 




Carryover of commitments from assigned revenue carried over to the following year


2 166 882 


3 558 184 


–39 





Appropriations from internal assigned revenue from lettings and the sale of buildings and land
 (9)
carried over from the previous year (Fund 5, items 2 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 3)



 


 


 




Appropriations from assigned revenue carried over from the previous year


23 301 080 


10 639 362 


119 




Commitments


10 817 622 


3 649 922 


196 




As a % of appropriations from assigned revenue carried over


46,4 


34,3 


—




Payments


10 475 072 


3 362 370 


212 




As a % of commitments


96,8 


92,1 


—




Carryover of appropriations available to the following year


12 483 457 


6 989 440 


79 




Carryover of commitments from assigned revenue carried over to the following year


342 550 


287 552 


19 





Commitments from assigned revenue carried over from the previous year (Fund 3)



 


 


 




Commitments from assigned revenue carried over from the previous year


11 261 288 


9 782 698 


15 




Payments


9 038 989 


7 700 625 


17 




As a % of commitments


80,3 


78,7 


—




Carryover of commitments from assigned revenue carried over to the following year (revenue from lettings)


530 000 


0 


—




Cancellation of commitments


1 692 299 


2 082 073 


–19 








A.   Initial budget and final budget









24.


The final appropriations in Parliament’s budget for 2023 amounted to EUR 2 247 134 550. This represented a 3,95 % increase over the 2022 final budget (EUR 2 161 651 286). EUR 8 789 719 were cancelled. This last amount remains marginal (0,39 %) compared to the appropriations available in 2023.




B.   Commitments and payments









25.


Commitments amounted to EUR 2 238 344 831, accounting for 99.6 % of final appropriations (2022: 99,5 %). Payments amounted to EUR 1 890 024 503 or 84,4 % of commitments entered into (2022: 83,7 %).




C.   Carryovers from 2023 to 2024









26.


Automatic carryovers to financial year 2024 amounted to EUR 348 320 328 accounting for 15,6 % of the total committed appropriations (2022: 16,3 %). No non-automatic carryovers from 2023 to 2024 were made during 2023.




D.   Use of carryovers from 2022 to 2023









27.


Automatic carryovers to 2023 totalled EUR 350 895 139 (2022: EUR 380 099 195). Payments against those carryovers amounted to EUR 330 637 103 or 94,2 % (2022: 90,6 %). Appropriations cancelled in 2023 totalled EUR 20 258 035 (2022: EUR 35 691 297).












28.


The bulk of the cancellations was made against Article 2 0 0 ‘Buildings’, Article 2 0 2 ‘Expenditure on buildings’, Article 2 1 0 ‘Computing and telecommunications’, Article 2 1 4 ‘Technical equipment and installations’ and Article 3 2 4 ‘Production and dissemination’. Cancellations against these five Articles accounted for 71,5 % of the total.




E.   Revenue









29.


Total revenue entered in the accounts on 31 December 2023 was EUR 255 205 473 (2022: EUR 250 473 773). In accordance with Article 1 0 1 (2-5) of the Financial Regulation, waivers for a total amount of EUR 14 063 were granted.












30.


Table 2 provides a breakdown, by chapter, of movement in revenue between 2022 and 2023.

Table 2


Revenues – total payments received in 2023 and in 2022 (Fund 4 carried over and Fund 8)











Chapter


Heading


2023
(EUR)


2022
(EUR)


Difference
(EUR)


Δ 2023/2022 %





3 0



Revenue from staff


201 325 496 


188 269 676 


13 055 820 


7 





3 1



Revenue linked to property


5 108 120 


17 187 196 


–12 079 076 


–70 





3 2



Revenue from the supply of goods, services & work - assigned revenue


22 027 029 


19 401 357 


2 625 672 


14 





3 3



Other administrative revenue


23 787 616 


25 493 192 


–1 705 576 


–7 





Title 3




Revenue resulting from general functions carried out by the institution




252 248 261 




250 351 421 




1 896 840 




0,76 






4 0



Revenue from investments and accounts


2 957 212 


122 352 


2 834 860 


2 317 





Title 4




Revenue resulting from special functions carried out by the institution




2 957 212 




122 352 




2 834 860 




2 317 






Total




255 205 473 




250 473 773 




4 731 700 




1,89 

















31.


For Chapter 3 1 ‘Revenue linked to property’, the difference is largely explained by the exceptional receipt in 2022 of EUR 11,4 million from the European Commission as contribution to the purchase of the EPLO building in Vienna. For Chapter 4 0 ‘Revenue from investments and accounts’, the difference is related to the general economic situation. In previous years, Parliament paid negative interest while in 2023 it received positive interest on its accounts totaling EUR 2,75 million.




F.   Appropriations from assigned revenue









32.


Appropriations arising from assigned revenue amounted in 2023 to EUR 50 186 995 (2022: EUR 61 267 620). Commitments amounted to EUR 25 560 440, i.e. 50,9 % commitment rate (2022: 36,7 %). Payments amounted to EUR 21 518 923, accounting for 84,2 % of the commitments entered into (2022: 67 %).




G.   Cancellations of appropriations for the year









33.


The sum of EUR 8 789 719 (2022: EUR 10 166 062), representing 0,39 % of final appropriations (2022: 0,47 %), was cancelled.




H.   Transfers









34.


During the financial year, 19 C-transfers were approved in accordance with Articles 3 1 and 4 9 of the Financial Regulation. C-transfers amounted to EUR 77 986 378 representing 3,47 % of final appropriations. For comparison, 21 C-transfers were approved in 2022, accounting for 4,09 % of final appropriations.

Table 3


Analysis of C-transfers by expenditure category and purpose










Expenditure category receiving transfer


Purpose


Transfer


Amount transferred (EUR)


As a % of amounts transferred




Buildings policy


Fitting-out of VEIL building



C7



3 500 000 


4,49 




ADENAUER II extra costs (indexation) + mobility



C16



13 322 813 


17,08 





Buildings policy – Total




16 822 813 




21,57 





IT and other technical equipment/services


Renovation of conference installations in Brussels and new conference rooms in the ADENAUER II building at Luxembourg



C10, C19



4 400 000 


5,64 




WIFI/Switch networks + individual equipment (Members and staff)



C12, C17



11 455 670 


14,69 




V Pass (visitor's access) and PSIM (emergency crisis) projects



C15



1 145 000 


1,47 





IT and other technical equipment/services – Total




17 000 670 




21,80 





Personnel and other staff


Staff remunerations and allowances



C2, C13



35 407 000 


45,40 




Political group meetings outside the three EP working places



C1



225 000 


0,29 




Staff Missions



C8



1 325 895 


1,70 




Travel agency additional running costs



C11



130 000 


0,17 





Personnel and other staff – Total




37 087 895 




47,56 





Multilingualism


External interpretation



C4, C14



2 800 000 


3,59 




External translation



C3, C5, C18



2 955 000 


3,79 





Multilingualism – Total




5 755 000 




7,38 






Other expenditure



Purchase of CO2 certificates



C6



1 020 000 


1,31 




Uniforms for security staff



C9



300 000 


0,38 





Other expenditure – Total




1 320 000 




1,69 






Total




77 986 378 




100 

















35.


The President authorised eight P-transfers of appropriations under Article 2 9 of the Financial Regulation (10) in 2023, covering a total of EUR 9 835 982, or 0,4 % of final appropriations for the year (in 2022: eleven P-transfers accounting for 1,6 % of final appropriations for the year).




I.   Budget implementation by chapter









36.


This section looks at the use of appropriations by budget chapter, their share of the overall budget and changes in the use of appropriations over the previous financial year.












37.


Six chapters accounted for 84,5 % of total commitments. These chapters are: Chapter 1 0 ‘Members of the institution’; Chapter 1 2 ‘Officials and temporary staff’; Chapter 1 4 ‘Other staff and external services’; Chapter 2 0 ‘Buildings and associated costs’; Chapter 2 1 ‘Data processing, equipment and movable property’ and Chapter 4 2 ‘Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance’.












38.


Table 4 provides a breakdown by chapter of the appropriations committed in 2023 compared to the commitments in 2022.

Table 4


Appropriations committed in 2023 against those committed in 2022











Chapter


Heading


2023
(EUR)


2022
(EUR)


Difference
(EUR)


Δ 2023/2022 (%)





1 0



Members of the institution


217 433 354 


207 212 602 


10 220 752 


5 





1 2



Officials and temporary staff


798 650 569 


750 055 310 


48 595 259 


6 





1 4



Other staff and external services


206 794 921 


203 931 535 


2 863 386 


1 





1 6



Other expenditure relating to persons working with the institution


23 492 602 


21 327 074 


2 165 528 


10 





Title 1 – Persons working with the institution




1 246 371 445 




1 182 526 521 




63 844 924 




5 






2 0



Buildings and associated costs


219 649 182 


269 840 182 


–50 191 000 


–19 





2 1



Data processing, equipment and movable property


221 088 935 


191 654 646 


29 434 289 


15 





2 3



Current administrative expenditure


7 347 550 


5 449 839 


1 897 711 


35 





Title 2 – Buildings, furniture, equipment and miscellaneous operating expenditure




448 085 666 




466 944 667 




–18 859 001 




–4 






3 0



Meetings and conferences


30 661 900 


25 579 477 


5 082 423 


20 





3 2



Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination


171 634 855 


140 803 944 


30 830 911 


22 





Title 3 – Expenditure resulting from general functions carried out by the institution




202 296 756 




166 383 421 




35 913 335 




22 






4 0



Expenditure relating to certain institutions and bodies


114 095 415 


120 249 570 


–6 154 155 


–5 





4 2



Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance


226 692 521 


214 861 044 


11 831 477 


6 





4 4



Meetings and other activities of current and former members


523 756 


520 000 


3 756 


1 





Title 4 – Expenditure resulting from special functions carried out by the institution




341 311 693 




335 630 614 




5 681 079 




2 






5 0



Expenditure of the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations and the Committee of independent eminent persons


279 271 


0 


279 271 


100 





Title 5 – The Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations and the Committee of independent eminent persons




279 271 




0 




279 271 




100 






X101



Contingency reserve


0 


0 


0 


0 





Title X – Other expenditure




0 




0 




0 




0 






Total




2 238 344 831 




2 151 485 224 




86 859 607 




4 

















39.


The increase in commitments under Chapter 1 0‘Members of the Institution’ by EUR 10,2 million (5 %) is explained, partly, by the annual indexation of Members’ Salaries and Allowances in 2023 (see paragraph 41 below) directly affecting item 1 0 0 0 ‘Salaries’, for which the commitments increased by EUR 3,6 million in 2023 and by higher travel expenses. The increase of EUR 9,3 million, within item 1 0 0 4 ‘Ordinary travel expenses’ results both from the absence of travel restrictions in 2023 (in April 2022, the restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic were removed allowing Members to travel in normal conditions as before the COVID pandemic) and from the increased costs of transport and accommodation, higher fuel/kerosene prices in 2023 being registered following the impact of the Russian aggression war against Ukraine.












40.


A reduction of EUR 3,3 million in commitments, under item 1 0 3 0 ‘Retirement pensions (PEAM)’ was registered in 2023 compared to 2022. As a reminder, retroactive compensations were paid in 2022 following a jurisdictional decision adopting new rules and amending the method to calculate the pensions for former Italian Members from 1 January 2019 onwards.












41.


Commitments within Chapter 1 2‘Expenditure on officials and temporary staff’ amounted to EUR 798,6 million in 2023, representing an increase of EUR 48,6 million compared to 2022 (6 %), making it the largest spending category (36 % of all commitments in 2023). This is the result of an increase of 1,7 %, in January 2023, of salaries for officials and other staff of the European Union due to the high inflation rate registered during the previous semester and of a second increase of 1 % in December 2023, backdated to 1 July 2023.












42.


In addition to the indexation of salaries, other factors also explain an increase in commitments under item 1 2 0 0 ‘Remuneration and allowances’ by EUR 47,4 million in 2023 compared to 2022: the reduction in the number of staff working part-time after the introduction of teleworking, the quicker rate of filling vacant posts, higher expenditures for accommodation allowances to officials serving in a third country and higher expenditures for travel allowances were difficult to predict when the 2023 budget was drawn up.












43.


Commitments within Chapter 2 0‘Buildings and associated costs’ went down by EUR 50,2 million (– 19 %). Article 2 0 0 ‘Buildings’ shows a decrease of EUR 20,9 million. In particular, item 2 0 0 0 ‘Rent’ decreased by EUR 4 2 million, mainly due to the savings on rents made possible by acquisitions of buildings for EPLOs. Commitments under item 2 0 0 1 ‘Lease payments’ increased by EUR 13,0 million due to the higher than expected indexation of construction costs for the building project ADENAUER II in Luxembourg. Commitments under item 2 0 0 3 ‘Acquisition of immovable property’ decreased by EUR 37,9 million. Unlike in 2022 when the House of Europe building was purchased in Dublin, no acquisition of property occurred in 2023. Commitments under item 2 0 0 7 ‘Construction of buildings and fitting-out of premises’ increased by EUR 8,4 million in 2023. This increase is explained, partly by the need to cover the initial occupation fit-out of the VEIL building in Strasbourg, and partly by the increased number of first fit-out works undertaken for Europa Experience facilities.












44.


Concerning Article 2 0 2 ‘Expenditure on buildings’, commitments decreased by EUR 29,3 million in 2023. Commitments under item 2 0 2 2 ‘Building maintenance, upkeep, operation and cleaning’ went up by EUR 5,5 million due to the different indexations in the contracts renewed for 2023, while item 2 0 2 4 ‘Energy consumption’ went down by EUR 34,8 million owing to several factors: the energy saving measures, the energy prices’ downward evolution, the carried over appropriations from 2022 which allowed for a reduction in the expenditure of the year in 2023.












45.


Within Chapter 2 1‘Data processing, equipment and movable property’ commitments increased by EUR 29,4 million (15 %). Under Article 2 1 0 ‘Computing and telecommunications’, commitments increased by EUR 26,3 million. This is mainly due to item 2 1 0 4 ‘Computing and telecommunications – Investment in infrastructure’ which shows an increase of EUR 10,8 million. This results from the purchase of individual IT equipment at higher prices compared to 2022, for the political groups and administration as well as of IT equipment to be allocated to newly elected Members and their assistants in 2024. In addition, the Wifi network upgrade and the replacement of the first batch of switches reaching the end of support also justify that increase. The rest of Article 2 1 0 experienced an increase of EUR 15,5 million linked to higher prices paid in 2023 for the purchase and renewal of licenses for IT applications, to the indexation of contracts and to the coverage of more expensive external assistance.












46.



Chapter 3 0‘Meetings and conferences’ registered an increase in commitments of EUR 5,1 million (19,9 %) mainly due to Article 3 0 0 ‘Expenses for staff missions and duty travel between the three places of work’ (EUR 4,8 million). The absence of travel restrictions in 2023 and the increased travel expenses (higher costs of transport and accommodation) generating higher missions costs of staff explain this evolution.












47.


Overall commitments within Chapter 3 2‘Expertise and information: acquisition, archiving, production and dissemination’ increased by EUR 30,8 million (21,9 %). In particular, commitments under item 3 2 4 2 ‘Expenditure on publication, information and participation in public events’ registered a substantial rise of EUR 26,4 million aiming to reinforce the communication expenditure related with the 2024 European elections. Concerning item 3 2 4 3 ‘European Parliament visitor centers’, commitments increased by EUR 10,3 million, regarding mainly the implementation of the Europe Experiences projects in member states and their operating costs. However, commitments under item 3 2 4 8 ‘Expenditure on audiovisual information’ presented a sharp decrease of EUR 6,3 million due to the frontloading of funds that took place in 2022. This frontloading, anticipating a high demand for audiovisual services and its significant price increase, relieved the pressure on the 2023 budget.












48.


The reduction in commitments of EUR 6,2 million (– 5 %) relating to Chapter 4 0‘Expenditure relating to certain institutions and bodies’ results from Article 4 0 0 ‘Current administrative expenditure and expenditure relating to the political and information activities of the political groups and non-attached Members’ (EUR – 2,8 million) and to Article 4 0 2 ‘Funding of European political parties’ (EUR – 3,8 million). This lower level of commitments results from the use of a higher amount of assigned revenues in 2023.












49.


The increase in commitments of EUR 11,8 million (5,5 %) under Chapter 4 2‘Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance’ compared to 2022 is the result, not only of the annual indexation of remunerations for parliamentary assistance (see paragraph 41 above), but also of the increased travel expenses (higher costs of transport and accommodation).






(1)  Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1).

(2)  Eurostat ‘Winter 2024 Economic Forecast’ issued on 15 February 2024.

(3)  Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS), repealing Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 and Commission Decisions 2001/681/EC and 2006/193/EC (OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 1).

(4)  Figures for the years 2017-2020 relate to the MFF 2014-2020, Heading 5; figures for the years 2021-2023 relate to the MFF 2021-2027, Heading 7.

(5)  Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework for the years 2021-2027 (OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 11)

(6)  Articles 12(1) and 12(7) of the Financial Regulation.

(7)  Articles 12(1), 12(2)(a) and 12(3) of the Financial Regulation.

(8)  With the exception of internal assigned revenue from lettings and the sale of buildings and land which may be carried over until it is fully used (Article 12(4)(b) of the Financial Regulation.

(9)  Article 12 (4) (b) of the Financial Regulation.

(10)  Decision by the institution to transfer appropriations within a given Article.




ANNEX I
Overview of C-transfers during the financial year 2023











No


To/From Chapter/Article/Item


Heading


Description of transfer/comments


Amount transferred in (EUR)


Amount transferred out (EUR)





C1



from Item


2 1 0 5


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in projects


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to increase appropriations on item 3 0 4 2 ‘Meetings, congresses, conferences and delegations’ by EUR 225 000  for political groups meetings outside the 3 EP working places using the surplus appropriations available on item 2 1 0 5 ‘Computing and telecommunications – investment in projects’.


 


225 000 




to Item


3 0 4 2


Meetings, congresses, conferences and delegations


225 000 


 





C2



from Item


1 0 0 6


General expenditure allowance


The main purpose of this transfer proposal is to finance the salaries and other emoluments for officials and temporary staff, holding a post in the establishment plan of the Institution, as well as for contract agents, until the end of 2023. A limited amount to finance additional allowances for leaves and retirements, both in the interest of the service is also requested.
In addition, this transfer aims at financing the expenses for staff missions and duty travel between the three places of work, until the end of 2023.


 


2 500 000 




1 2 0 2


Paid overtime


 


40 000 




1 4 0 4


Traineeships, seconded national experts, exchanges of officials and study visits


 


40 000 




1 6 1 0


Expenditure on recruitment


 


30 000 




1 6 3 0


Social welfare


 


15 000 




2 0 2 4


Energy consumption


 


12 500 000 




2 1 4 0


Technical equipment and installations


 


20 000 




2 3 1 0


Financial charges


 


85 950 




3 2 1 0


Expenditure on European parliamentary research services, including the library, the historical archives, scientific and technological options assessment (STOA) and the European Science-Media Hub


 


560 000 




3 2 2 0


Documentation expenditure


 


3 000 




3 2 4 2


Expenditure on publication, information and participation in public events


 


847 450 




3 2 4 3


European Parliament visitor centres


 


173 600 




3 2 4 4


Organisation and reception of groups of visitors, Euroscola programme and invitations to opinion multipliers from third countries


 


2 500 000 




4 0 0 0


Current administrative expenditure and expenditure relating to the political and information activities of the political groups and non-attached Members


 


3 602 000 




4 0 2 0


Funding of European political parties


 


5 324 000 




4 0 3 0


Funding of European political foundations


 


4 061 000 




to Item


1 2 0 0


Remuneration and allowances


28 090 000 


 




1 2 2 0


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


300 000 


 




1 4 0 0


Other staff – Secretariat and political groups


1 700 000 


 




3 0 0 0


Expenses for staff missions and duty travel between the three places of work


2 212 000 


 





C3



from Item


1 0 1 0


Accident and sickness insurance and other social security charges


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to provide DG TRAD with additional external capacity to meet the high translation demand since the beginning of 2023, by increasing appropriations on item 1 4 2 0 by EUR 1 525 000 .


 


430 000 




1 0 1 2


Specific measures to assist disabled Members


 


300 000 




1 6 1 2


Learning and development


 


25 000 




2 1 0 5


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in projects


 


475 000 




2 3 1 0


Financial charges


 


264 050 




3 2 4 5


Organisation of symposia and seminars


 


25 000 




from Chapter


1 0 1


Contingency reserve


 


5 950 




to Item


1 4 2 0


External translation services


1 525 000 


 





C4



from Chapter


1 0 1


Contingency reserve


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to increase appropriations on item 1 4 0 5 ‘Expenditure on interpretation’ by EUR 1 million, using appropriations within Chapter 1 0 1 ‘Contingency Reserve’.


 


1 000 000 




to Item


1 4 0 5


Expenditure on interpretation


1 000 000 


 





C5



from Item


4 0 2 0


Funding of European political parties


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to provide DG TRAD with additional external translation capacity to meet the high workload since the beginning of 2023, by increasing appropriations on item 1 4 2 0 by EUR 1 000 000 .


 


1 000 000 




to Item


1 4 2 0


External translation services


1 000 000 


 





C6



from Chapter


1 0 1


Contingency reserve


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to provide the Directorate for Innovation and Central Services with a reinforcement of EUR 1 020 000  on item 2 3 9 0 to offset the backlog of CO2eq emissions generated by the Parliament but not fully compensated since 2020.


 


1 020 000 




to Item


2 3 9 0


EMAS activities, including promotion, and the European Parliament’s carbon offsetting scheme


1 020 000 


 





C7



from Item


2 0 2 4


Energy consumption


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to provide DG INLO with the capacity to carry out the initial fit-out necessary to allow the occupation of the Osmose building.


 


3 500 000 




to Item


2 0 0 7


Construction of buildings and fitting-out of premises


3 500 000 


 





C8



from Item


1 4 0 1


Other staff – Security


The deficit for mission expenditures results from additional requests from DGs EXPO, LINC, INLO, FINS, EPRS, IPOL, PERS, PRES, ITEC, PART, SAFE and the Legal Service to carry out their core activities. The estimation used to calculate the following deficits is based on the number of days of additional missions until the end of the 2023 year.


 


250 000 




1 4 0 4


Traineeships, seconded national experts, exchanges of officials and study visits


 


535 000 




1 6 1 0


Expenditure on recruitment


 


23 000 




1 6 3 0


Social welfare


 


100 000 




3 2 0 0


Acquisition of expertise


 


239 215 




3 0 4 2


Meetings, congresses, conferences and delegations


 


100 000 




4 0 2 0


Funding of European political parties


 


78 680 




to Item


3 0 0 0


Expenses for staff missions and duty travel between the three places of work


1 325 895 


 





C9



from Item


1 6 1 2


Learning and development


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to finance the purchase of new uniforms for security staff of the European Parliament.


 


300 000 




to Item


2 3 8 0


Other administrative expenditure


300 000 


 





C10



from Chapter


1 0 1


Contingency reserve


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to provide DG LINC with additional appropriations for the renovation of conference installations in Brussels and the deployment of conference rooms in the ADENAUER building in Luxembourg during the electoral recess, to avoid disturbance in parliamentary activities and allow the early ordering of necessary equipment.


 


1 274 050 




from Item


4 0 2 0


Funding of European political parties


 


1 225 950 




to Item


2 1 4 0


Technical equipment and installations


2 500 000 


 





C11



from Item


4 0 2 0


Funding of European political parties


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to cover the running costs of the travel agency under the amended contract with the Parliament until the end of 2023, using the surplus appropriations available on item 4 0 2 0 ‘Funding of European political parties’.


 


130 000 




to Item


3 0 4 9


Expenditure on travel agency services


130 000 


 





C12



from Item


1 6 1 2


Learning and development


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to partly cover the acquisition of individual IT equipment for newly elected MEPs and their Accredited Parliamentary Assistants (APAs) in 2024.


 


40 000 




2 3 6 0


Postage on correspondence and delivery charges


 


25 000 




3 2 4 5


Organisation of symposia and seminars


 


47 500 




4 0 2 0


Funding of European political parties


 


2 000 000 




to Item


2 1 0 4


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in infrastructure


2 112 500 


 





C13



from Item


1 4 0 0


Other staff – Secretariat and political groups


The main purpose of this transfer proposal is to finance the annual update of salaries and other emoluments for officials and temporary staff, holding a post in the establishment plan of the Institution, to be paid in December 2023, with retroactive effect from July 1st.
This reinforcement is also meant to cover the cost of entitlements in connection with entering the service, transfer and leaving the service until the end of 2023 as well as the payments obligations corresponding to overtime payments to be financed during the fourth quarter of 2023.


 


2 161 162 




1 4 0 1


Other staff – Security


 


840 000 




1 4 0 4


Traineeships, seconded national experts, exchanges of officials and study visits


 


30 838 




3 2 0 0


Acquisition of expertise


 


73 000 




to Item


1 2 0 0


Remuneration and allowances


2 590 000 


 




1 2 0 2


Paid overtime


15 000 


 




1 2 0 4


Entitlements in connection with entering the service, transfer and leaving the service


500 000 


 





C14



from Item


1 4 0 4


Traineeships, seconded national experts, exchanges of officials and study visits


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to provide DG LINC with additional external capacity to meet the interpretation demand, by increasing appropriations on item 1 4 0 5 ‘Expenditure on interpretation’ by EUR 1 800 000 .


 


128 000 




2 1 0 2


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – General support for users


 


35 000 




2 1 0 3


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Management of ICT applications


 


220 000 




2 1 0 5


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in projects


 


155 000 




2 3 0 0


Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables


 


47 000 




3 0 4 2


Meetings, congresses, conferences and delegations


 


286 000 




4 0 2 0


Funding of European political parties


 


929 000 




to Item


1 4 0 5


Expenditure on interpretation


1 800 000 


 





C15



from Item


1 6 1 2


Learning and development


The purpose of this transfer is to finance Parliament’s digitalisation project (V Pass) aimed at improving the visitors’ registration and accreditation process, and the upgrade of the Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software platform.


 


500 000 




2 0 2 6


Security and surveillance of buildings


 


250 000 




2 1 0 2


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – General support for users


 


250 000 




2 1 0 5


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in projects


 


145 000 




to Item


2 1 0 3


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Management of ICT applications


70 000 


 




2 1 4 0


Technical equipment and installations


1 075 000 


 





C16



from Item


1 6 5 2


Expenditure on catering


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to cover the financial contribution to season tickets, and to finance the additional need due to extraordinary indexation costs of the ADENAUER II building project.


 


550 000 




2 0 0 0


Rent


 


486 731 




2 0 0 7


Construction of buildings and fitting-out of premises


 


4 940 000 




2 0 0 8


Other specific property management arrangements


 


1 292 500 




2 0 2 4


Energy consumption


 


4 400 000 




2 1 4 0


Technical equipment and installations


 


121 500 




2 1 6 0


Transport of Members, other persons and goods


 


1 234 620 




2 3 0 0


Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables


 


54 500 




2 3 6 0


Postage on correspondence and delivery charges


 


7 000 




2 3 7 0


Removals


 


106 462 




2 3 8 0


Other administrative expenditure


 


63 000 




3 0 4 0


Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings


 


66 500 




to Item


1 6 3 1


Mobility


285 000 


 




2 0 0 1


Lease payments


13 037 813 


 





C17



from Item


1 0 0 5


Other travel expenses


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to cover:






—


the increase in software licence prices,










—


the WiFi network upgrade, in line with the phased approach to improving Parliament's wireless network,










—


the replacement of a first batch of obsolete network switches and










—


the acquisition of individual IT equipment for newly elected MEPs, their Accredited Parliamentary Assistants (APAs), political groups and Parliament’s administration.






 


1 400 000 




1 0 0 6


General expenditure allowance


 


250 000 




1 0 1 0


Accident and sickness insurance and other social security charges


 


149 800 




1 0 1 2


Specific measures to assist disabled Members


 


200 000 




1 0 2 0


Transitional allowances


 


380 000 




1 0 3 0


Retirement pensions (PEAM)


 


400 000 




1 0 3 1


Invalidity pensions (PEAM)


 


6 000 




1 0 3 2


Survivors’ pensions (PEAM)


 


36 000 




1 0 5 0


Language and computer courses


 


300 000 




1 6 1 2


Learning and development


 


266 500 




2 0 2 6


Security and surveillance of buildings


 


50 000 




2 1 0 3


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Management of ICT applications


 


85 000 




2 1 0 5


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in projects


 


400 000 




2 1 4 0


Technical equipment and installations


 


4 000 




2 3 1 0


Financial charges


 


200 000 




2 3 2 0


Legal costs and damages


 


200 000 




2 3 6 0


Postage on correspondence and delivery charges


 


33 500 




2 3 8 0


Other administrative expenditure


 


10 000 




3 0 2 0


Reception and representation expenses


 


152 500 




3 0 4 2


Meetings, congresses, conferences and delegations


 


93 000 




3 2 0 0


Acquisition of expertise


 


660 000 




3 2 1 0


Expenditure on European parliamentary research services, including the library, the historical archives, scientific and technological options assessment (STOA) and the European Science-Media Hub


 


645 000 




3 2 2 0


Documentation expenditure


 


25 000 




3 2 3 0


Support for democracy and capacity-building for the parliaments of third countries


 


290 000 




3 2 4 2


Expenditure on publication, information and participation in public events


 


31 000 




3 2 4 4


Organisation and reception of groups of visitors, Euroscola programme and invitations to opinion multipliers from third countries


 


200 000 




3 2 4 5


Organisation of symposia and seminars


 


16 500 




3 2 4 9


Information exchanges with national parliaments


 


50 000 




3 2 5 0


Expenditure relating to Liaison Offices


 


100 000 




4 0 0 0


Current administrative expenditure and expenditure relating to the political and information activities of the political groups and non-attached Members


 


400 000 




4 0 2 0


Funding of European political parties


 


405 370 




4 2 2 0


Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance


 


1 868 000 




4 4 2 0


Cost of meetings and other activities of the European Parliamentary Association


 


36 000 




to Item


2 1 0 1


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Infrastructure


240 000 


 




2 1 0 4


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in infrastructure


9 103 170 


 





C18



from Item


1 6 1 2


Learning and development


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to provide DG TRAD with additional external translation capacity to meet the high workload since the beginning of 2023, by increasing appropriations on budget item 1 4 2 0 by EUR 430 000 .


 


50 000 




2 1 0 5


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in projects


 


360 000 




3 2 4 5


Organisation of symposia and seminars


 


20 000 




to Item


1 4 2 0


External translation services


430 000 


 





C19



from Item


2 1 0 2


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – General support for users


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to provide DG LINC with additional appropriations for the renovation of conference installations in Brussels.


 


45 000 




2 1 0 3


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Management of ICT applications


 


20 000 




2 3 0 0


Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables


 


3 000 




3 0 4 2


Meetings, congresses, conferences and delegations


 


85 000 




4 0 2 0


Funding of European political parties


 


1 747 000 




to Item


2 1 4 0


Technical equipment and installations


1 900 000 


 




 


 


 


 



TOTAL C-TRANSFERS




77 986 378 




77 986 378 










ANNEX II
Overview of P-transfers during the financial year 2023











No


Chapter/Article/Item


Description of transfer


Amount transferred in (EUR)


Amount transferred out (EUR)





P1




Within article 1 4 0



 


 


 




from Item


1 4 0 5


Expenditure on interpretation


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to provide the means for the renewal of the contract of 29 contract agents (CAs) and the recruitment of 10 new CAs.


 


2 025 000 




to Item


1 4 0 0


Other staff – Secretariat and political groups


2 025 000 


 





P2




Within article 3 2 4



 


 


 




from Item


3 2 4 3


European Parliament visitor centres


The proposed transfer is the direct consequence of splitting the ‘Strasbourg Conference and Visitors Services’ Unit (DG COMM) and the creation of a ‘Strasbourg Conferences’ Unit within DG LINC. The financial implementation of this decision is the proposed transfer of EUR 175 000  from budget item 3 2 4 3 (DG COMM) to 3 2 4 5 (DG LINC).


 


175 000 




to Item


3 2 4 5


Organisation of symposia and seminars


175 000 


 





P3




Within article 2 1 0



 


 


 




from Item


2 1 0 3


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Management of ICT applications


The main purpose of this transfer proposal is to reallocate expenditure across several IT-related budget items in order to fund the expense increase for the external staff involved in the Parliament’s Data Centre activity, to cover for the surge in software licence prices, and to bridge the gap between the initial funding of the Enterprise Architecture Unit and the current activities planned for 2023.


 


39 000 




2 1 0 4


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in infrastructure


 


4 800 000 




to Item


2 1 0 0


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Operations


3 039 000 


 




2 1 0 1


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Infrastructure


1 000 000 


 




2 1 0 5


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in projects


800 000 


 





P4




Within article 1 4 0



 


 


 




from Item


1 4 0 4


Traineeships, seconded national experts, exchanges of officials and study visits


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to contribute to the financing of additional contract agents (CAs) and to cover higher average costs per driver within the Secretariat, compared to end-2021 estimates.


 


600 000 




to Item


1 4 0 0


Other staff – Secretariat and political groups


300 000 


 




1 4 0 2


Other staff – Drivers in the Secretariat


300 000 


 





P5




Within article 2 1 0



 


 


 




from Item


2 1 0 0


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Operations


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to enable DG ITEC to cover the renewal of software licences and the acquisition of IT equipment intended a) for DG SAFE projects, b) for the setting up of the Studio in SPINELLI building and c) for newly elected MEPs and their Accredited Parliamentary Assistants (APAs) in 2024.


 


660 000 




2 1 0 2


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – General support for users


 


60 982 




2 1 0 3


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Management of ICT applications


 


66 000 




to Item


2 1 0 1


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Infrastructure


660 000 


 




2 1 0 4


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in infrastructure


126 982 


 





P6




Within article 1 0 0



 


 


 




from Item


1 0 0 5


Other travel expenses


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to finance the annual update of salaries for Members, to be paid in December 2023, with retroactive effect as of 1 July 2023.


 


100 000 




to Item


1 0 0 0


Salaries


100 000 


 





P7




Within article 3 2 4



 


 


 




from Item


3 2 4 3


European Parliament visitor centres


The proposed transfer is intended to cover the foreseeable deficit in the 2024 budget regarding the expenditure on audiovisual information (budget item 3 2 4 8), by frontloading EUR 1 000 000  in 2023.


 


1 000 000 




to Item


3 2 4 8


Expenditure on audiovisual information


1 000 000 


 





P8




Within article 1 2 0



 


 


 




from Item


1 2 0 0


Remuneration and allowances


The purpose of this transfer proposal is to enable the payment in 2024 of outstanding overtime incurred in late 2023 and obligations related to the entitlements to officials and temporary staff when entering or leaving the service, or in case of transfer, arising in late 2023.


 


310 000 




to Item


1 2 0 2


Paid overtime


10 000 


 




1 2 0 4


Entitlements in connection with entering the service, transfer and leaving the service


300 000 


 




 


 


 


 



TOTAL P-TRANSFERS




9 835 982 




9 835 982 










ANNEX III
Implementation of appropriations during 2023















Item


Heading


Initial appropriations
(1)


Budget supplements
(2)


Transfers
(3)


Final appropriations
(4) = (1) + (2) + (3)


Amount committed
(5)


Amount paid
(6)


Appropriations/ Commitments carried over to the following year 2024
(7)=(5)-(6)


Appropriations cancelled
(8) = (4) - (5)


Used (paid or carried-over)
(9) = ((6) + (7)) / (4)




1 0 0 0


Salaries


84 448 600 


0 


100 000 


84 548 600 


84 358 226 


84 358 226 


0 


190 374 


99,77  %




1 0 0 4


Ordinary travel expenses


71 698 225 


0 


0 


71 698 225 


71 698 225 


61 937 097 


9 761 128 


0 


100,00  %




1 0 0 5


Other travel expenses


6 272 189 


0 


–1 500 000 


4 772 189 


4 772 189 


2 343 702 


2 428 487 


0 


100,00  %




1 0 0 6


General expenditure allowance


43 173 570 


0 


–2 750 000 


40 423 570 


40 352 392 


40 352 392 


0 


71 178 


99,82  %




1 0 0 7


Allowances for performance of duties


200 000 


0 


0 


200 000 


197 883 


197 883 


0 


2 117 


98,94  %




1 0 1 0


Accident and sickness insurance and other social security charges


2 600 000 


0 


– 579 800 


2 020 200 


2 020 200 


1 806 628 


213 572 


0 


100,00  %




1 0 1 2


Specific measures to assist disabled Members


1 432 000 


0 


– 500 000 


932 000 


932 000 


735 965 


196 035 


0 


100,00  %




1 0 2 0


Transitional allowances


1 264 161 


0 


– 380 000 


884 161 


780 360 


780 360 


0 


103 801 


88,26  %




1 0 3 0


Retirement pensions (PEAM)


11 240 000 


0 


– 400 000 


10 840 000 


9 863 946 


9 863 946 


0 


976 054 


91,00  %




1 0 3 1


Invalidity pensions (PEAM)


203 916 


0 


–6 000 


197 916 


170 276 


170 276 


0 


27 640 


86,03  %




1 0 3 2


Survivors’ pensions (PEAM)


1 873 985 


0 


–36 000 


1 837 985 


1 837 658 


1 837 658 


0 


327 


99,98  %




1 0 3 3


Optional pension scheme for Members


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 0 5 0


Language and computer courses


750 000 


0 


– 300 000 


450 000 


450 000 


114 514 


335 486 


0 


100,00  %




1 2 0 0


Remuneration and allowances


761 033 915 


0 


30 370 000 


791 403 915 


790 962 361 


790 962 361 


0 


441 554 


99,94  %




1 2 0 2


Paid overtime


81 484 


0 


–15 000 


66 484 


66 484 


43 594 


22 890 


0 


100,00  %




1 2 0 4


Entitlements in connection with entering the service, transfer and leaving the service


3 250 000 


0 


800 000 


4 050 000 


4 050 000 


3 345 210 


704 790 


0 


100,00  %




1 2 2 0


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


3 274 635 


0 


300 000 


3 574 635 


3 571 724 


3 571 724 


0 


2 911 


99,92  %




1 2 2 2


Allowances for staff whose service is terminated and special retirement scheme for officials and temporary staff


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 4 0 0


Other staff – Secretariat and political groups


77 515 703 


0 


1 863 838 


79 379 541 


79 377 203 


78 417 636 


959 567 


2 338 


100,00  %




1 4 0 1


Other staff – Security


41 996 425 


0 


–1 090 000 


40 906 425 


40 814 626 


40 814 626 


0 


91 799 


99,78  %




1 4 0 2


Other staff – Drivers in the Secretariat


8 073 020 


0 


300 000 


8 373 020 


8 289 963 


8 289 963 


0 


83 057 


99,01  %




1 4 0 4


Traineeships, seconded national experts, exchanges of officials and study visits


11 522 284 


0 


–1 333 838 


10 188 446 


9 992 110 


8 036 139 


1 955 971 


196 336 


98,07  %




1 4 0 5


Expenditure on interpretation


54 591 373 


0 


775 000 


55 366 373 


55 366 019 


51 932 135 


3 433 884 


354 


100,00  %




1 4 0 6


Observers


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 4 2 0


External translation services


10 000 000 


0 


2 955 000 


12 955 000 


12 955 000 


11 665 402 


1 289 598 


0 


100,00  %




1 6 1 0


Expenditure on recruitment


186 000 


0 


–53 000 


133 000 


113 683 


87 886 


25 798 


19 317 


85,48  %




1 6 1 2


Learning and development


8 745 000 


0 


–1 181 500 


7 563 500 


7 462 369 


4 913 264 


2 549 105 


101 131 


98,66  %




1 6 3 0


Social welfare


901 500 


0 


– 115 000 


786 500 


785 750 


660 204 


125 546 


750 


99,90  %




1 6 3 1


Mobility


1 830 000 


0 


285 000 


2 115 000 


2 115 000 


1 991 707 


123 293 


0 


100,00  %




1 6 3 2


Social contacts between members of staff and other social measures


270 000 


0 


0 


270 000 


212 159 


212 159 


0 


57 841 


78,58  %




1 6 5 0


Health and prevention


1 985 462 


0 


0 


1 985 462 


1 878 764 


1 131 452 


747 313 


106 698 


94,63  %




1 6 5 2


Expenditure for catering


1 280 000 


0 


– 550 000 


730 000 


643 679 


497 120 


146 559 


86 321 


88,18  %




1 6 5 4


Childcare facilities


9 497 000 


0 


0 


9 497 000 


9 486 198 


6 699 561 


2 786 637 


10 802 


99,89  %




1 6 5 5


European Parliament contribution for accredited Type II European Schools


795 000 


0 


0 


795 000 


795 000 


401 567 


393 433 


0 


100,00  %




2 0 0 0


Rent


19 170 000 


0 


– 486 731 


18 683 269 


18 670 891 


18 024 135 


646 756 


12 378 


99,93  %




2 0 0 1


Lease payments


0 


0 


13 037 813 


13 037 813 


13 037 813 


0 


13 037 813 


0 


100,00  %




2 0 0 3


Acquisition of immovable property


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




2 0 0 7


Construction of buildings and fitting-out of premises


70 770 000 


0 


–1 440 000 


69 330 000 


69 045 323 


21 448 819 


47 596 504 


284 677 


99,59  %




2 0 0 8


Other specific property management arrangements


6 289 000 


0 


–1 292 500 


4 996 500 


4 503 582 


2 273 632 


2 229 950 


492 918 


90,13  %




2 0 0 9


Construction and fitting out of Buildings: Idea Lab


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




2 0 2 2


Building maintenance, upkeep, operation and cleaning


73 010 000 


0 


0 


73 010 000 


72 518 895 


46 950 091 


25 568 804 


491 105 


99,33  %




2 0 2 4


Energy consumption


42 150 000 


0 


–20 400 000 


21 750 000 


21 749 999 


14 408 885 


7 341 114 


1 


100,00  %




2 0 2 6


Security and surveillance of buildings


17 350 000 


0 


– 300 000 


17 050 000 


16 952 679 


13 138 299 


3 814 380 


97 321 


99,43  %




2 0 2 8


Insurance


3 170 000 


0 


0 


3 170 000 


3 170 000 


54 353 


3 115 647 


0 


100,00  %




2 1 0 0


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Operations


30 411 100 


0 


2 379 000 


32 790 100 


32 514 709 


24 412 316 


8 102 394 


275 391 


99,16  %




2 1 0 1


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Infrastructure


39 521 500 


0 


1 900 000 


41 421 500 


41 421 500 


28 005 856 


13 415 644 


0 


100,00  %




2 1 0 2


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – General support for users


11 730 900 


0 


– 390 982 


11 339 918 


11 269 906 


5 858 076 


5 411 830 


70 012 


99,38  %




2 1 0 3


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Management of ICT


37 190 400 


0 


– 360 000 


36 830 400 


36 629 080 


21 952 099 


14 676 981 


201 320 


99,45  %




2 1 0 4


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in infrastructure


24 666 000 


0 


6 542 652 


31 208 652 


31 193 200 


8 761 970 


22 431 230 


15 452 


99,95  %




2 1 0 5


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in projects


28 634 300 


0 


– 960 000 


27 674 300 


27 464 542 


15 744 771 


11 719 771 


209 758 


99,24  %




2 1 2 0


Furniture


6 630 000 


0 


0 


6 630 000 


6 629 111 


3 765 515 


2 863 596 


889 


99,99  %




2 1 4 0


Technical equipment and installations


24 874 000 


0 


5 329 500 


30 203 500 


30 066 859 


13 416 645 


16 650 215 


136 641 


99,55  %




2 1 6 0


Transport of Members, other persons and goods


5 291 000 


0 


–1 234 620 


4 056 380 


3 900 028 


3 755 294 


144 734 


156 352 


96,15  %




2 3 0 0


Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables


879 000 


0 


– 104 500 


774 500 


770 572 


644 241 


126 330 


3 928 


99,49  %




2 3 1 0


Financial charges


650 000 


0 


– 550 000 


100 000 


100 000 


56 583 


43 417 


0 


100,00  %




2 3 2 0


Legal costs and damages


1 375 000 


0 


– 200 000 


1 175 000 


949 678 


140 238 


809 440 


225 322 


80,82  %




2 3 6 0


Postage on correspondence and delivery charges


300 000 


0 


–65 500 


234 500 


175 963 


127 454 


48 509 


58 537 


75,04  %




2 3 7 0


Removals


1 520 000 


0 


– 106 462 


1 413 538 


1 339 891 


1 230 774 


109 118 


73 647 


94,79  %




2 3 8 0


Other administrative expenditure


1 672 000 


0 


227 000 


1 899 000 


1 892 025 


879 622 


1 012 403 


6 975 


99,63  %




2 3 9 0


EMAS activities, including promotion, and the European Parliament’s carbon offsetting scheme


1 100 000 


0 


1 020 000 


2 120 000 


2 119 421 


6 370 


2 113 051 


579 


99,97  %




3 0 0 0


Expenses for staff missions and duty travel between the three places of work


23 430 000 


0 


3 537 895 


26 967 895 


25 567 895 


21 506 204 


4 061 691 


1 400 000 


94,81  %




3 0 2 0


Reception and representation expenses


941 900 


0 


– 152 500 


789 400 


689 399 


458 233 


231 165 


100 001 


87,33  %




3 0 4 0


Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings


243 000 


0 


–66 500 


176 500 


174 208 


142 673 


31 535 


2 292 


98,70  %




3 0 4 2


Meetings, congresses, conferences and delegations


2 840 000 


0 


– 339 000 


2 501 000 


2 050 399 


1 636 525 


413 874 


450 601 


81,98  %




3 0 4 9


Expenditure on travel agency services


2 050 000 


0 


130 000 


2 180 000 


2 180 000 


1 965 581 


214 419 


0 


100,00  %




3 2 0 0


Acquisition of expertise


6 701 715 


0 


– 972 215 


5 729 500 


5 115 993 


1 706 767 


3 409 225 


613 507 


89,29  %




3 2 1 0


Expenditure on European parliamentary research services, including the library, the historical archives, scientific and technological options assessment (STOA) and the European Science-Media Hub


10 010 000 


0 


–1 205 000 


8 805 000 


8 713 611 


5 872 384 


2 841 227 


91 389 


98,96  %




3 2 2 0


Documentation expenditure


3 261 000 


0 


–28 000 


3 233 000 


3 214 580 


1 144 768 


2 069 812 


18 420 


99,43  %




3 2 3 0


Support for democracy and capacity-building for the parliaments of third countries


1 400 000 


0 


– 290 000 


1 110 000 


654 960 


486 289 


168 672 


455 040 


59,01  %




3 2 4 0


Official Journal


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




3 2 4 1


Digital and traditional publications


4 722 000 


0 


0 


4 722 000 


4 717 951 


2 423 547 


2 294 404 


4 049 


99,91  %




3 2 4 2


Expenditure on publication, information and participation in public events


55 974 000 


0 


– 878 450 


55 095 550 


55 086 884 


21 498 993 


33 587 891 


8 666 


99,98  %




3 2 4 3


European Parliament visitor centres


32 707 385 


0 


–1 348 600 


31 358 785 


31 340 568 


9 044 218 


22 296 350 


18 217 


99,94  %




3 2 4 4


Organisation and reception of groups of visitors, Euroscola programme and invitations to opinion multipliers from third countries


34 663 000 


0 


–2 700 000 


31 963 000 


31 950 716 


21 952 905 


9 997 811 


12 284 


99,96  %




3 2 4 5


Organisation of seminars and symposia


3 960 500 


0 


66 000 


4 026 500 


4 001 794 


1 943 217 


2 058 578 


24 706 


99,39  %




3 2 4 8


Expenditure on audiovisual information


15 885 000 


0 


1 000 000 


16 885 000 


16 878 841 


6 145 524 


10 733 317 


6 159 


99,96  %




3 2 4 9


Information exchanges with national parliaments


235 000 


0 


–50 000 


185 000 


169 200 


110 422 


58 778 


15 800 


91,46  %




3 2 5 0


Expenditure relating to Liaison Offices


9 900 000 


0 


– 100 000 


9 800 000 


9 789 757 


5 585 588 


4 204 169 


10 243 


99,90  %




4 0 0 0


Current administrative expenditure and expenditure relating to political and information activities


66 000 000 


0 


–4 002 000 


61 998 000 


61 998 000 


59 626 756 


2 371 244 


0 


100,00  %




4 0 2 0


Funding of European political parties


46 000 000 


0 


–12 840 000 


33 160 000 


33 159 321 


33 159 321 


0 


679 


100,00  %




4 0 3 0


Funding of European political foundations


23 000 000 


0 


–4 061 000 


18 939 000 


18 938 095 


18 938 095 


0 


905 


100,00  %




4 2 2 0


Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance


228 640 403 


0 


–1 868 000 


226 772 403 


226 692 521 


210 908 545 


15 783 976 


79 882 


99,96  %




4 4 0 0


Cost of meetings and other activities of former Members


280 000 


0 


0 


280 000 


280 000 


280 000 


0 


0 


100,00  %




4 4 2 0


Cost of meetings and other activities of the European Parliamentary Association


280 000 


0 


–36 000 


244 000 


243 756 


243 756 


0 


244 


99,90  %




5 0 0 0


Operational expenditure of the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations


350 000 


0 


0 


350 000 


279 271 


15 800 


263 471 


70 729 


79,79  %




5 0 1 0


Expenditure related to the committee of independent eminent persons


20 000 


0 


0 


20 000 


0 


0 


0 


20 000 


0,00  %




5 0 2 0


Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations – Remunerations and allowances


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 0 1


CONTINGENCY RESERVE


3 300 000 


0 


–3 300 000 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %





TOTAL



 



2 247 134 550 




0 




0 




2 247 134 550 




2 238 344 831 




1 890 024 503 




348 320 328 




8 789 719 




99,61  %










ANNEX IV
Implementation of appropriations carried over automatically from the previous year










Item


Heading


Appropriations carried over automatically from year N-1
(1)


Payments against automatic carryovers
(2)


Appropriations cancelled
(3) = (1) - (2)


Used
(4) = (2) / (1)




1 0 0 0


Salaries


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 0 0 4


Ordinary travel expenses


7 629 181 


7 280 776 


348 405 


95,43  %




1 0 0 5


Other travel expenses


1 552 420 


1 534 336 


18 084 


98,84  %




1 0 0 6


General expenditure allowance


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 0 0 7


Allowances for performance of duties


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 0 1 0


Accident and sickness insurance and other social security charges


157 718 


150 526 


7 192 


95,44  %




1 0 1 2


Specific measures to assist disabled Members


8 527 


8 527 


0 


100,00  %




1 0 2 0


Transitional allowances


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 0 3 0


Retirement pensions (PEAM)


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 0 3 1


Invalidity pensions (PEAM)


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 0 3 2


Survivors’ pensions (PEAM)


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 0 3 3


Optional pension scheme for Members


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 0 5 0


Language and computer courses


291 611 


76 737 


214 874 


26,31  %




1 2 0 0


Remuneration and allowances


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 2 0 2


Paid overtime


14 062 


14 062 


0 


100,00  %




1 2 0 4


Entitlements in connection with entering the service, transfer and leaving the service


408 283 


408 283 


0 


100,00  %




1 2 2 0


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


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 2 2 2


Allowances for staff whose service is terminated and special retirement scheme for officials and temporary staff


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 4 0 0


Other staff – Secretariat and political groups


528 918 


249 441 


279 477 


47,16  %




1 4 0 1


Other staff – Security


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 4 0 2


Other staff – Drivers in the Secretariat


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 4 0 4


Traineeships, seconded national experts, exchanges of officials and study visits


1 994 110 


1 930 141 


63 970 


96,79  %




1 4 0 5


Expenditure on interpretation


3 284 222 


3 268 499 


15 723 


99,52  %




1 4 0 6


Observers


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




1 4 2 0


External translation services


684 283 


675 216 


9 067 


98,67  %




1 6 1 0


Expenditure on recruitment


114 939 


90 150 


24 789 


78,43  %




1 6 1 2


Learning and development


2 355 832 


1 981 773 


374 059 


84,12  %




1 6 3 0


Social welfare


260 483 


234 271 


26 212 


89,94  %




1 6 3 1


Mobility


65 485 


45 403 


20 082 


69,33  %




1 6 3 2


Social contacts between members of staff and other social measures


74 269 


0 


74 269 


0,00  %




1 6 5 0


Health and prevention


1 584 537 


1 122 948 


461 588 


70,87  %




1 6 5 2


Expenditure for catering


69 640 


59 984 


9 656 


86,13  %




1 6 5 4


Childcare facilities


1 433 078 


1 369 822 


63 256 


95,59  %




1 6 5 5


European Parliament contribution for accredited Type II European Schools


127 371 


127 371 


0 


100,00  %




2 0 0 0


Rent


1 032 205 


950 604 


81 601 


92,09  %




2 0 0 1


Lease payments


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




2 0 0 3


Acquisition of immovable property


37 900 000 


37 600 852 


299 148 


99,21  %




2 0 0 7


Construction of buildings and fitting-out of premises


43 071 364 


39 078 804 


3 992 560 


90,73  %




2 0 0 8


Other specific property management arrangements


1 936 966 


1 671 727 


265 240 


86,31  %




2 0 2 2


Building maintenance, upkeep, operation and cleaning


22 848 314 


21 369 275 


1 479 039 


93,53  %




2 0 2 4


Energy consumption


28 913 383 


27 382 381 


1 531 002 


94,70  %




2 0 2 6


Security and surveillance of buildings


3 283 889 


2 224 826 


1 059 064 


67,75  %




2 0 2 8


Insurance


3 321 814 


2 782 483 


539 331 


83,76  %




2 1 0 0


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Operations


6 690 863 


6 650 235 


40 629 


99,39  %




2 1 0 1


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Infrastructure


11 418 234 


11 307 125 


111 110 


99,03  %




2 1 0 2


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – General support for users


5 541 580 


5 237 460 


304 120 


94,51  %




2 1 0 3


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Management of ICT


10 419 210 


9 959 808 


459 402 


95,59  %




2 1 0 4


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in infrastructure


14 027 452 


13 608 699 


418 753 


97,01  %




2 1 0 5


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in projects


13 926 539 


13 580 018 


346 521 


97,51  %




2 1 2 0


Furniture


1 354 002 


1 352 964 


1 038 


99,92  %




2 1 4 0


Technical equipment and installations


15 725 012 


14 729 716 


995 296 


93,67  %




2 1 6 0


Transport of Members, other persons and goods


456 329 


412 720 


43 609 


90,44  %




2 3 0 0


Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables


307 825 


263 771 


44 054 


85,69  %




2 3 1 0


Financial charges


66 550 


11 670 


54 880 


17,54  %




2 3 2 0


Legal costs and damages


365 088 


215 708 


149 380 


59,08  %




2 3 6 0


Postage on correspondence and delivery charges


55 849 


25 851 


29 999 


46,29  %




2 3 7 0


Removals


166 667 


145 851 


20 816 


87,51  %




2 3 8 0


Other administrative expenditure


423 402 


309 767 


113 634 


73,16  %




2 3 9 0


EMAS activities, including promotion, and the European Parliament’s carbon offsetting scheme


910 035 


909 690 


346 


99,96  %




3 0 0 0


Expenses for staff missions and duty travel between the three places of work


4 180 774 


3 632 611 


548 162 


86,89  %




3 0 2 0


Reception and representation expenses


255 307 


142 148 


113 159 


55,68  %




3 0 4 0


Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings


88 992 


66 591 


22 401 


74,83  %




3 0 4 2


Meetings, congresses, conferences and delegations


246 086 


140 719 


105 366 


57,18  %




3 0 4 9


Expenditure on travel agency services


229 423 


163 149 


66 274 


71,11  %




3 2 0 0


Acquisition of expertise


4 068 100 


3 860 908 


207 192 


94,91  %




3 2 1 0


Expenditure on European parliamentary research services, including the library, the historical archives, scientific and technological options assessment (STOA) and the European Science-Media Hub


2 938 196 


2 723 185 


215 011 


92,68  %




3 2 2 0


Documentation expenditure


1 840 145 


1 722 227 


117 918 


93,59  %




3 2 3 0


Support for democracy and capacity-building for the parliaments of third countries


179 191 


56 828 


122 363 


31,71  %




3 2 4 0


Official Journal


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




3 2 4 1


Digital and traditional publications


2 306 285 


2 299 681 


6 604 


99,71  %




3 2 4 2


Expenditure on publication, information and participation in public events


18 085 625 


17 305 771 


779 854 


95,69  %




3 2 4 3


European Parliament visitor centres


14 768 111 


13 750 447 


1 017 665 


93,11  %




3 2 4 4


Organisation and reception of groups of visitors, Euroscola programme and invitations to opinion multipliers from third countries


19 354 539 


18 903 760 


450 779 


97,67  %




3 2 4 5


Organisation of seminars and symposia


1 693 723 


1 591 585 


102 138 


93,97  %




3 2 4 8


Expenditure on audiovisual information


12 190 041 


11 985 358 


204 683 


98,32  %




3 2 4 9


Information exchanges with national parliaments


7 479 


3 434 


4 044 


45,92  %




3 2 5 0


Expenditure relating to Liaison Offices


4 623 448 


4 055 718 


567 730 


87,72  %




4 0 0 0


Current administrative expenditure and expenditure relating to political and information activities


1 856 643 


802 666 


1 053 978 


43,23  %




4 0 2 0


Funding of European political parties


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




4 0 3 0


Funding of European political foundations


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




4 2 2 0


Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance


15 181 490 


15 020 048 


161 441 


98,94  %




4 4 0 0


Cost of meetings and other activities of former Members


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




4 4 2 0


Cost of meetings and other activities of the European Parliamentary Association


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




5 0 0 0


Operational expenditure of the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




5 0 1 0


Expenditure related to the committee of independent eminent persons


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %




5 0 2 0


Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations – Remunerations and allowances


0 


0 


0 


0,00  %





TOTAL



 



350 895 139 




330 637 103 




20 258 035 




94,23  %










ANNEX V
Implementation of appropriations from internal assigned revenue


















Item


Heading


Appropriations from assigned revenue carried over from 2022
(1)


2023 commitments against appropriations from assigned revenue carried over
(2)


2023 payments against appropriations from assigned revenue carried over
(3)


Appropriations from assigned revenue carried over from the previous year and carried over once more to the next year
(4)


Appropriations from assigned revenue carried over from the previous year and cancelled
(5) = (1) - (2) (*1)



Commitments from assigned revenue carried over from the previous year
(6)


Payments against Commitments from assigned revenue carried over from the previous year
(7)


Commitments from assigned revenue carried over from the previous year and cancelled
(8) = (6) - (7) (*2)



Appropriations from 2023 assigned revenue
(9)


Commitments against appropriations from 2023 assigned revenue
(10)


Payments against appropriations from 2023 assigned revenue
(11)


Carryover to 2024 of appropriations from 2023 assigned revenue
(12) = (9) - (10)




1 0 0 0


Salaries


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




1 0 0 4


Ordinary travel expenses


53 215 


53 215 


53 215 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




1 0 0 5


Other travel expenses


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




1 0 0 6


General expenditure allowance


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


115 615 


0 


0 


115 615 




1 0 0 7


Allowances for performance of duties


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




1 0 1 0


Accident and sickness insurance and other social security charges


993 


993 


993 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


578 825 


514 546 


514 546 


64 279 




1 0 1 2


Specific measures to assist disabled Members


282 


282 


282 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


872 


0 


0 


872 




1 0 2 0


Transitional allowances


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




1 0 3 0


Retirement pensions (PEAM)


104 717 


104 717 


104 717 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


64 635 


0 


0 


64 635 




1 0 3 1


Invalidity pensions (PEAM)


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




1 0 3 2


Survivors’ pensions (PEAM)


5 952 


5 952 


5 952 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




1 0 3 3


Optional pension scheme for Members


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




1 0 5 0


Language and computer courses


448 


448 


448 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


138 


0 


0 


138 




1 2 0 0


Remuneration and allowances


213 944 


213 944 


213 944 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


560 506 


0 


0 


560 506 




1 2 0 2


Paid overtime


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




1 2 0 4


Entitlements in connection with entering the service, transfer and leaving the service


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


23 776 


0 


0 


23 776 




1 2 2 0


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


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




1 2 2 2


Allowances for staff whose service is terminated and special retirement scheme for officials and temporary staff


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




1 4 0 0


Other staff – Secretariat and political groups


7 693 337 


7 693 337 


7 614 961 


0 


0 


93 366 


66 168 


27 198 


9 040 841 


150 000 


150 000 


8 890 841 




1 4 0 1


Other staff – Security


743 661 


743 661 


743 661 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


781 419 


40 000 


40 000 


741 419 




1 4 0 2


Other staff – Drivers in the Secretariat


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


4 844 


0 


0 


4 844 




1 4 0 4


Traineeships, seconded national experts, exchanges of officials and study visits


10 741 


9 309 


9 309 


0 


1 432 


0 


0 


0 


850 


0 


0 


850 




1 4 0 5


Expenditure on interpretation


1 162 365 


1 162 365 


1 161 477 


0 


0 


678 823 


644 251 


34 572 


5 138 069 


4 952 798 


4 952 798 


185 271 




1 4 0 6


Observers


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




1 4 2 0


External translation services


6 816 


6 816 


6 772 


0 


0 


10 


0 


10 


10 365 


10 365 


0 


0 




1 6 1 0


Expenditure on recruitment


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




1 6 1 2


Learning and development


68 779 


68 657 


68 657 


0 


122 


0 


0 


0 


9 179 


2 547 


2 547 


6 632 




1 6 3 0


Social welfare


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


1 861 


0 


0 


1 861 




1 6 3 1


Mobility


7 718 


7 718 


7 718 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


15 043 


0 


0 


15 043 




1 6 3 2


Social contacts between members of staff and other social measures


9 227 


9 227 


9 227 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


26 821 


0 


0 


26 821 




1 6 5 0


Health and prevention


3 310 


2 649 


2 649 


0 


661 


0 


0 


0 


973 


0 


0 


973 




1 6 5 2


Expenditure for catering


49 080 


32 510 


32 010 


0 


16 569 


39 230 


38 182 


1 048 


11 730 


0 


0 


11 730 




1 6 5 4


Childcare facilities


3 196 239 


3 194 475 


3 120 186 


0 


1 764 


3 588 


2 752 


836 


4 631 164 


136 097 


136 097 


4 495 067 




1 6 5 5


European Parliament contribution for accredited Type II European Schools


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




2 0 0 0


Rent


23 135 258 


10 817 622 


10 475 072 


12 317 635 


0 


148 678 


114 771 


33 907 


3 437 367 


0 


0 


3 437 367 




2 0 0 1


Lease payments


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




2 0 0 3


Acquisition of immovable property


165 822 


0 


0 


165 822 


0 


530 000 


0 


0 


556 948 


324 000 


0 


232 948 




2 0 0 7


Construction of buildings and fitting-out of premises


676 299 


645 399 


269 399 


0 


30 900 


188 124 


165 684 


22 440 


577 341 


134 471 


134 471 


442 870 




2 0 0 8


Other specific property management arrangements


307 380 


283 406 


76 434 


0 


23 974 


4 879 


0 


4 879 


32 297 


0 


0 


32 297 




2 0 0 9


Construction and fitting out of Buildings: Idea Lab


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


 


 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




2 0 2 2


Building maintenance, upkeep, operation and cleaning


395 994 


395 994 


112 491 


0 


0 


618 178 


608 421 


9 757 


1 022 231 


204 576 


48 346 


817 655 




2 0 2 4


Energy consumption


339 862 


339 862 


65 331 


0 


0 


249 471 


228 030 


21 440 


394 288 


0 


0 


394 288 




2 0 2 6


Security and surveillance of buildings


101 161 


101 161 


70 181 


0 


0 


331 036 


295 781 


35 254 


667 096 


495 806 


134 561 


171 290 




2 0 2 8


Insurance


149 614 


149 614 


18 627 


0 


0 


47 779 


18 627 


29 152 


66 767 


66 367 


0 


400 




2 1 0 0


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Operations


15 770 


15 769 


15 095 


0 


1 


168 711 


168 629 


82 


201 109 


191 407 


158 229 


9 702 




2 1 0 1


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Infrastructure


600 


0 


0 


0 


600 


148 547 


148 547 


0 


143 500 


138 500 


135 500 


5 000 




2 1 0 2


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – General support for users


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


35 025 


35 025 


0 


44 524 


44 524 


24 078 


0 




2 1 0 3


Computing and telecommunications – Business-as-usual operations – Management of ICT


6 082 


5 902 


2 653 


0 


180 


106 522 


106 522 


0 


25 424 


21 924 


0 


3 500 




2 1 0 4


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in infrastructure


102 770 


102 770 


46 142 


0 


0 


880 346 


880 346 


0 


1 086 


453 


0 


633 




2 1 0 5


Computing and telecommunications – Investment in projects


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


129 706 


129 706 


0 


17 360 


1 658 


0 


15 702 




2 1 2 0


Furniture


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




2 1 4 0


Technical equipment and installations


202 337 


200 324 


135 839 


0 


2 013 


78 001 


73 802 


4 198 


115 961 


42 930 


14 065 


73 031 




2 1 6 0


Transport of Members, other persons and goods


76 403 


60 015 


59 969 


0 


16 388 


0 


0 


0 


75 894 


2 199 


2 199 


73 695 




2 3 0 0


Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables


420 


420 


420 


0 


0 


124 


0 


124 


23 454 


15 924 


15 924 


7 530 




2 3 1 0


Financial charges


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




2 3 2 0


Legal costs and damages


5 425 


0 


0 


0 


5 425 


0 


0 


0 


4 269 


0 


0 


4 269 




2 3 6 0


Postage on correspondence and delivery charges


770 


770 


770 


0 


0 


23 186 


19 260 


3 926 


318 


318 


318 


0 




2 3 7 0


Removals


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


10 663 


10 663 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




2 3 8 0


Other administrative expenditure


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




2 3 9 0


EMAS activities, including promotion, and the European Parliament’s carbon offsetting scheme


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




3 0 0 0


Expenses for staff missions and duty travel between the three places of work


2 639 


2 639 


2 639 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


5 205 


0 


0 


5 205 




3 0 2 0


Reception and representation expenses


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


534 


534 


534 


0 




3 0 4 0


Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




3 0 4 2


Meetings, congresses, conferences and delegations


163 465 


162 022 


162 022 


0 


1 443 


19 152 


0 


19 152 


50 425 


4 068 


4 068 


46 357 




3 0 4 9


Expenditure on travel agency services


2 068 


2 068 


2 068 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


3 119 


0 


0 


3 119 




3 2 0 0


Acquisition of expertise


64 798 


64 798 


21 275 


0 


0 


22 718 


22 718 


0 


60 041 


866 


185 


59 175 




3 2 1 0


Expenditure on European parliamentary research services, including the library, the historical archives, scientific and technological options assessment (STOA) and the European Science-Media Hub


45 000 


45 000 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


29 725 


29 525 


0 


200 




3 2 2 0


Documentation expenditure


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


40 747 


268 


268 


40 478 




3 2 3 0


Support for democracy and capacity-building for the parliaments of third countries


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




3 2 4 0


Official Journal


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




3 2 4 1


Digital and traditional publications


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




3 2 4 2


Expenditure on publication, information and participation in public events


103 305 


103 305 


0 


0 


0 


343 142 


324 747 


18 395 


86 261 


0 


0 


86 261 




3 2 4 3


European Parliament visitors’ centres


971 104 


927 661 


665 269 


0 


43 443 


4 579 404 


4 408 822 


170 583 


4 102 144 


3 104 546 


535 923 


997 598 




3 2 4 4


Organisation and reception of groups of visitors, Euroscola programme and invitations to opinion multipliers from third countries


131 722 


130 512 


0 


0 


1 210 


244 430 


110 510 


133 920 


721 167 


478 821 


246 698 


242 346 




3 2 4 5


Organisation of seminars and symposia


52 620 


52 620 


52 620 


0 


0 


15 975 


635 


15 340 


3 733 


0 


0 


3 733 




3 2 4 8


Expenditure on audiovisual information


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




3 2 4 9


Information exchanges with national parliaments


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




3 2 5 0


Expenditure relating to Liaison Offices


488 


0 


0 


0 


488 


16 072 


16 072 


0 


426 


0 


0 


426 




4 0 0 0


Current administrative expenditure and expenditure relating to political and information activities


4 242 827 


4 242 827 


4 242 827 


0 


0 


1 351 669 


335 951 


1 015 718 


405 997 


182 834 


0 


223 163 




4 0 2 0


Funding of European political parties


178 712 


178 712 


178 712 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


11 031 706 


10 285 072 


10 285 072 


746 634 




4 0 3 0


Funding of European political foundations


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


30 521 


0 


30 521 


4 007 664 


3 982 496 


3 982 496 


25 168 




4 2 2 0


Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance


801 017 


801 017 


801 017 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


1 206 298 


0 


0 


1 206 298 




4 4 0 0


Cost of meetings and other activities of former Members


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




4 4 2 0


Cost of meetings and other activities of the European Parliamentary Association


5 622 


5 622 


5 622 


0 


0 


30 622 


30 622 


0 


6 796 


0 


0 


6 796 




5 0 0 0


Operational expenditure of the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


93 589 


33 744 


59 845 


250 


0 


0 


250 




5 0 1 0


Expenditure related to the committee of independent eminent persons


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




5 0 2 0


Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations – Remunerations and allowances


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 





TOTAL



 



45 778 182 




33 148 110 




30 638 678 




12 483 457 




146 614 




11 261 288 




9 038 989 




1 692 299 




50 186 995 




25 560 440 




21 518 923 




24 626 556 







(*1)  Except for lines 2 0 0 0 to 2 0 0 3 for which the appropriations were carried over once more to the next year (see column (4)), following the application of article 12 (4) (b) of the FR.

(*2)  Except for line 2 0 0 3 for which the appropriations were carried over once more to the next year, following the application of article 12 (4) (b) of the FR.





ANNEX VI
Revenue in 2023















Article/Item


Heading


Total budget
(1)


Established entitlements 2023
(2)


Entitlements carried over from 2022
(3)


Entitlements carried over from 2022 and cancelled or waived during the reporting period
(4)


Total entitlements
(5) = (2) + (3) - (4)


Revenue received on entitlements established during the reporting year
(6)


Revenue received on entitlements carried over from 2022
(7)


Total revenue received
(8) = (6) + (7)


Total outstanding debt
(9) = (5) - (8)




3 0 0 0


Tax on the remunerations


90 087 504 


92 091 196 


0 


0 


92 091 196 


92 091 196 


0 


92 091 196 


0 




3 0 0 1


Special levies on remunerations


13 949 518 


14 216 213 


0 


0 


14 216 213 


14 216 213 


0 


14 216 213 


0 




3 0 1 0


Staff contributions to the pension scheme


80 907 167 


88 979 304 


0 


0 


88 979 304 


88 979 304 


0 


88 979 304 


0 




3 0 1 1


Transfer or purchase of pension rights by staff


8 000 000 


6 038 784 


4 492 


0 


6 043 275 


6 038 784 


0 


6 038 784 


4 492 




3 0 1 2


Contributions to the pension scheme by staff on leave


40 000 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




3 0 1 4


Contributions by Members of the European Parliament


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




3 1 0


Sale of immovable property - Assigned revenue


0 


0 


6 683 373 


0 


6 683 373 


0 


556 948 


556 948 


6 126 425 




3 1 1


Sale of other property


0 


29 787 


0 


0 


29 787 


29 787 


0 


29 787 


0 




3 1 2 0


Letting and subletting immovable property – Assigned revenue


0 


4 379 895 


176 721 


3 390 


4 553 226 


4 363 755 


157 630 


4 521 385 


31 841 




3 2 0


Revenue from the supply of goods, services and work – Assigned revenue


0 


18 137 645 


381 582 


0 


18 519 226 


17 240 328 


381 582 


17 621 910 


897 316 




3 2 1


Refunds by other institutions or bodies of mission allowances – Assigned revenue


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




3 2 2


Revenue from third parties in respect of goods, services or work – Assigned revenue


0 


4 647 510 


394 267 


2 945 


5 038 832 


4 019 923 


385 196 


4 405 119 


633 713 




3 3 0


Repayment of amounts wrongly paid – Assigned revenue


0 


23 135 809 


2 766 048 


100 743 


25 801 114 


22 184 176 


854 816 


23 038 993 


2 762 121 




3 3 1


Revenue for a specific purpose (income from foundations, subsidies, gifts and bequests) – Assigned Revenue


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




3 3 3


Insurance payments received – Assigned Revenue


0 


60 008 


5 649 


5 649 


60 008 


59 644 


0 


59 644 


364 




3 3 8


Other revenue from administrative operations – Assigned Revenue


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




3 3 9


Other revenue from administrative operations


1 000 


733 543 


2 130 704 


0 


2 864 248 


686 523 


2 457 


688 980 


2 175 268 




4 0 0


Revenue from investments, loans granted and bank accounts


0 


2 957 212 


0 


0 


2 957 212 


2 957 212 


0 


2 957 212 


0 




6 6 8


Other contributions and refunds – Assigned Revenues


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 





TOTAL



 



192 985 189 




255 406 905 




12 542 836 




112 727 




267 837 014 




252 866 844 




2 338 629 




255 205 473 




12 631 541 










ANNEX VII
ADENAUER II project – key figures









(Million EUR Oct. 2012 value)





 


Estimated cost
2009-2012


Cost on 31.12.2023


Underspent/ Overspent










I.


Construction works (as of 07/2013)







432,8 




417,4 




–15,4 






Including: Europa Experience visitors’ area (12  million)











II.


Others






 


 


 




Project management


57,7 


126,9 


69,2 




Financing costs


119 


4,6 


– 114,4 




Land/insurance/services


2,4 


29,2 


26,8 





TOTAL




611,9 




578,0 




–33,9 





Preparatory and geothermal works


 


16,8 


16,8 




Compensation payments for delays


 


32,2 


32,2 




 


 


 


 




‘Finishing’, Maintenance, Security


 


22,7 


22,7 







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3115/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)