C 224/152
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
8.6.2022
Wednesday 24 November 2021
C. whereas, therefore, the Draft amending budget No 5/2021 aims at mobilising EUR 149,6 million in commitment appropriations while no additional payment appropriations are requested in 2021; 1.
Takes note of Draft amending budget No 5/2021 as submitted by the Commission;
2.
Points to the fact that the ceiling of Heading 6 appears to be too low to respond to major crises in the Union’s neighbourhood and the world from the very first year of the 2021-2027 MFF; is concerned that the continued support to refugees in Turkey was not factored in the negotiations of the current MFF nor the NDICI-Global Europe instrument; underlines that under current circumstances the Union budget cannot be the sole source of funding for the continued support to refugees; 3.
Believes that a comprehensive agreement, covering the Union funding for the continued support to refugees in Turkey and the wider region in 2021 and following years should be found in the context of the conciliation on the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2022; 4.
Approves the Council position on Draft amending budget No 5/2021;
5.
Instructs its President to declare that Amending budget No 5/2021 has been definitively adopted and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union; 6.
Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.