CELEX: 52019PC0253
Language: en
Date: 2019-06-05
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the second instalment for 2019

EUROPEAN COMMISSION
            Brussels, 5.6.2019
            COM(2019) 253 final
            2019/0123(NLE)
            Proposal for a
            COUNCIL DECISION
            on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the second instalment for 2019
            
               
         
         
            
               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
            
            
               1.CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL
            
            
               •Reasons for and objectives of the proposal
            
            
               
                  The proposal concerns a draft Council Decision on the second instalment of the financial contributions to the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) to be paid by Member States in 2019.
               
               
                  The 11th EDF and other EDF funds that are still open (i.e. Eighth, Ninth and 10th EDF) are managed under the following set of rules: 
               
               
                  The current Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States on one side, and the European Community and its Member States on the other side (the 'ACP-EU Partnership Agreement’) as last amended
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                  ,
               
               
                  The Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council, on the financing of European Union aid under the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020, in accordance with the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and on the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union applies
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                   (the 11th EDF 'Internal Agreement'),
               
               
                  Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund
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                   (the '11th EDF Financial Regulation').
               
               
                  The documents mentioned above contain multi-annual commitments by Member States to support the EDF treasury financially. The 11th EDF Financial Regulation provides for regular contributions to be made by Member States to the EDF treasury against pre-determined financial commitments. Regular contributions are triggered by technical Council Decisions that reflect the implementation of financial commitments previously decided. 
               
               
                  Some of the headings in the explanatory memorandum are therefore not applicable to regular contribution calls such as this one.
               
            
            
               2.LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY
            
            
               •Legal basis
            
            
               
                  In accordance with Article 19(7) of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation, the amount managed by the European Commission and the amount managed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) are specified separately.
               
               
                  In accordance with Article 46 of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation, the EIB has sent the European Commission its updated estimates of commitments and payments under the instruments it manages.
               
               
                  In accordance with Article 20(1) of the 11th Financial Regulation calls for contributions shall first use up the amounts available from previous EDFs, one after the other. The calls for contributions in this proposal therefore concern amounts under the 10th EDF for the EIB and amounts under the 11th EDF for the European Commission.
               
               
                  In accordance with Article 19(3) of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation, the Council must decide on this proposal at the latest 21 calendar days following the presentation, by the European Commission acting on behalf of the European Union, of this proposal.
               
               
                  Article 21(1) of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation provides that a Member State, which fails to pay the instalment of the contribution due by the deadline, will be required to pay interest on the amount unpaid; the arrangements for the payment of interest are specified in the same Article.
               
            
            
               2019/0123 (NLE)
            
            
               Proposal for a
            
         
         
            
               COUNCIL DECISION
            
            
               on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the second instalment for 2019
            
            
               THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
            
            
               Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
            
            
               Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council, on the financing of European Union aid under the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020, in accordance with the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and on the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union applies
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                ("the Internal Agreement") and in particular Article 7 thereof,
            
            
               Having regard to the Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 of 26 November 2018 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund ("the 11th EDF Financial Regulation")
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               , and in particular Article 19(3) and 19(4) thereof,
            
            
               Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
            
            
               Whereas:
            
            
               (1)In accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 19 to 22 of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation, the European Commission is to present a proposal by 15 June 2019 specifying (a) the amount of the second instalment of the contribution for 2019, (b) a revised annual amount of the contribution for 2019, in cases where the amount deviates from actual needs,
            
            
               (2)In accordance with Article 46 of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation, the European Investment Bank sent on 24 April 2019 to the European Commission its updated estimates of commitments and payments under the instruments it manages,
            
            
               (3)Article 20(1) of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation provides that calls for contributions first use up the amounts provided for in previous EDFs. Therefore a call for funds under the 10th EDF for the EIB and 11th EDF for the Commission should be made.
            
            
               (4)By means of Decision (EU) 2018/1715
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               , the Council has adopted on the 12 November 2018, on a proposal by the European Commission, the Decision to set the annual amount of the Member States' EDF contributions for 2019 at EUR 4 400 000 000 for the European Commission, and at EUR 300 000 000 for the European Investment Bank.
            
            
               (5)Given that the Commission has proposed to carry out development and international cooperation for the period 2021-2027 with new implementation modalities, which will replace the current EDF scheme, the Commission is decreasing its estimates of payments under the EDFs and therefore reduces by EUR 200 000 000 the ceiling amount for 2020.
            
            
               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
            
            
               Article 1
            
            
               The individual European Development Fund contributions to be paid by the Member States to the European Commission and the European Investment Bank as the second instalment for 2019 are set out in the table in the Annex to this Decision.
            
            
               Article 2
            
            
               The ceiling for the annual amount of the Member States' EDF contributions for 2020 is hereby revised at EUR 4 700 000 000. It shall be divided into EUR 4 400 000 000 for the Commission, and EUR 300 000 000 for the EIB.
            
            
               Article 3
            
            
               This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            
         
         
            
               Article 4
            
            
               This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
            
            
               Done at Brussels,
            
            
               
                     For the Council
               
               
                     The President
               
            
         
         
            
                  
                     (1)
                  
                        OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3
               
               
                  
                     (2)
                  
                        OJ L 210, 6.8.2013, p. 1
               
               
                  
                     (3)
                  
                        OJ L 307, 3.12.2018, p. 1-21
               
               
                  
                     (4)
                  
                        OJ L 210, 6.8.2013, p. 1
               
               
                  
                     (5)
                  
                        OJ L 307, 3.12.2018, p. 7-9
               
               
                  
                     (6)
                  
                        OJ L 286, 14.11.2018, p. 1-21
               
            
      
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               EUROPEAN COMMISSION
            Brussels, 5.6.2019
            COM(2019) 253 final
            ANNEX
            to the
            Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION
            on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the second instalment for 2019
            
               
         
         
            
               ANNEX
            
            
                     
                        MEMBER STATES
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Key 10th EDF %
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Key 11th EDF %
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2nd instalment 2019 (EUR)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Total
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Commission
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        EIB
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        11th EDF
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        10th EDF
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        BELGIUM
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3,53
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3,24927
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         48 739 050,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         3 530 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         52 269 050,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        BULGARIA
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,14
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,21853
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         3 277 950,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        140 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         3 417 950,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CZECH REPUBLIC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,51
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,79745
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         11 961 750,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        510 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         12 471 750,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DENMARK
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1,98045
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         29 706 750,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         2 000 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         31 706 750,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        GERMANY
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        20,50
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        20,57980
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         308 697 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         20 500 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         329 197 000,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ESTONIA
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,05
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,08635
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         1 295 250,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        50 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         1 345 250,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IRELAND
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,91
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,94006
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         14 100 900,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        910 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         15 010 900,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        GREECE
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1,47
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1,50735
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         22 610 250,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         1 470 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         24 080 250,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SPAIN
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        7,85
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        7,93248
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         118 987 200,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         7 850 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         126 837 200,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        FRANCE
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        19,55
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        17,81269
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         267 190 350,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         19 550 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         286 740 350,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CROATIA
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,22518
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         3 377 700,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         3 377 700,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ITALY
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        12,86
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        12,53009
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         187 951 350,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         12 860 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         200 811 350,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        CYPRUS
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,09
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,11162
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         1 674 300,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        90 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         1 764 300,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        LATVIA
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,07
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,11612
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         1 741 800,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        70 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         1 811 800,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        LITHUANIA
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,12
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,18077
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         2 711 550,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        120 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         2 831 550,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        LUXEMBOURG
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,27
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,25509
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         3 826 350,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        270 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         4 096 350,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        HUNGARY
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,55
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,61456
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         9 218 400,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        550 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         9 768 400,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        MALTA
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,03
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,03801
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        570 150,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        30 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        600 150,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NETHERLANDS
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        4,85
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        4,77678
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         71 651 700,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         4 850 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         76 501 700,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        AUSTRIA
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2,41
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2,39757
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         35 963 550,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         2 410 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         38 373 550,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        POLAND
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1,30
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2,00734
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         30 110 100,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         1 300 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         31 410 100,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        PORTUGAL
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1,15
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1,19679
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         17 951 850,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         1 150 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         19 101 850,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        ROMANIA
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,37
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,71815
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         10 772 250,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        370 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         11 142 250,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SLOVENIA
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,18
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,22452
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         3 367 800,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        180 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         3 547 800,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SLOVAKIA
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,21
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,37616
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         5 642 400,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        210 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         5 852 400,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        FINLAND
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1,47
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1,50909
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         22 636 350,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         1 470 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         24 106 350,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SWEDEN
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2,74
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2,93911
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         44 086 650,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         2 740 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         46 826 650,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UNITED KINGDOM
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        14,82
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        14,67862
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         220 179 300,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         14 820 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         234 999 300,00
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TOTAL EU-28
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        100,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        100,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 500 000 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         100 000 000,00
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 600 000 000,00