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D. kadangi daugiamečių programų įgyvendinimas panaudojant visas numatytas lėšas priklauso nuo to, ar Tarpinstitucinis susitarimas ir Finansinė perspektyva bus sudaryti tinkamu laiku;
D. whereas implementation of the multi-annual programmes to their full amounts is conditional upon an accurately timed conclusion of the Interinstitutional Agreement and the Financial Perspective,
1. primena, kad pirmą kartą nuo tada, kai įsigaliojo Finansinė perspektyva, Parlamentas daugiau nei aštuonis mėnesius šiuo tikslu įsteigtame laikiname komitete vykdė diskusijas ir patvirtino visapusišką derybinę poziciją, pagrįstą trimis ramsčiais ir kuria siekiama :
Recalls that for the first time, since the Financial Perspective has come into existence, Parliament has carried out over eight months of deliberations within a temporary committee set up for this purpose and adopted a comprehensive negotiating position based on three pillars aimed at:
- derinti politinius prioritetus ir finansinius poreikius;
- matching political priorities and financial needs;
- modernizuoti biudžeto struktūrą;
- modernising the budget structure;
- pagerinti ES biudžeto įgyvendinimo kokybę;
- improving the quality of implementation of the EU budget;
Atitikti politinius prioritetus ir finansinius poreikius:
Matching political priorities and financial needs through:
- 4 mlrd. eurų padidinant asignavimus politikos kryptims dėl kurių buvo sutarta 2005 m. gruodžio Europos Vadovų Tarybos metu, bei jas tiesiogiai paskiriant programoms 1a, 1b, 2, 3b ir 4 išlaidų kategorijose,
- an increase of EUR 4 billion for policies agreed by the European Council of December 2005, to be directly allocated to programmes in Headings 1a, 1b, 2, 3b and 4,
Skubios pagalbos rezervas (1,5 mlrd. eurų) ir ES solidarumo fondas (iki 7 mlrd. eurų) ne finansinių pagrindų ribose, naudojantis papildomais ištekliais, jei reikia, surenkamais iš valstybių narių,
- the financing of non-programmed needs such as the Emergency Aid Reserve (EUR 1,5 billion) and the EU Solidarity Fund (up to EUR 7 billion) outside the financial framework by supplementary resources called from the Member States, if needed,
- finansuojant Europos globalizacijos koregavimo fondą (iki 3,5 mlrd. eurų) panaudojant atšauktus asignavimus, ne finansinių pagrindų ribose;
- the financing of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (up to EUR 3,5 billion) by re-use of cancelled appropriations, outside the financial framework;
Tobulinti biudžeto struktūrą siekiant didesnio lankstumo:
Improving the budget structure through more flexibility through:
- panaudojant bendrą 1,4 mlrd. eurų dydžio sumą, skirtą lankstumui šiuo laikotarpiu, esant reikalui finansuojamą iš papildomų šaltinių, surenkamų iš valstybių narių, esant galimybei perkelti metinį kiekį (200 mln. eurų) nepanaudojimo atveju to the next two years and a new possibility to šiems poreikiams naudojant Priemonę daugiau nei vienerius metus,
- maintenance of an overall amount of EUR 1,4 billion for flexibility over the period, financed, in case of utilisation, by supplementary resources to be called from the Member States, with the possibility to carry over the annual amount (EUR 200 million) in case of non-utilisation to the next two years and a new possibility to use the Instrument for the same needs for more than one year,
- naudojantis galimybe naujai išrinktam Parlamentui 2009 m. pabaigoje įvertinti Tarpinstitucinio susitarimo ir Finansinės perspektyvos veiklą remiantis Komisijos unilaterally pateiktu pranešimu, prie kurio gali būti pateikiami pasiūlymai;
- the possibility for the newly elected Parliament to assess the functioning of the Interinstitutional Agreement and the Financial Perspective by the end of 2009 on the basis of a report which the Commission unilaterally undertook to present, accompanied where necessary by proposals;
Tobulinti ES finansavimo įgyvendinimo kokybę, bei išsaugoti Parlamento prerogatyvas:
Improving the quality of implementation of EU funding and preserving Parliament's prerogatives through:
- naudojantis peržiūrėtame Finansiniame reglamente nustatytais proporcingumo principais ir user-friendly procedures, valstybių narių atsakomybe vykdant bendrus veiksmus siekiant geresnės ES finansavimo vidinės kontrolės, remiantis būtinybe įvesti bendro su EIB finansavimo mechanizmą, siekiant sustiprinti ES politikos krypčių sverto efektyvumą; įtraukiant Parlamentą į finansavimo programų kūrimą, bei finansuojant naujas agentūras nepakenkiant jau veikiančioms programoms,
- inclusion of principles of proportionality and user-friendly procedures in the revised Financial Regulation, the responsibility of Member States in shared management activities for a better internal control of EU funding, the necessity to introduce a co-financing mechanism with the EIB to reinforce the leverage effect of EU policies, the involvement of Parliament in the financial programming and the financing of new agencies without prejudicing operational programmes,
7. tačiau, atkreipia dėmesį į faktą, kad derybų rezultatuose dar nemažai trūkumų nėra pašalinta; mano, kad šiuos trūkumus reikėtų spręsti vykdant metines biudžeto procedūras, o taip pat 2008 – 2009 m. peržiūrą; pabrėžia, kad skubiai turi būti pertvarkytos nuosavų išteklių sistema ir išlaidos, kad būtų išvengta valstybių narių derybų dėl būsimos finansinės perspektyvos skaudžios patirties;
Is nevertheless aware of the fact that a number of deficits are still unresolved in the outcome of the negotiations; considers that these deficits should be addressed in the 2008-2009 review and, where possible, in the course of the annual budgetary procedures; points out that in particular the system of own resources as well as the expenditure side need to be reformed urgently in order to avoid the same painful experience of national bargaining for the next financial perspective;
9. tikisi, kad kitame Tarpinstituciniame susitarime numatytos reformos turės greitą poveikį kokybiškam Biudžeto įgyvendinimui, įskaitant administracinių kliūčių sumažinimą, o taip pat matomą poveikį Europos piliečiams, palengvinant jų prieigą prie ES finansavimo;
Expects the reforms set down in the next Interinstitutional Agreement to have a rapid effect on the qualitative implementation of the Budget, including the reduction of the administrative burden, as well as a visible impact for European citizens by facilitating their access to EU funding;
Stresses that the opinions of the specialised committees have provided useful support during the negotiations; considers that the IIA as agreed addresses most of the requests of the specialised committees in qualitative and/or quantitative terms;
Stresses that the opinions of the specialised committees have provided useful support during the negotiations; considers that the IIA as agreed addresses most of the requests of the specialised committees in qualitative and/or quantitative terms;
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INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT
· For the first time, the EP has adopted a negotiating position prior to Council's conclusions.
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION
· The EP has formally rejected the Council conclusions in their current form because they did not provide the Union with the means to assume its responsibilities.
ON BUDGETARY DISCIPLINE AND SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
In accordance with the Rules of Procedure (article 120), two reports will be adopted:
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
- the report of the Committee on Budgets presented by Mr Böge with a recommendation on the budgetary content of the IIA
hereinafter referred to as the 'institutions',
Why this agreement can be approved? 12 reasons to say yes
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
It represents a tangible achievement of enlargement by offering the first financial framework for 27 Member States for the coming seven years.
Budgetary discipline under this Agreement covers all expenditure.
It secures an orderly evolution of EU expenditure over a mid-term period.
It is binding on all the institutions for as long as this Agreement is in force.
It maintains a fair balance of powers between the Institutions and consolidates the principle of co-decision for budgetary matters.
This Agreement does not alter the respective budgetary powers of the institutions, as laid down in the Treaties.
It provides for realistic resources to allow the development of EU policies and foresees appropriate instruments to mobilise additional means if necessary.
Should a Treaty revision with budgetary implications occur during the multiannual financial framework 2007 to 2013 (hereinafter referred to as 'the financial framework'), the necessary adjustments will be made accordingly.
It guarantees room for manoeuvre within the annual budgetary procedures.
Any amendment of this Agreement requires the consent of all the institutions.
Margins exist in all headings although their level is particularly low for heading 2 and heading 3b.
Changes to the financial framework must be made in accordance with the procedures laid down for that purpose in this Agreement.
It contributes to answer EP's requests made in its position of 8 June 2005 for improving the quality of implementation of the budget (Financial Regulation, internal control, agencies, financial programming).
The Commission will, whenever it considers it necessary and in any event at the same time as it presents a proposal for a new financial framework pursuant to Point 30, submit a report on the application of this Agreement, accompanied where necessary by a proposal for amendments.
It safeguards Parliament's budgetary and legislative prerogatives and strengthens the democratic scrutiny in external programmes and CFSP.
The financial framework is set out in Annex I. It constitutes the reference framework for interinstitutional budgetary discipline.
It guarantees support for emergencies events even if it will be financed mostly outside the financial framework (Emergency aid for third countries, Solidarity Fund and Globalisation Fund within the EU).
The financial framework is intended to ensure that, in the medium term, European Union expenditure, broken down by broad category, develops in an orderly manner and within the limits of own resources.
It introduces legislative flexibility: It is one of the most relevant achievements of the new agreement.
The institutions acknowledge that each of the absolute amounts shown in the financial framework represents an annual ceiling on expenditure under the general budget of the European Union.
What has been achieved?
Technical adjustments
Concerning the quantitative aspects, the final result remains far behind the June resolution which, he wishes to recall, was a negotiating position and remains an objective.
(a) revaluation, at year n+1 prices, of the ceilings and of the overall figures for appropriations for commitments and appropriations for payments;
At the end of the negotiations, the rapporteur considers that most qualitative elements are reflected in the new IIA and represent a real opportunity to improve the quality of EU spending and to create indirect positive effects and quantitative results.
The results of those technical adjustments and the underlying economic forecasts will be communicated to the two arms of the budgetary authority.
It is worthwhile to remind that already in June 2005, the EP considered the Commission proposal as not realistic.
The total net effect, whether positive or negative, of those adjustments may not exceed EUR 3 billion.
Therefore, a reduction was made on the proposal.
If the net effect is positive, total additional resources shall be limited to the level of under-spending against the ceilings for sub-heading 1B for the years 2007-2010.
On the other side, the Commission proposal set the reference for the interinstitutional debate.
The European Parliament and the Council will take decisions on those proposals before 1 May of year n, in accordance with Point 3.
Nonetheless, the result of the negotiations represents a success for Parliament.
That update will take into account the real implementation of budget appropriations for commitments and budget appropriations for payments, as well as the implementation forecasts.
Quantitative elements
Adjustments connected with excessive government deficit
Overall amount
C. Revision of the financial framework
After the agreement of 4 April last, the financial framework will pass from EUR 862 billion to 864.3 billion, while the net increase of the overall ceiling is EUR 4 billion.
Any decision to revise the financial framework by up to 0,03% of the European Union GNI within the margin for unforeseen expenditure will be taken jointly by the two arms of the budgetary authority acting in accordance with Point 3.
Amounts outside the MFF will be financed through additional appropriations.
The institutions will examine the scope for offsetting any raising of the ceiling for one heading by the lowering of the ceiling for another.
As indicated in the table above, this has been achieved by two operations:
D. Consequences of the absence of a joint decision on the adjustment or revision of the financial framework
Once needs arise, the Commission will present the appropriate budgetary instrument (reallocation or supplementary appropriations and after the decision of the budgetary authority, the resources will be paid by the Member States.
When the Commission considers that the Reserve needs to be called on, it will present to the two arms of the budgetary authority a proposal for a transfer from the Reserve to the corresponding budgetary lines.
These amounts will be over and above the ceilings agreed in the Financial Perspective.
Any Commission proposal for a transfer to draw on the Reserve must, however, be preceded by an examination of the scope for reallocating appropriations.
In fact, these two instruments: the Solidarity Fund (within the EU) and the Emergency Aid Reserve (outside the EU) are entered into the budget with a p.m., but outside the financial framework, without reducing the operability of these instruments.
At the same time as it presents its proposal for a transfer, the Commission will initiate a trilogue procedure, if necessary in a simplified form, to secure agreement of the two arms of the budgetary authority on the need to use the Reserve and on the amount required.
The rapporteur wishes to recall that the "footnote" solution for pensions had already been applied in 1999 for the current Financial Perspective.
The portion of the annual amount not entered in the budget may not be rolled over in the following years.
Moreover, he underlines that the outcome of the negotiations, which maintains a separate heading for administrative expenditure of all institutions (including the Commission's) is consistent with the EP's negotiating position.
Where there is scope for reallocating appropriations under the heading requiring additional expenditure, the Commission shall take this into account when making the necessary proposal, in accordance with the Financial Regulation, by means of the appropriate budgetary instrument.
Instruments financed outside the Financial Perspective
If the Flexibility Instrument is mobilised, any carryovers will be drawn on first, in order of age.
· Emergency Aid Reserve: The annual amount is fixed at EUR 221 mio. (current prices), i.e. EUR 1.4 bn. over the period.
The portion of the annual amount from year n which is not used in year n+2 will lapse.
· EU Solidarity Fund: The annual amount is fixed at EUR 1 bn. (current prices), i.e. up to EUR 7 bn. over the period.
The proposal will concern the principle of making use of the Flexibility Instrument and will identify the needs to be covered and the amount.
It will be financed by the existing margins and/or cancelled appropriations from the previous two years excluding those related to heading 1B.
The Fund may not exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 500 million (current prices) which can be drawn from any margin existing under the global expenditure ceiling of the previous year, and/or from cancelled commitment appropriations from the previous two years, excluding those related to heading 1B of the financial framework.
The rapporteur wishes to recall that all the above instruments were also placed outside the financial framework by the EP negotiating position.
When the conditions for mobilising the Fund, as set out in the relevant basic act, are met, the Commission will make a proposal to deploy it.
Specific mechanism for the Agencies and European Schools
The decision to deploy the Fund will be taken jointly by the two arms of the budgetary authority in accordance with Point 3.
In its negotiating position, Parliament had asked for a binding ceiling for agencies in order to preserve the operational programmes within the policy areas.
If new Member States accede to the European Union during the period covered by the financial framework, the European Parliament and the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission and in accordance with Point 3, will jointly adjust the financial framework to take account of the expenditure requirements resulting from the outcome of the accession negotiations.
Despite Council's strong reluctance, a new procedure has been set up for new Agencies (point D of part III).
J. Duration of the financial framework and consequences of the absence of a financial framework
A specific agreement of the budgetary authority will be necessary to allow the financing.
If new Member States accede to the European Union after 2013, and if deemed necessary, the extended financial framework will be adjusted in order to take into account the results of accession negotiations.
This procedure will avoid that Agencies are financed through reprogramming or by using the margins.
PART II – IMPROVEMENT OF INTERINSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION DURING THE BUDGETARY PROCEDURE
Pilot projects and Preparatory Actions
B. Establishment of the budget
Co-financing with the European Investment Bank (EIB)
(a) forecasts in relation to the Structural Funds provided by the Member States,
The mechanism set in place (point 49 and declaration) can be described as follows:
(c ) the possibilities for starting up new policies through pilot projects and/or new preparatory actions or continuing multiannual actions which are coming to an end, after assessing whether it will be possible to secure a basic act, within the meaning of Article 49 of the Financial Regulation (definition of a basic act, necessity of a basic act for implementation and exceptions),
According to the principle of co-financing, both the EU budget and the EIB will be investing appropriations in the same activity.
The preliminary draft budget will be accompanied by Activity Statements including such information as required under Article 27(3) and Article 33(2)(d) of the Financial Regulation (objectives, indicators and evaluation information).
The shareholders have to confirm the decision (proposal by the Board of Directors to the Board of Governors composed of the Finance Ministers) to allocate an equivalent amount from the Bank’s reserves into these programmes.
The two arms of the budgetary authority also undertake to bear in mind the assessment of the possibilities for implementing the budget made by the Commission in its preliminary drafts and in connection with implementation of the current budget.
The EU budget will contribute with an equivalent amount, as foreseen in the programmes.
The two arms of the budgetary authority will take those comments into account in the context of the conciliation procedure provided for in Annex II, Part C.
The leverage effect which is expected at the end of the period from this co-financing is estimated to be on average 5 times for Research, 20 times for TEN-T projects and 15 times for CIP financial instruments, providing respectively approximate financing amounts of EUR 10 billion for Research, 20 billion for TEN-T projects and 30 billion for SMEs.
In the interest of sound financial management and owing to the effect of major changes in the budget nomenclature in the titles and chapters on the management reporting responsibilities of Commission departments, the two arms of the budgetary authority undertake to discuss any such major changes with the Commission during the conciliation procedure.
The rapporteur stresses that much determination has been necessary to overcome Council's approach.
The preliminary draft budget is to contain a proposal for the classification of each new budget item and of each budget item with an amended legal base.
Finally, it accepted to widen the scope of the IIA and to change is title into "Interinstitutional Agreement on Budgetary Discipline and Sound Financial Management".
If they do not accept the classification proposed in the preliminary draft budget, the European Parliament and the Council will examine the classification of the budget item concerned on the basis of Annex III.
The new IIA presents significant progress in this area.
Agreement will be sought by means of the conciliation procedure provided for in Annex II, Part C.
The European Council conclusions of December 2005 foresee a wide-ranging review of EU resources and expenditure before the end of 2009.
Without prejudice to the first paragraph of Point 13, the institutions agree on the following provisions:
There will be a newly elected Parliament in June 2009 and a new Commission which will take office in the same year.
The maximum rate is to be observed in respect of the annual budget, including amending budgets.
The June resolution recalls that for democratic reasons, the newly elected Parliament and the newly appointed Commission should have a say on the next mid-term political priorities.
Without prejudice to the setting of a new rate, any portion of the maximum rate which has not been utilised will remain available for use and may be used when draft amending budgets are considered;
Despite strong opposition from the Council, the outcome of the negotiations foresees:
That amount will constitute the prime reference for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure.
· the commitment of the Commission to present a report on the functioning of the IIA whenever it deems necessary, and at all events by the end of 2009 (article 7 and declaration);
Any increase resulting from such variation must remain within the existing ceiling for the heading concerned, without prejudice to the use of instruments mentioned in this Agreement.
· the assurance for the newly elected Parliament to be fully involved in the wide-ranging review according to its established rights.
Should the Council wish to include a financial reference, this will be taken as illustrating the will of the legislative authority and will not affect the powers of the budgetary authority as defined by the EC Treaty.
The combination of the two elements will give the EP the possibility to be involved in the review.
This provision will be mentioned in all legislative acts which include such a financial reference.
This represents a real progress for Parliament's prerogatives in the decision-making process of the multi-annual financial framework.
The revised statement will be forwarded to the budgetary authority when the preliminary draft budget is presented and after the budget is adopted.
These texts consolidate the progress made over the last years and set a framework with a specific procedure along the year and moreover ensure a forward looking reporting as requested by Parliament.
As regards CFSP expenditure which is charged to the general budget of the European Communities in accordance with Article 28 of the Treaty on European Union, the institutions will endeavour, in the conciliation procedure provided for in Annex II, Part C, and on the basis of the preliminary draft budget established by the Commission, to secure agreement each year on the amount of the operating expenditure to be charged to the Community budget and on the distribution of this amount between the articles of the CFSP budget chapter suggested in the fourth paragraph of this Point.