Activites

• 2003/02/28 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Budget 2003/94
  • OJ L 054 28.02.2003, p. 0001-0999
• 2002/12/19 Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
  • T5-0624/2002
• 2002/12/17 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2002/12/10 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
  • A5-0440/2002
• 2002/12/04 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
• #2466
• 2002/11/26 Council Meeting
• 2002/11/26 Council amended draft budget published
  • 13829/2002 summary

    PURPOSE : to establish the second reading of the draft budget for the European Union for the financial year 2003 by the Council (amended draft and proposed modifications) : other budgetary sections). CONTENT : after the meeting with the European Parliament, and on the basis of the preparatory work done by the Permanent Representatives Committee as well as the agreements reached with the European Parliament at the conciliation meeting, the Council reached political agreement at second reading of the draft general budget for 2003. The agreement reached with the Parliament, concerning heading 5 of the budget (administrative expenditure) takes account of the following elements : - the impact of the fall in the actual rate of increase of salaries and pensions (2% instead of 2,6%), - the impact of preliminary draft supplementary and amending budget No 6/2002 on the anticipation in 2002 of expenditure envisaged for 2003 ("frontloading"); - the acceptance of amendments to administrative expenditure in relation to expenditure connected with enlargement; - return to the Council's first reading for the other budget headings except for the Recruitment Office. Examining each of the institutions, the budgetary agreement provides for the following elements: - Section I : European Parliament : in accordance with the Gentlemen's Agreement, none of the measures taken by the European Parliament in its own draft budget was amended; - Section II: Council : financing of the acquis commaunitaire by taking into account the effects of SAB No 6/2002. The amount entered in Chapter 103 (Provisional appropriations: publication of the acquis communautaire) now stands at EUR 1,66 million. - Section III: Commission (Part A) : a technical amendment concerning item 3014 (European master's courses in human rights and democratisation), was accepted. Moreover, as a result of the lower rate of increase in salaries taken for 2003: the amount entered under item 1100 (Basic salaries) now stands at EUR 1 015,936 million. Concerning the remaining sections (Section IV - Court of Justice, Section V - Court of Auditors, Section VI - Economic and Social Committee, Section VII - Committee of the Regions, Section VIII - European Ombudsman and the European Data Protection Supervisor): the budget, as approved by the Council, is characterised by the smaller increase in salaries taken for 2003.�

• 2002/10/24 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0509/2002 summary

    The European Parliament adopted the report by Mr G·ran FARM (PES, S) concerning the general budget of the EU for the financial year 2003. The figures from Parliament's first reading show that Ç100.19bn has been allocated for commitments and Ç99.933bn for payments. During its first reading Council had proposed Ç99.548bn for commitments and Ç96.992bn for payments as against the Commission's figures of Ç99.99bn for commitments and Ç98.207bn for payments. Parliament outlined that the financial perspectives for 2000-2006 were insufficient for category 2 (Structural Funds) and for category 4 (Foreign Policy). Whilst it is possible for a technical solution to be found for problems relating to category 2 using the so-called "Flexibility Instrument", this is far from the case for Foreign Policy, with needs far outstripping available resources. It should be stated that the Parlaiment welcomes the new type of budgetary debate which allows it to express its concern to the Commission on budgetary issues and creating a new institutional dynamic in relation to the new provisions on the legislative programme and stocktaking procedure. It underlines the positive results of the new implementation methods involving the specialised committees in a better quantitative and qualitative monitoring of the budget and lastly welcomes the preparatory work on the future activity based budgeting nomenclature. Parliament outlined a serious concern which is the Ç107bn of outstanding payments. It is said that this is largely due to inefficient absorption and the lack of matched funding from Member States. The Parliament underlines that the cut of EUR 1 215 million over the PDB made by the Council in the draft budget, is not in line with the aim to improve the implementation of Community funding as expressed by both arms of the Budgetary Authority in the respective guidelines. The Commission is called upon to submit before Parliament's second reading: - a report outlining how the Commission will meet its own objective to reduce the outstanding commitments to a normal level by December 2003; - a plan, modelled on the basis of the implementation plan, to clear the outstanding commitments; - a commitment to present an implementation plan at a lower level of the nomenclature, at the latest with the PDB and regular reporting about differences by comparison with the original profile, an appropriate account for them plus proposals for improvement; - a take-up plan based on a binding timetable to be approved by the budgetary authority. The breakdown by policy area is similar to that outlined in the summary dated 10 October 2002 and is as follows: - Agriculture (Heading 1) : Parliament recommends that EUR 40.476bn is spent on agriculture with Ç4.698bn in accompanying measures. Accompanying measures focus on the improvement of conditions for the transport of animals and finance to encourage tobacco growers to switch to other crops. - Structural Actions (Heading 2) : Once again commitments in this area posed difficulties. In Parliament's first reading, MEPsincreased the Council's figures to EUR 34.521bn whilst, at the same time, calling for full implementation of the Structural Funds. MEPs want to see a solution to the problem of how to find the agreed EUR 27m for restructuring the Spanish and Portuguese fishing fleets. - Internal Policies (Heading 3) : Here, MEPs voted for a total of EUR 6.793bn for commitments and EUR 6.233bn in payments, with 50% of credits allocated to decentralised agencies to be put in a reserve until a definite seat has been decided on. - Foreign Policy (Heading 4) : In exceeding the ceiling here, MEPs voted for a sum of EUR 5.047bn in commitments and EUR 4.956bn in payments. In effect, the House is making the point that the existing financial perspective is inadequate, when compared to the pressures on the Foreign Policy budget coming from so many different areas. It has therefore cut EUR 60m from the budget for Afghanistan, with a view to resolving this problem by negotiating a revision of the 1999 Inter-Institutional Agreement with Council before second reading. Similarly, MEPs voted for just Ç30m for the EU's emerging Common Foreign and Security Policy with a view to a possible increase at second reading, following negotiations with Council, where the aim is to involve MEPs in the decision making process here. Parliament also wants to see a significant EU contribution to the Global Health Fund. Parliament also reaffirms its intention to enter a budget heading for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the territories administered by the Palestinian Authority, in line with the conclusions of its resolution of 12 March 2002 on the 2003 budget guidelines. - Administrative Expenditures (Heading 5) : Following a prior agreement with Council, MEPs respected the ceiling here and voted for a total of some EUR 5.362bn, enabling the funding of new posts in the Commission relating to enlargement to go ahead. This arrangement foresees the use of "front loading" i.e. anticipated savings from the 2002 budget and a contribution of some EUR 43m from the Parliament's own budget. - Pre-accession aid (Heading 7) : Parliament reinserted payments which were reduced by the Council for PHARE, SAPARD and ISPA. MEPs voted for EUR 3.256bn in payments, which is an increase on both the Council and Commission figures but maintained the EUR 3.386bn commitment figure. Lastly concerning the reform of the Commission, Parliament still fully supports this process. The Commission is called upon to submit to Parliament by 15 November 2002: a detailed report on the conclusions of the second report of the Committee of Independent Experts on reform of the Commission and Parliament's observations in its resolution of 19 January 20001 on that report and a table showing the results of the implemented reforms, the reforms under way and the measures which will still have to be taken along with a detailed calendar for implementation.

• 2002/10/22 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2002/10/10 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0350/2002
• 2002/07/30 Council draft budget published
  • 11138/2002 summary

    The Council reached an agreement on the draft budget for 2003 for the other institutions (except the Commission), it is based on the need to: 1) comply with the annual expenditure ceilings set by the financial perspective for 2000-2006; 2) provide adequate funding for the European Union's various priorities, in particular the enlargement process. The total administrative appropriations for all the institutions (including the European Parliament) is thus set at EUR 5.364.526.883 which represents an increase of 3.6% in comparsion with those for 2002. The salient features of the administrative expenditure of the institutions are given below: - to increase in expenditure to prepare for enlargement : given that the preparation for enlargement is a key priority for 2003. The budgetary authority agrees, within the constraints set by the financial perspective, to provide Community institutions with adequate appropriations and incentives to prepare for enlargement in 2003. The ceiling of heading 5 of the financial perspective in 2003 should be respected and the flexibility instrument for administrative expenditure should not be used, as suggested by the Commission; - to endeavour to finance the publication of the acquis communautaire by means of frontloading and anticipating expenditure in the 2002 budget with the corresponding reduction of pressure in the 2003 budget, while respecting the Gentlemen's Agreement. Both arms of the budgetary authority undertake to facilitate the frontloading procedure, consisting of mopping up transfers within institutions and, where appropriate, a Supplementary and Amending Budget. - to reserve EUR 18 m in a specific and ringfenced reserve in the Council's budget. This specific reserve for the acquis in the Council's budget will be transferred to the Commission's budget in accordance with the frontloading operation, as if it were part of the Commission's budget. û to reserve a margin of EUR 16 million under Heading 5 for eventual needs in particular concerning the European Data Protection Supervisor. The Council intends to follow up on the reports from the Secretaries-General on the evolution of heading 5 and on interinstitutional cooperation, which has already resulted in savings of 0,5% of recurrent expenditure in all institutions. Moreover, the Council accepted exceptional early retirement measures, including for the staff of the political groups of the European Parliament. For payment appropriations, growth in the volume of appropriations was controlled by taking into account in particular the capacity for utilisation, the likely rate of payments under outstanding commitments and constraints upon national budgets. In this context, the overall budget proposed for pre-enlargement allows new posts to be created or appropriations for auxiliary staff to be entered for all the institutions, with particular attention to language requirements. A total of 311 new permanent jobs have been agreed - Council (236), the Court of Justice (53), the Court of Auditors (14), the Economic and Social Committee (7)and the Ombudsman (1). The following elements should also be noted. These are the individual characteristics of each institution: - European Parliament (Section 1) : budget of EUR 1.051.644.375 by applying the "Gentlemen's Agreement", i.e. an increase of 1,6% in comparison with the 2002 budget; - Council (Section II) : budget of EUR 430.013.000 (EUR 18 million in reserve, i.e. an overall increase of 7%; - Court of Justice (Section IV) : budget of EUR 151.637.022 increasing by 2,49% in comparison with 2002; - Court of Auditors (Section V) : budget of EUR 77.443.289, a decrease of 8,6%; - Economic and Social Committee (Section VI) : budget EUR 81.649.960 an increase of 4,22%; - Committee of the Regions (Section VII) : budget of EUR 39.101.436 an increase of 7,41%; - European Ombudsman (Section VIII) : budget of EUR 4.248.648 an increase of 8,6%.�

• #2447
• 2002/07/22 Council Meeting
• #2446
• 2002/07/19 Council Meeting
• 2002/06/15 Commission preliminary draft budget published
  • COM(2002)0300 summary

    PURPOSE : to present the preliminary draft budget for 2003 (Section III - Commission). CONTENT : the Commission adopted its proposals for the 2003 budget (Preliminary Draft Budget) characterised by a sound balance between financing new tasks and budgetary discipline. At just over EUR 98 billion in payments, the proposed 2,7 % increase for 2003 over 2002 is lower than the announced average increase of the member states' budgets. The proposed 2003 budget stays well under the financial planning ceiling for the EU budget in the Agenda 2000. Compared to this ceiling the proposed budget saves EUR 4,7 billion and accounts for 1,03% of the EU's gross national income. The budget proposals allocate the financial means to the Commission's policy priorities for 2003, the preparation for enlargement, stability and security, and sustainable and inclusive economic development. The main characteristics of the preliminary draft budget 2003 (Volume O of the budgetary document COM(2002)0300) : the rise in payment appropriations has been kept down to 2,7% (or some EUR 98.218 billion). This amount is the result of a rigorous analysis of the volume of 2003 commitments, which will be paid in 2003, and the volume of commitments outstanding from previous years, which will be settled during 2003. The 2003 PDB in payment appropriations represents 1.03% of Community GNI, less than that in the 2002 Budget (1.05%). Payments leave a margin of EUR4.720 billion, thus well below the ceiling set by the financial perspective 2000-2006, decided in the May 1999 interinstitutional agreement (IIA) following the Berlin opean Council of March 1999 (commonly known as 'Agenda 2000'). The overall increase compares with the increase of 2% for 2002, which was considered a successful outcome of the budget negotiations last year. Commitment appropriations - what is foreseen for the legal obligations assumed by the Union budget in 2003 - amount to some EUR 100.006 billion (+1,4% on 2002). This leaves a margin of some EUR 2.308 billion below the ceiling set for 2003 in the financial perspective. 1) Agriculture (heading 1): the 2003 budget (EUR 45.118 billion, +1,9% on 2002) is the fourth consecutive budget covering the needs of the Agenda 2000 reforms. The gradually increasing needs arise both from the increase for rural development subsidies and, mainly, from the switch from a system of price support to a system of income support for sheep and goats. The overall request for agriculture expenditure in 2003 however leaves a margin of a little less than EUR 2.3 billion under the ceiling of the financial perspective. The Commission intends to use the facility offered by the Interinstitutional Agreement to reassess needs in a Letter of Amendment to be brought forward in October 2002. Changes arising from the mid-term review may also need to be incorporated at that time. 2) Structural measures (heading 2): the proposed commitment appropriations for the structural operations respect the updated financial programming. However, the figure slightly exceeds the ceiling due to the specific measure aiming to promote the conversion of vessels and of fishermen that were, up to 1999, dependent on the fishing agreement with Morocco. EUR 27 million is to be included in the budget for this. The use of theflexibility instrument, as provided for under the IIA, is proposed to cover this. Payment appropriations for heading 2 amount to EUR 33 538 million, i.e. an increase of 4.4 % on 2002. As all payments on account have been paid in between 2000 and 2002, the amount foreseen in 2003 covers only two elements. The main part will be devoted to the new programmes, which will increase by 4 % in comparison to 2002. Payments on outstanding commitments from the former period up to 1999 (the RAL) require a significantly higher increase of 8 % over 2002, as the end of March 2003 is the deadline for sending the last payment requests to the Commission for the previous programming period. 3) Internal policies (heading 3): the current proposal foresees a total of EUR 6 714 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 6 131 million in payment appropriations for expenditure on internal policies in the financial year 2003, an increase of 2.4% and a decrease of 0.4% respectively compared with the 2002 budget. It covers actions under all three political priorities identified by the Annual Policy Strategy (APS) for 2003. Preparations for an enlarged Europe are helped by associating the candidate countries with the community programmes before 2004, as well as by specific actions in the area of Trans-European networks, education and culture. This heading also caters for the preparation for enlargement of small and medium-sized enterprises in the regions bordering on the candidate countries. Internal policies contribute to stability and security through funding actions concerning the opean area of security. Health and consumer protection measures, food security, transport safety and security, financial transactions, and communication networks are funded, as are actions to create an area of freedom and justice. EUR 16 million is foreseen, for example, for the European Food Safety Agency in 2003, and EUR 30 million for Eurojust. It should also be noted that the priority for a sustainable and inclusive economy aims at combining economic development with respect for the environment and social aspects. Not only does it strengthen the measures targeted at environmental protection (notably implementing the Kyoto agreements), but it also promotes the e-Europe initiatives, and launches of the new programmes Customs 2007 and Fiscalis 2007. A reorientation of the European strategy for employment is foreseen, as is the relaunch of the social dialogue, and of certain other policies, such as the Trans-European networks, to take into account the impact of the next enlargement. The largest increase in this heading goes to a new energy programme for Europe (+45%). Internal policies cover the promotion of a knowledge-based society. They include the launch of the sixth framework programme for research and technological development, and the promotion of the information society. More than EUR 4 billion is foreseen for the 6th research and development framework programme in 2003. Measures to stimulate innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit are funded, and the programmes on education and training, in particular encouraging life-long learning and e-learning, find their place here. 4) Aid to non-EU countries (heading 4): the commitment appropriations proposed in the preliminary draft budget for 2003 for external actions amount to EUR 4 912 million. This is an increase of 2.3% compared to the 2002 budget. Thus the margin left beneath this ceiling amounts to EUR 60 million. The overalllevel of payment appropriations proposed is nearly the same as in 2002, and will allow the Commission to carry on its efforts to absorb the outstanding commitments (RAL). As in earlier years this century, the need to foresee funding for new external aid measures is very strong in 2003. The Commission proposes to allocate in 2003 EUR 685 million for the Balkans, EUR 546 million for Asia and EUR 932 million for the Mediterranean region, as examples. The Commission thus continues with its priorities, set with the economic and political stabilisation in the Balkans and is responding to the decisions for the reinforcement of the Barcelona process. Aid for Afghanistan is assured up to the level of the European Union's commitment made in Tokyo in December 2001. In addition, the Commission commits more than ever before from the budget for fighting major diseases affecting many parts of the world. The PDB 2003 proposes an increase of about EUR 55 million for the external health priority, including EUR 35 million proposed for the continuation of the opean Union's contribution to the Global Health Fund. This could again be topped up by a contribution from the EDF. The proposed increase of commitments for the common foreign and security policy gives another clear signal for the priority concerning stability and security. Part of the costs of the common police undertaking in Bosnia should be financed from the EU budget. The preparation for enlargement is the overriding priority in 2003. Key actions fall under heading 7 (pre-accession aid). These include the strengthening of the future Member States' administrative and judicial capacities through the PHARE programme. The PDB proposes a very important increase in payment appropriations for SAPARD and ISPA, aimed at preparing the candidate countries in the areas of agriculture, environment and infrastructure. 5) Administrative expenditure (heading 5): the budget proposals for the European institutions' administrative expenditure amount to EUR 5 447 million (+5.2 % on 2002). Excluding the additional costs related to enlargement, the growth rate (+3,3%) is in line with the growth of the ceiling excluding pensions (+3.44%). Only the costs for the preparations for enlargement led the Commission to exceed this ceiling, fixed in the Interinstitutional Agreement, which did not however take the cost of these preparations into account. The key priority has been to take account of the administrative repercussions of the enlargement. For many departments, additional human resources are needed early in 2003 to help prepare for enlargement. The Commission thus requests appropriations for outside personnel (including from the candidate countries) equivalent to 500 additional posts. As the acquis has to be published in the new languages, special commitment appropriations of EUR11 million have been foreseen for the Official Journal, in addition to the reinforcement for proof-readers and print production agents in the Publications Office. Administrative expenditure thus exceeds the ceiling of heading 5 in 2003 by EUR 66 million. With the Preliminary Draft Budget 2003 the Commission proposes to use the flexibility instrument to cover the additional administrative costs of enlargement preparations for all institutions. Well-established priorities are maintained, such as the need to continue the deconcentration to delegations, as initially scheduled, of management of external aid programmes, and to include the means for the continuation of the reform process. The creation of the Interinstitutional Recruitment Office has also been foreseen. �

  • DG [{'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/budget/', 'title': 'Budget'}],
• #2424
• 2002/05/07 Council Meeting
  • 2424
• 2002/03/12 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
  • T5-0096/2002 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the 2003 budget guidelines, Section III, drafted by Göran Farm (PES, Sweden). (Please refer to the document dated 26/02/02). It regards enlargement as the top political priority for 2003, and stated its concern about the need to finance the preparatory work within the ceiling of heading 5. The other political priorities are reform of the institutions, external assistance with particular reference to Afghanistan, internal security and reform of the Commission. On sectoral issues: - Heading 1: agriculture. Apart from a mid-term review of Agenda 2000, and the issue of transferring unused funds, Parliament asked the Commission to allocate adequate funds to heading B1-332 (Emergency Fund for veterinary complaints). - Heading 2: Structural Funds. Bearing in mind the need to avoid a further increase in the backlog of payments, the Commission is asked to present an evaluation on the major problems and bottlenecks country by country in view of possible corrective measures by 30 June 2002. Parliament must be given a leading role in monitoring the implementation of funds. - Heading 3: Internal policies. The preparation of enlargement needs to be taken into account under heading 3, and adequate resources must be made available for the development of social dialogue in the accession countries. Parliament also expressed its determination to set up a WTO Parliamentary Assembly, and to ensure that sufficient appropriations become available to provide for the adequate preparation of its delegations in all preparatory meetings. - Heading 4:External actions. The importance of effective implementation of the budget was emphasised. With regard to development aid, the Commission must evaluate its impact on poverty eradication building on the agreed new benchmark system. Support for Afghanistan was also underlined. Parliament expressed its concern about developments in the Middle East, in particular the worsening of the Palestinian people's social and economic conditions and Israel's destruction of basic infrastructure, some financed by the EU, in the territories of the Palestinian Authority. - Heading 5: Administrative expenditure. There is a tight margin under heading 5 in 2003 and 2004 resulting from new needs, such as preparation for enlargement, future pension needs, Members' Statute, the functioning of new bodies (Convention, Data Protection) and the entry into force of the Nice Treaty creating new structures and bodies. There must be immediate action on finding methods for savings through interinstitutional cooperation as well as for the pensions problem. Agreement must be reached with the Council on the consideraiton of enlargement expenditure in relation to the current ceiling of heading 5. Significant savings from negative priorities should be found, but a secure level of functioning for the institutions must be maintained. - Heading 6: reserves. Parliament believes that the ceiling fixed by the IIA for the guarantee reserve can no longer cover the needs. The likely margin in 2003 only leaves a limited lending capacity for new developments. - Heading 7: Pre-accession. The Commission must accelerate the procedures for SAPARD and ISPA in cooperation with the relevant administrative bodies in the candidate countries. �

• #2414
• 2002/03/05 Council Meeting
  • 2414 summary

    The Council reiterates its view that the Community budget must suitably cover all real needs and the resources required to implement the various policies of the Union effectively. It emphasises that this includes applying the same degree of budgetary restraint as exercised by Member States of the Union. In this context, compliance with the financial perspective remains a key objective. Community expenditure must stay within the limits fixed by the financial perpsective and sufficient margins must be maintained under the ceilings of the various headings, except under heading 2, notably to cater for unforeseen circumstances. The Council reaffirms the value of financial programming, in particular for headings 3 and 4 of the financial perpsective. It points to the importance of the budgetary authority having, in good time for its budgetary procedure discussions, sufficient financial information on legislative proposals. The Council stresses once again the importance of keeping a tight grip on payment appropriations for 2003. The Council regrets the shortcomings in budgetary implementation for 2000 which resulted in the figure for that year greatly overshooting that of the previous years. The Council points to the need to keep the level of outstanding commitments under control. It welcomes the agreement reached in November 2001 between the two arms of the budgetary authority and the Commission aimed at eliminating abnormal outstanding commitments in the medium term. In this context, the Council stresses the fact that the reduction of abnormal outstanding commitments can be achieved not only by an increase of appropriations for payments but also by a significant resource to decommitments. In this agreement, the Commission made a commitment to submit, with the preliminary draft budget for 2003, an action plan that foresees examining all the potentially abnormal files. The Council invites the Commission to undertake this task without delay. It intends to pay close attention to the monitoring of the action plan. As regards certain specific headings of the financial perspective, the Council identifies the following elements as crucial in preparing the 2003 budget: - at the beginning of the second half of 2002, the Council expects from the Commission a mid-term review of the CAP reform implemented in the framework of Agenda 2000, which it must take into account in the autumn letter of amendment if necessary; - given the discussions on 18 February 2002, the Council states its intention of staying within the reference amounts for multiannual programmes and the ceiling under heading 4. In determining budget allocations, accounts must also be taken of the Community's development policy, of information on other contributors and on the capacity of the partner countries to absorb funds, and of the annual priorities which the Council has set itself; - it advocates that the support for Afghanistan and neighbouring countries under the 2002 budget be continued in an appropriate way in 2003, in accordance with the financial framework laid down by the financial perspective; - following the cuts to CFSP budgetary allocations in the last two years, it stresses the importance of funding measures under the CFSP and would like to see the budgetary allocation for 2003 geared towards potential needs. - the Council highlights the importance of measures relating to the conclusions of the most recent European Councils, especially those drawn at the Lisbon European Council. - before any proposal for a new programme or a new budget heading is submitted to the budgetary authority, there must, in accordance the Interinstitutional Agreement, be a report on the pilot projects and preparatory measures, containing inter alia an evaluation of the results. - given the information currently available in the report of the Secretaries-General which was forwarded to the budgetaryauthority at the last budget Council, in November 2001, the Council believes that particular heed must be paid to the worrying situation of heading 5 of the financial perspective in 2003 and to its evolution in the coming years; - in particular, it expects the search for potential savings to continue so that the ceiling under heading 5 is not overstepped and calls on all institutions to work to this end and to submit forecasts for 2003 showing a growth rate compatible with the adjustment rate agreed for the financial perspective and the forecast increase in pensions. Moreover, it believes that better multiannual programming of their property expenditure by the institutions is one way of keeping administrative under the ceiling for heading 5; - the Council is actively pursuing its work with a view to preparing the enlargement of the European Union to include the candidate countries and emphasises the need for precise evaluation of future budgetary implications. The Council wishes these guidelines to be taken into account in the budget procedure, particularly in the preparation of the preliminary draft budget for 2003.�

• 2002/02/26 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0068/2002

Documents

• Budgetary report tabled for plenary, 1st reading: A5-0068/2002
• Debate in Council: 2414
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0096/2002
• Debate in Council: 2424
• Commission preliminary draft budget published: COM(2002)0300
• Council draft budget published: 11138/2002
• Budgetary report tabled for plenary, 1st reading: A5-0350/2002
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0509/2002
• Council amended draft budget published: 13829/2002
• Budgetary report tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A5-0440/2002
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T5-0624/2002
• : Budget 2003/94
• : OJ L 054 28.02.2003, p. 0001-0999

History

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