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2019/2026(BUD) Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument: challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead BUDG HOHLMEIER Monika (icon: EPP EPP) LARROUTUROU Pierre (icon: S&D S&D), ARMAND Clotilde (icon: Renew Renew), ANDRESEN Rasmus (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), LAPORTE Hélène (icon: ID ID), RZOŃCA Bogdan (icon: ECR ECR), PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL)
Lead committee dossier:

Events

2020/02/27
   Final act published in Official Journal
Details

PURPOSE: to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures to address the on-going challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats.

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2020/265 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures to address the ongoing challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats.

CONTENT: Council Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 allows for the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to allow the financing of clearly identified expenditure which could not be financed within the limits of the ceilings available for one or more headings of the multiannual financial framework.

The European Parliament and the Council decided to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument for an amount of EUR 778 074 489 in commitment appropriations in heading 3 (Security and Citizenship) from the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2020.

The amounts referred to above shall be used to finance measures to address the ongoing challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats.

On the basis of the expected payment profile, the payment appropriations corresponding to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument shall be estimated as follows:

- EUR 407 402 108 in 2020;

- EUR 312 205 134 in 2021;

- EUR 42 336 587 in 2022;

- EUR 16 130 660 in 2023.

The specific amounts of payment appropriations for each financial year shall be authorised in accordance with the annual budgetary procedure.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 27.2.2020. In order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the Fund, this Decision shall apply from 1.1.2020.

2019/11/27
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2019/11/27
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 558 votes to 62, with 83 abstentions, a resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures to address the on-going challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats.

Parliament approved the decision annexed to this resolution agreeing to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for an amount of EUR 778 074 489 in commitment appropriations in heading 3 (Security and Citizenship) from the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2020.

On the basis of the expected payment profile, the payment appropriations corresponding to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument shall be estimated as follows:

- EUR 407 402 108 in 2020;

- EUR 312 205 134 in 2021;

- EUR 42 336 587 in 2022;

- EUR 16 130 660 in 2023.

Parliament reiterated that the mobilisation of this instrument shows, once more, the crucial need for the Union budget to be more flexible.

Documents
2019/11/27
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2019/11/25
   EP - Budgetary report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
Documents
2019/11/25
   EP - Vote in committee
2019/11/25
   EP - Budgetary report tabled for plenary
Documents
2019/11/25
   CSL - Draft budget approved by Council
2019/11/25
   CSL - Council Meeting
2019/11/20
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2019/11/19
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2019/07/15
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2019/07/11
   EP - HOHLMEIER Monika (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in BUDG
2019/06/05
   EC - Non-legislative basic document published
Details

PURPOSE: to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures to address the on-going challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats.

PROPOSED ACT: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council.

CONTENT: Council Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 allows for the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to allow the financing of clearly identified expenditure which could not be financed within the limits of the ceilings available for one or more headings of the multiannual financial framework.

In accordance with this Council Regulation and the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, after having examined all possibilities for re-allocating appropriations and exhausted any unallocated margin under the expenditure Security and Citizenship (heading 3), the Commission proposes to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument in 2020.

The annual amount available is EUR 600 million (2011 prices) corresponding to EUR 717 million in current prices. Moreover, EUR 202 million is available in the 2019 portion.

For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2020, the Commission proposes to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument to provide the amount of EUR 778 074 489 in commitment appropriations in heading 3 (Security and Citizenship).

This amount shall be used to finance measures to address the ongoing challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats.

On the basis of the expected payment profile, the payment appropriations corresponding to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument have been calculated on the basis of the rules applicable to pre-financing, clearance of pre-financing and final payments for the various types of measures to be financed, and are presented as follows:

- EUR 407 402 108 in 2020;

- EUR 312 205 134 in 2021;

- EUR 42 336 587 in 2022;

- EUR 16 130 660 in 2023.

The specific amounts of payment appropriations for each financial year shall be authorised in accordance with the annual budgetary procedure.

Documents

Votes

A9-0039/2019 - Monika Hohlmeier - Vote unique #

2019/11/27 Outcome: +: 558, 0: 83, -: 62
DE PL IT ES RO FR GB HU NL CZ PT BG AT SE BE LT HR FI DK LV EL SI SK IE LU MT CY EE
Total
93
46
71
49
32
71
55
21
26
20
19
15
18
19
20
11
10
12
13
8
21
8
11
11
6
5
6
6
icon: PPE PPE
174

Denmark PPE

For (1)

1

Latvia PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Malta PPE

For (1)

1
2
icon: S&D S&D
145

Lithuania S&D

2

Denmark S&D

For (1)

3

Latvia S&D

2

Greece S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

2

Slovakia S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Cyprus S&D

2

Estonia S&D

2
icon: Renew Renew
105

Hungary Renew

2

Bulgaria Renew

2

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Lithuania Renew

2

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Finland Renew

3

Latvia Renew

For (1)

1

Slovenia Renew

2

Slovakia Renew

2

Ireland Renew

For (1)

1

Luxembourg Renew

2

Estonia Renew

3
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
72

Spain Verts/ALE

2

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Czechia Verts/ALE

2

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Austria Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Finland Verts/ALE

2

Denmark Verts/ALE

2

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
60

Germany ECR

For (1)

1

Spain ECR

3

Netherlands ECR

4

Bulgaria ECR

2

Lithuania ECR

1

Croatia ECR

For (1)

1

Latvia ECR

2

Greece ECR

Abstain (1)

1
icon: NI NI
38

Germany NI

1

Hungary NI

1

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

2

Slovakia NI

2
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
39

Germany GUE/NGL

5

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

1

Czechia GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

1

Portugal GUE/NGL

3

Sweden GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

1

Belgium GUE/NGL

Against (1)

1

Finland GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

1

Denmark GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

1

Ireland GUE/NGL

4

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2
icon: ID ID
70

Czechia ID

Against (1)

Abstain (1)

2

Austria ID

3

Finland ID

Against (1)

1

Denmark ID

Abstain (1)

1

Estonia ID

Against (1)

1
AmendmentsDossier
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2019/11/20 BUDG 3 amendments...
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  • PURPOSE: to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures to address the on-going challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats.
  • NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2020/265 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures to address the ongoing challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats.
  • CONTENT: Council Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 allows for the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to allow the financing of clearly identified expenditure which could not be financed within the limits of the ceilings available for one or more headings of the multiannual financial framework.
  • The European Parliament and the Council decided to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument for an amount of EUR 778 074 489 in commitment appropriations in heading 3 (Security and Citizenship) from the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2020.
  • The amounts referred to above shall be used to finance measures to address the ongoing challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats.
  • On the basis of the expected payment profile, the payment appropriations corresponding to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument shall be estimated as follows:
  • - EUR 407 402 108 in 2020;
  • - EUR 312 205 134 in 2021;
  • - EUR 42 336 587 in 2022;
  • - EUR 16 130 660 in 2023.
  • The specific amounts of payment appropriations for each financial year shall be authorised in accordance with the annual budgetary procedure.
  • ENTRY INTO FORCE: 27.2.2020. In order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the Fund, this Decision shall apply from 1.1.2020.
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  • PURPOSE: to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures to address the on-going challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats.
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  • CONTENT: Council Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 allows for the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to allow the financing of clearly identified expenditure which could not be financed within the limits of the ceilings available for one or more headings of the multiannual financial framework.
  • In accordance with this Council Regulation and the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, after having examined all possibilities for re-allocating appropriations and exhausted any unallocated margin under the expenditure Security and Citizenship (heading 3), the Commission proposes to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument in 2020.
  • The annual amount available is EUR 600 million (2011 prices) corresponding to EUR 717 million in current prices. Moreover, EUR 202 million is available in the 2019 portion.
  • For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2020, the Commission proposes to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument to provide the amount of EUR 778 074 489 in commitment appropriations in heading 3 (Security and Citizenship).
  • This amount shall be used to finance measures to address the ongoing challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats.
  • On the basis of the expected payment profile, the payment appropriations corresponding to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument have been calculated on the basis of the rules applicable to pre-financing, clearance of pre-financing and final payments for the various types of measures to be financed, and are presented as follows:
  • - EUR 407 402 108 in 2020;
  • - EUR 312 205 134 in 2021;
  • - EUR 42 336 587 in 2022;
  • - EUR 16 130 660 in 2023.
  • The specific amounts of payment appropriations for each financial year shall be authorised in accordance with the annual budgetary procedure.
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