Amending budget 5/2009: budgeting the surplus from the implementation of the budget year 2008

PURPOSE: final adoption of amending budget No 5 of the European Union for the financial year 2009.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision 2009/500/EC, Euratom.

CONTENT: the European Parliament finally adopted amending budget No 5/2009 of the European Union, in accordance with its resolution of 6 May 2009 (please see the summary of the resolution).

This amending budget covers the budgeting of the surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget for the year 2008.

The implementation of the budget year 2008 shows a surplus of EUR 1 796 151 821.