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2010 budget: section III, Commission

2009/2002(BUD)

On 26 November 2009, the Commission submitted to the Council letter of amendment No. 3 to the preliminary draft budget for 2010. This letter of amendment concerns expenditure in Section II - Council - of the Community budget and covers the appropriations needed to finance the consequences of the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty for the functioning of the European Council and the Council in 2010, notably:

  • the creation of the European Council as an institution and the events at the level of Heads of State and Government organised by this institution,
  • the creation of the function of President of the European Council, the staffing of his private office, his personal security and other expenditure,
  • a reserve for activities of the European Council and its President not foreseeable at this stage,
  • the reinforcement of the existing resources of the Council notably in view of the increase of co-decision.

These requirements could not be specified when the draft budget for 2010 was drawn up, as the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty by all Member States was not completed until November 2009.

The total increase in the budget for 2010 would thus be EUR 23.5 million. The establishment plan would be modified by creating 60 new posts.

On 27 November 2009, the Council established letter of amendment No. 3 to the draft budget for the financial year 2010 on the basis of letter of amendment No. 3 to the preliminary draft budget for 2010 as proposed by the Commission and as set out in the technical annex to this Council document 16731/09 ADD1 BUDGET.