Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument: financing of the European Social Fund to increase allocations to France, Italy and Spain for the year 2013

The Committee on Budgets adopted the report by Reimer BÖGE (EPP, DE) on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument.

Members recalled that the proposal for the Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument aims to provide EUR 134 049 037 in commitment appropriations towards the financing of the European Social Fund, in the general budget of the Union for 2013, beyond the ceiling of heading 1b. The objective is to increase the allocations to France, Italy and Spain for the year 2013 by a total amount of EUR 150 000 000.

Members called on the European Parliament to approve the Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for the amount required as well as the annexed decision proposal.