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

The European Parliament adopted by 585 votes to 73, with 33 abstentions, a resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument.

Parliament stated that after having examined all possibilities for reallocating commitment appropriations under heading 1b, it appears necessary to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument to complement the financing in the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013, beyond the ceiling of heading 1b, of EUR 134 049 037 towards the financing of the European Social Fund (ESF) to increase the allocations to France, Italy and Spain for the year 2013 by a total amount of EUR 150 million.

In so doing, the European Parliament approved the Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for the amount required as well as the annexed decision proposal.