Amending budget 4/2013: establishment plans of the European GNSS Agency (GSA), the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) and the Court of Justice

2013/2084(BUD)

PURPOSE: definitive adoption of amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the financial year 2013.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision 2013/690/EU, Euratom.

CONTENT: the European Parliament definitively adopted amending budget 4/2013 in accordance with its resolution of 11 September 2013 (please see the summary of that resolution.)

This Draft amending budget No 4/2013 aims to modify:

·        the establishment plans of the European GNSS Agency by adding 20 posts due to the new tasks entrusted to it,

·        the establishment plans of the executive agency Education Audiovisual and Culture (EACEA) by adding 2 temporary agents and 13 contract agents due to the extension of its mandate,

·        the establishment plans of the Court of Justice by adding 7 posts needed for the additional Advocate General of the Court.

These reinforcements are presented as budgetary neutral.