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Amending budget 8/2015: own resources and European Data Protection Supervisor

2015/2269(BUD)

The Committee on Budgets adopted the report by Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL (S&D, ES) on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 8/2015 of the European Union for the financial year 2015, Own resources and European Data Protection Supervisor.

This draft amending budget concerns:

  • a revision of the forecast of Traditional Own Resources (customs duties),
  • the budgeting of the remainder of the 2014 VAT and GNI balances,
  • the budgeting of the 2015 VAT and GNI balances.

Draft amending budget No 8/2015 furthermore foresees a reduction of EUR 123 474 in both commitment and payment appropriations in the budget of the European Data Protection Supervisor.

It results in a decrease in GNI-based contributions from Member States of EUR 9.4 billion.

Badly exploited amending budget: Members took note of Draft amending budget No 8/2015, as submitted by the Commission, and of the Council's position thereon and underlines that substantial additional financial means are necessary to address the current refugee crisis.

The report noted that Member States' financial pledges for the Africa Trust Fund, the Syria Trust Fund and to UN agencies supporting refugees. Members deplored that according to Commission data Member States were lagging behind by EUR 2.3 billion at the beginning of November 2015.

Members deeply regretted that no firm compromise could be reached in conciliation to use the reflow from Draft amending budget No 8/2015 to address the refugee crisis. Nevertheless, they expect that Member States will fully honour their previous commitments.