Amending budget 7/2015: immediate budgetary measures under the European agenda on migration

PURPOSE: adoption of Amending Budget No 7 to the general budget 2015 to ensure the proper management of the refugee crisis.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Definitive adoption (EU, Euratom) 2015/2221 of Amending budget No 7 of the European Union for the financial year 2015.

CONTENT: the European Parliament definitively adopted the Amending budget No 7/2015 of the European Union, in line with its resolution of 14 October 2015 (please refer to the summary of the resolution).

Draft Amending Budget (DAB) No 7 for the year 2015, aims to introduce the necessary changes for immediate budgetary measures under the European Agenda on Migration in the remaining months of 2015, making use of any possibilities for redeployment of appropriations at this stage of the year under the expenditure ceilings of heading 3 and heading 4 of the Financial Regulation.

Objectives of the Draft amending budget No 7/2015: AB No 7/2015 provides a reinforcement of emergency assistance provided under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and the Internal Security Fund for a total amount of EUR 100 million in commitment appropriations while maintaining the necessary resources, and other programmes financed by AMIF.

DAB No 7/2015 furthermore provides for:

• an increase in the number of posts for FRONTEX, EASO and EUROPOL of 120 in total as well as the related appropriations for salaries until year-end of EUR 1.3 million in commitment and payment appropriations;
• additional funding for the European Neighbourhood Instrument for a total amount of EUR 300 million;
• an increase in payment appropriations for Humanitarian Aid for an amount of EUR 55.7 million through redeployment.

The reinforcements in commitment appropriations are partly offset by redeployments for an amount of EUR 70.5 million.

Therefore, the net effect of this DAB on the 2015 general budget is an increase of commitment appropriations for a total amount of EUR 330.7 million.