Amending budget 3/2016: security of the institutions

On 30 June 2016, the Commission submitted to the Council draft amending budget No 3 to the general budget for 2016 concerning additional commitment and payment appropriations necessary to cover increased security expenditure in almost all Institutions, and European Schools. The amount requested is EUR 15.8 million.

This draft amending budget (DAB) also includes a modification to the establishment plan of the European Parliament with 35 additional posts (1 at AD 5 level and 34 at AST/SC 1 level) for the recruitment of security agents.

This DAB results in an increase of non-differentiated expenditure in the 2016 budget under heading 5 (Administration). The necessary payment appropriations will be redeployed from the ITER operational line (item 32 05 01 02) under sub-heading 1a.

The modification to the European Parliament's establishment plan amounts to EUR 200 000 and is included in the overall amount mentioned above.

On 11 October 2016, the Council adopted its position on DAB No 3 to the general budget for 2016 as set out in the technical annex to its position on the draft amending budget.