2020 general budget: all sections

The European Parliament delegation to the Conciliation Committee adopted a report by Monika HOHLMEIER (EPP, DE) (Section III – Commission) and Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL (S&D, ES) (other sections) on the joint text on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020 approved by the Conciliation Committee under the budgetary procedure.

The EP delegation called on the Parliament to approve the joint text agreed by the Conciliation Committee.

The main elements are as follows:

- the overall level of commitment appropriations in the 2020 budget is set at EUR 168 688.1 million, leaving a margin below the MFF ceilings for 2020 of EUR 1 492.3 million;

- the overall level of payment appropriations in the 2020 budget is set at EUR 153 566.2 million;

- the Flexibility Instrument for 2020 is mobilised in commitment appropriations for an amount of EUR 778.1 million for heading 3 Security and Citizenship;

- the Global margin for commitments is used at a level of EUR 269.6 million for headings 1a Competitiveness for Growth and Jobs and 1b Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion;

- the Contingency margin mobilised in 2017 is offset for EUR 252 million against the unallocated margins under heading 5 Administration;

- the 2020 payment appropriations related to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 are estimated by the Commission at EUR 849.8 million.

Members confirmed the joint statements by Parliament, the Council and the Commission annexed to this resolution which concern in particular:

- payment appropriations;

- the funding of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EASO);

- the youth employment initiative;

- the 20% climate-related spending target during 2014-2020.