Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument: challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats

The European Parliament adopted by 558 votes to 62, with 83 abstentions, a resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures to address the on-going challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats.

Parliament approved the decision annexed to this resolution agreeing to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for an amount of EUR 778 074 489 in commitment appropriations in heading 3 (Security and Citizenship) from the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2020.

On the basis of the expected payment profile, the payment appropriations corresponding to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument shall be estimated as follows:

- EUR 407 402 108 in 2020;

- EUR 312 205 134 in 2021;

- EUR 42 336 587 in 2022;

- EUR 16 130 660 in 2023.

Parliament reiterated that the mobilisation of this instrument shows, once more, the crucial need for the Union budget to be more flexible.