Amending budget 1/2022: adjustment of the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027

The Council adopted its position on DAB No 1 to the general budget for 2022, as set out in the technical annex to Addendum 1 of the Council's explanatory memorandum.

The aim of this proposal is to reflect the specific impact of the transfer on the 2022 commitment appropriations for the different funds under shared management under headings 2a, 3, 4 and 5 of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the years 2021 to 2027.

Overall, the net impact of this DAB on expenditure amounts to an increase of EUR 12 247.1 million in commitment appropriations for 2022. No additional payment appropriations are requested.

The specific amounts to be transferred in 2022 are broken down as follows:

Heading 2a - Economic, social and territorial cohesion: EUR 11 605.4 million

- Regional development and cohesion (ERDF, Cohesion Fund): EUR 8 420 196 413;

- Investment in people, social cohesion and values (ESF+): EUR 3 185 189 904;

Heading 3 - Natural resources and environment: EUR 445.7 million

- Agriculture and maritime policy (European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund - EMFAF): EUR 162 411 579;

- Environment and climate action (Just Transition Fund): EUR 283 257 264;

Heading 4 - Migration and border management: EUR 169 million

- Migration (Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund): EUR 99 359 253;

- Border management (Integrated Border Management Fund - Instrument for financial support in the area of border and visa management): EUR 69 624 839;

Heading 5 - Security and defence (Internal Security Fund): EUR 27 million.