Amendment to 2018 EU budget proposed to support additional urgent actions addressing the migratory crisis

The European Commission has proposed to amend the 2018 budget to increase the support additional urgent actions addressing the migratory crisis in the Mediterranean and Syria and also the EU humanitarian efforts. The amending budget also provides means for improving the implementation of plans for wider internet connectivity of local communities in Europe by 2020.

The amending budget:

-      cancels EUR 70 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 35 million in payment appropriations allocated to the Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA II)

-      reinforces the European Neighbourhood Instrument with EUR 28 million in allocations to fund additional urgent actions linked to the Central Mediterranean migratory route, and EUR 42 million to finance a package of actions for Syrian refugees in Jordan

-      provides additional EUR 35 million in payment appropriations to the Humanitarian Aid to meet its payment needs

-      reinforces the establishment plan of the Innovation & Networks Executive Agency (INEA), which is responsible for the implementation of the WiFi4EU initiative aiming to promote internet connectivity in up to 8,000 local communities by 2020

Following the submission of Draft Amending Budget No 5 for the year 2018, approval is needed by the European Parliament and the Council.

Background

A draft amending budget is a proposal to amend the adopted annual budget. By definition, any budget (be it of the EU, a Member State, a private company or a household) bases itself on forecasts and estimates of expenditures and revenues. Therefore, budgets can be amended in light of new elements. The European Commission cannot change the annual EU budget adopted by the European Parliament and the Council, but it may present one or several draft amending budgets for their approval. The number of such amendments presented by the Commission varies from one year to another.

Related documents

http://ec.europa.eu/budget/biblio/documents/2018/2018_en.cfm#amending_b…