Mobilisation of the contingency margin 2017

Commission's proposal: COM(2016) 678 – 17 October 2016 (replacing Commission's proposal COM(2016) 314 – 30 June 2016)
Council's position: 12 December 2016
Parliament's position: 1 December 2016

After having examined all other financial possibilities to react to unforeseen circumstances within the 2017 commitment ceilings for headings 3 (Security and citizenship) and 4 (Global Europe) of the multiannual financial framework, and having regard to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for the full amount of EUR 530 million available in 2017, it appears necessary to mobilise the Contingency Margin to address the needs stemming from the migration, refugee and security crisis, by increasing the commitment appropriations in the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2017, over and above the ceilings of headings 3 and 4 of the multiannual financial framework.

For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2017, the Contingency Margin shall be mobilised to provide the amount of EUR 1 176 030 960 in commitment appropriations over and above the commitment ceiling of heading 3 (Security and citizenship) and of EUR 730 120 000 in commitment appropriations over and above the commitment ceiling of heading 4 (Global Europe) of the multiannual financial framework.

The total amount of EUR 1 906 150 960 in commitment appropriations resulting from Article 1 shall be offset against the margins under the commitment ceilings for the years 2017 to 2019 of the following headings of the multiannual financial framework:

• 2017
  • heading 2 (Sustainable Growth — Natural Resources): EUR 575 000 000;
  • heading 5 (Administration): EUR 507 268 804;
• 2018: heading 5 (Administration): EUR 570 000 000;
• 2019: heading 5 (Administration): EUR 253 882 156.