(AGENPARL) – lun 18 settembre 2023 Newsletter
ISSUE 16 – 2023
EXTRAORDINARY MEETING
WEDNESDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2023,
9.00 – 10.30
14.30 – 16.00
SPINELLI 3E2
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*** WEDNESDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2023, 9.00 – 10.30 ***
SPINELLI 3E2
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*** VOTING TIME ***
Interim report on the proposal for a mid-term revision of the
Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027
Members will vote on the draft interim report on the revision of the
multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2021-2027, in response to the
Commission proposals of 20 June 2023.
The MFF co-rapporteurs welcomed the Commission’s proposal as a first step
in the right direction to ensure that the MFF can better address the
challenges linked to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, safeguard
the Union’s strategic autonomy and sovereignty, and endow the Union with
adequate flexibility to respond to crises. They proposed to increase the
ceiling of several headings and boost flexibility, as well as to set out a sound
solution for the EURI repayment costs (over and above the MFF ceilings).
The interim report is scheduled for consideration in plenary in the October I
session.
MFF Co-Rapporteurs:
Jan Olbrycht (EPP)
Margarida Marques (S&D)
Shadows:
Valérie Hayer (Renew)
Rasmus Andresen (Greens/EFA)
Roberts Zīle (ECR)
Joachim Kuhs (ID)
Dimitrios Papadimoulis (The Left)
Exchange of views:
30 August 2023
Deadline for tabling
amendments:
31 August 2023 – 17.00
Adoption in BUDG:
20 September 2023
Plenary: October I 2023
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Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide
assistance to Romania and Italy in relation to natural disasters
in 2022 and to Türkiye in relation to the earthquakes in
February 2023
The proposal for a decision to mobilise the EU Solidarity Fund would release
States and accession countries to deal with natural disasters and, since April
2020, public health emergencies.
(DEC 10/2023) from the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve, which covers
the amount of assistance to be paid to the countries impacted minus roughly
inscribed in the general budget in accordance with Article 4a of Council
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the EUSF.
Rapporteur:
Katalin Cseh (Renew)
Shadows:
José-Manuel Fernandes (EPP)
(S&D)
(Greens/EFA)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
(The Left)
Deadline for tabling
amendments:
7 September 2023 – 12.00
Adoption in BUDG:
20 September 2023
Plenary: October I 2023 (TBC)
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Role of tax policy in times of crisis
Members will vote on the opinion drafted by Valérie Hayer (Renew) to the
FISC own initiative report on the Role of tax policy in times of crisis.
27 amendments were tabled to the report and compromises were agreed
between political groups.
Rapporteur:
Valérie Hayer (Renew)
Shadows:
José Manuel Fernandes (EPP)
Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (S&D)
(Greens/EFA)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
(The Left)
Exchange of views:
30 August 2023
Deadline for tabling
amendments:
4 September 2023
Adoption in BUDG:
20 September 2023
Adoption in ECON:
24 October 2023
Plenary: December 2023 (TBC)
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2023 Budget: Section III – Commission
Rapporteur:
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
– DEC 10/2023
The purpose of DEC 10/2023 is linked with the EUSF mobilisation decision
COM(2023)381 adopted by the Commission on 23 August 2023, to provide
assistance to Romania and Italy in relation to natural disasters which occurred
in 2022 and to Türkiye in relation to the earthquakes in February 2023.
– DEC 11/2023
Shadows:
Janusz Lewandowski (EPP)
Victor Negrescu (S&D)
Francisco Guerreiro (Greens/EFA)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Joachim Kuhs (ID)
Dimitrios Papadimoulis (The Left)
The purpose of DEC 11/2023 is to release part of the 2023 reserve related to
the EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPA) to reinforce the
appropriations, to honour the 2023 financial obligations resulting from
various international Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements.
This first and only release of the reserve for EU Fisheries Agreements in 2023 will use the remaining amount reserved
for this purpose on the reserve line following the proposal in DAB 3/2023 to cancel most of the appropriations
countries (namely Morocco, Liberia and Solomon Islands).
– No other transfer request
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2023 Transfers – Other Sections
– No transfer request
Rapporteur:
Niclas Herbst (EPP)
Shadows:
Nils Ušakovs (S&D)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Alexandra Geese (Greens/EFA)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Joachim Kuhs (ID)
Younous Omarjee (The Left)
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Building Policy
Rapporteur:
Olivier Chastel (Renew)
– No building request
*** END OF VOTING TIME ***
Shadows:
Monika Hohlmeier (EPP)
Nils Ušakovs (S&D)
Rasmus Andresen (Greens/EFA)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Joachim Kuhs (ID)
Younous Omarjee (The Left)
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Building Policy: Exchange of views:
– EC: Integrated entrance to the JRC research facilities in Petten, The
Netherlands
The European Commission intends to launch the construction of an
integrated entrance to the Joint Research Centre’s research facilities in
Petten, The Netherlands.
The project would consist of a total gross floor area above ground of 271 m²,
a parking of 600 m² as well as circulation areas of 1 558 m². According to the
provisional planning, the final project would be submitted for approval to the
Committee on Budgets in Q1, 2024.
Rapporteur:
Olivier Chastel (Renew)
Shadows:
Monika Hohlmeier (EPP)
Nils Ušakovs (S&D)
Rasmus Andresen (Greens/EFA)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Joachim Kuhs (ID)
Younous Omarjee (The Left)
– No other building request
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2023 Budget: Section III – Commission: Exchange of views
– DEC 12/2023
cover the financial costs of an amicable settlement of court cases lodged by
local agents of the EU Delegation in Türkiye following the change of salary
grid from Euro to Turkish Lira and backwards into Euro in 2014 and 2019
respectively, resulting in a decrease in the Euro-denominated gross salaries
compared to the pre-2014 levels, due to the evolution of the Euro/Turkish
Lira exchange rate.
Rapporteur:
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Shadows:
Janusz Lewandowski (EPP)
Victor Negrescu (S&D)
Francisco Guerreiro (Greens/EFA)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Joachim Kuhs (ID)
Dimitrios Papadimoulis (The Left)
– No other transfer request
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Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision (EU,
Euratom) 2020/2053 on the system of own resources of the
European Union
José Manuel Fernandes (EPP) and
Valérie Hayer (Renew) will present their
draft consultative report on the
amended proposal for a Council
Decision
amending
Decision
2020/2053 on the system of own
resources of the European Union. This
proposal updates the proposal
2021/0430 on which the Parliament
previously delivered an opinion.
In their report, the co-rapporteurs welcome the Commission proposal which
takes onboard ideas from the EP resolution of 10 May 2023 on own resources:
a new start for EU finances, a new start for Europe. They call on the Council to
swiftly proceed with the adoption of the amended Own Resources Decision.
They also plead for lump-sum rebates on GNI contributions for some Member
States to be subject to an automatic annual 2% deflator.
Co-Rapporteurs:
José Manuel Fernandes (EPP)
Valérie Hayer (Renew)
Shadows:
Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (S&D)
David Cormand (Greens/EFA)
Roberts Zīle (ECR)
Joachim Kuhs (ID)
Younous Omarjee / Dimitrios
Papadimoulis (The Left)
Exchange of views:
20 September 2023
Deadline for tabling
amendments:
25 September 2023 – 12.00
Adoption in BUDG:
9 October 2023
Plenary: TBC
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Mission of the Committee on Budgets to Mozambique (23-28 July 2023) – Reporting back to the
Committee
José Manuel Fernandes (EPP) led a mission of the Committee on Budgets to
Maputo and Beira (Mozambique) to analyse and investigate the EU financial
assistance to Mozambique aimed at generating a resilient society and
promoting a stable economy through supporting job creation, fostering
rural competitiveness and better engaging the private sector.
Other Members participating were Robert Biedroń (S&D), Valérie Hayer
(Renew), Bogdan Rzońca (ECR) and Hervé Juvin (NI).
Members met with several ministries (Foreign Affairs, Education and human development, Economy), the Assembly
of the Republic and its Budget Committee, Member State development agencies, international development
agencies, trade unions, civil society, and project beneficiaries.
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*** WEDNESDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2023, 14.30 – 16.00 ***
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Exchange of views with the Spanish Presidency of the Council
– Presentation of the Presidency semester’s priorities in the remit of the Committee on Budgets
The Spanish Presidency is invited to present its priorities under BUDG remit, in the context of the ongoing work on
the MFF package.
Item postponed
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NEXT MEETINGS
2 October 2023, Extraordinary BUDG meeting, Strasbourg
5 October 2023, Extraordinary AFET-BUDG meeting, Strasbourg
9 October 2023, BUDG meeting, Brussels
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Implementation figures
NEWS FROM POLICY DEPARTMENT D
Expertise: New Framework Call for Tenders
The current framework contract for expertise in the field of EU budget, serving both BUDG and CONT, will expire in
April 2024.
In order to ensure business continuity for both the outgoing and new committees, the Policy Department for
Budgetary Affairs has launched a new procedure, again covering both BUDG and CONT areas of interest.
Deadline for submissions is 20 November 2023. These new framework contracts should then start in July 2024 and
run for 5 years, covering the entire 10th parliamentary term.
In accordance with the Financial Regulation, the contract notice has been published electronically, and all relevant
documents are available online:
https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=14562
Recent publications
Publications Catalogue 2019 – 2023
Briefing “Ukraine: Financing of reconstruction and the role of the EU budget“
Briefing “Budgetary aspects of EU defence policy“
In-Depth Analysis “Recovery and Resilience Dialogue with the European Commission“
Briefing “Ukraine: Financing of reconstruction and the role of the EU budget“
Briefing “EU Financial assistance to Africa and Latin America 2021-2027”
Briefing “Human and Financial Resources in Decentralised EU Agencies”
In-Depth Analysis “The rising cost of European Union borrowing and what to do about it”
Briefing “Statistical own resources: Examples of the gender pay gap and food waste”
At a Glance “The tools for protecting the EU budget from breaches of the rule of law: the Conditionality
Regulation in context”
Briefing “Financial impact of the war in Ukraine: current and future challenges for the EU budget”
Study “The tools for protecting the EU budget from breaches of the rule of law the Conditionality Regulation
in context”
Briefing “EU external action and crisis response: is the EU budget fit for purpose?”
Workshop Proceedings “The Role of the EU budget in International Climate Finance”
Study “Social tracking methodology for the EU budget”
Briefing “The Role of the EU Budget in International Climate Finance”
Workshop Proceedings “The EU borrowing strategy for NGEU: design, challenges and opportunities”
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At a Glance “Nominations for Members of the European Court of Auditors: Slovakia”
At a Glance “The use of contract agents in decentralised EU agencies”
Briefing “Sponsorships of EU Presidencies: stocktaking and perspectives”
Briefing “The Role of Investigative Journalism to Uncover Fraud and Corruption in Europe”
Study “The use of contract agents in decentralised EU agencies”
At a Glance “Nomination for a Member of the European Court of Auditors (Hungary)”
Briefing “Preventing EU funds from ending up with individuals or companies tied to the EU-Russia sanctions
list”
At a Glance “Nominations for Members of the European Court of Auditors (Slovakia)”
Briefing “Cohesion policy investments and Next Generation EU recovery fund: state of play of the monitoring
and controls”
Briefing “Rule of law-related ‘super milestones’ in the recovery and resilience plans of Hungary and Poland”
Briefing “Financial support for the treatment and accompanying of Ukrainian refugees”
At a Glance “The European Commission’s Use of Consultants in Preparing Legislation”
Study “The European Commission’s use of consultants in preparing legislation”
Briefing “C and P transfers in the EP’s budget in 2021 – in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis”
At a Glance “Nominations for Members of the European Court of Auditors (Estonia)”
Briefing “Gender equality in the college of the European Court of Auditors (October 2022)”
Briefing “Instruments and Tools at EU Level and Developed at Member State Level to Prevent and Tackle
Fraud – ARACHNE”
At a Glance “Nominations for Members of the European Court of Auditors (Lithuania)”
Briefing “Tracking the EU Commissioners’ commitments – Von der Leyen Commission, 2019 – 2024: Johannes
Hahn”
Workshop Proceedings “EU customs control mechanisms and their possible improvement”
Briefing “Technical support provided to EU Member States”
Briefing “EU customs control mechanisms and their possible improvement”
Forthcoming publications
 Briefing “Follow-up questions to the WS on “EU borrowing costs: drivers and dynamics – A comparative
perspective”
 Study “The impact of inflation on the financing of EU policies”
 Study “Options for a stronger and more agile EU budget”
Study “The future of digitalisation of budgetary control”
Study “Due diligence in EU institutions procurement rules and practices”
Study “Transparency and accountability of EU funding for NGOs active in EU policy areas within EU territory”
Forthcoming events
Workshop “Preventing EU funds from reaching sanctioned individuals or companies” (7 November 2023)
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Contacts
Committee on Budgets
Head of Secretariat: Elisa Daffarra
Policy Department for Budgetary Affairs
 BUDG Committee Webpage
 Policy Department Webpage
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