(AGENPARL) – lun 09 dicembre 2024 Newsletter
ISSUE 18 – 2024
THURSDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2024,
09.00 – 13.00
SPINELLI 1G3, BRUSSELS
*** Thursday, 12 December 2024, 10.00 – 13.00 ***
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*** VOTING TIME ***
2024 Budget: Section III – Commission
– No transfer request
Rapporteur:
Siegfried Mureşan (EPP)
Shadows:
Victor Negrescu (S&D)
(PfE)
Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
Rasmus Nordqvist (Greens/
Nikolas Farantouris (The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
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2024 Budget: Other Sections
– European Parliament (EP)
Rapporteur:
Nils Ušakovs (S&D)
Shadows:
C11/2024:
Isabel Benjumea (EPP)
The main purpose of this transfer proposal is to strengthen
(PfE)
budget item 2104 “Computing and telecommunications Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Fabienne Keller (Renew)
acquisition of individual equipment, the replacement of
Rasmus Nordqvist (Greens/
obsolescent network switches in CHURCHILL and SPINELLI
buildings, and IT infrastructure in TREVES II, as well as the
(The Left)
network infrastructure enhancement in order to increase the
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
Wi-Fi coverage. Furthermore, this transfer intends to finance
“Computing and telecommunications – Investment in projects”
in relation with DG IPOL reorganisation, developments on
PERICLES application, the delivery of the first version of the
BRICKS application (in replacement of GEDA), an increased scrutiny in the area of Cybersecurity and
the development of Artificial Intelligence capacities.
appropriations on 37 budget lines, including on item 1200 “Remuneration and allowances” by
C12/2024:
This transfer proposal will allow DG LINC to meet unforeseeable additional expenses related to the
recruitment of external interpreters assigned to EP’s core business meetings during the last
trimester by increasing appropriations on budget item 1405 “Expenditure on interpretation” by
The transfer is made possible due to availability of appropriations in items 1200 “Remuneration and
– Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
No 3 – INF:
The proposal for transfer is intended to increase the appropriations on item 2001 “Lease/purchase”
This increase in appropriations is made possible due to availability of appropriations on several
– European External Action Service (EEAS)
INF.2/2024:
associated costs” for the benefit of the delegations’ security infrastructure to progress on
compliance with the applicable security standards.
The transfer is made possible due to availability of appropriations on several budget lines, including
– No other transfer request
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Building Policy
Rapporteur:
Olivier Chastel (Renew)
– No building request
Shadows:
Monika Hohlmeier (EPP)
Nils Ušakovs (S&D)
(PfE)
Ruggero Razza (ECR)
Ignazio Roberto Marino (Greens
/EFA)
(The Left)
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
*** END OF VOTE ***
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European Semester for
economic policy coordination
policy coordination 2025.
The committee will consider the draft
opinion to the ECON committee on
the European Semester for economic
This will be the first implementation cycle of the new economic
governance framework, which entered into force on 30 April 2024. The
main objectives of the reform are to strengthen Member States’ debt
sustainability and promote the sustainable and inclusive growth in all
Member States through growth-enhancing reforms and priority
investments.
Rapporteur:
Johan Van Overtveldt (ECR)
Shadows:
(S&D)
(PfE)
(ECR)
(Renew)
Damian Boeselager (Greens/
(The Left)
(ESN)
Presentation of draft opinion:
12 December 2024
Deadline for tabling
amendments:
19 December 2024 at 12.00
Adoption in BUDG:
29 January 2024
Plenary: March 2025
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Gender budgeting best practices
In the context of the European Parliament Gender Equality Week, the
Committee will receive the following experts to discuss best practices
in the field of gender budgeting:
Brigitte Luggin (DG INTPA),
Franck Conrad (DG BUDGET),
Scherie Nicol (OECD) and
Petra Gschiel (Austrian Parliament Budget Office).
Standing Rapporteur:
Lucia Yar (Renew)
Substitute Rapporteur:
Nicolae Ștefănuță (Greens/
Following repeated calls of the European Parliament for the
implementation of gender budgeting at EU level, Parliament, Commission and Council agreed in the
Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 that the Commission would develop a methodology to
measure the relevant expenditure at programme level in the MFF 2021-2027 and implement it no later than
1st January 2023.
The Commission applied the methodology for the first time in
the context of draft budget 2023, looking retroactively at the
2021 expenditure. The methodology attributes a score (0, 1 or 2)
to expenditure at the most disaggregated level possible, based
on the design of the actions. The experts of the Commission will
present the methodology and elaborate on the special case of
external action, which has to respect the Gender Action Plan III,
according to which at least 85% of all new external actions will
have gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment as
a significant objective or as a principal objective by 2025.
Scherie Nicol, of the OECD, will share the expertise the organisation developed on gender budgeting, in
particular a checklist of seven best practices and her experience in accompanying OECD countries launching
gender budgeting initiatives.
Finally, Petra Gschiel, of the Austrian Parliament Budget Office, will present the country’s unique point of
view. Since 2009, the objective of de facto equality between women and men in the context of budgetary
planning is enshrined in the Federal Constitution. Since 2013, gender budgeting must be applied at federal
level.
The Policy Department has prepared a briefing for the exchange of views.
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Study on “Recent inflation developments and the EU budget: Country-specific impacts”
Experts from the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
and the Austrian Institute of Economic Research will present the
findings of the second part of a study on “The impact of inflation on the
EU finances”.
For recollection in the first part of the study presented in January 2024,
the experts concluded that the accumulated inflation had resulted in a
sizeable loss of purchasing power with an overall impact of
EUR 109.5 billion loss in value.
In the second part, the experts provide a country-specific assessment of the inflation impact on the EU
budgetary allocations to Member States during the ongoing MFF. The study highlights significant differences
across Member States. For examples under the RRF, the loss in purchasing power has ranged from more
than 22% for Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania to less than 4% in Italy, Sweden, Greece and Denmark. The study
also focuses on policy options to be considered in the context of the next MFF to prevent adverse effects of
future inflation shocks on the EU budget. Regarding the 2% deflator, the study concludes that it is simple,
practical and predictable and that replacing it by other deflators should be reserved to situations where
inflation significantly deviates from the 2%. Among other policy recommendations, the experts also suggest
creating a specific earmarked reserve above the MFF ceilings for the purpose of protecting the various MFF
programmes against significant inflationary development.
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NEXT MEETINGS
16 January 2025 – BUDG meeting
29-30 January 2025 – BUDG meeting
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Implementation figures
NEWS FROM POLICY DEPARTMENT D
Recent publications
Publications Catalogue 2019 – 2024
Briefing “European Union gender budgeting – state of play 2024”
Study “Recent inflation developments and the EU budget” (Part 2)
Study “EU contingent financial liabilities”
At a Glance “EU contingent financial liabilities”
Briefing “Mainstreaming in the post-2027 MFF”
Briefing “Performance-based Programmes under the post-2027 MFF”
Briefing “European public goods and the 2028-2034 MFF”
Briefing “Revamping the EU’s budgetary flexibility”
Briefing “Management of debt liabilities in the EU budget under the post-2027 MFF”
Briefing “EU Enlargement and the post-2027 MFF”
Study “The history of the EU budget” (Update)
Other language versions
Briefing “The European Parliament and the CFSP Budget – The case of the Rapid Deployment
Capacity”
Study “Performance framework for the EU budget – Concepts and practices” (Part 1)
Study “The impacts of recent inflation developments on the EU finances” (Part 1)
Briefing “ITER financing by the EU budget – state-of-play”
Briefing “An estimate of the European Union’s long-term borrowing cost bill”
Briefing “Gender budgeting in the Member States”
At a Glance “Options for a stronger and more agile EU budget”
Study “Options for a stronger and more agile EU budget”
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 “EU Financial assistance to Africa and Latin America 2021-2027”
Briefing “Human and Financial Resources in Decentralised EU Agencies”
Study “Lessons learned from the implementation of crisis response tools at EU level” (Part 2)
At a Glance “Nomination for a Member of the European Court of Auditors: Bulgaria”
Study “EU anti-fraud architecture – the role of EU-level players, how they cooperate and the
challenges they face”
Briefing “Cohesion Policy Calendar (2021-2027 and 2014-2020 Programming Periods)” July 2024
update
Briefing “Analysis of the 100 largest recipients of RRF funds per Member State”
Briefing “EU assistance to Ukraine and scrutiny of the EU financing provided”
Study “Lessons learned from the implementation of crisis response tools at EU level” (Part 1)
Study “The future of digitalisation of budgetary control”
At a Glance “Nomination for a Member of the European Court of Auditors: Italy”
Workshop Proceedings “Preventing EU funds from reaching sanctioned individuals or entities”
Study “Due Diligence in EU Institutions’ Own-Account Procurement: Rules and Practices”
Workshop Proceedings “Sponsorships of EU Presidencies: Stocktaking and Perspectives”
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Briefing “Nominations for Members of the European Court of Auditors: Sweden and Portugal”
Briefing “EU assistance to Ukraine and scrutiny of the EU financing provided”
Briefing “Preventing EU funds from ending up with individuals or companies tied to the EU-Russia
sanctions list”
In-Depth Analysis “The EU Emissions Trading System: Method and Effects of Free Allowance
Allocation”
Briefing “Nominations for Members of the European Court of Auditors: Belgium and Finland”
At a Glance “Transparency and accountability of EU funding for NGOs active in EU policy areas within
EU territory”
Forthcoming publications
Study “Performance framework for the EU budget” (Part 2)
Study “Mapping the current structure and discovering the potential of ‘other revenue’ ”
Study “Adapting the EU budget to make it fit for purpose for future enlargements”
Study “The Financial Transparency System – How to improve its functioning and reliability”
Study “Performance based Instruments: possible improvements in their design”
Study “Methods in the European Court of Auditors and the Commission: the estimated level of error
vs estimated risk at payment/risk at closure”
Forthcoming events
Workshop “EU anti-fraud architecture – the role of EU-level players, how they cooperate and the
challenges they face” (date tbc)
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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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