Increased 21 02 02 Cooperation with Asia
Decreased 21 09 51 02 Latin America
The surplus of EUR 1 million in payment appropriations is due to over-optimistic forecasting. An amount of EUR 0,1 million will cover needs through a Commission autonomous transfer. Therefore, an amount of EUR 0,9 million can be made available for the Global transfer.
Increased 22 02 03 02
Support for economic, social and territorial development and related progressive alignment with the Union acquis
The remaining part of the commitment for the 2016 special measure to support refugees in Turkey has to be paid to the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian crisis (EUTF Madad). The timely payment of this invoice is important in the context of the frontloading of operations as part of the Global Response to the Covid-19 crisis, as announced in the early summer for the Madad Trust Fund’s activities. The payment implementation of the EUTF Madad in 2020 was much higher than expected at the time of the establishment of the Draft Budget 2020.Therefore, a reinforcement of EUR 100 million is requested in the Global transfer.
Moreover, there is a need for additional payment appropriations under this budget line due to reprogramming, increase of pre-financing payments and of indirect management mode with the beneficiary country in order to speed up payments to address the Covid-19 crisis. This additional reinforcement of EUR 90 million in payment appropriations will be requested in the Draft Amending Budget 10.
Increased 22 04 01 01
Mediterranean countries -- Human rights, good governance and mobility
In order to help partner countries deal with the economic, social and health consequences of the Covid-19 crisis, the Commission has been modifying on-going programmes in order to speed up their implementation and the related payments. In particular, the requirements for the disbursement of budget support tranches of a programme for Morocco have been modified. Therefore, a reinforcement of EUR 52 million in payment appropriations is needed, of which EUR 15 million will be covered through a Commission autonomous transfer, and EUR 37 million is requested in the Global transfer.
Increased 22 04 01 02
Mediterranean countries -- Poverty reduction and sustainable development
In order to help partner countries deal with the economic, social and health consequences of the Covid-19 crisis, the Commission has been modifying on-going programmes in order to speed up their implementation and the related payments. In particular, several budget support programmes for Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan and Algeria have been topped-up and their requirements for disbursement have been modified. In addition, other on-going regional and national programmes for the benefit of small and medium enterprises for example have been topped up and related payments increased and accelerated.
Therefore, an overall reinforcement of EUR 325 million in payment appropriations is needed, of which EUR 25 million will be covered through a Commission autonomous transfer, EUR 79 million are requested in the Global transfer, and EUR 221 million will be requested in the Draft Amending Budget 10.
Increased 22 04 02 01
Eastern Partnership -- Human rights, good governance and mobility
In order to help partner countries deal with the economic, social and health consequences of the Covid-19 crisis, the Commission has been modifying on-going programmes in order to speed up their implementation and the related payments. In particular, several budget support programmes for Armenia have been topped-up and their requirements for disbursement have been modified. In addition, an on-going programme for the stabilisation and growth in Ukraine has been topped up and the related payments increased and accelerated.
Therefore, a reinforcement of EUR 38 million in payment appropriations is requested in the Global transfer.
Increased 22 04 02 02
Eastern Partnership -- Poverty reduction and sustainable development
In order to help partner countries deal with the economic, social and health consequences of the Covid-19 crisis, the Commission has been modifying on-going programmes in order to speed up their implementation and the related payments. In particular, several budget support programmes for Armenia and Georgia have been topped up and their requirements for disbursement have been modified. In addition, several programmes for resilience and stability (Ukraine East, Armenia), for small and medium enterprises and businesses (Armenia) have been topped up and the related payments increased and accelerated.
Therefore, a reinforcement of EUR 137 million is needed, of which EUR 72 million is requested in the Global transfer and EUR 65 million will be requested in the Draft Amending Budget 10.
Increased 22 04 03 01
Cross-border cooperation (CBC) -- Contribution from Heading 4
When preparing the budget, the Commission did a prudent estimation of the needs for payment appropriations on this budget line, in light of previous years’ implementation and experience with the accuracy of Member States’ forecasts.
However, project implementation has gathered speed in 2020 and the Managing Authorities have requested the full amount of pre-financing due in 2020. A reinforcement of EUR 24 million in payment appropriations is therefore needed.
Increased 22 04 03 04
Other multi-country cooperation in the neighbourhood -- Supporting measures
Decreased 23 03 01 01
Disaster prevention and preparedness within the Union
The payment forecast has been reduced by EUR 60 million for the following reasons:
• Member States requested lower level of pre-financing on the stockpiling contracts;
• Delays in the purchase of 2 Canadairs, resulting in the postponement to 2021 of the pre-financing initially foreseen for 2020;
• Delays in the implementation of some grant contracts, which result in having to postpone the interim and final payments to 2021;
• Signature and pre-financing of the medical evacuation services (Medevac) contract with Germany postponed to 2021;
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Some final payments related to 2016-2017 contracts were not paid (or partially paid) following analysis of final report.Decreased 23 03 77 04
Preparatory action -- Network of European hubs for civil protection and crisis management
An amount of EUR 17 750 in payment appropriations can be made available because the contract, which has been closed, resulted in a lower consumption of funds.
Decreased 24 02 01
Preventing and combating fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities affecting the Union's financial interests
Due to the Covid-19 measures, OLAF could not implement the budget related to the Hercule programme as planned. In the course of 2020, it was not possible to organise the planned conferences and the Digital Forensic & Analyst trainings, OLAF's flagship. Therefore, an amount of EUR 1 million can be made available.
Decreased 26 02 01
Procedures for awarding and advertising public supply, works and service contracts
Following the postponement of the eNotices2 project, initially planned in 2019 and launched in May 2020, some payments will be postponed to 2021. Therefore, an amount of EUR 250 000 can be made available.
Increased 26 03 01
Interoperability solutions and common frameworks for European public administrations, businesses and citizens (ISA²)
A reinforcement of EUR 6 million in payment appropriations is needed for the following reasons:
• The accelerated implementation rate of the programme due to the end of the current Multiannual Financial Framework;
• Many projects are catching up previous years’ delays;
• More short-terms contracts have been signed than initially planned, leading to faster implementation rate.
Increased 26 03 77 06
Preparatory action -- Governance and quality of software code -- Auditing of free and open-source software Based on an updated estimation, a reinforcement of EUR 172 000 is needed to pay the invoices due by the end of the year.
Decreased 29 02 01
Providing quality statistical information, implementing new methods of production of European statistics and strengthening the partnership within the European Statistical System
Difficulties in the implementation of the ongoing grants for actions awarded to National Statistical Institutes due to the Covid-19 pandemic will lead to the postponement of payments to 2021. In addition, pre-financings originally planned for the end of 2020 will be postponed due to some delays in the publications and signature of the grant agreements.
Therefore, an amount of EUR 6 million can be made available.
Decreased 32 02 01 01
Further integration of the internal energy market and the interoperability of electricity and gas networks across borders
The energy strand of the Connecting Europe Facility was increased in both commitments and payments during the conciliation procedure of the budget 2020. Commitment appropriations were used in 2020 as the calls for proposals were launched during the year. However, the related first pre-financings will only take place in 2021. Therefore, an amount of EUR 18,5 million in payment appropriations can be made available.
Decreased 32 02 01 02
Enhancing Union security of energy supply
The energy strand of the Connecting Europe Facility was increased in both commitments and payments during the conciliation procedure of the draft budget 2020. Commitment appropriations were used in 2020 as the calls for proposals were launched during the year. However, the related first pre-financings will only take place in 2021. Therefore, an amount of EUR 5,8 million in payment appropriations can be made available.
Decreased 32 02 01 03
Contributing to sustainable development and protection of the environment
The energy strand of the Connecting Europe Facility was increased in both commitments and payments during the conciliation procedure of the draft budget 2020. Commitment appropriations were used in 2020 as calls for proposals were launched during the year. However, the related first pre-financings will only take place in 2021. Therefore, an amount of EUR 5,8 million in payment appropriations can be made available.
Increased 32 02 10
Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
The Agency faces a steep increase in appeals against its decisions stemming from the implementation of the new Clean Energy Package. Needs for the first half of the year have been funded through savings, but savings identified for the second half of the year are insufficient to cover the remaining needs, in particular legal counsel and translation services for decisions and appeals. Therefore, a reinforcement of EUR 0,4 million is requested.
Decreased 32 02 52
Completion of energy projects to aid economic recovery
Due to the Covid-19 crisis, the progress in the implementation of the last projects is slower than expected, thus creating delays in the submission of payment requests. Therefore, the revision of payment forecast indicates a surplus of
Decreased 32 03 03
Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme in Lithuania
Due to the Covid-19 crisis, the anticipated acceleration of the implementation of the decommissioning programmes did not materialise. This affected the physical delivery of material and presence of foreign experts on site. It also delayed pre-financings paid by Euratom in relation to procurement procedures that were extended, delayed or suspended to alleviate economic operators and national authorities constraints. Therefore, an amount of EUR 13,8 million in payment appropriations can be made available.