Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2020)140 - Amending decision 2020/265 regarding amounts mobilised from the Flexibility Instrument for 2020 to be used for migration, COVID-19 and the European Public Prosecutor's Office - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2020)140 - Amending decision 2020/265 regarding amounts mobilised from the Flexibility Instrument for 2020 to be used for migration, ... |
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| source | COM(2020)140  |
| date | 27-03-2020 |
The European Parliament and the Council decided on 27 November 2019 to mobilise the Flexibility instrument for an amount of EUR 778,1 million for heading 3 Security and Cititzenship as proposed by the Commission.
The Commission submits today draft amending budget (DAB) No 1/2020 1 that includes, amongst others, an overall increase of the level of commitment appropriations for heading 3 of EUR 423,3 million to meet the needs resulting from the increased migration pressure in Greece, to finance immediate measures required in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak and to cover an increase of the budget for the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO).
As allowed by Article 14 of the Council Regulation (EU, Euratom ) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 2 , this DAB proposes to use the Global Margin for Commitment (GMC) remaining available from 2018 for the increase linked to migration (EUR 350 million). The remaining part of the increase, not falling under the scope of the GMC (EUR 73,3 million), requires an additional mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument.
Therefore, the present proposal accompanies DAB No 1/2020 in order to increase accordingly the amounts mobilised from the Flexibility Instrument and to extend the purpose of the mobilisation.
The adjusted mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument will amount to EUR 851,4 million (from EUR 778,1 million) for heading 3.
This proposed mobilisation decision will amend Decision (EU) 2020/265 of 27 November 2019 3 .
The indicative payment appropriations corresponding to the updated mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument are presented in the table below:
(in million EUR, at current prices)
| Year | Payment appropriations related to the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument in 2020 |
| 2020 | 450,7 |
| 2021 | 342,2 |
| 2022 | 42,4 |
| 2023 | 16,1 |
| Total | 851,4 |