Administration To researchers, students, farmers, NGOs, SMEs, regions…

Of the budget funds policies and projects in Member States and beyond

FOR 500 MILLION EUROPEANS

94%

DELIVERING ON AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS

EU has an obligation to pay the amounts pending in ongoing projects

Typical lifecycle of an EU funded project

DELIVERING ON AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS

Following the EU financial programming life cycle

Evolution of payments for 2000 – 2006 and 2007 – 2013Financial Frameworks

A GENERAL OVERVIEW

APPROPRIATIONS BY HEADINGBillion €

% change from 2011

Margins(Million €)

CA PA CA PA CA PA

1. Sustainable growth 68.0 57.7 +5.4 +8.3 151.5

Competitiveness 15.2 12.6 +12.6 +8.1 129.4

Cohesion 52.8 45.1 +3.4 +8.4 22.1

2. Preservation and management of natural resources

60.2 57.9 +2.6 +2.8 651.6

Direct aids & market related expenditure 44.2 44.1 +3.0 +3.1

Rural development, environment and fisheries

15.9 13.8 +1.5 +1.9

3. Citizenship, freedom, security & justice 2.0 1.5 +11.0 +3.6 81.1

Freedom, Security and Justice 1.3 0.9 +17.7 +6.8 65.6

Citizenship 0.7 0.6 - 0.1 - 0.3 15.5

4. The EU as a global player 9.0 7.3 +2.9 0.8 246.7

5. Administrative expenditure 8.3 8.3 +1.3 +1.4 472.6

Total 147.4 132.7 +3.7 +4.9 1 603.5 8 815.3

In % of EU-27 GNI 1.12 1.01

DRAFT BUDGET 2012 IN COMMITMENTS

DRAFT BUDGET 2012 IN PAYMENTS

REFLECTING EUROPE 2020 PRIORITIES

€ 62.6 bn - 42.5% of the budget - +5.1 % on 2011

% of EU Budget for EUROPE 2020 (in billion €)

REFLECTING EUROPE 2020 PRIORITIES

+ 8.9% on 2011

+ 3.1% on 2011

+ 3.8% on 2011 A digital agenda for Europe

Innovation Union

An industrial policy for the globalised era

+ 7.0% on 2011

Ressource efficient Europe

+ 3.3% on 2011 Youth on the Move

European Platform against Poverty

An agenda for skills and jobs

€ 2.4 bn

€ 23.5 bn

€ 1.8 bn

€ 22.1 bn

€ 1.3 bn

€ 2.0 bn + 3.3% on 2011

€ 9.5 bn + 1.9% on 2011

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REFLECTING AUSTERITY

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growth for the Commission's administrative spending

REFLECTING AUSTERITY

Reducing administrative expenditure by 6.1% in IT and equipment, 6.2% in Missions and 11% in publications

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REFLECTING AUSTERITY

Cutting where it is needed:

• Development Cooperation Instrument has been reduced by € 70 million as a result of its performance assessment

• Industrialised Countries Instrument has been reduced by € 14,5 million due to high level of de-commitments in 2007

• GALILEO was reduced by € 24,9 million

Research and Development towards the future

Continued substantial increase of funding for research

Evolution of Member State’s contribution to Research and Development

(in € million)

Evolution of EU contributions to Research and Development

(in € million)

DELIVERING ON AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS

Electric Interconnection between Ireland and the United Kingdom

In line with the European Council’s conclusions from February 2011!

Project starting date: March 2010Project completion date: 2012

Total EU funding: EUR 110.000.000

DELIVERING ON AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS

Building and equipping of the Wielkopolska Centre of Advanced Technologies in Poznań, Poland

Project starting date: March 2010Project completion date: 2013

Total EU funding: EUR 53.588.000

In line with the European Council’s conclusions from February 2011!

DELIVERING ON AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS

Widening to six lanes along a section of Berlin's A10 northern ring road

Project starting date: January 2010Project completion date: March 2013Total EU funding: EUR 20.000.000

Contributes to the trans-European transport network!

DELIVERING ON AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS

Wide Entreprise Europe Network

Project starting date: January 2010Project completion date: December 2012 (2 contracting periods)

Total EU funding: EUR 264.000.000 (2 contracting periods)

In line with the European Council’s conclusions from February 2011!

EU budget compared to national budgets2000 - 2010

EU Budget increase: +37.4%

Member States’ increase (EU27): +62%

Evolution of EU GNI: +38.8%