Council agrees additional funds for 2013 budget

14 October 2013

The Permanent Representatives Committee has agreed the Council's position on a package of three draft amending budgets for 2013. The funds represent the second tranche of the €11.2 billion demanded by MEPs earlier this year in exchange for approving the cut to the EU's long-term budget for 2014-20.

By approving its position on the package the Council's objective is to

1. meet outstanding payment needs in the 2013 EU budget;

2. show solidarity with Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic, hit by extreme flooding in May and June this year, and with Romania which suffered from drought and forest fires in summer 2012;

3. revise the forecast of this year's budget revenue (the so-called own resources).

The Council still needs to adopt its position formally. The draft amending budgets then need the approval of the European Parliament.

The package agreed today consists of the following elements:

On the expenditure side

On the revenue side

Press release


“The Permanent Representatives Committee has shown the resolve to respect the Council commitments and deliver additional payments to the 2013 budget. We hope that it sends a signal for the European Parliament vote on the EU multi-annual budget for 2014–2020. We have also demonstrated solidarity with the Member States that have suffered from floods and drought", said chair of the COREPER ambassador Raimundas Karoblis.

Press release

See also: Rapporteurs Anne E Jensen / Monika Hohlmeier - Report on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014


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