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COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Brussels, 26 June 2013

PRESSE 301

Council agrees EU funds for Croatia

The Council today approved1 draft amending budget no 1 for 2013 providing the EU budget 2013 with the necessary resources for the accession of Croatia to the European Union on 1 July

The Council agreed to increase the EU budget for 2013 by a total of EUR 655.1 million in commitments and EUR 374 million in payments in order to cover the pledges made at the accession conference of 30 June 2011. With EUR 449.4 million in commitments and EUR 149.8 million in payments the bulk of the additional funds serves to reduce disparities in the level of development of Croatia's regions with other areas of the EU through cohesion policy

The breakdown of the additional funds is as follows:

The decision was taken by the ECOFIN Council

(in million EUR, at current prices)

 

DAB 1/2013

2013

Commitments

Payments
  • 1. 
    Sustainable growth

496,6

167,4

la Competitiveness for growth and employment<1}

47,2

17,6

lb Cohesion for growth and employment

449,4

149,8

of which Structural Funds

299,6

89,9

of which Cohesion Fund

149,8

59,9
  • 2. 
    Preservation and management of natural resources

10,2

2,6
     

l-jiropcan l-'ishcncs l-'imd

8r

2.2

Other CFP support, Life + (1)

1.5

0.4
  • 3. 
    Citizenship, freedom, security and justice

73,3

42,2

3a Freedom, security andjustice <1}

2.1

1,1

Schengen facility

40,0

40,0

3b Citizenship ('

2,2

1,1

Transition Facility

29,0

  
  • 4. 
    EU as a global player
  

86,8
  • 6. 
    Compensations (Cash-flow facility)

75,0

75,0

Total

655,1

374,0

1) Non pre-allocated expenditure given for illustrative purposes only.

The Council also agreed on a revision of the current multiannual financial framework covering the period 2007-2013, in line with the interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management. The agreement which was reached on the basis of a compromise proposal () of the Irish presidency provides for an increase of the payment ceiling by EUR 374 million. As regards commitments, the ceilings are increased under sub-heading la (competitiveness for growth and employment), subheading lb (cohesion for growth and employment), sub-heading 3b (citizenship) and heading 6 (compensation) by a total of EUR 603 million which is offset by a corresponding reduction of the ceiling under heading 5 (administration). This leaves the overall ceiling in commitments unchanged