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| dossier | COM(2024)469 - . |
|---|---|
| document | COM(2024)469 |
| datum | 9 oktober 2024 |
The President The President
LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL AND DIGITAL STATEMENT
1. FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE
1.1. Title of the proposal/initiative
1.2. Policy area(s) concerned
1.3. Objective(s)
1.3.1. General objective(s)
1.3.2. Specific objective(s)
1.3.3. Expected result(s) and impact
1.3.4. Indicators of performance
1.4. The proposal/initiative relates to:
1.5. Grounds for the proposal/initiative
1.5.1. Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for roll-out of the implementation of the initiative
1.5.2. Added value of EU involvement (it may result from different factors, e.g. coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For the purposes of this section 'added value of EU involvement' is the value resulting from EU action, that is additional to the value that would have been otherwise created by Member States alone.
1.5.3. Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past
1.5.4. Compatibility with the multiannual financial framework and possible synergies with other appropriate instruments
1.5.5. Assessment of the different available financing options, including scope for redeployment
1.6. Duration of the proposal/initiative and of its financial impact
1.7. Method(s) of budget implementation planned
2. MANAGEMENT MEASURES
2.1. Monitoring and reporting rules
2.2. Management and control system(s)
2.2.1. Justification of the budget implementation method(s), the funding implementation mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed
2.2.2. Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up to mitigate them
2.2.3. Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls (ratio between the control costs and the value of the related funds managed), and assessment of the expected levels of risk of error (at payment & at closure)
2.3. Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities
3. ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE
3.1. Heading(s) of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected
3.2. Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations
3.2.1. Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations
3.2.1.1. Appropriations from voted budget
3.2.1.2. Appropriations from external assigned revenues
3.2.2. Estimated output funded from operational appropriations
3.2.3. Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations
3.2.3.1. Appropriations from voted budget
3.2.3.2. Appropriations from external assigned revenues
3.2.3.3. Total appropriations
3.2.4. Estimated requirements of human resources
3.2.4.1. Financed from voted budget
3.2.4.2. Financed from external assigned revenues
3.2.4.3. Total requirements of human resources
3.2.5. Overview of estimated impact on digital technology-related investments
3.2.6. Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework
3.2.7. Third-party contributions
3.3. Estimated impact on revenue
4. DIGITAL DIMENSIONS
4.1. Requirements of digital relevance
4.2. Data
4.3. Digital solutions
4.4. Interoperability assessment
4.5. Measures to support digital implementation
1. FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE
1.1. Title of the proposal/initiative
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova.
1.2. Policy area(s) concerned
EU relations with the rest of the world
1.3. Objective(s)
1.3.1. General objective(s)
The strategic objectives of the Reform and Growth Facility (hereafter Facility) are to (a) support the enlargement process by accelerating the alignment with Union values, laws, rules, standards, policies and practices (‘acquis’) through the adoption and implementation of reforms with a view to future Union membership; (b) support progressive integration of Moldova into the Union single market; and (c) accelerate the socio-economic convergence of Moldova’s economy with the Union. This will help Moldova get a comparable level of support as other candidates, especially as Moldova is not covered by the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance.
1.3.2. Specific objective(s)
Specific objective
The specific objectives of the Facility shall be to:
a) further strengthen the fundamentals of the enlargement process, including the rule of law and fundamental rights, the functioning of democratic institutions, including de-polarisation, public administration and fulfil the economic criteria; this includes promoting an independent judiciary, reinforcing security and stability, strengthening the fight against fraud and all forms of corruption, including high-level corruption and nepotism, organised crime, cross-border crime and money laundering as well as terrorism financing, tax evasion and tax fraud, tax avoidance; increasing compliance with international law; strengthening freedom and independence of media and academic freedom; combating hate speech; enabling an environment for civil society, fostering social dialogue; promoting gender equality, gender mainstreaming and the empowerment of women and girls, non-discrimination and tolerance, to ensure and strengthen respect for the rights of refugees and persons belonging to minorities, including national minorities and Roma, as well as rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons;
b) move towards full alignment of Moldova with the Union Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), including Union restrictive measures;
c) fight disinformation and Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference against the Union and its values;
d) move towards harmonisation of visa policies with the Union;
e) reinforce the effectiveness of public administration, build capacities and invest in administrative staff in Moldova; ensure access to information, public scrutiny and the involvement of civil society in decision-making processes; support transparency, accountability, structural reforms and good governance at all levels, including as regards their powers of oversight and inquiry over the distribution of and access to public funds as well as in the areas of public financial management and public procurement and State aid control; support initiatives and bodies involved in supporting and enforcing international justice in Moldova;
f) accelerate the transition of Moldova to sustainable, climate-neutral and inclusive economy, that is capable of withstanding competitive market pressures of the Union single market, and to a stable investment environment and reduce its strategic dependency;
g) foster economic integration of Moldova with the Union single market, in particular through increased trade and investment flows, and resilient value chains;
h) support enhanced integration with the Union single market through improved and sustainable connectivity in line with trans-European networks to reinforce good neighbourly relations, as well as people-to-people contact;
i) accelerate the inclusive and sustainable green transition to climate neutrality by 2050, in accordance with the Paris Agreement and the Green Deal and covering all economic sectors, particularly energy, including the transition towards a de-carbonised, climate-neutral, climate-resilient and circular economy, while ensuring that investments respect the ‘do no significant harm’ principle;
j) promote the digital transformation and digital skills as an enabler of sustainable development and inclusive growth;
k) boost innovation, research, and cooperation between academic institutions and industry in support of the green and digital transitions, promoting local industries with a particular emphasis on locally based micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups;
l) boost quality education, training, reskilling and upskilling at all levels, with a particular focus on youth, including tackling youth unemployment, preventing brain drain and supporting vulnerable communities, including refugees, and support employment policies, including labour rights, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights, and fighting poverty.
1.3.3. Expected result(s) and impact
Specify the effects which the proposal/initiative should have on the beneficiaries/groups targeted.
Support under the Facility is expected to enable Moldova to implement reforms and investments needed to make its economy more competitive and increasing its convergence with the Union. The implementation of the Facility should also reinforce internal control and public finance management systems in Moldova, as well as the implementation of fundamentals of the enlargement process, in particular related to rule of law and fight against corruption, fraud and organised crime. It is expected to support Moldova in accessing earlier on the benefits of the EU’s single market and facilitate its integration into the EU.
1.3.4. Indicators of performance
Specify the indicators for monitoring progress and achievements.
Specific indicators will be defined in Reform Agenda. Those indicators should be based on internationally agreed indicators. The indicators should be relevant, accepted, credible, easy, and robust.
1.4. The proposal/initiative relates to:
a new action
a new action following a pilot project / preparatory action5
the extension of an existing action
a merger or redirection of one or more actions towards another/a new action
1.5. Grounds for the proposal/initiative
1.5.1. Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for roll-out of the implementation of the initiative
Moldova’s economic output and competitiveness lags behind that of the EU average despite its progress on the EU accession path. There is an urgent need to ensure that it receives comparable support as other accession countries negotiating with the EU to support both the socioeconomic convergence as well as the implementation of the broader enlargement agenda.
In order to fully benefit from the opportunities of the Growth Plan, Moldova will prepare a Reform Agenda, which will set out the key measures the country intends to undertake during the period 2025-2027 to accelerate socio-economic and convergence with the EU. The Reform Agenda will be consulted with, assessed and also approved by the Commission.
The Reform Agenda will be consistent with the country’s growth strategy and aligned with its enlargement path. It will bring forward key fundamental reforms identified in the accession process as well as a central socio-economic reforms addressing structural deficiencies in the country’s growth trajectory, which will be integrated in the Reform Agenda.
Serving as the centrepiece of the Growth Plan, the Facility will then introduce strong conditionality as disbursements of EU funding will be conditioned to the progress achieved, in particular in relation to enhancing socio-economic convergence and competitiveness as well as in the area of the fundamentals.
As for the Western Balkans Growth Plan, the new Facility will be implemented through delivery mechanisms that have been selected to maximise fast achievement of reforms and related investments, while maintaining necessary controls and minimising the administrative burden for the Commission, Moldova and other implementing partners. The support will be provided through three delivery mechanisms: 1) Direct support to the national budgets of the Moldova 2) Support to investments through the Neighbourhood Investment Platform (NIP) and 3) remaining non-repayable support.
Direct disbursements to the national budgets and making funds available for the submission of investment proposals will be subject to progress and fulfilment of payment conditions specified in the Reform Agenda. Payment conditions will take the form of a set of qualitative and quantitative steps and a related timeline for disbursements linked to specific socio-economic reforms to stimulate growth, put the country on a sustainable convergence path and orientate it towards specific reforms related to fundamentals of the enlargement process including rule of law, fight against corruption and organised crime. Following the decision on the approval of the Reform Agendas by the Commission (via a Commission Implementing Decision) and the conclusion of a Facility and a Loan Agreements, Moldova will be eligible to receive prefinancing.
Macro financial stability, sound public financial management, transparency and oversight of the budget are general conditions for payments that have to be fulfilled for a release of funds. Payments will occur according to a fixed semi-annual schedule, based on duly justified requests for the release of funds submitted by Moldova and following verification by the Commission of the achievement of the relevant payment conditions. In case the payment conditions are not met, the Commission will suspend or deduct a corresponding amount from the payment.
The disbursement of the corresponding suspended funds may take place during the 12 months after the original deadline set out in the Reform Agenda, provided the payment conditions have been fulfilled.
The investments foreseen in the Reform Agendas will be supported via the NIP. Related projects or programmes will only be submitted to NIP Board for opinion following the Commission assessment of fulfilment of the relevant payment conditions.
1.5.2. Added value of EU involvement (it may result from different factors, e.g. coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For the purposes of this section 'added value of EU involvement' is the value resulting from EU action, that is additional to the value that would have been otherwise created by Member States alone.
Action at Union level is necessary to achieve accelerated economic convergence of Moldova with the EU on its way to potential Union membership. The size of the necessary assistance is such that Moldova continues to require sustained external support that no Member State, or single donor, could provide alone. The Union is in a unique position to deliver multi-annual external assistance to Moldova in a timely, coordinated and predictable manner. The Union can also leverage its borrowing capacity to lend to Moldova on advantageous terms as well as providing grants in a multi-annual perspective.
1.5.3. Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past
The Facility will build on the lessons learned from the Recovery and Resilience Facility, which was established in 2020, as well as from a more recently proposed Ukraine Facility which was adopted in February 2024. Most importantly, the Facility mirrors upon the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans, proposed in November 2023 and adopted in May 2024. In order to treat all candidates equally, it reflects, as closely as possible, the Regulation establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans in its final form, in order to already take into account all possible comments and additions from the co-legislators as well as other Commission services. The Facility is using existing mechanisms, namely direct financial assistance similar to budget support and the NIP for investments. Both of these instruments have proved that EU funding can offer considerable leverage when used together with funding from other donors in blending contexts.
1.5.4. Compatibility with the multiannual financial framework and possible synergies with other appropriate instruments
The proposed Facility aims at equipping the Union with a legal instrument which will allow it to support greater socio-economic convergence of Moldova on its route towards Union membership. The overall amount of the Facility is to be provided through loans and non-repayable support. The non-repayable support should be financed from the envelope allocated to the Neighbourhood geographic programme under Article 6(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2021/947. All provisions under NDICI-GE continue to apply, unless otherwise mentioned in this Regulation. Support in the form of loans shall be available for an amount of up to EUR 1 500 million for the period from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2029. That amount shall not constitute part of the amount of the External Action Guarantee within the meaning of Article 31(4) of Regulation (EU) 2021/947. The loans will be guaranteed through the Common Provisioning Fund at the provisioning rate of 9%.
1.5.5. Assessment of the different available financing options, including scope for redeployment
The Union budget is already providing support to the preparation for possible EU accession to other candidate countries through the Instrument of Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III), which covers the Western Balkans and Türkiye, and is based on grants, blending and budgetary guarantees. In parallel, the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans targets accelerated socio-economic convergence of Western Balkans only, and is based on a different approach, establishing a strong link between fulfilment of reform commitments and access to funding.
Moldova is currently engaged in accession negotiations, yet still covered by the NDICI-GE without a dedicated instrument addressing the particular additional needs stemming from the pre-accession assistance. With the new momentum for enlargement, it is important for Moldova to be provided a comparable level of support to prepare it for its possible future accession. Due to the advanced stage of implementation of the IPA III instrument, it is not possible to reopen the instrument for other candidates, notwithstanding the fact that provision of loans is not possible under the instrument. That is why a new instrument is needed to provide a similar level of support in terms of funding and modalities as for the Western Balkans and Ukraine.
To ensure smooth and transparent implementation of any investments identified under the Reform Agenda, the Commission intends to use the tested methodology of the Neighbourhood Investment Platform, while maintaining the conditionalities mentioned above.
1.6. Duration of the proposal/initiative and of its financial impact
limited duration
- in effect from [DD/MM]YYYY to [DD/MM]YYYY
- financial impact from 2025 to 2027 for commitment appropriations and from 2025 for payment appropriations.
unlimited duration
- Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY,
- followed by full-scale operation.
1.7. Method(s) of budget implementation planned6
Direct management by the Commission
- by its departments, including by its staff in the Union delegations;
- by the executive agencies
Shared management with the Member States
Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to:
- third countries or the bodies they have designated
- international organisations and their agencies (to be specified)
- the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund
- bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71 of the Financial Regulation
- public law bodies
- bodies governed by private law with a public service mission to the extent that they are provided with adequate financial guarantees
- bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that are entrusted with the implementation of a public-private partnership and that are provided with adequate financial guarantees
- bodies or persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions in the common foreign and security policy pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union, and identified in the relevant basic act
- bodies established in a Member State, governed by the private law of a Member State or Union law and eligible to be entrusted, in accordance with sector-specific rules, with the implementation of Union funds or budgetary guarantees, to the extent that such bodies are controlled by public law bodies or by bodies governed by private law with a public service mission, and are provided with adequate financial guarantees in the form of joint and several liability by the controlling bodies or equivalent financial guarantees and which may be, for each action, limited to the maximum amount of the Union support.
2. MANAGEMENT MEASURES
2.1. Monitoring and reporting rules
Specific quantitative and qualitative steps will be defined in the Reform Agenda (approved by the Commission in an implementing decision), so that the fulfilment of the payment conditions can be monitored. Moldova will submit a semi-annual duly justified request for the release of the non-repayable financial support and of the loan, setting out how the satisfactory fulfilment of those conditions has been achieved, based on quantitative and qualitative steps identified in the implementing decision. In addition, the Facility Agreement concluded with Moldova will set out reporting and monitoring indicators that should allow monitoring and reporting progress on the general and specific objectives of the Facility more widely. The Commission will report annually to the European Parliament, the Council, and the Committee referred to in Article 27 on the implementation of funds provided under the Facility as well as the progress towards objectives. The Commission will also carry out an ex-post evaluation of the Regulation.
2.2. Management and control system(s)
2.2.1. Justification of the budget implementation method(s), the funding implementation mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed
The Facility will be implemented under direct and indirect management. Part will be direct management with direct transfer of funds to the state budget of Moldova, while a specific part will be made available by Moldova to investment projects approved under the NIP.
The control strategy will be adapted to the implementation under each of these pillars with use of monitoring, evaluation and audits. Special attention will be paid to implementation of the funds made available to Moldova as direct financial assistance and to monitoring of the obligation of Moldova to provide a pre-defined percentage to projects approved under NIP. Release of Funds will occur according to a fixed semi-annual schedule, based on requests submitted by Moldova and following verification by the Commission of the fulfilment of the relevant payment conditions. The multilayer structure of the control mechanisms in place provides an integrated framework to ensure that all the appropriate measures to protect the financial interests of the Union are in place. It will guarantee that the principle of proportionality is taken into account and the specific conditions under which the Facility will operate. Moreover, measures under the Reform Agenda should contribute to improving an efficient public financial management and control system, money laundering, tax avoidance, tax evasion, fraud and organised crime and to an effective system of State aid control, with the aim of ensuring fair conditions for all undertakings. The Reform Agenda will contain a description of such systems as well as specific steps related to Chapter 32 in order to support Moldova in bringing its audit and controls requirements in line with Union standards. In the event that a request for the release of funds includes a step related to Chapter 32, the Commission will not adopt a decision authorising the release of funds unless it assesses such step positively.
2.2.2. Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up to mitigate them
The main risk identified in relation to the financing relates to the non-achievement of payment conditions associated to the disbursement of funding. The measures that will be put in place to mitigate this risk are the following:
-assessment by the Commission of the fulfilment of the relevant payment conditions before the disbursement of funds, with possibility of withholding the funds;
-reduction or withholding of support provided, or recovery of any amount spent to achieve the objectives of the Facility, in cases of irregularities, fraud, corruption and conflicts of interests affecting the financial interests of the Union that have not been corrected by Moldova, or of a serious breach of an obligation resulting from the agreements concluded with Moldova;
-suspension of funding in the event that Moldova fails to fulfil the preconditions set out in Article 5.
- in the event that a request for the release of funds includes a step related to Chapter 32, the Commission will not adopt a decision authorizing the release of funds unless it assesses such step positively.
2.2.3. Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls (ratio between the control costs and the value of the related funds managed), and assessment of the expected levels of risk of error (at payment & at closure)
Financial contribution will be provided to Moldova in the form of financing not linked to cost referred to in point (a) of Article 125(1) of the Financial Regulation.
2.3. Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities
The proposal contains specific provisions for the protection of the financial interests of the Union. The Facility will be equipped with a strong system of audit and controls set out in a multilayer mechanism: the reform of the audit and control systems of Moldova will be included as part of the reforms under the Reform Agendas; in addition, the Commission may carry out detailed systems reviews of the national budget implementation based on a risk-assessment and dialogue with National Audit Authorities, and issue recommendations for improvements in the systems. Moreover, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, OLAF, the Court of Auditors and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), shall have the necessary rights and access to perform their respective roles. The investment part of the Facility will be implemented with international financial institutions based on the pillar assessments and framework agreements with them.
3. ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE
3.1. Heading(s) of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected
- Existing budget lines
In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines.
| Heading of multiannual financial framework | Budget line | Type of expenditure | Contribution | |||
| Number | Diff./Non-diff.3 | from EFTA countries4 | from candidate countries and potential candidates5 | fromother third countries | other assigned revenue | |
| 6 6 6 | 14.01.01.01 Support expenditure for the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument — Global Europe 14.02.01.11 Eastern Neighbourhood 14.02.01.70 NDICI — Global Europe — Provisioning of the common provisioning fund | Non-diff. Diff Diff | NO NO NO | NO NO NO | NO NO NO | NO NO NO |
3.2. Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations
3.2.1. Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations
- The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations
- The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below
3.2.1.1. Appropriations from voted budget
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Heading of multiannual financial framework | 6 | Neighbourhood and the World |
| DG: NEAR | Year 20257 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | TOTAL | ||
| □ Operational appropriations | ||||||
| 14.02.01.118 | Commitments | (1a) | 93.600 | 93.600 | 93.600 | 280.800 |
| Payments | (2a) | p. m. | p. m. | p. m. | p. m. | |
| 14.02.01.70 | Commitments | (1b) | 45.000 | 45.000 | 45.000 | 135.000 |
| Payments | (2b) | p. m. | p. m. | p. m. | p. m. | |
| Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes9 | ||||||
| 14.01.01.01 | (3) | 1.400 | 1.400 | 1.400 | 4.200 | |
| TOTAL appropriations for DG NEAR | Commitments | =1a+1b +3 | 140.000 | 140.000 | 140.000 | 420.000 |
| Payments | =2a+2b +3 | p. m. | p. m. | p. m. | p. m. | |
| □ TOTAL operational appropriations | Commitments | (4) | 138.600 | 138.600 | 138.600 | 415.800 |
| Payments | (5) | p. m. | p. m. | p. m. | ||
| □ TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes | (6) | 1.400 | 1.400 | 1.400 | 4.200 | |
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 6 of the multiannual financial framework | Commitments | =4+ 6 | 140.000 | 140.000 | 140.000 | 420.000 |
| Payments | =5+ 6 | p. m. | p. m. | p. m. | p. m. |
| Heading of multiannual financial framework | 7 | ‘Administrative expenditure’10 | ||||||
| DG NEAR | Year | Year | Year | Year | TOTAL MFF 2021-2027 | |||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |||||
| Human resources | 0.000 | 0.356 | 0.356 | 0.356 | 1.068 | |||
| Other administrative expenditure | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||
| TOTAL DG NEAR | Appropriations | 0.000 | 0.356 | 0.356 | 0.356 | 1.068 | ||
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework | (Total commitments = Total payments) | 0.000 | 0.356 | 0.356 | 0.356 | 1.068 |
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year | Year | Year | Year | TOTAL MFF 2021-2027 | ||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |||
| TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 7 | Commitments | 0.000 | 140.356 | 140.356 | 140.356 | 421.068 |
| of the multiannual financial framework | Payments | 0.000 | 140.356 | 140.356 | 140.356 | 421.068 |
3.2.2. Estimated output funded from operational appropriations (not to be completed for decentralised agencies)
Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
| General objectives | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | TOTAL |
| (a) Support the enlargement process by accelerating the alignment with Union values, laws, rules, standards, policies and practices (‘acquis’) through the adoption and implementation of reforms with a view to future Union membership | 138.600 | 138.600 | 138.600 | 415.800 |
| (b) Support progressive integration of Moldova into the Union single market | ||||
| (c) Accelerate the socio-economic convergence of Moldova’s economy with the Union | ||||
| TOTAL appropriations | 138.600 | 138.600 | 138.600 | 415.800 |
3.2.3. Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations
- The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an administrative nature
- The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative nature, as explained below
3.2.3.1. Appropriations from voted budget
| VOTED APPROPRIATIONS | Year | Year | Year | Year | TOTAL 2021 - 2027 |
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | ||
| HEADING 7 | |||||
| Human resources | 0.000 | 0.356 | 0.356 | 0.356 | 1.068 |
| Other administrative expenditure | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Subtotal HEADING 7 | 0.000 | 0.356 | 0.356 | 0.356 | 1.068 |
| Outside HEADING 7 | |||||
| Human resources | 0.000 | 0.661 | 0.661 | 0.661 | 1.983 |
| Other expenditure of an administrative nature | 0.000 | 0.739 | 0.739 | 0.739 | 2.217 |
| Subtotal outside HEADING 7 | 0.000 | 1.400 | 1.400 | 1.400 | 4.200 |
| TOTAL | 0.000 | 1.756 | 1.756 | 1.756 | 5.268 |
The appropriations required for human resources and other expenditure of an administrative nature will be met by appropriations from the DG that are already assigned to management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together, if necessary, with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints. The figures above represent additional needs of DG NEAR.
Description of tasks to be carried out:
| Officials and temporary staff | The FTEs will work on the policy development, legal issues, with particular focus on procurement matters, financial management, contract management, audit, monitoring, reporting and evaluation. 2 AD |
| External staff | 3 in HQ and 2 in Delegation Moldova. The FTEs sought will work on the policy development, legal issues, with particular focus on procurement matters, financial management, contract management, audit, monitoring, reporting and evaluation. |
3.2.4. Estimated requirements of human resources
- The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources
- The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below
3.2.4.1. Financed from voted budget
Estimate to be expressed in full-time equivalent units (FTEs)11
| VOTED APPROPRIATIONS | Year | Year | Year | Year | |
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | ||
| Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) | |||||
| 20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s Representation Offices) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 01 02 03 (EU Delegations) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 01 01 01 11 (Direct research) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other budget lines (specify) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| • External staff (in FTEs) | |||||
| 20 02 01 (AC, END from the ‘global envelope’) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 02 03 (AC, AL, END and JPD in the EU Delegations) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Admin. Support line [14.01.01.01] | - at Headquarters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - in EU Delegations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 01 01 01 02 (AC, END - Indirect research) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 01 01 01 12 (AC, END - Direct research) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other budget lines (specify) - Heading 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other budget lines (specify) - Outside Heading 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The staff required to implement the proposal (in FTEs):
| To be covered by current staff available in the Commission services | Exceptional additional staff* | |||
| To be financed under Heading 7 | To be financed from BA line | To be financed from fees | ||
| Establishment plan posts | N/A | N/A | 2 | N/A |
| External staff (CA, SNEs, INT) | N/A | N/A | 5 | N/A |
Description of tasks to be carried out by:
| Officials and temporary staff | The FTEs will work on the policy development, legal issues, with particular focus on procurement matters, financial management, contract management, audit, monitoring, reporting and evaluation. 2 AD |
| External staff | 3 in HQ and 2 in Delegation Moldova. The FTEs sought will work on the policy development, legal issues, with particular focus on procurement matters, financial management, contract management, audit, monitoring, reporting and evaluation. |
3.2.5. Overview of estimated impact on digital technology-related investments
Compulsory: the best estimate of the digital technology-related investments entailed by the proposal/initiative should be included in the table below.
Exceptionally, when required for the implementation of the proposal/initiative, the appropriations under Heading 7 should be presented in the designated line.
The appropriations under Headings 1-6 should be reflected as “Policy IT expenditure on operational programmes”. This expenditure refers to the operational budget to be used to re-use/ buy/ develop IT platforms/ tools directly linked to the implementation of the initiative and their associated investments (e.g. licences, studies, data storage etc). The information provided in this table should be consistent with details presented under Section 4 “Digital dimensions”.
| TOTAL Digital and IT appropriations | Year | Year | Year | Year | TOTAL MFF 2021 - 2027 |
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | ||
| HEADING 7 | |||||
| IT expenditure (corporate) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Subtotal HEADING 7 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Outside HEADING 7 | |||||
| Policy IT expenditure on operational programmes | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Subtotal outside HEADING 7 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| TOTAL | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
3.2.6. Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework
The proposal/initiative:
- can be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the multiannual financial framework (MFF)
- requires use of the unallocated margin under the relevant heading of the MFF and/or use of the special instruments as defined in the MFF Regulation
- requires a revision of the MFF
3.2.7. Third-party contributions
The proposal/initiative:
- does not provide for co-financing by third parties
- provides for the co-financing by third parties estimated below:
Appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | Total | |
| Specify the co-financing body | |||||
| TOTAL appropriations co-financed |
3.3. Estimated impact on revenue
- The proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue.
- The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact:
- on own resources
- on other revenue
- please indicate, if the revenue is assigned to expenditure lines
EUR million (to three decimal places)
| Budget revenue line: | Appropriations available for the current financial year | Impact of the proposal/initiative12 | |||
| Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | ||
| Article …………. |
For assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected.
Other remarks (e.g. method/formula used for calculating the impact on revenue or any other information).
4. DIGITAL DIMENSIONS
4.1. Requirements of digital relevance
4.2. Data
4.3. Digital solutions
4.4. Interoperability assessment
4.5. Measures to support digital implementation
1Regulation (EU) 2024/1449 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans
2
3COM(2020) 57 final
4Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, OJ L 239, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj.
5As referred to in Article 58(2), point (a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation.
6Details of budget implementation methods and references to the Financial Regulation may be found on the BUDGpedia site: https://myintracomm.ec.europa.eu/corp/budget/financial-rules/budget-implementation/Pages/implementation-methods.aspx.
7Year N is the year in which implementation of the proposal/initiative starts. Please replace "N" by the expected first year of implementation (for instance: 2021). The same for the following years.
8According to the official budget nomenclature.
9Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former ‘BA’ lines), indirect research, direct research.
10The necessary appropriations should be determined using the annual average cost figures available on the appropriate BUDGpedia webpage.
11Please specify below the table how many FTEs within the number indicated are already assigned to the management of the action and/or can be redeployed within your DG and what are your net needs.
12As regards traditional own resources (customs duties, sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 20% for collection costs.
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