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1 Council of the European Union Brussels, 24 November 2016 (OR. en) 14635/16 ADD 4 FIN 804 'A' ITEM NOTE From: To: General Secretariat of the Council Council Subject: General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017 Approval of the joint text: Amendments by budget line Consolidated document (integration of agreed amendments on DB or Council's position): Other Sections 14635/16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 1

2 2017 BUDGETARY PROCEDURE CONCILIATION DOCUMT JOINT TEXT Doc No: 3.1 ******* AMDMTS BY BUDGET LINE CONSOLIDATED DOCUMT OTHER SECTIONS (INTEGRATION OF AGREED AMDMTS ON DB OR COUNCIL'S POSITION) 14635/16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 2

3 Heading: SECTION I EUROPEAN PARLIAMT Item Salaries Article Transitional allowances Item Remuneration and allowances Item Other staff Secretariat and political groups Item Other staff Security Item Other staff Drivers in the Secretariat Item Expenditure on interpretation Item Fitting-out of premises Article Transport of Members, other persons and goods Reserve p.m p.m. Total This appropriation is intended to cover the purchase, maintenance, use and repair of vehicles (fleet of cars and bicycles) and the hire of cars, taxis, coaches and lorries, with or without drivers, including the necessary insurance cover and other management costs. When replacing the car fleet or purchasing or hiring vehicles, preference will be given to cars that are the least polluting for the environment, such as hybrid cars. The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 3

4 Article Acquisition of expertise This appropriation is intended to cover: the cost of contracts with qualified experts and research institutes for studies and other research activities (workshops, round tables, expert panels or hearings, and conferences) carried out for the European Parliament's governing bodies, for the parliamentary committees, for the parliamentary delegations and for the Administration, acquisition or hiring of specialised information sources, such as specialised databases, related literature or technical support, when needed to complement the expertise contracts mentioned above, the travel, subsistence and incidental expenses of experts and other persons, including petitioners to the European Parliament, invited to take part in committee, delegation, study group or working party meetings and in workshops, costs of dissemination of internal or external parliamentary research products and other relevant products, for the benefit of the institution and of the public (in particular by means of publications on the internet, internal databases, brochures and publications), expenditure on calling in outside persons to take part in the work of bodies such as the Disciplinary Board or the Specialised Financial Irregularities Panel. The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR Article European Science Media Hub p.m. Item European Science Media Hub p.m. To cover the Members needs and in order to communicate properly the work of the European Parliament, it needs a well-equipped media center, which could be also used for different purposes outside the plenary sessions. The appropriations under the newly created budget line European Science Media Hub therefore intend to support the upgrading of technical equipment and media facilities given the increased media interest, the growing importance of social media and Members' additional needs; and to further develop a closer cooperation between the European Parliament, ARTE, local universities and schools in view to establish an European media Hub for example to train young journalists, outside the ordinary plenary sessions. p.m. p.m /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 4

5 Article Current administrative expenditure and expenditure relating to the political and information activities of the political groups and non-attached Members Article Funding of European political parties This appropriation is intended to finance political parties at European level. Good governance and robust scrutiny of the use of funds must be ensured. Legal basis: Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 10(4) thereof. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 224 thereof. Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding (OJ L 297, , p. 1). Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 29 March 2004 laying down the procedures for implementing Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding (OJ C 112, , p. 1). Article Funding of European political foundations This appropriation is intended to finance political foundations at European level. Good governance and robust scrutiny of the use of funds must be ensured. Legal basis: Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 10(4) thereof. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 224 thereof. Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding (OJ L 297, , p. 1). Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 29 March 2004 laying down the procedures for implementing Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding (OJ C 112, , p. 1) /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 5

6 Article Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance Chapter 10 0 PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS p.m p.m. Chapter 10 1 CONTINGCY RESERVE /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 6

7 Function group and grade S 1 Section I European Parliament Permanent posts Non-category 1 1 Temporary posts Temporary posts Permanent posts Others Political groups Others Political groups AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD Subtotal AST AST AST AST AST AST AST AST AST AST AST AST Subtotal AST/SC 6 AST/SC 5 AST/SC 4 AST/SC 3 AST/SC AST/SC AST/SC Subtotal Total Grand total Notional reserve for officials seconded in the interests of the service not included in the total. 2 Including one temporary AD 12 post for the Director of the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations. 3 Notional reserve for officials seconded in the interests of the service not included in the total. 4 The interinstitutional agreement signed on 5 February 2014 between the European Parliament, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee provides for the transfer of up to 80 new posts (60 AD and 20 AST) from those committees to the European Parliament. This operation will be carried out gradually, starting in the autumn of 2014, and the inclusion in Parliament s establishment plan of the posts in question (already carried out in 2014) 14635/16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 7

8 Heading: SECTION II EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND COUNCIL Item Basic salary Item Basic salaries Item Other staff Item External services will be offset by the abolition of a corresponding number of posts in the two committees' establishment plans /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 8

9 Heading: SECTION IV COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Item Remunerations and allowances Article Temporary allowances Item Remunerations and allowances Item Entitlements related to entering the service, transfer and leaving the service Item Other staff Item In-service training and staff exchanges Item External services in the linguistic field Item Fitting-out of premises Item Purchase, servicing and maintenance of equipment and software Item External services for the operation, creation and maintenance of software and systems Article Documentation, library and archiving expenditure /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 9

10 Heading: SECTION V COURT OF AUDITORS Item Remuneration, allowances and pensions Item Entitlements on entering and leaving the service Article Temporary allowances Item Remuneration and allowances Item Paid overtime Item Entitlements on entering the service, transfer and leaving the service Item Allowances for staff retired in the interests of the service Item Other staff Item In-service training and staff exchanges Item Other external services Article Missions This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on travel expenses, including ancillary costs relating to tickets and reservations, the payment of mission allowances and ancillary or exceptional expenses incurred as a result of missions by the Court of Auditors officials and other staff and in respect of experts or national or international officials seconded to the Court and trainees. The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 10

11 Legal basis: Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular Articles 11, 12 and 13 of Annex VII thereto. Item Telecommunications Article Legal expenses and damages Article Meetings, congresses and conferences This appropriation is intended to cover travel, subsistence and incidental expenses of experts taking part in study groups and working parties, and the cost of organising such meetings in so far as they are not covered by existing infrastructure. It is also intended to cover the cost of organisation of and participation in conferences, congresses and meetings. Amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation: p.m. Article Limited consultations, studies and surveys Item Publications of a general nature /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 11

12 Heading: SECTION VI EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE Item Remuneration and allowances This appropriation is mainly intended to cover, for officials and temporary staff holding a post provided for in the establishment plan: salaries, allowances and payments related to salaries, insurance against sickness, accidents and occupational disease and other social security charges, the institution s contribution to the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme, flat-rate overtime allowances, other allowances and grants, including parental or family leave allowance, payment of travel expenses for officials or temporary staff, their spouses and dependants from their place of employment to their place of origin, the impact of salary weightings applicable to remuneration and to the part of emoluments transferred to a country other than the country of employment, unemployment insurance for temporary staff and payments by the institution to temporary staff in order to constitute or maintain their pension rights in their countries of origin, the severance payment of a probationer dismissed on grounds of manifest incompetence, the payment in respect of the termination by the institution of the contract of a temporary staff member, update implications of remuneration during the year. The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with points (a) to (h) of Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR Legal basis: Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union. Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union. Item Paid overtime Item Entitlements on entering the service, transfer and leaving the service Item Allowances for staff retired or placed on leave in the interests of the service /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 12

13 Item Other staff Item Graduate traineeships, grants and exchanges of officials Item Entitlements on entering the service, transfer and leaving the service Item Supplementary services for the translation service /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 13

14 S 1 Section VI European Economic and Social Committee European Economic and Social Committee Function group and grade Permanent posts Temporary posts Permanent posts Temporary posts Non-category 1 1 AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD total AST AST AST AST AST AST AST AST AST AST AST 1 AST total AST/SC 6 AST/SC 5 AST/SC 4 AST/SC AST/SC AST/SC AST/SC total Total Grand total /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 14

15 Heading: SECTION VII COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Item Salaries, allowances and payments Item Remuneration and allowances Item Paid overtime Item Entitlements on entering the service, transfer and leaving the service Item Other staff Item Fitting-out of premises Article Expenditure on publications, information and on participation in public events: information and communication activities /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 15

16 S 1 Section VII Committee of the Regions Committee of the Regions Function group and grade Permanent posts Temporary posts Permanent posts Temporary posts Non-category 1 1 AD 16 AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD 5 1 AD total AST AST AST AST AST AST AST AST AST AST AST 1 AST total AST/SC 6 AST/SC 5 AST/SC 4 AST/SC 3 AST/SC AST/SC 1 AST/SC total 6 6 Grand total Total staff /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 16

17 Heading: SECTION VIII EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN Item Remuneration and allowances Item Other staff Item Purchase, servicing and maintenance of equipment and software, and related work Article Support for activities Article Meetings in general /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 17

18 Heading: SECTION IX EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION SUPERVISOR Item Remuneration and allowances Item Temporary allowances Item Remuneration and allowances Item Contract staff Item Equipment Item Expenditure in connection with the activities of the institution Item Other activities related to external stakeholders Item Remuneration and allowances Item Cost of traineeships and staff exchanges Item Information technology equipment and services /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 18

19 Heading: SECTION X European External Action Service Item Basic salaries This appropriation is intended to cover basic salaries for officials and temporary staff holding a post provided for in the establishment plan and compensation provided for under Article 50 of the Staff Regulations. The appropriation will be used in full compliance with the provisions of the Council Decision of 26 July 2010 establishing the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service (2010/427/EU), and in particular Article 6(9) thereof. The existing imbalances in EEAS staffing in terms of the proportion of Member State diplomats and regular EU staff in certain positions will be addressed in line with the commitments given by the Vice-President / High Representative in her letter of 13 September 2016 to the European Parliament. Amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation: p.m. Legal basis: Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union. Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union. Item Entitlements under the Staff Regulations related to the post held Item Entitlements under the Staff Regulations related to the personal circumstances of the staff member Item Social security cover Item Contract staff This appropriation is intended to cover the remuneration of contract staff (within the meaning of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union), employer s contributions to the various social security schemes and the impact of salary weightings applicable to the remuneration of these staff. These appropriations also cover the cost of 16 contract agents involved in strategic communication activities. Amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation: p.m /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 19

20 Legal basis: Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union. Item Non-military seconded national experts Item Traineeships Item Military seconded national experts Item Training Article Missions Item Cleaning and maintenance Item Cryptography and highly classified information and communications technology Item Technical equipment and installations Article Strategic communication capacity This appropriation is intended to cover: - strategic communication tools, including access to online and graphic tools; - contracting strategic communication expertise, including opinion surveys; - supporting language plurality for strategic communication products; - engaging and maintaining a network of counter-disinformation specialists in Member States and neighbourhood countries, together with best-practices exchanges; - training and internal capacity building in terms of strategic communication abilities and knowledge management in respect of EU staff 14635/16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 20

21 Item Remuneration and entitlements of statutory staff Item External staff and outside services Item Other expenditure related to staff Item Buildings and associated costs Item Other administrative expenditure /16 ADD 4 LJP/kg 21