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Council Decision (EU) 2018/965 of 6 July 2018 on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the second instalment and a revised annual amount for 2018

EU Decision 2018/965 · Adopted 6 July 2018 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Decision (EU) 2018/965

of 6 July 2018

on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the second instalment and a revised annual amount for 2018

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council, on the financing of European Union aid under the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020, in accordance with the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, and on the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union appliesf1, and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/323 of 2 March 2015 on the financial regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fundf2, and in particular Article 21(3) and (4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/323 (‘the 11th EDF Financial Regulation’), the Commission is to present a proposal by 15 June 2018 specifying the amount of the second instalment of the contribution for 2018 and a revised annual amount of the contribution for 2018, in cases where that annual amount deviates from actual needs.

(2)

On 15 April 2018, in accordance with Article 52 of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation, the European Investment Bank (‘EIB’) sent its updated estimates of commitments and payments under the instruments it manages to the Commission.

(3)

Article 22(1) of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation provides that calls for contributions first use up the amounts provided for in previous EDFs. Therefore a call for funds under the 10th EDF for the EIB and 11th EDF for the Commission should be made.

(4)

On 20 November 2017, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2017/2171f3, setting the annual amount of the Member States' EDF contributions for 2018 at EUR 4 550 000 000 for the Commission and at EUR 250 000 000 for the EIB,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 210, 6.8.2013, p. 1.

f2

OJ L 58, 3.3.2015, p. 17.

f3

Council Decision (EU) 2017/2171 of 20 November 2017 on the financial contributions to be paid by Member States to finance the European Development Fund, including the ceiling for 2019, the annual amount for 2018, the first instalment for 2018 and an indicative and non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years 2020 and 2021 (OJ L 306, 22.11.2017, p. 21).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Annex Annex

1

The individual EDF contributions to be paid by Member States to the Commission and the EIB as the second instalment for 2018 are provided for in the table set out in the Annex.

2

The annual amount of the Member States' EDF contributions for 2018 is hereby revised at EUR 4 500 000 000. It shall be divided into EUR 4 250 000 000 for the Commission and EUR 250 000 000 for the EIB.

3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Signature

Done at Brussels, 6 July 2018.

For the Council

The President

G. Blümel

MEMBER STATESKey 10th EDF %Key 11th EDF %2nd instalment 2018 (EUR)Total
Commission11th EDFEIB10th EDF
BELGIUM3,533,2492742 240 510,03 530 000,045 770 510,0
BULGARIA0,140,218532 840 890,0140 000,02 980 890,0
CZECH REPUBLIC0,510,7974510 366 850,0510 000,010 876 850,0
DENMARK2,001,9804525 745 850,02 000 000,027 745 850,0
GERMANY20,5020,57980267 537 400,020 500 000,0288 037 400,0
ESTONIA0,050,086351 122 550,050 000,01 172 550,0
IRELAND0,910,9400612 220 780,0910 000,013 130 780,0
GREECE1,471,5073519 595 550,01 470 000,021 065 550,0
SPAIN7,857,93248103 122 240,07 850 000,0110 972 240,0
FRANCE19,5517,81269231 564 970,019 550 000,0251 114 970,0
CROATIA0,000,225182 927 340,00,002 927 340,0
ITALY12,8612,53009162 891 170,012 860 000,0175 751 170,0
CYPRUS0,090,111621 451 060,090 000,01 541 060,0
LATVIA0,070,116121 509 560,070 000,01 579 560,0
LITHUANIA0,120,180772 350 010,0120 000,02 470 010,0
LUXEMBOURG0,270,255093 316 170,0270 000,03 586 170,0
HUNGARY0,550,614567 989 280,0550 000,08 539 280,0
MALTA0,030,03801494 130,030 000,0524 130,0
NETHERLANDS4,854,7767862 098 140,04 850 000,066 948 140,0
AUSTRIA2,412,3975731 168 410,02 410 000,033 578 410,0
POLAND1,302,0073426 095 420,01 300 000,027 395 420,0
PORTUGAL1,151,1967915 558 270,01 150 000,016 708 270,0
ROMANIA0,370,718159 335 950,0370 000,09 705 950,0
SLOVENIA0,180,224522 918 760,0180 000,03 098 760,0
SLOVAKIA0,210,376164 890 080,0210 000,05 100 080,0
FINLAND1,471,5090919 618 170,01 470 000,021 088 170,0
SWEDEN2,742,9391138 208 430,02 740 000,040 948 430,0
UNITED KINGDOM14,8214,67862190 822 060,014 820 000,0205 642 060,0
TOTAL EU-28100,00100,001 300 000 000,0100 000 000,01 400 000 000,0