AdministrationTo researchers, students, farmers, NGOs, SMEs, regions… Of the budget funds policies and projects in Member States and beyond FOR 500 MILLION EUROPEANS 94 %

DELIVERING ON AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS EU has an obligation to pay the amounts pending in ongoing projects Typical lifecycle of an EU funded project

DELIVERING ON AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS Following the EU financial programming life cycle Evolution of payments for 2000 – 2006 and 2007 – 2013 Financial Frameworks

A GENERAL OVERVIEW APPROPRIATIONS BY HEADING Billion € % change from 2011 Margins (Million €) CAPACAPACAPA 1. Sustainable growth Competitiveness Cohesion Preservation and management of natural resources Direct aids & market related expenditure Rural development, environment and fisheries Citizenship, freedom, security & justice Freedom, Security and Justice Citizenship The EU as a global player Administrative expenditure Total In % of EU-27 GNI

DRAFT BUDGET 2012 IN COMMITMENTS

DRAFT BUDGET 2012 IN PAYMENTS

REFLECTING EUROPE 2020 PRIORITIES € 62.6 bn % of the budget % on 2011 % of EU Budget for EUROPE 2020 (in billion €)

REFLECTING EUROPE 2020 PRIORITIES + 8.9% on % on % on 2011 A digital agenda for Europe Innovation Union An industrial policy for the globalised era + 7.0% on 2011 Ressource efficient Europe + 3.3% on 2011 Youth on the Move European Platform against Poverty An agenda for skills and jobs € 2.4 bn € 23.5 bn € 1.8 bn € 22.1 bn € 1.3 bn € 2.0 bn + 3.3% on 2011 € 9.5 bn + 1.9% on

A GENERAL OVERVIEW Current Prices 2011 prices 2011DB 2012differenceDB 2012 differenc e CA Sustainable Growth — Competitiveness for growth and employment13, , %14, % — Cohesion for growth and employment50, , %51, % Total Sustainable Growth64, , %66, % Total Preservation and Management of Natural Resources 58, , %58, % Citizenship, Freedom, Security and Justice — Freedom, security and justice1,139.01, %1, % — Citizenship* % % Total Citizenship, Freedom, Security and Justice1,823.32, %1, % Total EU as a Global Player8,759.39, %8, % Administration Commission3, %3, % European Parliament1,685.81, %1, % European Council and Council % % Other Institutions2,607.42, %2, % Total Administration8,171.38, %8, % Total141, , %143, % Appropriations as % of GNI1,12 %

REFLECTING AUSTERITY growth policy for posts in the Commission growth for the Commission's administrative spending

REFLECTING AUSTERITY Reducing administrative expenditure by 6.1% in IT and equipment, 6.2% in Missions and 11% in publications Publications, information Missions, meetings Recruitments, training General equipment IT services

REFLECTING AUSTERITY Cutting where it is needed: Development Cooperation Instrument has been reduced by € 70 million as a result of its performance assessment Industrialised Countries Instrument has been reduced by € 14,5 million due to high level of de-commitments in 2007 GALILEO was reduced by € 24,9 million

A GENERAL OVERVIEW APPROPRIATIONS BY HEADING Billion € % change from 2011 Margins (Million €) CAPACAPACAPA 1. Sustainable growth Competitiveness Cohesion Preservation and management of natural resources Direct aids & market related expenditure Rural development, environment and fisheries Citizenship, freedom, security & justice Freedom, Security and Justice Citizenship The EU as a global player Administrative expenditure Total In % of EU-27 GNI

Research and Development towards the future Continued substantial increase of funding for research Evolution of Member State’s contribution to Research and Development (in € million) Evolution of EU contributions to Research and Development (in € million)

DELIVERING ON AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS Electric Interconnection between Ireland and the United Kingdom In line with the European Council’s conclusions from February 2011! Project starting date: March 2010 Project completion date: 2012 Total EU funding: EUR

DELIVERING ON AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS Building and equipping of the Wielkopolska Centre of Advanced Technologies in Poznań, Poland Project starting date: March 2010 Project completion date: 2013 Total EU funding: EUR In line with the European Council’s conclusions from February 2011!

DELIVERING ON AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS Widening to six lanes along a section of Berlin's A10 northern ring road Project starting date: January 2010 Project completion date: March 2013 Total EU funding: EUR Contributes to the trans-European transport network!

DELIVERING ON AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS Wide Entreprise Europe Network Project starting date: January 2010 Project completion date: December 2012 (2 contracting periods) Total EU funding: EUR (2 contracting periods) In line with the European Council’s conclusions from February 2011!

EU budget compared to national budgets EU Budget increase: +37.4% Member States’ increase (EU27): +62% Evolution of EU GNI: +38.8%