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

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

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

5. A GENERAL OVERVIEW APPROPRIATIONS BY HEADING Billion % change from 2011 Margins (Million ) CAPACAPACAPA 1. Sustainable growth68.057.7+5.4+8.3151.5 Competitiveness15.212.6+12.6+8.1129.4 Cohesion52.845.1+3.4+8.422.1 2. Preservation and management of natural resources 60.257.9+2.6+2.8651.6 Direct aids & market related expenditure44.244.1+3.0+3.1 Rural development, environment and fisheries 15.913.8+1.5+1.9 3. Citizenship, freedom, security & justice2.01.5+11.0+3.681.1 Freedom, Security and Justice1.30.9+17.7+6.865.6 Citizenship0.70.6- 0.1- 0.315.5 4. The EU as a global player9.07.3+2.90.8246.7 5. Administrative expenditure8.3 +1.3+1.4472.6 Total147.4132.7+3.7+4.91 603.58 815.3 In % of EU-27 GNI1.121.01

6. DRAFT BUDGET 2012 IN COMMITMENTS

7. DRAFT BUDGET 2012 IN PAYMENTS

8. REFLECTING EUROPE 2020 PRIORITIES 62.6 bn - 42.5% of the budget - +5.1 % on 2011 % of EU Budget for EUROPE 2020 (in billion )

9. REFLECTING EUROPE 2020 PRIORITIES + 8.9% on 2011 + 3.1% on 2011 + 3.8% 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 2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Research and Development towards the future Continued substantial increase of funding for research Evolution of Member States contribution to Research and Development (in million) Evolution of EU contributions to Research and Development (in million)

14. DELIVERING ON AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS Electric Interconnection between Ireland and the United Kingdom In line with the European Councils conclusions from February 2011! Project starting date: March 2010 Project completion date: 2012 Total EU funding: EUR 110.000.000

15. 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 53.588.000 In line with the European Councils conclusions from February 2011!

16. 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 20.000.000 Contributes to the trans-European transport network!

17. 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 264.000.000 (2 contracting periods) In line with the European Councils conclusions from February 2011!

18. EU budget compared to national budgets 2000 - 2010 EU Budget increase: +37.4% Member States increase (EU27): +62% Evolution of EU GNI: +38.8%