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SECTION I

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

‘EXPENDITURE

General summary of appropriations (2021 and 2020) and outturn (2019)

Title Chapter	Heading	Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
1	PERSONS WORKING WITH THE INSTITUTION
1 0	MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTION	207 576 273	225 783 000	232 951 931,11
1 2	OFFICIALS AND TEMPORARY STAFF	693 916 364	704 388 000	661 640 519,26
1 4	OTHER STAFF AND EXTERNAL SERVICES	173 260 678	168 336 000	148 520 789,13
1 6	OTHER EXPENDITURE RELATING TO PERSONS WORKING WITH THE INSTITUTION	22 955 600	22 478 000	17 791 967,71
	Title 1 — Total	1 097 708 915	1 120 985 000	1 060 905 207,21
2	BUILDINGS, FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENDITURE
2 0	BUILDINGS AND ASSOCIATED COSTS	235 657 000	228 140 000	251 193 445,67
2 1	DATA PROCESSING, EQUIPMENT AND MOVABLE PROPERTY	191 697 500	175 644 000	178 484 367,68
2 3	CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE	6 706 500	6 834 000	6 222 519,08
	Title 2 — Total	434 061 000	410 618 000	435 900 332,43
3	EXPENDITURE RESULTING FROM GENERAL FUNCTIONS CARRIED OUT BY THE INSTITUTION
3 0	MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES	34 700 500	34 151 500	29 515 665,09
3 2	EXPERTISE AND INFORMATION: ACQUISITION, ARCHIVING, PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION	150 461 720	131 415 500	122 426 244,56
	Title 3 — Total	185 162 220	165 567 000	151 941 909,65
4	EXPENDITURE RESULTING FROM SPECIAL FUNCTIONS CARRIED OUT BY THE INSTITUTION
4 0	EXPENDITURE RELATING TO CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES	134 000 000	128 000 000	131 155 223,22
4 2	EXPENDITURE RELATING TO PARLIAMENTARY ASSISTANCE	209 443 000	207 659 000	192 869 851,15
4 4	MEETINGS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS	500 000	480 000	460 000 ,—
	Title 4 — Total	343 943 000	336 139 000	324 485 074,37
5	THE AUTHORITY FOR EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS AND THE COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT EMINENT PERSONS
5 0	EXPENDITURE OF THE AUTHORITY FOR EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS AND THE COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT EMINENT PERSONS	300 000	285 000
	Title 5 — Total	300 000	285 000
10	OTHER EXPENDITURE
10 0	PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS	p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—
10 1	CONTINGENCY RESERVE	2 346 000	5 151 000	0 ,—
10 3	ENLARGEMENT RESERVE	p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—
10 4	RESERVE FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION POLICY	p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—
10 5	PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY	p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—
10 6	RESERVE FOR PRIORITY PROJECTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT	p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—
10 8	EMAS RESERVE	p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—
	Title 10 — Total	2 346 000	5 151 000	0 ,—
	GRAND TOTAL	2 063 521 135	2 038 745 000	1 973 232 523,66

TITLE 1

PERSONS WORKING WITH THE INSTITUTION

Article Item	Heading	Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019	% 2019/2021
	CHAPTER 1 0
1 0 0	Salaries and allowances
1 0 0 0	Salaries
	Non-differentiated appropriations	76 747 273	76 589 000	82 537 681,69	107,54
1 0 0 4	Ordinary travel expenses
	Non-differentiated appropriations	67 400 000	65 808 000	65 106 000 ,—	96,60
1 0 0 5	Other travel expenses
	Non-differentiated appropriations	5 500 000	5 562 000	5 900 000 ,—	107,27
1 0 0 6	General expenditure allowance
	Non-differentiated appropriations	39 500 000	40 000 000	45 468 945,16	115,11
1 0 0 7	Allowances for performance of duties
	Non-differentiated appropriations	191 000	190 000	176 226,28	92,27
	Article 1 0 0 — Total	189 338 273	188 149 000	199 188 853,13	105,20
1 0 1	Accident and sickness insurance and other welfare measures
1 0 1 0	Accident and sickness insurance and other social security charges
	Non-differentiated appropriations	2 819 000	3 058 000	2 669 905,55	94,71
1 0 1 2	Specific measures to assist disabled Members
	Non-differentiated appropriations	1 258 000	892 000	430 321,22	34,21
	Article 1 0 1 — Total	4 077 000	3 950 000	3 100 226,77	76,04
1 0 2	Transitional allowances
	Non-differentiated appropriations	2 010 000	19 300 000	19 270 101,89	958,71
1 0 3	Pensions
1 0 3 0	Retirement pensions (PEAM)
	Non-differentiated appropriations	9 270 000	11 490 000	8 962 229 ,—	96,68
1 0 3 1	Invalidity pensions (PEAM)
	Non-differentiated appropriations	171 000	167 000	161 509,45	94,45
1 0 3 2	Survivors’ pensions (PEAM)
	Non-differentiated appropriations	1 959 000	1 976 000	1 869 010,87	95,41
1 0 3 3	Optional pension scheme for Members
	Non-differentiated appropriations	1 000	1 000
	Article 1 0 3 — Total	11 401 000	13 634 000	10 992 749,32	96,42
1 0 5	Language and computer courses
	Non-differentiated appropriations	750 000	750 000	400 000 ,—	53,33
	CHAPTER 1 0 — TOTAL	207 576 273	225 783 000	232 951 931,11	112,22
	CHAPTER 1 2
1 2 0	Remuneration and other entitlements
1 2 0 0	Remuneration and allowances
	Non-differentiated appropriations	688 256 364	698 190 000	657 194 111,45	95,49
1 2 0 2	Paid overtime
	Non-differentiated appropriations	100 000	150 000	46 000 ,—	46
1 2 0 4	Entitlements in connection with entering the service, transfer and leaving the service
	Non-differentiated appropriations	3 000 000	3 010 000	2 560 000 ,—	85,33
	Article 1 2 0 — Total	691 356 364	701 350 000	659 800 111,45	95,44
1 2 2	Allowances upon early termination of service
1 2 2 0	Allowances for staff retired or placed on leave in the interests of the service
	Non-differentiated appropriations	2 560 000	3 038 000	1 840 407,81	71,89
1 2 2 2	Allowances for staff whose service is terminated and special retirement scheme for officials and temporary staff
	Non-differentiated appropriations	p.m.	p.m.
	Article 1 2 2 — Total	2 560 000	3 038 000	1 840 407,81	71,89
	CHAPTER 1 2 — TOTAL	693 916 364	704 388 000	661 640 519,26	95,35
	CHAPTER 1 4
1 4 0	Other staff and external persons
1 4 0 0	Other staff — Secretariat and political groups
	Non-differentiated appropriations	65 039 727	63 063 000	56 672 946,01	87,14
1 4 0 1	Other staff — Security
	Non-differentiated appropriations	34 584 545	31 622 000	29 319 030,17	84,77
1 4 0 2	Other staff — Drivers in the Secretariat
	Non-differentiated appropriations	7 444 545	7 266 000	6 173 530,08	82,93
1 4 0 4	Traineeships, seconded national experts, exchanges of officials and study visits
	Non-differentiated appropriations	10 130 440	9 337 000	9 084 770,31	89,68
1 4 0 5	Expenditure on interpretation
	Non-differentiated appropriations	48 487 421	48 832 000	43 870 170 ,—	90,48
1 4 0 6	Observers
	Non-differentiated appropriations	p.m.	p.m.
	Article 1 4 0 — Total	165 686 678	160 120 000	145 120 446,57	87,59
1 4 2	External translation services
	Non-differentiated appropriations	7 574 000	8 216 000	3 400 342,56	44,89
	CHAPTER 1 4 — TOTAL	173 260 678	168 336 000	148 520 789,13	85,72
	CHAPTER 1 6
1 6 1	Expenditure relating to staff management
1 6 1 0	Expenditure on recruitment
	Non-differentiated appropriations	150 000	163 000	88 822,39	59,21
1 6 1 2	Learning and development
	Non-differentiated appropriations	8 115 000	8 127 000	6 158 112,47	75,89
	Article 1 6 1 — Total	8 265 000	8 290 000	6 246 934,86	75,58
1 6 3	Measures to assist the institution's staff
1 6 3 0	Social welfare
	Non-differentiated appropriations	867 250	760 000	493 000 ,—	56,85
1 6 3 1	Mobility
	Non-differentiated appropriations	1 610 000	1 490 000	837 005,32	51,99
1 6 3 2	Social contacts between members of staff and other social measures
	Non-differentiated appropriations	265 000	252 000	240 000 ,—	90,57
	Article 1 6 3 — Total	2 742 250	2 502 000	1 570 005,32	57,25
1 6 5	Activities relating to all persons working with the institution
1 6 5 0	Health and prevention
	Non-differentiated appropriations	1 892 350	1 820 000	1 159 480 ,—	61,27
1 6 5 2	Expenditure on catering
	Non-differentiated appropriations	750 000	800 000	892 867,53	119,05
1 6 5 4	Childcare facilities
	Non-differentiated appropriations	8 655 000	8 440 000	7 307 680 ,—	84,43
1 6 5 5	European Parliament contribution for accredited Type II European Schools
	Non-differentiated appropriations	651 000	626 000	615 000 ,—	94,47
	Article 1 6 5 — Total	11 948 350	11 686 000	9 975 027,53	83,48
	CHAPTER 1 6 — TOTAL	22 955 600	22 478 000	17 791 967,71	77,51
	Title 1 — Total	1 097 708 915	1 120 985 000	1 060 905 207,21	96,65
CHAPTER 1 0 — MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTION CHAPTER 1 2 — OFFICIALS AND TEMPORARY STAFF CHAPTER 1 4 — OTHER STAFF AND EXTERNAL SERVICES CHAPTER 1 6 — OTHER EXPENDITURE RELATING TO PERSONS WORKING WITH THE INSTITUTION

CHAPTER 1 0 —   MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTION

1 0 0
Salaries and allowances

1 0 0 0
Salaries

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
76 747 273	76 589 000	82 537 681,69

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the salary provided for by the Statute for Members.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.

Legal basis

Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Articles 9 and 10 thereof.

Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Articles 1 and 2 thereof.

1 0 0 4
Ordinary travel expenses

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
67 400 000	65 808 000	65 106 000 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses in connection with travelling to and from the places of work and with other duty travel.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 25 000.

Legal basis

Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 20 thereof.

Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Articles 10 to 21 and 24 thereof.

1 0 0 5
Other travel expenses

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
5 500 000	5 562 000	5 900 000 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover reimbursement of additional travel expenses and travel expenses incurred in the Member State of election.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 1 000.

Legal basis

Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 20 thereof.

Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Articles 22 and 23 thereof.

1 0 0 6
General expenditure allowance

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
39 500 000	40 000 000	45 468 945,16

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover, in accordance with the Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, expenses resulting from the parliamentary activities of Members.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 170 000.

Legal basis

Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 20 thereof.

Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Articles 25 to 28 thereof.

1 0 0 7
Allowances for performance of duties

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
191 000	190 000	176 226,28

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the flat-rate subsistence and representation allowances in connection with the duties of the President of the European Parliament.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

Legal basis

Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 20 thereof.

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 17 June 2009.

1 0 1
Accident and sickness insurance and other welfare measures

1 0 1 0
Accident and sickness insurance and other social security charges

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
2 819 000	3 058 000	2 669 905,55

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover accident insurance and reimbursement of medical expenses for Members and loss and theft of Members’ personal effects.

It is also intended to cover the provision of insurance cover and assistance to Members should they need to be repatriated whilst undertaking an official journey, as a result of a serious illness, an accident or an unforeseen event that prevents them from continuing their journey. Such assistance involves organising the Member’s repatriation and defraying the related costs.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 200 000.

Legal basis

Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Articles 18 and 19 thereof.

Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, in particular Articles 3 to 9 and 29 thereof.

Common rules on the insurance of officials of the European Union against the risk of accident and of occupational disease.

Joint rules on sickness insurance for officials of the European Communities.

Commission Decision laying down general implementing provisions for the reimbursement of medical expenses.

1 0 1 2
Specific measures to assist disabled Members

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
1 258 000	892 000	430 321,22

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover certain expenditure required to provide assistance for a seriously disabled Member.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.

Legal basis

Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 30 thereof.

1 0 2
Transitional allowances

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
2 010 000	19 300 000	19 270 101,89

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the transitional allowance after the end of a Member’s term of office.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.

Legal basis

Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 13 thereof.

Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Articles 45 to 48 and 77 thereof.

1 0 3
Pensions

1 0 3 0
Retirement pensions (PEAM)

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
9 270 000	11 490 000	8 962 229 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the payment of an old-age pension after the cessation of a Member’s term of office.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 150 000.

Legal basis

Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 75 thereof, and Annex III to the Rules on Payment of Expenses and Allowances to Members of the European Parliament ( ‘PEAM rules’).

1 0 3 1
Invalidity pensions (PEAM)

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
171 000	167 000	161 509,45

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the payment of a pension to Members who become incapacitated during their term of office.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.

Legal basis

Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 75 thereof, and Annex II to the Rules on Payment of Expenses and Allowances to Members of the European Parliament (‘PEAM rules’).

1 0 3 2
Survivors’ pensions (PEAM)

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
1 959 000	1 976 000	1 869 010,87

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the payment of a survivor’s or orphan’s pension in the event of the death of a Member or of a former Member.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 15 000.

Legal basis

Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 75 thereof, and Annex I to the Rules on Payment of Expenses and Allowances to Members of the European Parliament ( ‘PEAM rules’).

1 0 3 3
Optional pension scheme for Members

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
1 000	1 000

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the institution's contribution to the additional voluntary pension scheme for Members.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 500.

Legal basis

Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 27 thereof.

Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 76 thereof, and Annex VII to the Rules on Payment of Expenses and Allowances to Members of the European Parliament ( ‘PEAM rules’).

1 0 5
Language and computer courses

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
750 000	750 000	400 000 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the cost of language and computer courses for Members.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

Legal basis

Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 44 thereof.

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 23 October 2017 on language and computer courses for Members.

CHAPTER 1 2 —   OFFICIALS AND TEMPORARY STAFF

1 2 0
Remuneration and other entitlements

1 2 0 0
Remuneration and allowances

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
688 256 364	698 190 000	657 194 111,45

Remarks

This appropriation is mainly intended to cover, for officials and temporary staff holding a post provided for in the establishment plan:

—	salaries, allowances and other payments related to salaries,

—	insurance against sickness, accident and occupational disease and other social security contributions,

—	flat-rate overtime allowances,

—	miscellaneous allowances and grants,

—	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 made by the institution to allow temporary staff to constitute or maintain pension rights in their country of origin.

This appropriation is also intended to cover the insurance premiums in respect of sports accidents for users of the European Parliament’s sports centres in Brussels, in Luxembourg and in Strasbourg.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 450 000.

Legal basis

Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union.

Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union.

1 2 0 2
Paid overtime

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
100 000	150 000	46 000 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the payment of overtime under the conditions set out in the legal basis.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

Legal basis

Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular Article 56 thereof and Annex VI thereto.

Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union.

1 2 0 4
Entitlements in connection with entering the service, transfer and leaving the service

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
3 000 000	3 010 000	2 560 000 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—	travel expenses due to officials and temporary staff (including their families) entering or leaving the service or being transferred to another place of employment,

—	installation and resettlement allowances and removal expenses due to officials and temporary staff obliged to change their place of residence on taking up duty, on transfer to a new place of employment and on finally leaving the institution and resettling elsewhere,

—	daily subsistence allowance for officials and temporary staff who furnish evidence that they must change their place of residence on taking up duty or transferring to a new place of employment,

—	the compensation for a probationary official who is dismissed because his or her work is obviously inadequate,

—	compensation for a member of the temporary staff whose contract is terminated by the institution,

—	the difference between the contributions paid by contract staff to a Member State pension scheme and those payable to the Union scheme in the event of reclassification of a contract.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

Legal basis

Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union.

Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union.

1 2 2
Allowances upon early termination of service

1 2 2 0
Allowances for staff retired or placed on leave in the interests of the service

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
2 560 000	3 038 000	1 840 407,81

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the allowances payable:

—	to officials assigned non-active status in connection with action to reduce the number of posts in the institution,

—	to officials placed on leave to meet organisational needs associated with the acquisition of new skills within the institution,

—	to officials and temporary management staff for political groups holding posts in grades AD 16 and AD 15 retired in the interests of the service.

It also covers the employer’s contribution towards sickness insurance and the impact of the weightings applicable to these allowances (except for beneficiaries of Article 42c of the Staff Regulations, who are not entitled to a weighting).

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

Legal basis

Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular Articles 41, 42c and 50 thereof and Annex IV thereto, and Article 48a of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union.

1 2 2 2
Allowances for staff whose service is terminated and special retirement scheme for officials and temporary staff

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
p.m.	p.m.

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—	the allowances payable under the Staff Regulations or Council Regulations (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2689/95 and (EC, Euratom) No 1748/2002,

—	the employer’s contributions towards sickness insurance for the recipients of the allowances,

—	the impact of the weightings applicable to the various allowances.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

Legal basis

Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular Articles 64 and 72 thereof.

Council Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2689/95 of 17 November 1995 introducing special measures to terminate the service of temporary staff of the European Communities as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (OJ L 280, 23.11.1995, p. 4).

Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1748/2002 of 30 September 2002 introducing, in the context of the modernisation of the institution, special measures to terminate the service of Officials of the European Communities appointed to an established post in the European Parliament and temporary staff working in the Political Groups of the European Parliament (OJ L 264, 2.10.2002, p. 9).

CHAPTER 1 4 —   OTHER STAFF AND EXTERNAL SERVICES

1 4 0
Other staff and external persons

1 4 0 0
Other staff — Secretariat and political groups

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
65 039 727	63 063 000	56 672 946,01

Remarks

This appropriation is mainly intended to cover the following expenditure:

—

the remuneration, including allocations and allowances, of other staff, including contract staff and special advisers (within the meaning of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union), employer’s contributions to the various social security schemes, the bulk of which are paid in to the Union institutions’ own scheme, and the impact of salary weightings applicable to the remuneration of this staff,

—	the employment of temporary agency staff,

—	invoices issued by the PMO to cover the cost of employing staff to deal with the administrative files of members of the European Parliament’s staff (in particular matters relating to unemployment benefits and pension entitlements).

This appropriation is not to cover expenditure on:

—	other staff within the Directorate-General for Security and Safety who perform duties relating to the safety of persons and property, information security and risk assessment,

—	other staff working as drivers in the Secretariat or coordinating the work of those drivers.

Part of this appropriation is to be used for the recruitment of persons with disabilities as contract staff members, in accordance with the Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 7 and 9 July 2008.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 200 000.

Legal basis

Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (Titles IV, V and VI).

General implementing provisions governing competitions and selection procedures, recruitment and the grading of officials and other servants of the European Parliament (decision of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament of 17 October 2014).

1 4 0 1
Other staff — Security

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
34 584 545	31 622 000	29 319 030,17

Remarks

This appropriation is mainly intended to cover the following expenditure on other staff within the Directorate-General for Security and Safety who perform duties relating to the safety of persons and property, information security and risk assessment:

—	the remuneration, including allocations and allowances, of contract staff and auxiliary contract staff, and the impact of salary weightings applicable to their remuneration.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 500 000.

Legal basis

Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (Title IV).

General implementing provisions governing competitions and selection procedures, recruitment and the grading of officials and other servants of the European Parliament (decision of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament of 17 October 2014).

1 4 0 2
Other staff — Drivers in the Secretariat

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
7 444 545	7 266 000	6 173 530,08

Remarks

This appropriation is mainly intended to cover the following expenditure on other staff working as drivers in the Secretariat or coordinating the work of those drivers:

—	the remuneration, including allocations and allowances, of contract staff and auxiliary contract staff, and the impact of salary weightings applicable to their remuneration.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

Legal basis

Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (Title IV).

General implementing provisions governing competitions and selection procedures, recruitment and the grading of officials and other servants of the European Parliament (decision of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament of 17 October 2014).

1 4 0 4
Traineeships, seconded national experts, exchanges of officials and study visits

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
10 130 440	9 337 000	9 084 770,31

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—	emoluments for graduate trainees (scholarships), including any household allowances,

—	travel expenses of trainees,

—	additional costs directly related to their disability,

—	sickness and accident insurance for trainees,

—	costs connected with the holding of information or training sessions for trainees,

—	payment of a grant to the Robert Schuman Scholarships Committee,

—	expenditure arising from movements between the European Parliament and the civil service in the Member States and candidate countries or international organisations specified in the rules,

—	expenditure arising from the secondment of national experts to the European Parliament, including allowances and travel expenses,

—	accident insurance for national experts on secondment,

—	allowances for study visits and study grants,

—

the organisation of training schemes for conference interpreters and translators, inter alia in cooperation with schools of interpreting and universities providing training in translation, as well as grants for the training and further training of interpreters and translators, purchase of teaching materials, and associated costs.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.

Legal basis

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 7 March 2005 on the rules governing the attachment of European Parliament officials and temporary staff of the political groups to national public authorities, bodies treated as such public authorities and international organisations.

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 4 May 2009 on rules governing the secondment of national experts to the European Parliament.

Decision of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament of 18 June 2019 on the internal rules governing traineeships and study visits in the Secretariat of the European Parliament.

1 4 0 5
Expenditure on interpretation

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
48 487 421	48 832 000	43 870 170 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the following expenditure:

—

the fees and related allowances, social security contributions, travel expenses and other expenses of contract conference interpreters recruited by the European Parliament to service meetings organised by the European Parliament to meet its own needs or those of other institutions when the necessary services cannot be provided by European Parliament interpreters (officials and temporary staff),

—	expenditure on conference agencies, technicians and administrators used to service the above meetings where they cannot be serviced by officials, temporary staff or other European Parliament staff,

—	expenses in connection with services provided to the European Parliament by interpreters who are staff members of regional, national or international institutions,

—	expenses in connection with interpretation-related activities, in particular preparations for meetings and interpreter training and selection,

—	expenses paid to the Commission for administering payments to conference interpreters.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 2 600 000.

Legal basis

Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union.

Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union.

Agreement on working conditions and the pecuniary regime for auxiliary conference interpreters (ACIs) (and the implementing rules therefor), as established on 28 July 1999, amended on 13 October 2004 and revised on 31 July 2008.

1 4 0 6
Observers

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
p.m.	p.m.

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the payment of expenses relating to observers, in accordance with Rule 13 of the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

1 4 2
External translation services

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
7 574 000	8 216 000	3 400 342,56

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the translation, editing, typing, coding and technical assistance work sent to outside suppliers.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 50 000.

CHAPTER 1 6 —   OTHER EXPENDITURE RELATING TO PERSONS WORKING WITH THE INSTITUTION

1 6 1
Expenditure relating to staff management

1 6 1 0
Expenditure on recruitment

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
150 000	163 000	88 822,39

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—	expenditure on organising the competitions provided for in Article 3 of Decision 2002/621/EC and travel and subsistence expenses for applicants called for interviews,

—	the costs of organising procedures for selecting staff.

In cases duly justified by operational needs and after consultation of the European Personnel Selection Office, the institution may use some of these appropriations to organise its own competitions.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

Legal basis

Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular Articles 27 to 31 and Article 33 thereof and Annex III thereto.

Decision 2002/620/EC of the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Ombudsman of 25 July 2002 establishing a European Communities Personnel Selection Office (OJ L 197, 26.7.2002, p. 53) and Decision 2002/621/EC of the Secretaries-General of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, the Registrar of the Court of Justice, the Secretaries-General of the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, and the Representative of the European Ombudsman of 25 July 2002 on the organisation and operation of the European Communities Personnel Selection Office (OJ L 197, 26.7.2002, p. 56).

1 6 1 2
Learning and development

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
8 115 000	8 127 000	6 158 112,47

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on training for improving staff skills and the performance and efficiency of the institution, e.g. via language courses for the official working languages.

It is also intended to cover expenditure on other training courses for Members.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

Legal basis

Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular Article 24a thereof.

Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union.

1 6 3
Measures to assist the institution's staff

1 6 3 0
Social welfare

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
867 250	760 000	493 000 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—

as part of an interinstitutional policy to assist persons with a disability in the following categories: — officials and temporary staff in active employment, — spouses of officials and temporary staff in active employment, — dependent children within the meaning of the Staff Regulations, the reimbursement, to the extent permitted by the budget and after national entitlements in the country of residence or the country of origin have been exhausted, of expenses (other than medical expenses) recognised as necessary, resulting from the handicap, supported by documentary evidence and not covered by the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme,

—	action taken in respect of officials and other servants in particularly difficult situations,

—

the financing of a grant for the Staff Committee and incidental expenditure in the Welfare Service. Contributions or defrayal of expenses by the Staff Committee for participants in welfare activities will be aimed at financing activities that have a social, cultural or linguistic dimension, but there will be no subsidies for individual staff members or households,

—	other institutional and interinstitutional welfare measures for officials, other servants and retired staff,

—

the financing of specific reasonable accommodation measures or expenditure on medical analyses and welfare assessments for officials and other servants with disabilities during recruitment procedures or requiring accommodation measures as a result of events during their career, and trainees with disabilities during selection procedures, in application of Article 1d of the Staff Regulations, in particular personal assistance at the workplace, including transport, or during missions.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 70 000.

Legal basis

Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular Article 1d, the third subparagraph of Article 9(3) and Article 76 thereof.

1 6 3 1
Mobility

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
1 610 000	1 490 000	837 005,32

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure relating to mobility at the various places of work.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.

1 6 3 2
Social contacts between members of staff and other social measures

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
265 000	252 000	240 000 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to encourage and provide financial backing for schemes to promote social contact between staff of different nationalities, for example subsidies for staff clubs, sports associations and cultural societies, and to make a contribution to the cost of a permanent centre (for cultural and sports activities, other hobbies, a restaurant) for use during leisure time.

It also covers financial support for interinstitutional social activities.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 600 000.

1 6 5
Activities relating to all persons working with the institution

1 6 5 0
Health and prevention

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
1 892 350	1 820 000	1 159 480 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the operating costs of the medical services, the Medical Leave Service, the Prevention and Well-Being at Work Unit and the Equality Inclusion and Diversity Unit in Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg, including medical check-ups, the purchase of materials and pharmaceutical products, as well as expenditure on medical examinations, particularly in an occupational-medicine context, on pre-recruitment medical examinations, on periodic examinations and health screening in connection with security-related, safety-critical and specific-risk posts, on medical expert reports and on ergonomic measures, expenditure arising from the operation of the Invalidity Committee and in connection with adjudications and expert opinions, and expenditure on services provided by outside medical and paramedical specialists deemed necessary by the medical officers.

It also covers expenditure involving the purchase of certain work tools deemed necessary on medical grounds, together with expenditure on medical or paramedical service providers or personnel on short-term stand-in assignment.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

Legal basis

Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular Article 33 and Article 59 thereof and Article 8 of Annex II thereto.

1 6 5 2
Expenditure on catering

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
750 000	800 000	892 867,53

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on catering for official high-level events and meetings and certain social measures agreed by the European Parliament.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

1 6 5 4
Childcare facilities

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
8 655 000	8 440 000	7 307 680 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the European Parliament’s contribution to all the organisational expenditure and expenditure on services for the internal childcare facilities and outside childcare facilities with which an agreement has been concluded.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 3 300 000.

1 6 5 5
European Parliament contribution for accredited Type II European Schools

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
651 000	626 000	615 000 ,—

Remarks

Implementation of Commission Decision C(2013) 4886 of 1 August 2013 on the putting into effect of the EU contribution paid on a pro-rata basis to schools accredited by the Board of Governors of the European Schools according to the number of children of EU staff enrolled, replacing Commission Decision C(2009) 7719 of 14 October 2009 as amended by Commission Decision C(2010) 7993 of 8 December 2010 (OJ C 222, 2.8.2013, p. 8).

This appropriation is intended to cover the European Parliament’s contribution for Type II European Schools accredited by the Board of Governors of the European Schools or the reimbursement of the contribution paid by the Commission on behalf of the European Parliament for Type II European Schools accredited by the Board of Governors of the European Schools. It covers costs relating to children of European Parliament staff coming under the Staff Regulations who are enrolled in such schools.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

TITLE 2

BUILDINGS, FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENDITURE

Article Item	Heading	Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019	% 2019/2021
	CHAPTER 2 0
2 0 0	Buildings
2 0 0 0	Rent
	Non-differentiated appropriations	27 301 000	33 291 000	29 006 950,47	106,25
2 0 0 1	Lease payments
	Non-differentiated appropriations	p.m.	p.m.	30 990 016 ,—
2 0 0 3	Acquisition of immovable property
	Non-differentiated appropriations	p.m.	p.m.
2 0 0 7	Construction of buildings and fitting-out of premises
	Non-differentiated appropriations	96 927 000	82 730 000	90 508 522,14	93,38
2 0 0 8	Other specific property management arrangements
	Non-differentiated appropriations	5 607 000	5 429 000	4 638 553,38	82,73
	Article 2 0 0 — Total	129 835 000	121 450 000	155 144 041,99	119,49
2 0 2	Expenditure on buildings
2 0 2 2	Building maintenance, upkeep, operation and cleaning
	Non-differentiated appropriations	67 790 000	64 180 000	62 863 456,11	92,73
2 0 2 4	Energy consumption
	Non-differentiated appropriations	17 580 000	16 100 000	15 726 721,16	89,46
2 0 2 6	Security and surveillance of buildings
	Non-differentiated appropriations	19 530 000	23 750 000	16 705 207,36	85,54
2 0 2 8	Insurance
	Non-differentiated appropriations	922 000	2 660 000	754 019,05	81,78
	Article 2 0 2 — Total	105 822 000	106 690 000	96 049 403,68	90,77
	CHAPTER 2 0 — TOTAL	235 657 000	228 140 000	251 193 445,67	106,59
	CHAPTER 2 1
2 1 0	Computing and telecommunications
2 1 0 0	Computing and telecommunications — Business-as-usual operations — Operations
	Non-differentiated appropriations	29 326 000	29 545 500	28 764 464,69	98,09
2 1 0 1	Computing and telecommunications — Business-as-usual operations — Infrastructure
	Non-differentiated appropriations	30 104 000	25 409 000	23 534 285,34	78,18
2 1 0 2	Computing and telecommunications — Business-as-usual operations — General support for users
	Non-differentiated appropriations	14 136 000	12 870 000	12 091 037,99	85,53
2 1 0 3	Computing and telecommunications — Business-as-usual operations — Management of ICT applications
	Non-differentiated appropriations	29 821 000	26 840 000	20 326 119,48	68,16
2 1 0 4	Computing and telecommunications — Investment in infrastructure
	Non-differentiated appropriations	20 361 000	15 487 000	26 278 868,38	129,06
2 1 0 5	Computing and telecommunications — Investment in projects
	Non-differentiated appropriations	31 973 000	25 981 000	33 176 490,40	103,76
	Article 2 1 0 — Total	155 721 000	136 132 500	144 171 266,28	92,58
2 1 2	Furniture
	Non-differentiated appropriations	4 910 000	7 400 000	7 571 521,18	154,21
2 1 4	Technical equipment and installations
	Non-differentiated appropriations	26 467 500	27 923 500	23 376 896,50	88,32
2 1 6	Transport of Members, other persons and goods
	Non-differentiated appropriations	4 599 000	4 188 000	3 364 683,72	73,16
	CHAPTER 2 1 — TOTAL	191 697 500	175 644 000	178 484 367,68	93,11
	CHAPTER 2 3
2 3 0	Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables
	Non-differentiated appropriations	1 366 000	1 413 000	1 253 104,27	91,74
2 3 1	Financial charges
	Non-differentiated appropriations	60 000	60 000	35 000 ,—	58,33
2 3 2	Legal costs and damages
	Non-differentiated appropriations	1 245 000	1 370 000	544 637 ,—	43,75
2 3 6	Postage on correspondence and delivery charges
	Non-differentiated appropriations	221 000	224 000	286 650,45	129,71
2 3 7	Removals
	Non-differentiated appropriations	1 860 000	1 830 000	2 655 810,27	142,79
2 3 8	Other administrative expenditure
	Non-differentiated appropriations	1 692 000	1 674 500	1 207 564,72	71,37
2 3 9	EMAS activities, including promotion, and the European Parliament’s carbon offsetting scheme
	Non-differentiated appropriations	262 500	262 500	239 752,37	91,33
	CHAPTER 2 3 — TOTAL	6 706 500	6 834 000	6 222 519,08	92,78
	Title 2 — Total	434 061 000	410 618 000	435 900 332,43	100,42
CHAPTER 2 0 — BUILDINGS AND ASSOCIATED COSTS CHAPTER 2 1 — DATA PROCESSING, EQUIPMENT AND MOVABLE PROPERTY CHAPTER 2 3 — CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE

Remarks

Since risk cover has been revoked by insurance companies, the risk of industrial conflicts and terrorist attacks for the European Parliament buildings needs to be covered through the general budget of the Union.

The appropriations of this title accordingly cover all expenses in connection with damage resulting from industrial conflicts and terrorist attacks.

CHAPTER 2 0 —   Buildings and associated costs

2 0 0
Buildings

2 0 0 0
Rent

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
27 301 000	33 291 000	29 006 950,47

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover rent for the buildings or parts of buildings occupied by the European Parliament.

It also covers property tax. The rentals are calculated over 12 months on the basis of existing leases or leases in preparation, which normally provide for cost of living or construction cost index-linking.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 3 000 000.

Financial contributions from Member States or their public agencies or entities in the form of financing or repayment of costs and of associated charges relating to the purchase or use of land, buildings, as well as of charges in relation to buildings and facilities of the institution, shall be considered as external assigned revenue within the meaning of Article 21(2) of the Financial Regulation.

2 0 0 1
Lease payments

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
p.m.	p.m.	30 990 016 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the annual lease payments for buildings or parts of buildings under existing leases or leases in preparation.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 50 000.

Financial contributions from Member States or their public agencies or entities in the form of financing or repayment of costs and of associated charges relating to the purchase or use of land, buildings, as well as of charges in relation to buildings and facilities of the institution, shall be considered as external assigned revenue within the meaning of Article 21(2) of the Financial Regulation.

2 0 0 3
Acquisition of immovable property

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
p.m.	p.m.

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the acquisition of immovable property. Subsidies for land and its servicing will be dealt with in accordance with the Financial Regulation.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 810 000.

Financial contributions from Member States or their public agencies or entities in the form of financing or repayment of costs and of associated charges relating to the purchase or use of land, buildings, as well as of charges in relation to buildings and facilities of the institution, shall be considered as external assigned revenue within the meaning of Article 21(2) of the Financial Regulation.

2 0 0 7
Construction of buildings and fitting-out of premises

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
96 927 000	82 730 000	90 508 522,14

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—	building construction costs (works, consultants’ fees, initial fitting-out work and supplies to make buildings operational, and all related costs),

—	fitting-out costs and related expenditure, and in particular architects’ or engineers’ fees.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 472 000.

Financial contributions from Member States or their public agencies or entities in the form of financing or repayment of costs and of associated charges relating to the purchase or use of land, buildings, as well as of charges in relation to buildings and facilities of the institution, shall be considered as external assigned revenue within the meaning of Article 21(2) of the Financial Regulation.

2 0 0 8
Other specific property management arrangements

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
5 607 000	5 429 000	4 638 553,38

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on property management not specifically provided for in the other articles in this Chapter, i.e.:

—	waste management and treatment,

—	mandatory inspections, quality checks, expert opinions, audits, compliance monitoring, etc.,

—	technical library,

—	management support (building helpdesk),

—	taking care of building drawings and information media,

—	other expenditure.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 268 000.

2 0 2
Expenditure on buildings

2 0 2 2
Building maintenance, upkeep, operation and cleaning

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
67 790 000	64 180 000	62 863 456,11

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the maintenance, upkeep, operating and cleaning costs, on the basis of current contracts, for the buildings (offices, other areas and installations) rented or owned by the European Parliament.

Before renewing or concluding contracts, the institution will consult the other institutions on the contractual terms each of them has obtained (prices, currency chosen, index-linking, duration, other clauses) with due regard for Article 164 of the Financial Regulation.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 479 000.

2 0 2 4
Energy consumption

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
17 580 000	16 100 000	15 726 721,16

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover, in particular, water, gas, electricity and heating costs.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 150 000.

2 0 2 6
Security and surveillance of buildings

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
19 530 000	23 750 000	16 705 207,36

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover essentially the costs of caretaking and surveillance in respect of buildings occupied by the European Parliament at its three habitual places of work, its information offices in the Union and its offices in third countries.

Before renewing or concluding contracts, the institution will consult the other institutions on the contractual terms each of them has obtained (prices, currency chosen, index-linking, duration, other clauses) with due regard for Article 164 of the Financial Regulation.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100 000.

2 0 2 8
Insurance

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
922 000	2 660 000	754 019,05

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover payments in respect of insurance policy premiums.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.

CHAPTER 2 1 —   DATA PROCESSING, EQUIPMENT AND MOVABLE PROPERTY

Remarks

In connection with public procurement, the institution will consult the other institutions on the contractual terms each of them has obtained.

2 1 0
Computing and telecommunications

2 1 0 0
Computing and telecommunications — Business-as-usual operations — Operations

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
29 326 000	29 545 500	28 764 464,69

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on the purchase, hire, servicing and maintenance of hardware and software and on outside assistance from service bureaux and IT consultants for business-as-usual operations to ensure that the European Parliament’s computing and telecommunications systems function properly. That expenditure relates mainly to systems at the computer and telecommunications centre, computing at departmental level and network management operations.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 302 000.

2 1 0 1
Computing and telecommunications — Business-as-usual operations — Infrastructure

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
30 104 000	25 409 000	23 534 285,34

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on the purchase, hire, servicing and maintenance of hardware and software and on outside assistance from service bureaux and IT consultants for business-as-usual operations to manage and maintain the European Parliament’s computing and telecommunications system infrastructure, including cloud-related services. That expenditure relates mainly to network, cabling, telecommunications, individual equipment and voting system infrastructure.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 106 000.

2 1 0 2
Computing and telecommunications — Business-as-usual operations — General support for users

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
14 136 000	12 870 000	12 091 037,99

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on the purchase, hire, servicing and maintenance of hardware and software and on outside assistance from service bureaux and IT consultants for business-as-usual operations to provide assistance and support for users of the European Parliament’s computing and telecommunications systems. That expenditure relates to support services for Members and other users, covering in particular administrative and legislative applications used in the areas of security and safety and communication applications.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 15 000.

2 1 0 3
Computing and telecommunications — Business-as-usual operations — Management of ICT applications

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
29 821 000	26 840 000	20 326 119,48

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on the purchase, hire, servicing and maintenance of hardware and software and related work, and on outside assistance from service bureaux and IT consultants for business-as-usual operations connected with ICT applications management in the institution. That expenditure relates mainly to applications for Members and communication, security and safety activities, as well as administrative and legislative applications.

It is also intended to cover expenditure in ICT tools financed jointly in the context of interinstitutional cooperation in the field of languages, provided for by the decisions taken by the Interinstitutional Committee on Translation and Interpretation.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 6 000.

2 1 0 4
Computing and telecommunications — Investment in infrastructure

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
20 361 000	15 487 000	26 278 868,38

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on the purchase of hardware and software and on outside assistance from service bureaux and IT consultants for investments relating to the European Parliament’s computing and telecommunications system infrastructure. The investments relate mainly to systems at the computer and telecommunications centre, networks, cabling and video-conferencing systems.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 105 000.

2 1 0 5
Computing and telecommunications — Investment in projects

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
31 973 000	25 981 000	33 176 490,40

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on the purchase of hardware and software and on outside assistance from service bureaux and IT consultants for investments relating to ongoing and new ICT projects. The investments relate mainly to applications for Members, legislative, administrative, financial, communication, security and safety applications and ICT governance applications.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.

2 1 2
Furniture

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
4 910 000	7 400 000	7 571 521,18

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the purchase, hire, maintenance and repair of furniture, including the purchase of ergonomic furniture, the replacement of worn-out and broken furniture and office machines. It is also intended to cover miscellaneous expenditure on managing the European Parliament’s furniture stock.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.

2 1 4
Technical equipment and installations

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
26 467 500	27 923 500	23 376 896,50

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the purchase, hire, maintenance, repair and management of technical equipment and installations, and in particular of:

—	miscellaneous fixed and mobile technical installations and equipment in connection with publishing, security (including software), canteens, buildings, staff training and the institution’s sports centres, etc.,

—	equipment in particular for the printshop, telephone service, canteens, staff shops, security, conferences, and the audiovisual sector, etc.,

—	special equipment (electronic, computing and electrical) and related external services.

This appropriation also covers publicity costs for the resale and scrapping of inventoried items and the costs of technical assistance (consultancy) with matters on which external expertise is needed.

This appropriation also covers the cost of transporting the equipment needed to provide technical conference services anywhere in the world when requested by a Member, delegation, political group or governing body of the European Parliament. It covers transport costs and all related administrative costs.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 190 000.

2 1 6
Transport of Members, other persons and goods

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
4 599 000	4 188 000	3 364 683,72

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the purchase, leasing, 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, leasing 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 100 000.

CHAPTER 2 3 —   CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE

Remarks

In connection with public procurement, the institution will consult the other institutions on the contractual terms each of them has obtained.

2 3 0
Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
1 366 000	1 413 000	1 253 104,27

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the purchase of paper, envelopes, office supplies, supplies for the print shop and document reproduction workshops, etc., together with the related management costs .

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 38 000.

2 3 1
Financial charges

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
60 000	60 000	35 000 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover bank charges (commission, agios and miscellaneous charges) and other financial charges, including ancillary costs for the financing of buildings.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

2 3 2
Legal costs and damages

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
1 245 000	1 370 000	544 637 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—	costs which may be awarded against the European Parliament by the Court of Justice, the General Court or national courts,

—	the cost of hiring outside lawyers to represent the European Parliament in Union and national courts, and the cost of hiring legal advisers or experts to assist the Legal Service,

—	reimbursement of lawyers’ fees in connection with disciplinary and equivalent proceedings,

—	damages and interest expenses,

—	compensation agreed through amicable settlement pursuant to Chapter 11 of Title III of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court or Chapter 7 of Title IV of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice,

—	administrative fines issued by the European Data Protection Supervisor.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.

Legal basis

Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).

2 3 6
Postage on correspondence and delivery charges

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
221 000	224 000	286 650,45

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover charges for postage, processing and delivery by national postal services or private delivery firms.

This appropriation is also intended to cover mail-handling services.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.

2 3 7
Removals

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
1 860 000	1 830 000	2 655 810,27

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the cost of removal and handling work carried out by removal firms or by temporary handling staff supplied by outside agencies.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.

2 3 8
Other administrative expenditure

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
1 692 000	1 674 500	1 207 564,72

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—	insurance not specifically provided for in another item,

—	the purchase and maintenance of uniforms for ushers, drivers, receptionists, warehouse staff, removal men and staff in the Visits and Seminars Unit, the Parlamentarium, the medical services, the security and building maintenance services and various technical services,

—

miscellaneous operating and management expenses, including fees payable to the PMO for managing pensions payable to former Members under the Statute, expenses related to the security clearance of external persons working on the premises or in the systems of the European Parliament, purchases of goods or services not specifically provided for against another heading,

—	miscellaneous purchases in connection with Eco-Management Audit Scheme (EMAS) activities (promotional campaigns, etc.).

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.

2 3 9
EMAS activities, including promotion, and the European Parliament’s carbon offsetting scheme

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
262 500	262 500	239 752,37

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure related to EMAS activities aiming at improving the European Parliament`s environmental performance, including promotion of these activities, and to the European Parliament’s carbon offsetting scheme.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 26 000.

TITLE 3

EXPENDITURE RESULTING FROM GENERAL FUNCTIONS CARRIED OUT BY THE INSTITUTION

Article Item	Heading	Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019	% 2019/2021
	CHAPTER 3 0
3 0 0	Expenses for staff missions and duty travel between the three places of work
	Non-differentiated appropriations	28 565 000	28 140 000	25 023 507,64	87,60
3 0 2	Reception and representation expenses
	Non-differentiated appropriations	858 500	910 500	693 976,40	80,84
3 0 4	Miscellaneous expenditure on meetings
3 0 4 0	Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings
	Non-differentiated appropriations	300 000	300 000	479 862,62	159,95
3 0 4 2	Meetings, congresses, conferences and delegations
	Non-differentiated appropriations	2 857 000	2 671 000	1 582 736,43	55,40
3 0 4 9	Expenditure on travel agency services
	Non-differentiated appropriations	2 120 000	2 130 000	1 735 582 ,—	81,87
	Article 3 0 4 — Total	5 277 000	5 101 000	3 798 181,05	71,98
	CHAPTER 3 0 — TOTAL	34 700 500	34 151 500	29 515 665,09	85,06
	CHAPTER 3 2
3 2 0	Acquisition of expertise
	Non-differentiated appropriations	7 491 500	7 137 000	3 270 718,85	43,66
3 2 1	Expenditure on European parliamentary research services, including the library, the historical archives, scientific and technological options assessment (STOA) and the European Science-Media Hub
	Non-differentiated appropriations	9 830 000	9 750 000	6 945 062,02	70,65
3 2 2	Documentation expenditure
	Non-differentiated appropriations	3 216 000	2 627 500	3 178 622,53	98,84
3 2 3	Support for democracy and capacity-building for the parliaments of third countries
	Non-differentiated appropriations	1 400 000	1 335 000	596 105,90	42,58
3 2 4	Production and dissemination
3 2 4 0	Official Journal
	Non-differentiated appropriations	p.m.	p.m.	638 250,69
3 2 4 1	Digital and traditional publications
	Non-differentiated appropriations	5 053 000	4 410 000	4 681 880,16	92,66
3 2 4 2	Expenditure on publication, information and participation in public events
	Non-differentiated appropriations	28 420 000	22 780 000	33 132 241,09	116,58
3 2 4 3	European Parliament visitor centres
	Non-differentiated appropriations	31 811 500	21 947 500	12 050 023,02	37,88
3 2 4 4	Organisation and reception of groups of visitors, Euroscola programme and invitations to opinion multipliers from third countries
	Non-differentiated appropriations	33 148 470	31 767 000	28 153 356,64	84,93
3 2 4 5	Organisation of symposia and seminars
	Non-differentiated appropriations	2 902 750	2 957 000	2 401 279,82	82,72
3 2 4 8	Expenditure on audiovisual information
	Non-differentiated appropriations	17 553 500	17 579 500	19 203 325,75	109,40
3 2 4 9	Information exchanges with national parliaments
	Non-differentiated appropriations	235 000	225 000	95 378,09	40,59
	Article 3 2 4 — Total	119 124 220	101 666 000	100 355 735,26	84,24
3 2 5	Expenditure relating to liaison offices
	Non-differentiated appropriations	9 400 000	8 900 000	8 080 000 ,—	85,96
	CHAPTER 3 2 — TOTAL	150 461 720	131 415 500	122 426 244,56	81,37
	Title 3 — Total	185 162 220	165 567 000	151 941 909,65	82,06
CHAPTER 3 0 — MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES CHAPTER 3 2 — EXPERTISE AND INFORMATION: ACQUISITION, ARCHIVING, PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION

CHAPTER 3 0 —   MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES

3 0 0
Expenses for staff missions and duty travel between the three places of work

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
28 565 000	28 140 000	25 023 507,64

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on duty travel by staff of the institution, seconded national experts, trainees and staff of other European or international institutions invited by the institution between place of employment and any of the European Parliament’s three places of work (Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg) and on missions to any location other than the three places of work. Expenditure is made up of transport costs, daily allowances, accommodation costs and compensatory allowances for unsocial hours. Ancillary costs (including cancellation of tickets and hotel reservations, electronic invoicing costs and mission insurance costs) are also covered.

This appropriation is also intended to cover any expenditure on carbon offsetting relating to staff missions and duty travel.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 200 000.

Legal basis

Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular Article 71 thereof and Articles 11, 12 and 13 of Annex VII thereto.

3 0 2
Reception and representation expenses

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
858 500	910 500	693 976,40

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—	expenses related to the obligations of the institution regarding receptions, including in connection with work relating to the assessment of scientific options (STOA), other forward-looking activities and representation expenses for Members of the institution,

—	representation expenses of the President when he or she is travelling outside the places of work,

—	representation expenses and the contribution to the secretarial expenses of the President’s office,

—	the Secretariat’s reception and representation expenses, including the purchase of items and medals for officials who have completed 15 or 25 years’ service,

—	miscellaneous protocol expenditure, such as on flags, display stands, invitation cards and printed menus,

—	travel and subsistence expenses incurred by VIP visitors to the institution,

—	visa costs relating to official travel by Members and staff,

—	reception and representation expenses and the other specific expenses for Members performing official duties at the European Parliament.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

3 0 4
Miscellaneous expenditure on meetings

3 0 4 0
Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
300 000	300 000	479 862,62

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the costs of the beverages, refreshments and occasional light meals served at meetings held by the European Parliament or interinstitutional meetings organised on its premises, together with the management costs for these services.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.

3 0 4 2
Meetings, congresses, conferences and delegations

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
2 857 000	2 671 000	1 582 736,43

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover, inter alia, expenses other than those covered under Chapter 1 0 and Article 3 0 0, connected with:

—	the organisation of meetings outside the places of work (committees and committee delegations, political groups), including, where appropriate, representation expenditure,

—	the organisation of interparliamentary delegations, ad hoc delegations, joint parliamentary committees, parliamentary cooperation committees, parliamentary delegations to the WTO, and the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO and its Steering Committee,

—	the organisation of delegations to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, the EuroLat Parliamentary Assembly and the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly and their bodies,

—

the organisation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfMPA), its committees and its Bureau; this expenditure includes the European Parliament’s contribution to the budget of the autonomous secretariat of the UfMPA or the direct defrayal of expenses representing the European Parliament’s share of the budget of the UfMPA,

—	the affiliation fees in respect of international organisations to which the European Parliament or one of its bodies belongs (Interparliamentary Union, Association of Secretaries-General of Parliaments, Twelve Plus Group within the Interparliamentary Union),

—

the reimbursement to the Commission, on the basis of a service agreement concluded between the European Parliament and the Commission, of the European Parliament’s share of the cost of producing EU laissez-passer (equipment, staff and supplies), in accordance with the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union (Article 6), Article 23 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, Articles 11 and 81 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union and Council Regulation (EU) No 1417/2013 of 17 December 2013 laying down the form of the laissez-passer issued by the European Union (OJ L 353, 28.12.2013, p. 26).

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.

3 0 4 9
Expenditure on travel agency services

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
2 120 000	2 130 000	1 735 582 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the running costs of the travel agency under contract to the European Parliament.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 6 000.

CHAPTER 3 2 —   EXPERTISE AND INFORMATION: ACQUISITION, ARCHIVING, PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION

3 2 0
Acquisition of expertise

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
7 491 500	7 137 000	3 270 718,85

Remarks

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) or technical assistance activities that require specific skills and that are 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,

—	the cost of checks by specialised external service providers on the accuracy of documents supplied by candidates for recruitment.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 50 000.

3 2 1
Expenditure on European parliamentary research services, including the library, the historical archives, scientific and technological options assessment (STOA) and the European Science-Media Hub

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
9 830 000	9 750 000	6 945 062,02

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on the work of DG EPRS and the central services of the Secretary-General, particularly:

—

acquisition of specialised expertise and support for the European Parliament’s research activities (including articles, studies, workshops, seminars, round tables, expert panels and conferences) which may, if necessary, be carried out in partnership with other institutions, international organisations, research departments and libraries of national parliaments, think tanks, research bodies and other qualified experts,

—	acquisition of specialised expertise in the fields of impact assessment and of ex ante and ex post evaluation, European added value, and scientific and technological options assessment (STOA),

—

acquisition or hiring of books, journals, newspapers, databases, press agency products and any other information medium for the library in various formats, including costs of copyright, the quality assurance system, materials and work involved in rebinding and conservation, and other relevant services,

—	the cost of outside archiving services (organisation, selection, description, transfer to different media and to paperless form, acquisition of primary archive sources),

—	acquisition, development, installation, operation and maintenance of special library and archiving documentation and of special media-library materials, including materials and electrical, electronic and computerised systems, and materials for rebinding and conservation,

—	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),

—	travel, subsistence and associated costs of experts and authors invited to attend presentations, seminars, workshops or other such activities organised,

—	participation by the services responsible for Scientific and Technological Options Assessment (STOA) in the activities of European and international scientific bodies,

—	the European Parliament’s obligations under international and interinstitutional cooperation agreements, including the European Parliament’s contribution to the costs of managing the Union’s historical archives in accordance with Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83,

—

the costs of the European Science-Media Hub, the operations of which are overseen by the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA), in enhancing the interface between the European Parliament, the scientific community and the media, in order to promote networking, training and knowledge dissemination. This includes for example: — organising activities and dealing with expenses (including travel expenses, accommodation and catering) in connection with invitations to journalists, stakeholders and other experts to cover the activities concerned, — setting up and maintaining networks at the interface between the European Parliament, the scientific community and the media, — organising seminars, conferences and training courses on current scientific and technological developments and issues and on the nature and effectiveness of science journalism, — harnessing expert information and analysis from academia, the media and other sources in the field of science and technology for the benefit of policy-makers and citizens, — making European Parliament research and other relevant material in the field of science and technology more widely available by written, audiovisual and other means, — developing techniques and methods for increasing the ability to identify and disseminate trustworthy sources in the field of science and technology, — supporting the installation, upgrading and use of state-of-the-art technical equipment and media facilities in support of such dialogue, — developing closer cooperation and, more generally, links between the European Parliament, relevant media outlets and universities and research centres in this field, including through promotion in the media of the role, and work of the European Science-Media Hub as well as its accessibility for citizens.

This appropriation may also be used to support dialogue between the European Parliament and the university community, the media, think tanks and citizens with regard to foresight work on the long-term trends to be addressed by Union decision-makers, both in the field of science and more broadly, through seminars, publications and other activities set out above.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

Legal basis

Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983 concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1).

Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 28 November 2001 on rules governing public access to European Parliament documents, as last amended on 22 June 2011 (OJ C 216, 22.7.2011, p. 19).

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 2 July 2012 on rules on document management in the European Parliament.

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 10 March 2014 on procedures governing the European Parliament’s acquisition of private archives of Members and former Members.

European Parliament resolution of 8 October 2013 on forward policy planning and long-term trends: budgetary implications for capacity-building (OJ C 181, 19.5.2016, p. 16), and in particular paragraphs 7 and 9 thereof.

European Parliament resolution of 29 April 2015 on Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2016 (OJ C 346, 21.9.2016, p. 188), and in particular paragraph 30 thereof.

European Parliament resolution of 14 April 2016 on Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2017 (OJ C 58, 15.2.2018, p. 257), and in particular paragraph 54 thereof.

European Parliament resolution of 19 April 2018 on Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2019 (OJ C 390, 18.11.2019, p. 215), and in particular paragraph 49 thereof.

European Parliament resolution of 28 March 2019 on Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2020 (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2019)0326), and in particular paragraph 47 thereof.

3 2 2
Documentation expenditure

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
3 216 000	2 627 500	3 178 622,53

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—	subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals and news agencies and to the publications thereof and online services, including copyright fees for the reproduction and dissemination of the above in written and/or electronic form and service contracts for press reviews and cuttings,

—	subscriptions or service contracts for the supply of summaries and analyses of the content of periodicals or the storage on optical media of articles taken from such periodicals,

—	utilising external documentary and statistical databases (computer hardware and telecommunications charges excepted),

—	the purchase of new dictionaries and glossaries, or the replacement thereof, regardless of medium, including for the new language sections, and other works for the language services and the Legislative Quality Units.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

3 2 3
Support for democracy and capacity-building for the parliaments of third countries

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
1 400 000	1 335 000	596 105,90

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—	expenditure on programmes for the exchange of information and cooperation between the European Parliament and the national parliaments of the pre-accession countries, in particular the Western Balkans and Turkey,

—

expenditure committed for promoting relations between the European Parliament and democratically elected national parliaments from third countries (other than those referred to in the previous indent) as well as with corresponding regional parliamentary organisations. The activities concerned are notably aimed at strengthening parliamentary capacity in new and emerging democracies in particular in the European Neighbourhood (South and East),

—

expenditure on promoting activities in support of mediation, and programmes for young political leaders from the European Union and from countries in the wider European Neighbourhood: the Maghreb, Eastern Europe and Russia, Israeli-Palestinian dialogue and other priority countries as decided by the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group,

—	expenditure on organising the Sakharov Prize (in particular the amount of the prize, travel expenses of the winner(s) and other finalists and the costs of receiving them, operating costs of the Sakharov network and duty travel by members of the network) and on activities to promote human rights.

These activities include information visits to the European Parliament in Brussels, Luxembourg or Strasbourg and visits to Member States and third countries. This appropriation covers, wholly or partially, the expenses of the participants, particularly travel, accommodation and daily subsistence.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

Legal basis

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 12 December 2011 establishing the Directorate for Democracy Support in the Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union.

3 2 4
Production and dissemination

3 2 4 0
Official Journal

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
p.m.	p.m.	638 250,69

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the institution’s share of the Publications Office’s expenditure on publishing and dissemination and other ancillary costs with regard to the texts to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.

3 2 4 1
Digital and traditional publications

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
5 053 000	4 410 000	4 681 880,16

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—	all costs for digital publishing (Intranet sites) and traditional publishing (miscellaneous documents and printed matter subcontracted out), including distribution,

—	upgrading and evolutive and corrective maintenance of editorial systems.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 6 000.

3 2 4 2
Expenditure on publication, information and participation in public events

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
28 420 000	22 780 000	33 132 241,09

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—	expenditure on communication relating to the values of the institution by means of information publications, including electronic publications, information activities, public relations, participation in public events, trade fairs and exhibitions,

—

expenditure on communication in order to give the European Parliament a recognisable, coherent and positive public image, to develop communication products from the creative concept to the final product and capacity building towards an internal communication agency, including access to industry tools and external expert advice,

—	co-financing of communication actions through a grants program in order to promote and multiply a better understanding of the identity, role and political nature of the European Parliament and to stimulate collaboration with multiplier networks,

—	the cost relating to public opinion monitoring,

—	the cost linked to monitoring, countering and raising awareness on the reputational risks, disinformation and hybrid threats,

—	the cost of cultural projects of European interest, such as the European Parliament LUX Prize for European Cinema,

—	the cost of organising and running events for young people, raising the European Parliament’s social media profile, and monitoring youth trends,

—	costs relating to the mobile internet, interactive technologies, socialising spaces, collaborative platforms and changing internet user behaviour, with a view to bringing the European Parliament closer to citizens,

—	the cost of in-house production, distribution and hosting by the European Parliament of web clips and other broadcast-ready multimedia material, in line with the European Parliament’s communication strategy.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 50 000.

3 2 4 3
European Parliament visitor centres

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
31 811 500	21 947 500	12 050 023,02

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to finance installations, material and exhibitions at European Parliament visitor centres, in particular:

—	the Parlamentarium — the European Parliament Visitors’ Centre in Brussels, including the mobile information points,

—	reception facilities, ‘Europa Experience’ centres and information outlets away from Brussels,

—

the activities of the House of European History, such as carrying out specific fitting-out work, acquiring collections, the cost of contracts with experts, and organising exhibitions, as well as its running costs, including expenditure on books, magazines and other publications related to the House of European History’s activities,

—	expenditure on works of art for the European Parliament, covering both the cost of acquiring and purchasing specific material and the current expenditure relating thereto, such as experts, conservation, framing, restoration, cleaning, insurance and ad hoc transport costs.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 4 000 000.

3 2 4 4
Organisation and reception of groups of visitors, Euroscola programme and invitations to opinion multipliers from third countries

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
33 148 470	31 767 000	28 153 356,64

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—

subsidies granted for group visits and associated supervision and infrastructure costs, the financing of traineeships for opinion multipliers from third countries (EUVP) and the running costs of the Euroscola, Euromed-Scola and Euronest-Scola programmes. The Euromed-Scola and Euronest-Scola programmes shall take place each year, with the exception of election years, on an alternating basis, on the European Parliament's premises in Strasbourg or in Brussels,

—	activities to promote the EUVP,

—	expenditure related to the implementation of the new visitors’ strategy and the organisation of the open days.

This appropriation shall be increased every year using a deflator that takes into account movements in GNI and prices.

Each Member of the European Parliament is entitled to invite a maximum of five groups each calendar year for a total of 110 visitors. Visitor groups officially sponsored by a Member may take part in the Euroscola programme if invited to do so by that Member.

An appropriate amount is included for visitors with disabilities.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 500 000.

Legal basis

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 16 December 2002 on rules governing the reception of groups of visitors and the Euroscola, Euromed-Scola and Euronest-Scola programmes, consolidated on 3 May 2004, as last amended on 24 October 2016.

3 2 4 5
Organisation of symposia and seminars

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
2 902 750	2 957 000	2 401 279,82

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—

expenditure or subsidies connected with the organisation of national or international symposia and seminars for opinion multipliers from the Member States, the accession countries and the countries in which the European Parliament has a liaison office, and the cost of organising parliamentary symposia and seminars,

—	expenditure on special events in the Chamber in Strasbourg and Brussels in accordance with the annual programme adopted by the Bureau of the European Parliament,

—

expenditure on conference management services, conference management and multilingualism support measures and tools such as seminars and conferences, meetings with providers of training for interpreters or translators, measures and actions to raise awareness of multilingualism and the profession of interpreter or translator, including a programme of grants for universities, schools and other organisations offering interpreting or translation courses, virtual communication solutions, as well as participation in similar actions and measures organised jointly with other services in the context of interinstitutional and international cooperation,

—	expenses connected with the organisation of symposia and seminars on information and communication technologies,

—	the cost of inviting journalists to plenary sittings, committee meetings, press conferences and other parliamentary activities.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 25 000.

3 2 4 8
Expenditure on audiovisual information

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
17 553 500	17 579 500	19 203 325,75

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—	the purchase, hire, maintenance, repair and management of audiovisual equipment and installations,

—

the operating budget of the audiovisual sector (including services under its own control and outside assistance such as technical services for radio and television stations, provision, production and co-production of audiovisual programmes, the hiring of lines, the transmission of television and radio programmes, and other measures to develop relations between the institution and audiovisual broadcasting bodies),

—	expenditure on live internet broadcasting of plenary sittings and parliamentary committee meetings,

—	the establishment of appropriate archives ensuring uninterrupted media and public access to that information,

—	expenditure relating to the maintenance of the IT infrastructure in the press rooms in Brussels and Strasbourg.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 50 000.

Legal basis

European Parliament Resolution of 12 March 2002 on the guidelines for the 2003 budgetary procedure (OJ C 47 E, 27.2.2003, p. 72).

European Parliament Resolution of 14 May 2002 on the estimates of revenue and expenditure of Parliament for the financial year 2003 (OJ C 180 E, 31.7.2003, p. 150).

European Parliament Resolution of 14 May 2003 on the estimates of revenue and expenditure of Parliament for the financial year 2004 (OJ C 67 E, 17.3.2004, p. 179).

3 2 4 9
Information exchanges with national parliaments

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
235 000	225 000	95 378,09

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—

expenditure committed for promoting relations between the European Parliament and national parliaments. It relates to parliamentary relations other than those covered by Chapters 1 0 and 3 0, exchanges of information and documentation, and assistance in the analysis and management of that information, including exchanges with the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD),

—

funding of cooperation programmes and training schemes for officials of the European Parliament and national parliaments and, in general, activities to strengthen their parliamentary capacities. Training schemes include study visits to the European Parliament in Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg; the appropriation is intended to cover all or part of the expenditure incurred by participants, in particular travelling costs, travel expenses, accommodation and daily allowances,

—	cooperation measures, including those linked to legislative work, and measures linked to documentation, analysis and information and making thewww.ipex.eu domain secure, including those carried out by the ECPRD.

This appropriation aims at financing the cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments in the parliamentary scrutiny of the CFSP/CSDP, in accordance with the TEU and the TFEU, and in particular Articles 9 and 10 of Protocol No 1 on the role of national parliaments in the European Union.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

Legal basis

Conferences of Speakers of European Parliamentary Assemblies (June 1977) and of European Union Parliaments (September 2000, March 2001).

3 2 5
Expenditure relating to liaison offices

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
9 400 000	8 900 000	8 080 000 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure by the European Parliament's liaison offices in the Member States:

—	communication and information expenses (information and public events; internet — production, promotion, consultancy; seminars; audiovisual productions),

—	general expenditure and miscellaneous incidental expenditure (office supplies, telecommunications, delivery charges, handling, transport, storage, standard promotional items, databases and press subscriptions, etc.)

—	media campaigns and the organisation of the European Parliament Ambassador School Programme.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 10 000.

TITLE 4

EXPENDITURE RESULTING FROM SPECIAL FUNCTIONS CARRIED OUT BY THE INSTITUTION

Article Item	Heading	Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019	% 2019/2021
	CHAPTER 4 0
4 0 0	Current administrative expenditure and expenditure relating to the political and information activities of the political groups and non-attached Members
	Non-differentiated appropriations	65 000 000	65 000 000	64 000 000 ,—	98,46
4 0 2	Funding of European political parties
	Non-differentiated appropriations	46 000 000	42 000 000	47 455 223,22	103,16
4 0 3	Funding of European political foundations
	Non-differentiated appropriations	23 000 000	21 000 000	19 700 000 ,—	85,65
	CHAPTER 4 0 — TOTAL	134 000 000	128 000 000	131 155 223,22	97,88
	CHAPTER 4 2
4 2 2	Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance
	Non-differentiated appropriations	209 443 000	207 659 000	192 869 851,15	92,09
	CHAPTER 4 2 — TOTAL	209 443 000	207 659 000	192 869 851,15	92,09
	CHAPTER 4 4
4 4 0	Cost of meetings and other activities of former Members
	Non-differentiated appropriations	250 000	240 000	230 000 ,—	92
4 4 2	Cost of meetings and other activities of the European Parliamentary Association
	Non-differentiated appropriations	250 000	240 000	230 000 ,—	92
	CHAPTER 4 4 — TOTAL	500 000	480 000	460 000 ,—	92
	Title 4 — Total	343 943 000	336 139 000	324 485 074,37	94,34
CHAPTER 4 0 — EXPENDITURE RELATING TO CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES CHAPTER 4 2 — EXPENDITURE RELATING TO PARLIAMENTARY ASSISTANCE CHAPTER 4 4 — MEETINGS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS

CHAPTER 4 0 —   EXPENDITURE RELATING TO CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

4 0 0
Current administrative expenditure and expenditure relating to the political and information activities of the political groups and non-attached Members

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
65 000 000	65 000 000	64 000 000 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover, in respect of the political groups and the non-attached Members:

—	secretarial, administrative and operational expenditure,

—	expenditure on political and information activities conducted in connection with the Union’s political activities.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 1 000 000.

Legal basis

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 30 June 2003 on rules on the use of appropriations from budget Item 4 0 0 as last amended on 6 July 2020.

4 0 2
Funding of European political parties

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
46 000 000	42 000 000	47 455 223,22

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to finance political parties at European level. Good governance and robust scrutiny of the use of funds must be ensured.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

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 (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1).

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 1 July 2019 laying down the procedures for implementing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (OJ C 249, 25.7.2019, p. 2).

4 0 3
Funding of European political foundations

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
23 000 000	21 000 000	19 700 000 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to finance political foundations at European level. Good governance and robust scrutiny of the use of funds must be ensured.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

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 (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1).

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 1 July 2019 laying down the procedures for implementing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (OJ C 249, 25.7.2019, p. 2).

CHAPTER 4 2 —   EXPENDITURE RELATING TO PARLIAMENTARY ASSISTANCE

4 2 2
Expenditure relating to parliamentary assistance

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
209 443 000	207 659 000	192 869 851,15

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover:

—	costs relating to staff and service providers responsible for the provision of parliamentary assistance to Members, as well as costs relating to paying agents,

—	mission and training expenses (external courses) for accredited parliamentary assistants and expenditure on any carbon offsetting in connection with their missions and duty travel,

—	exchange differences to be met from the budget of the European Parliament in accordance with the provisions applicable to reimbursement of parliamentary assistance expenses, as well as expenditure on parliamentary assistance management support services.

—	emoluments for graduate trainees (scholarships),

—	compensation of study visits with Members,

—	travel expenses of trainees and study visitors with Members,

—	sickness and accident insurance for trainees and study visitors with Members,

—	costs connected with the holding of information or training sessions for trainees.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 775 000.

Legal basis

Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 21 thereof.

Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Articles 33 to 44 thereof.

Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union, and in particular Article 5a and Articles 125 to 139 thereof.

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 14 April 2014 on implementing measures for Title VII of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union.

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 10 December 2018 on the rules concerning Members' trainees.

Decision of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament of 18 June 2019 on the internal rules governing traineeships and study visits in the Secretariat of the European Parliament.

CHAPTER 4 4 —   MEETINGS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS

4 4 0
Cost of meetings and other activities of former Members

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
250 000	240 000	230 000 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the cost of meetings of the association of former Members of the European Parliament plus any other associated costs, if appropriate.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

4 4 2
Cost of meetings and other activities of the European Parliamentary Association

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
250 000	240 000	230 000 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the cost of meetings of the European Parliamentary Association plus, if appropriate, any other associated costs.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

TITLE 5

THE AUTHORITY FOR EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS AND THE COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT EMINENT PERSONS

Article Item	Heading	Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019	% 2019/2021
	CHAPTER 5 0
5 0 0	Operational expenditure of the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations
	Non-differentiated appropriations	300 000	285 000
5 0 1	Expenditure related to the committee of independent eminent persons
	Non-differentiated appropriations	0	0
	CHAPTER 5 0 — TOTAL	300 000	285 000
	Title 5 — Total	300 000	285 000
CHAPTER 5 0 — EXPENDITURE OF THE AUTHORITY FOR EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS AND THE COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT EMINENT PERSONS

CHAPTER 5 0 —   Expenditure of the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations and the Committee of independent eminent persons

5 0 0
Operational expenditure of the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
300 000	285 000

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the expenditure of the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations to ensure its full and independent operation.

It covers, in particular, the expenditure specific to the Authority’s remit with regard to professional training, acquisition of software and IT equipment, acquisition of expertise, consultancy services and documentation, legal costs and damages, and publishing and information activities. It also covers expenditure to cover any invoicing by an institution in the event of an overrun as regards the volume or cost of goods or services made available to the Authority by institutions under service agreements pursuant to Article 6(4) et seq. of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014.The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 300 000. That revenue includes, in particular, support for the operation of the Authority by institutions other than the European Parliament, pursuant to Article 6(6) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014.

Legal basis

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1), and in particular Article 6(1) and (7) thereof.

5 0 1
Expenditure related to the committee of independent eminent persons

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
0	0

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the expenditure linked to the secretariat and the funding of the committee of independent eminent persons.

The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100.

Legal basis

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1), and in particular Article 11(2) thereof.

TITLE 10

OTHER EXPENDITURE

Article Item	Heading	Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019	% 2019/2021
	CHAPTER 10 0
	CHAPTER 10 0 — TOTAL	p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—
	CHAPTER 10 1
	CHAPTER 10 1 — TOTAL	2 346 000	5 151 000	0 ,—
	CHAPTER 10 3
	CHAPTER 10 3 — TOTAL	p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—
	CHAPTER 10 4
	CHAPTER 10 4 — TOTAL	p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—
	CHAPTER 10 5
	CHAPTER 10 5 — TOTAL	p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—
	CHAPTER 10 6
	CHAPTER 10 6 — TOTAL	p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—
	CHAPTER 10 8
	CHAPTER 10 8 — TOTAL	p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—
	Title 10 — Total	2 346 000	5 151 000	0 ,—
CHAPTER 10 0 — PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS CHAPTER 10 1 — CONTINGENCY RESERVE CHAPTER 10 3 — ENLARGEMENT RESERVE CHAPTER 10 4 — RESERVE FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION POLICY CHAPTER 10 5 — PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY CHAPTER 10 6 — RESERVE FOR PRIORITY PROJECTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 10 8 — EMAS RESERVE

CHAPTER 10 0 —   PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—

CHAPTER 10 1 —   CONTINGENCY RESERVE

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
2 346 000	5 151 000	0 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure resulting from budgetary decisions taken in the course of the financial year (expenditure that cannot be estimated).

CHAPTER 10 3 —   ENLARGEMENT RESERVE

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover the cost of the institution’s preparations for enlargement.

CHAPTER 10 4 —   RESERVE FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION POLICY

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on information and communication policy.

CHAPTER 10 5 —   PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover property investments and fitting-out work carried out by the institution. The Bureau of the European Parliament is requested to adopt a coherent and responsible long-term strategy in the area of immovable property which takes into account the particular problem of increasing maintenance costs, renovation needs and security costs and ensures the sustainability of the European Parliament’s budget.

CHAPTER 10 6 —   RESERVE FOR PRIORITY PROJECTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—

Remarks

This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on the institution’s priority projects under development.

CHAPTER 10 8 —   EMAS RESERVE

Figures (Non-differentiated appropriations)

Appropriations 2021	Appropriations 2020	Outturn 2019
p.m.	p.m.	0 ,—

Remarks

Further to the decisions to be taken by the Bureau of the European Parliament for implementation of the EMAS action plan, in particular following the European Parliament’s carbon audit, this appropriation is intended to endow the relevant operational headings.’