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Brussels, 30.9.2016
COM(2016) 632 final
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
9th FINANCIAL REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
on the EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (EAFRD)
2015 FINANCIAL YEAR
Table of contents
1. Budget procedure
1.1.Financial framework
1.2.Draft Budget (DB) 2015
1.3.The adoption of the 2015 Budget
1.4.The adoption of the Amending Budgets
2. Management of appropriations
2.1.Management of commitment appropriations
2.1.1.EAFRD rural development programmes
2.1.2.Technical assistance
2.2.Management of payment appropriations
2.2.1.EAFRD rural development programmes
2.2.2.Technical assistance
3. Implementation of the 2015 EAFRD budget
3.1.Implementation of commitment appropriations
3.1.1.EAFRD rural development programmes
3.1.2.Technical assistance
3.2.Implementation of payment appropriations
3.2.1.EAFRD rural development programmes
3.2.2.Technical assistance
3.3.Analysis of expenditure declared by axis and/or by measure
3.4.Implementation of EAFRD programmes - Programming period 2007-2013
1. Budget procedure
1.1. Financial framework
Rural Development expenditure in 2015 is funded within two multiannual financial frameworks (MFFs): 2007-2013 and 2014-2020. The financial framework 2014-2020 is provided by Council Regulation (EU) No 1311/2013. The allocation for Rural Development and the allocation for market related expenditure and direct aids after the annual technical adjustment of the MFF are presented in table 1.
Table 1 – Financial framework 2014-2020
HEADING 2. | In million EUR; current prices | ||||||
Sustainable growth: natural resources | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
TOTAL | 49 857 | 64 692 | 64 262 | 60 191 | 60 267 | 60 344 | 60 421 |
of which : | |||||||
- Rural Development a), b), c), d), e) | 5 299 | 18 184 | 18 684 | 14 371 | 14 381 | 14 330 | 14 333 |
- Market related expenditure and direct aids, a), b), c), d) | 43 778 | 44 190 | 43 950 | 44 146 | 44 162 | 44 241 | 44 263 |
a) After net transfer of EUR 351.9 million between EAGF and EAFRD for the financial year 2014 (see note f for details) | |||||||
b) After net transfer of EUR 51.6 million between EAGF and EAFRD for the financial year 2015 (see note f for details) | |||||||
c) After net transfer of EUR 28 million between EAGF and EAFRD for the financial years 2014-2020 (see note f for details) | |||||||
d) After net transfer of EUR 3 577.2 million between EAGF and EAFRD for financial years 2015-2020 (see note f for details) | |||||||
e) After the reprogramming of the EAFRD allocation of year 2014 following the application of Article 19 of MFF Regulation (EU) No 1311/2013 a total amount of EUR 8 705 million deducted from 2014 commitments was equally distributed to 2015 and 2016 commitments | |||||||
f) The transfers into Rural Development (EAFRD) mentioned in notes a) to d) above involve: EUR 4 million transferred annually for the whole period 2014-2020 from the cotton sector (EL) on the basis of Article 66(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, EUR 296.3 million set for the voluntary adjustment transferred for the financial year 2014 (UK) on the basis of Article 10b and 10c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, EUR 51.6 million for unspent amounts transferred each year for financial years 2014 and 2015 (SE and DE) on the basis of Articles 136 and 136b of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and EUR 3577.2 million for the reduction of payments and the flexibility between pillars on the basis of Articles 7(2) and 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 |
1.2. Draft Budget (DB) 2015
The 2015 Draft Budget (DB) was adopted by the Commission and proposed to the Budgetary Authority on 24 June 2014.
The Draft Budget for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) under heading 2 of the Financial Framework 2007-2013 totalled EUR 6 144 million in payment appropriations. No commitment appropriations were requested for year 2015 as the old programming period ended in 2013. For the new programming period 2014-2020, the DB 2015 included EUR 13 819 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 5 499 million in payment appropriations.
Table 2
Draft Budget 2015 | ||
Budget Item | Commitment appropriations (in EUR) | Payment appropriations (in EUR) |
2007-2013 | ||
05.040501 (Rural dev. Programmes) | - | 6 143 583 000 |
05.040502 (Operational technical assistance) | - | - |
2014-2020 | ||
05.046001 (Rural dev. Programmes) | 13 796 873 677 | 5 478 000 000 |
05.046002 (Operational technical assistance) | 22 292 400 | 20 621 000 |
The Council adopted its position on the 2015 Draft Budget on 2 September 2014 and the European Parliament adopted its position on 22 October 2014. The Conciliation Committee had to be convened, however it was not possible to reconcile the position of the European Parliament and Council within the time period allowed. In the absence of the agreement in the Conciliation Committee, the Commission submitted a new Draft Budget 2015 on 27 November 2014. The new Draft Budget included a decrease of EUR 262 million of the payment appropriations for the EAFRD, compared to the initial Draft Budget. This decrease concerned both programming periods (EUR 138 million for the old period and EUR 124 million for the new one). The 2015 budget was finally adopted on 17 December 2014 further decreasing EAFRD payment appropriations by EUR 218 million, of which EUR 115 million for the old programming period and EUR 103 million for the new period.
1.3. The adoption of the 2015 Budget
The 2015 Budget adopted on 17 December 2014 for the EAFRD in chapter 05 04 amounted to EUR 5 890 million in payment appropriations for the programming period 2007-2013 and EUR 13 819 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 5 272 million in payment appropriations for the period 2014-2020.
Table 3
Adopted Budget 2015 | ||
Budget Item | Commitment appropriations (in EUR) | Payment appropriations (in EUR) |
2007-2013 | ||
05.040501 (Rural dev. Programmes) | - | 5 890 339 551 |
05.040502 (Operational technical assistance) | - | - |
2014-2020 | ||
05.046001 (Rural dev. Programmes) | 13 796 873 677 | 5 252 192 422 |
05.046002 (Operational technical assistance) | 22 292 400 | 19 770 986 |
1.4. The adoption of the Amending Budgets
Amending Budget No 1 was adopted on 28 April 2015. It increased the commitment appropriations for the rural development programmes 2014-2020 by EUR 4.4 billion reflecting the reprogramming of the EAFRD allocation of year 2014 following the application of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1311/2013. The Amending Budget No 7, adopted on 14 October 2015, reduced the commitment appropriations for the technical assistance line for EAFRD 2014-2020 by EUR 6.5 million.
Table 4
Budget 2015 after the Amendments No1 and No7 | ||
Budget Item | Commitment appropriations (in EUR) | Payment appropriations (in EUR) |
2007-2013 | ||
05.040501 (Rural dev. Programmes) | - | 5 890 339 551 |
05.040502 (Operational technical assistance) | - | - |
2014-2020 | ||
05.046001 (Rural dev. Programmes) | 18 149 536 729 | 5 252 192 422 |
05.046002 (Operational technical assistance) | 15 792 400 | 19 770 986 |
2. Management of appropriations
2.1. Management of commitment appropriations
2.1.1. EAFRD rural development programmes
Budget 2015 did not include any commitment appropriations for EAFRD 2007-2013 programmes.
As regards EAFRD 2014-2020, the 2015 voted budget amounted to EUR 13 797 million. The Amending Budget No 1 added 4 353 million. Moreover, due to the late adoption of the programmes, the amount of EUR 1 970 million had to be carried over from 2014 to 2015. In total, the available commitment appropriations in 2015 amounted to EUR 20 120 million.
Table 5
Management of commitment appropriations in 2015 – EAFRD | Budget Item 05.040501 (amounts in euro) | Budget Item 05.046001 (amounts in euro) |
Appropriations at the beginning of 2015 | - | 13 796 873 677 |
Carryover from 2014 | - | 1 970 095 304 |
Amending budget No 1 | - | 4 352 663 052 |
Appropriations available in 2015 | - | 20 119 632 033 |
Appropriations used in 2015 | - | 20 119 632 033 |
2.1.2. Technical assistance
Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 provides that the EAFRD may use up to 0.25% of its annual allocation to finance technical assistance actions at the initiative of the Commission. In the 2015 budget, the initial amount available for this purpose was EUR 22.3 million. Amending Budget No 7 reduced this amount by EUR 6.5 million, leaving EUR 15.8 million in the budget.
2.2. Management of payment appropriations
2.2.1. EAFRD rural development programmes
For programmes 2007-2013, payment appropriations of the voted budget 2015 amounted to EUR 5 890 million. In addition, the available assigned revenue, either carried over from 2014 or collected during the year, amounted to EUR 310.0 million. At the beginning of the year payment appropriations were reduced by EUR 4 million to cover urgent needs linked to coordination and strategy of Agriculture and Rural Development. During the year, the monitoring of the implementation of the budget and the analysis of the forecasts submitted by Member States revealed an additional need. This additional need was partially covered with a transfer from the 2014-2020 technical assistance line (EUR 2.1 million), the use of assigned revenue (EUR 287.3 million) and the End-of-Year transfer (EUR 288.5 million). The total amount of payment appropriations available in 2015 was EUR 6 487 million. Of this amount, EUR 22.7 million of assigned revenue were automatically carried over to 2016.
For programmes 2014-2020, the payment appropriations of the voted budget amounted to EUR 5 252 million.
Table 6
Management of payment appropriations in 2015 (in euro) | |
EAFRD (2007-2013) Budget Item - 05.040501 | |
Appropriations at the beginning of 2015 | 5 890 339 551 |
Transfer for urgent needs | -4 000 000 |
Assigned revenue carried over from 2014 | 68 843 782 |
Assigned revenue collected in 2015 | 241 194 023 |
Transfers from TA line of EAFRD 2014-2020 | 2 134 784 |
End-of-the year transfer | 288 483 924 |
Appropriations available in 2015 | 6 486 996 064 |
Appropriations used in 2015 | 6 464 298 560 |
EAFRD (2014-2020) Budget Item - 05.046001 | |
Appropriations available in 2015 | 5 252 192 422 |
Appropriations used in 2015 | 5 252 192 422 |
2.2.2. Technical assistance
Total payment appropriations in 2015 budget amounted to EUR 19.8 million. In addition, EUR 0.2 million were carried over from year 2014 to cover 2007-2013 outstanding needs under item 05.040502. The total payments reached EUR 8.9 million while EUR 8.8 million were redeployed via internal transfers to reinforce 2000-2006 and 2007-2013 programmes.
3. Implementation of the 2015 EAFRD budget
3.1. Implementation of commitment appropriations
3.1.1. EAFRD rural development programmes
In 2015, commitment appropriations were available only for EAFRD programmes 2014-2020 and in total amounted to EUR 20 120 million. The whole amount was committed. Table 7 shows, per Member State, the allocation established by Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of 17/12/2013 as amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/791 of 27/04/2015 (i.e. including the reprogramming), the amounts carried over from 2014 to 2015 and the amounts committed in 2015.
Table 7
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 (as amended) vs. amounts committed end of 2015 | |||
Budget item: 05.046001 | (in euro) | ||
MS | Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 2015 Allocation | Amounts carried over for commitment in 2015 | Amounts committed in 2015 |
(a) | (b) | (c=a+b) | |
AT | 559 329 914 | 559 329 914 | |
BE | 97 243 257 | 40 855 562 | 138 098 819 |
BG | 502 807 341 | 502 807 341 | |
CY | 28 341 472 | 28 341 472 | |
CZ | 470 143 771 | 470 143 771 | |
DE | 1 498 240 410 | 429 631 210 | 1 927 871 620 |
DK | 90 168 920 | 90 168 920 | |
EE | 103 651 030 | 103 626 144 | 207 277 174 |
ES | 1 780 169 908 | 1 780 169 908 | |
FI | 336 933 734 | 2 918 336 | 339 852 070 |
FR | 2 336 138 618 | 4 353 019 | 2 340 491 637 |
GR | 907 059 608 | 907 059 608 | |
HR | 448 426 250 | 448 426 250 | |
HU | 742 851 235 | 742 851 235 | |
IE | 469 633 941 | 469 633 941 | |
IT | 2 223 480 180 | 2 223 480 180 | |
LT | 230 412 316 | 230 392 975 | 460 805 291 |
LU | 21 385 468 | 21 385 468 | |
LV | 150 968 424 | 138 327 376 | 289 295 800 |
MT | 20 905 107 | 20 905 107 | |
NL | 87 003 509 | 87 118 078 | 174 121 587 |
PL | 1 175 590 560 | 1 175 590 560 | |
PT | 577 895 019 | 67 508 413 | 645 403 432 |
RO | 1 723 260 662 | 1 723 260 662 | |
SE | 386 944 025 | 386 944 025 | |
SI | 119 006 876 | 118 678 072 | 237 684 948 |
SK | 213 101 979 | 271 154 575 | 484 256 554 |
UK | 848 443 195 | 475 531 544 | 1 323 974 739 |
Total | 18 149 536 729 | 1 970 095 304 | 20 119 632 033 |
3.1.2. Technical assistance
Table 8 shows the consumption of the commitment appropriations available for technical assistance in 2015. The most important part relates to European Network for Rural Development.
Table 8
Technical assistance – Implementation of commitment appropriations | |
Budget Item: 05.046002 | (in euro) |
Description | Amount committed |
European Network for Rural Development | 5 199 163 |
European Innovation Partnership | 2 567 966 |
Information technology | 2 381 032 |
European Evaluation Network | 1 845 650 |
Events | 366 780 |
Audit and Controls | 159 900 |
Total | 12 520 491 |
3.2. Implementation of payment appropriations
3.2.1. EAFRD rural development programmes
For the programming period 2007-2013 all payment appropriations available in the budget (EUR 5 890 million) were implemented with the exception of EUR 4 million transferred early in the year. Additional payments of EUR 577.9 million were made with appropriations from technical assistance, assigned revenue and the End-of-Year transfer. At the end of 2015, the total amount paid for EAFRD programmes 2007-2013 was EUR 6 464 million. Nevertheless, at the end of 2015, there was a payments' backlog of EUR 223 million that had to be paid early in 2016 with 2016 payment appropriations. A significant part of this backlog was foreseen in the 2016 budget.
For the programming period 2014-2020 all payment appropriations (EUR 5 252 million) were used, of which EUR 1 945 million for the pre-financing. At the end of 2015 there was a payments' backlog of EUR 462 million. This backlog was paid in in early 2016 from the 2016 payment appropriations. The 2016 budget anticipated a significant part of the backlog.
Table 9 below shows the breakdown of payments made in 2015 by declaration period:
Table 9
Payments 2015 for EAFRD rural development programmes (in million euro) | 2007-2013 | 2014-2020 |
Item 05.040501 | Item 05.046001 | |
Reimbursement of payment claims prior to Q4 2014 | 2.08 | - |
Reimbursement of payment claims Q4 2014 | 3 985.15 | 818.18 |
Reimbursement of payment claims Q1 2015 | 1 045.92 | 810.43 |
Reimbursement of payment claims Q2 2015 | 809.27 | 1 280.04 |
Reimbursement of payment claims Q3 2015 | 621.87 | 398.30 |
Pre-financing 2014-2020 | 0.00 | 1 945.25 |
Total 2015 | 6 464.30 | 5 252.19 |
The monthly consumption of payment appropriations during the year (January to December 2015) is shown in the graph below.
Graph 1
The breakdown per Member State and per declaration period of the amounts paid by the Commission in budget year 2015 is shown in tables 10a and 10b.
Table 10a
Payments effectively made between 01/01/2015 and 31/12/2015 | ||||||
EAFRD 2007-2013 - Budget item 05.040501 (in euro) | ||||||
MS | Prior to Q4 2014 | Q4 2014 | Q1 2015 | Q2 2015 | Q3 2015 | Total |
BE | 1 694 050 | 1 056 900 | 2 609 070 | 5 360 020 | ||
BG | 294 046 | 236 318 435 | 25 736 473 | 42 602 808 | 99 558 664 | 404 510 426 |
CY | 9 530 654 | 5 208 307 | 2 067 221 | 1 474 246 | 18 280 429 | |
DE | 235 588 057 | 25 872 235 | 20 096 549 | 6 330 891 | 287 887 731 | |
DK | 26 046 915 | 18 590 881 | 11 905 900 | 4 183 878 | 60 727 573 | |
ES | 18 561 | 582 164 052 | 94 073 366 | 139 691 713 | 137 387 200 | 953 334 892 |
FR | 136 557 869 | 59 554 263 | 29 641 236 | 14 112 065 | 239 865 433 | |
GR | 405 763 | 269 682 804 | 48 819 773 | 27 215 212 | 32 985 751 | 379 109 303 |
HU | 234 090 677 | 148 002 282 | 382 092 959 | |||
IT | 1 364 264 | 765 795 904 | 104 439 114 | 200 203 209 | 71 544 857 | 1 143 347 348 |
LT | 18 276 608 | 17 935 424 | 1 903 952 | 38 115 984 | ||
MT | 4 505 949 | 786 777 | 2 541 006 | 756 998 | 8 590 730 | |
NL | 10 583 063 | 10 583 063 | ||||
PL | 597 590 917 | 385 580 897 | 187 427 206 | 1 170 599 020 | ||
PT | 18 342 924 | 5 553 460 | 4 365 266 | 2 777 867 | 31 039 518 | |
RO | 798 629 707 | 79 633 176 | 132 032 601 | 247 328 834 | 1 257 624 319 | |
SK | 21 761 919 | 8 198 579 | 29 960 498 | |||
UK | 17 991 974 | 16 881 228 | 6 872 407 | 1 523 703 | 43 269 312 | |
Total | 2 082 633 | 3 985 152 478 | 1 045 923 138 | 809 271 405 | 621 868 906 | 6 464 298 560 |
Table 10b
Payments effectively made between 01/01/2015 and 31/12/2015 | ||||||
EAFRD 2014-2020 - Budget item 05.046001 | (in euro) | |||||
MS | Q4 2014 | Q1 2015 | Q2 2015 | Q3 2015 | Pre-financing | Total |
AT | 284 992 317 | 96 213 465 | 156 122 | 39 375 520 | 420 737 424 | |
BE | 12 409 662 | 45 217 237 | 3 328 948 | 12 955 955 | 73 911 803 | |
BG | 47 334 339 | 47 334 339 | ||||
CY | 3 967 331 | 3 967 331 | ||||
CZ | 184 302 819 | 3 319 045 | 46 113 480 | 233 735 344 | ||
DE | 13 236 207 | 144 343 005 | 100 854 171 | 12 087 339 | 171 219 696 | 441 740 417 |
DK | 1 025 347 | 678 813 | 6 294 007 | 7 998 168 | ||
EE | 27 613 880 | 596 956 | 2 832 080 | 16 466 831 | 47 509 747 | |
ES | 3 134 546 | 9 616 116 | 207 434 721 | 220 185 382 | ||
FI | 310 320 627 | 2 514 375 | 36 814 213 | 32 869 513 | 24 011 173 | 406 529 902 |
FR | 129 178 250 | 216 183 789 | 227 696 885 | 573 058 924 | ||
GR | 141 548 754 | 141 548 754 | ||||
HR | 54 069 633 | 265 601 | 40 524 450 | 94 859 683 | ||
HU | 68 613 290 | 68 613 290 | ||||
IE | 292 954 816 | 34 180 723 | 54 764 804 | 381 900 343 | ||
IT | 7 578 868 | 208 887 615 | 216 466 483 | |||
LT | 28 493 708 | 9 135 426 | 785 089 | 32 261 765 | 70 675 988 | |
LU | 12 200 302 | 9 338 | 2 011 492 | 14 221 132 | ||
LV | 49 756 283 | 1 853 434 | 1 729 447 | 21 512 076 | 74 851 240 | |
MT | 1 946 538 | 1 946 538 | ||||
NL | 25 547 376 | 1 428 281 | 645 996 | 12 146 107 | 39 767 761 | |
PL | 100 405 931 | 73 954 934 | 85 982 808 | 260 343 673 | ||
PT | 109 223 113 | 13 813 538 | 60 197 270 | 43 362 393 | 47 698 857 | 274 295 171 |
RO | 243 839 892 | 243 839 892 | ||||
SE | 140 428 835 | 294 808 | 34 911 305 | 175 634 948 | ||
SI | 29 137 393 | 796 103 | 16 756 996 | 46 690 492 | ||
SK | 56 705 005 | 4 501 672 | 460 674 | 30 905 457 | 92 572 808 | |
UK | 279 060 319 | 172 856 524 | 27 271 274 | 98 067 330 | 577 255 447 | |
Total | 818 178 194 | 810 425 550 | 1 280 043 247 | 398 295 956 | 1 945 249 474 | 5 252 192 422 |
Tables 11a and 11b compare, for each Member State, the EAFRD payments made in 2015 with the payments in 2014. The total payments for EAFRD 2007-2013 decreased by 41% (EUR 6.5 billion vs. 10.9 billion). At the same time the payments for EAFRD 2014-2020 increased significantly compared to year 2014 (EUR 5.3 billion vs. EUR 0.2 billion), which reflects the fact that in 2014 only 9 rural development programmes had been adopted.
Table 11a
Payments made to Member States - Comparison 2015 vs 2014 - EAFRD 2007-2013 | (in €) | |||||||
MS | 2014 | 2015 | Difference 2015 vs. 2014 | |||||
Interim payments | Pre-financing | Total | Interim payments | Pre-financing | Total | (in €) | (in %) | |
AT | 244 873 999 | 0 | 244 873 999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -244 873 999 | -100.00% |
BE | 16 628 109 | 0 | 16 628 109 | 5 360 020 | 0 | 5 360 020 | -11 268 088 | -67.77% |
BG | 393 750 627 | 0 | 393 750 627 | 404 510 426 | 0 | 404 510 426 | 10 759 799 | 2.73% |
CY | 22 898 351 | 0 | 22 898 351 | 18 280 429 | 0 | 18 280 429 | -4 617 922 | -20.17% |
CZ | 283 248 060 | 0 | 283 248 060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -283 248 060 | -100.00% |
DE | 917 307 316 | 0 | 917 307 316 | 287 887 731 | 0 | 287 887 731 | -629 419 585 | -68.62% |
DK | 83 307 265 | 0 | 83 307 265 | 60 727 573 | 0 | 60 727 573 | -22 579 691 | -27.10% |
EE | 62 135 652 | 0 | 62 135 652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -62 135 652 | -100.00% |
ES | 964 188 641 | 0 | 964 188 641 | 953 334 892 | 0 | 953 334 892 | -10 853 749 | -1.13% |
FI | 56 934 909 | 0 | 56 934 909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -56 934 909 | -100.00% |
FR | 798 152 731 | 0 | 798 152 731 | 239 865 433 | 0 | 239 865 433 | -558 287 298 | -69.95% |
GR | 549 164 613 | 0 | 549 164 613 | 379 109 303 | 0 | 379 109 303 | -170 055 310 | -30.97% |
HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
HU | 550 351 068 | 0 | 550 351 068 | 382 092 959 | 0 | 382 092 959 | -168 258 109 | -30.57% |
IE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
IT | 1 204 033 199 | 0 | 1 204 033 199 | 1 143 347 348 | 0 | 1 143 347 348 | -60 685 850 | -5.04% |
LT | 232 381 211 | 0 | 232 381 211 | 38 115 984 | 0 | 38 115 984 | -194 265 227 | -83.60% |
LU | 1 287 916 | 0 | 1 287 916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 287 916 | -100.00% |
LV | 58 786 443 | 0 | 58 786 443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -58 786 443 | -100.00% |
MT | 11 410 988 | 0 | 11 410 988 | 8 590 730 | 0 | 8 590 730 | -2 820 258 | -24.72% |
NL | 111 016 078 | 0 | 111 016 078 | 10 583 063 | 0 | 10 583 063 | -100 433 015 | -90.47% |
PL | 1 700 773 103 | 0 | 1 700 773 103 | 1 170 599 020 | 0 | 1 170 599 020 | -530 174 083 | -31.17% |
PT | 683 122 011 | 0 | 683 122 011 | 31 039 518 | 0 | 31 039 518 | -652 082 493 | -95.46% |
RO | 822 842 472 | 0 | 822 842 472 | 1 257 624 319 | 0 | 1 257 624 319 | 434 781 847 | 52.84% |
SE | 221 274 236 | 0 | 221 274 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -221 274 236 | -100.00% |
SI | 118 091 451 | 0 | 118 091 451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -118 091 451 | -100.00% |
SK | 148 345 380 | 0 | 148 345 380 | 29 960 498 | 0 | 29 960 498 | -118 384 881 | -79.80% |
UK | 691 044 486 | 0 | 691 044 486 | 43 269 312 | 0 | 43 269 312 | -647 775 173 | -93.74% |
Total | 10 947 350 314 | 0 | 10 947 350 314 | 6 464 298 560 | 0 | 6 464 298 560 | -4 483 051 754 | -40.95% |
Table 11b
Payments made to Member States - Comparison 2015 vs 2014 - EAFRD 2014-2020 | (in €) | |||||||
MS | 2014 | 2015 | Difference 2015 vs. 2014 | |||||
Interim payments | Pre-financing | Total | Interim payments | Pre-financing | Total | (in €) | (in %) | |
AT | 0 | 39 375 520 | 39 375 520 | 381 361 904 | 39 375 520 | 420 737 424 | 381 361 904 | 968.53% |
BE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 955 847 | 12 955 955 | 73 911 803 | 73 911 803 | N/A |
BG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 334 339 | 47 334 339 | 47 334 339 | N/A |
CY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 967 331 | 3 967 331 | 3 967 331 | N/A |
CZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 621 864 | 46 113 480 | 233 735 344 | 233 735 344 | N/A |
DE | 0 | 15 994 705 | 15 994 705 | 270 520 722 | 171 219 696 | 441 740 417 | 425 745 712 | 2661.79% |
DK | 0 | 6 294 007 | 6 294 007 | 1 704 161 | 6 294 007 | 7 998 168 | 1 704 161 | 27.08% |
EE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 042 916 | 16 466 831 | 47 509 747 | 47 509 747 | N/A |
ES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 750 662 | 207 434 721 | 220 185 382 | 220 185 382 | N/A |
FI | 0 | 23 596 993 | 23 596 993 | 382 518 728 | 24 011 173 | 406 529 902 | 382 932 908 | 1622.80% |
FR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 345 362 039 | 227 696 885 | 573 058 924 | 573 058 924 | N/A |
GR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 548 754 | 141 548 754 | 141 548 754 | N/A |
HR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 335 233 | 40 524 450 | 94 859 683 | 94 859 683 | N/A |
HU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 613 290 | 68 613 290 | 68 613 290 | N/A |
IE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 135 539 | 54 764 804 | 381 900 343 | 381 900 343 | N/A |
IT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 578 868 | 208 887 615 | 216 466 483 | 216 466 483 | N/A |
LT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 414 223 | 32 261 765 | 70 675 988 | 70 675 988 | N/A |
LU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 209 640 | 2 011 492 | 14 221 132 | 14 221 132 | N/A |
LV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 339 164 | 21 512 076 | 74 851 240 | 74 851 240 | N/A |
MT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 946 538 | 1 946 538 | 1 946 538 | N/A |
NL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 621 653 | 12 146 107 | 39 767 761 | 39 767 761 | N/A |
PL | 0 | 85 982 808 | 85 982 808 | 174 360 865 | 85 982 808 | 260 343 673 | 174 360 865 | 202.79% |
PT | 0 | 53 745 852 | 53 745 852 | 226 596 314 | 47 698 857 | 274 295 171 | 220 549 318 | 410.36% |
RO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 839 892 | 243 839 892 | 243 839 892 | N/A |
SE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 723 643 | 34 911 305 | 175 634 948 | 175 634 948 | N/A |
SI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 933 496 | 16 756 996 | 46 690 492 | 46 690 492 | N/A |
SK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 667 351 | 30 905 457 | 92 572 808 | 92 572 808 | N/A |
UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 479 188 117 | 98 067 330 | 577 255 447 | 577 255 447 | N/A |
Total | 0 | 224 989 886 | 224 989 886 | 3 306 942 948 | 1 945 249 474 | 5 252 192 422 | 5 027 202 536 | 2234.41% |
3.2.2. Technical assistance
In the 2015 budget there were no longer payment appropriations for the technical assistance related to the programing period 2007-2013. However, the amount of EUR 0.2 million was carried over from 2014.
For the programming period 2014-2020, the amount for payment appropriations for technical assistance was EUR 19.8 million. A part of these appropriations (EUR 8.8 million) was transferred to cover payment needs in relation to rural development programmes under Objective 1 and EAFRD 2007-2013.
Table 12 hereafter presents the payments grouped by main activities. The most important part relates to the European Network for Rural Development.
Table 12
Technical assistance – Implementation of payment appropriations | |
Description | Amount paid |
Budget Item: 05.040502 | (in euro) |
Information technology | 154 655 |
Total: 05.040502 | 154 655 |
Budget Item: 05.046002 | (in euro) |
European Network for Rural Development | 3 379 803 |
European Innovation Partnership | 2 102 856 |
Information technology | 1 701 673 |
European Evaluation Network | 1 156 864 |
Events | 295 482 |
Protection of EU symbols | 150 000 |
Total: 05.0406002 | 8 786 679 |
Total technical assistance | 8 941 334 |
3.3. Analysis of expenditure declared by axis and/or by measure
Tables 13a and 13b show the payment claims declared by Member States and by axis/measure for Rural Development in 2015 (4th quarter of 2014 to 3rd quarter of 2015), the cumulative declared expenditure from the beginning of the programmes and also the financial plans of EAFRD programmes.
In 2015, the expenditure for EAFRD 2007-2013 concentrated in axis 1 (37.1%), followed by axis 2 with 31.4%, axis 3 with 16.5% and axis 4 with 12.8%. Compared to the previous year there is a noticeable drop in the share of axis 2 in favour of axes 1, 3 and 4. This confirms the trend towards the expected alignment between the actual implementation and the programming per axis, even though, until 3rd quarter of 2015, the repartition of expenditure still diverges from the repartition in the financial plans (31.6%, 46.7%, 12.6% and 5.9% for axis 1 to 4 respectively).
Axis 2 measures mainly involve annual payments (e.g. agro-environmental measures) whilst axis 1, 3 and, to a lesser extent, axis 4 mainly relate to multi-annual measures that require longer proceedings for their approval and implementation (e.g. investment projects).
The expenditure for EAFRD 2014-2020 in 2015 concentrated mainly in Measure 13 (Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints) and in Measure 10 (Agri-environment-climate).
Table 13a
EAFRD declared expenditure 2015 (Q4 2014-Q3 2015) & Total cumulative expenditure (Q4 2006 to Q3 2015) | ||||||
compared with Financial Plans - EAFRD 2007-2013 | ||||||
Declared expenditure 2015 (Q4 2014 to Q3 2015) | Cumulative declared expenditure (Q4 2006 to Q3 2015) | Financial Plans 2007-2013 | ||||
EAFRD Axis / Measure | (million €) | (%) | (million €) | (%) | (million €) | (%) |
111 Vocational training and information actions | 132.1 | 1.2% | 787.1 | 0.9% | 902.3 | 0.9% |
112 Setting up of young farmers | 540.1 | 5.0% | 2 922.5 | 3.3% | 3 310.8 | 3.4% |
113 Early retirement | 200.5 | 1.9% | 2 587.4 | 2.9% | 2 593.8 | 2.7% |
114 Use of advisory services | 18.4 | 0.2% | 129.6 | 0.1% | 139.4 | 0.1% |
115 Setting up of management, relief and .... | 1.7 | 0.0% | 30.5 | 0.0% | 33.8 | 0.0% |
121 Modernisation of agricultural holdings | 1 447.5 | 13.4% | 11 037.0 | 12.4% | 11 828.7 | 12.2% |
122 Improvement of the economic value of forest | 46.8 | 0.4% | 302.2 | 0.3% | 324.1 | 0.3% |
123 Adding value to agricultural and forestry... | 583.8 | 5.4% | 4 094.6 | 4.6% | 4 643.0 | 4.8% |
124 Cooperation for development of new products | 47.1 | 0.4% | 205.6 | 0.2% | 252.5 | 0.3% |
125 Infrastructure related to the development … | 722.3 | 6.7% | 3 840.2 | 4.3% | 4 366.9 | 4.5% |
126 Restoring agricultural production potential | 135.0 | 1.3% | 612.1 | 0.7% | 652.9 | 0.7% |
131 Meeting standards based on Community... | 0.2 | 0.0% | 62.0 | 0.1% | 64.1 | 0.1% |
132 Participation of farmers in food quality… | 8.6 | 0.1% | 88.3 | 0.1% | 99.4 | 0.1% |
133 Information and promotion activities | 26.6 | 0.2% | 116.5 | 0.1% | 131.3 | 0.1% |
141 Semi-subsistence farming | 50.3 | 0.5% | 744.1 | 0.8% | 792.2 | 0.8% |
142 Producer groups | 36.9 | 0.3% | 224.4 | 0.3% | 250.7 | 0.3% |
143 Direct Payment (BG + RO) | 0.6 | 0.0% | 9.5 | 0.0% | 15.7 | 0.0% |
144 Holdings undergoing restructuring | 1.0 | 0.0% | 180.7 | 0.2% | 190.0 | 0.2% |
Axis 1 | 3 999.3 | 37.1% | 27 974.1 | 31.5% | 30 591.8 | 31.6% |
211 Natural handicap payments to farmers in ... | 331.2 | 3.1% | 7 210.0 | 8.1% | 7 128.0 | 7.4% |
212 Payments to farmers in areas with handicaps... | 462.3 | 4.3% | 7 593.5 | 8.6% | 8 062.5 | 8.3% |
213 Natura 2000 payments and payments linked .. | 44.0 | 0.4% | 254.3 | 0.3% | 272.6 | 0.3% |
214 Agri-environment payments | 1 618.9 | 15.0% | 23 155.2 | 26.1% | 23 845.5 | 24.6% |
215 Animal welfare payments | 258.1 | 2.4% | 899.9 | 1.0% | 1 040.6 | 1.1% |
216 Non-productive investments | 120.9 | 1.1% | 580.8 | 0.7% | 656.4 | 0.7% |
221 First afforestation of agricultural land | 133.2 | 1.2% | 1 543.7 | 1.7% | 1 584.4 | 1.6% |
222 First establishment of agroforestry systems... | 0.4 | 0.0% | 1.2 | 0.0% | 2.5 | 0.0% |
223 First afforestation of non-agricultural land | 22.2 | 0.2% | 160.6 | 0.2% | 176.1 | 0.2% |
224 Natura 2000 payments | 12.7 | 0.1% | 62.5 | 0.1% | 69.6 | 0.1% |
225 Forest-environment payments | 8.0 | 0.1% | 62.0 | 0.1% | 79.4 | 0.1% |
226 Restoring forestry potential and … | 248.0 | 2.3% | 1 393.3 | 1.6% | 1 603.3 | 1.7% |
227 Non-productive investments | 119.1 | 1.1% | 623.5 | 0.7% | 738.5 | 0.8% |
Axis 2 | 3 379.04 | 31.4% | 43 540.65 | 49.1% | 45 259.23 | 46.7% |
311 Diversification into non-agricultural activities | 137.3 | 1.3% | 1 004.1 | 1.1% | 1 110.5 | 1.1% |
312 Business creation and development | 224.9 | 2.1% | 1 318.9 | 1.5% | 1 570.0 | 1.6% |
313 Encouragement of tourism activities | 168.5 | 1.6% | 791.9 | 0.9% | 1 112.0 | 1.1% |
321 Basic services for the economy and rural … | 673.8 | 6.3% | 3 160.9 | 3.6% | 3 745.6 | 3.9% |
322 Village renewal and development | 332.9 | 3.1% | 3 035.2 | 3.4% | 3 327.0 | 3.4% |
323 Conservation and upgrading of the rural.... | 206.3 | 1.9% | 1 069.1 | 1.2% | 1 194.2 | 1.2% |
331 Training and information | 17.6 | 0.2% | 89.5 | 0.1% | 96.4 | 0.1% |
341 Skills acquisition, animation and implement... | 12.6 | 0.1% | 96.1 | 0.1% | 101.0 | 0.1% |
Axis 3 | 1 773.85 | 16.5% | 10 565.8 | 11.9% | 12 256.8 | 12.6% |
411 Implementing local development strategies... | 140.0 | 1.3% | 391.3 | 0.4% | 505.2 | 0.5% |
412 Implementing local development strategies... | 16.6 | 0.2% | 51.4 | 0.1% | 73.8 | 0.1% |
413 Implementing local development strategies.... | 1 034.3 | 9.6% | 3 520.6 | 4.0% | 4 059.9 | 4.2% |
421 Implementing cooperation projects | 57.9 | 0.5% | 131.7 | 0.1% | 189.9 | 0.2% |
431 Running the local action group, acquiring ... | 126.6 | 1.2% | 826.8 | 0.9% | 928.6 | 1.0% |
Axis 4 | 1 375.3 | 12.8% | 4 921.8 | 5.5% | 5 757.4 | 5.9% |
511 Technical Assistance | 247.4 | 2.3% | 1 301.1 | 1.5% | 1 531.1 | 1.6% |
611 BG RO Direct Payments | -0.2 | 0.0% | 436.4 | 0.5% | 1 531.1 | 1.6% |
Grand total | 10 774.6 | 100.0% | 88 739.9 | 100.0% | 95 833.8 | 100.0% |
Table 13b
EAFRD declared expenditure 2015 (Q4 2014-Q3 2015) & Total cumulative expenditure (Q4 2014 to Q3 2015) | |||||||
compared with Financial Plans - EAFRD 2014-2020 | |||||||
Declared expenditure 2015 (Q4 2014 to Q3 2015) | Cumulative declared expenditure (Q4 2014 to Q3 2015) | Financial Plans 2014-2020 | |||||
EAFRD Measure | (million €) | (%) | (million €) | (%) | (million €) | (%) | |
Measure 01 | Knowledge transfer and information actions | 1.6 | 0.0% | 1.6 | 0.0% | 1 158 | 1.2% |
Measure 02 | Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services | 0.7 | 0.0% | 0.7 | 0.0% | 885 | 0.9% |
Measure 03 | Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs | 1.7 | 0.0% | 1.7 | 0.0% | 381 | 0.4% |
Measure 04 | Investments in physical assets | 219.7 | 5.8% | 219.7 | 5.8% | 22 483 | 22.7% |
Measure 05 | Restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic events and introduction of appropriate prevention actions | 15.1 | 0.4% | 15.1 | 0.4% | 956 | 1.0% |
Measure 06 | Farm and business development | 71.4 | 1.9% | 71.4 | 1.9% | 7 315 | 7.4% |
Measure 07 | Basic services and village renewal in rural areas | 2.9 | 0.1% | 2.9 | 0.1% | 6 652 | 6.7% |
Measure 08 | Investments in forest area development and improvement of the viability of forests | 80.6 | 2.1% | 80.6 | 2.1% | 4 610 | 4.7% |
Measure 09 | Setting-up of producer groups and organisations | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% | 477 | 0.5% |
Measure 10 | Agri-environment-climate | 1 364.3 | 36.2% | 1 364.3 | 36.2% | 16 335 | 16.5% |
Measure 11 | Organic farming | 216.0 | 5.7% | 216.0 | 5.7% | 6 290 | 6.4% |
Measure 12 | Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments | 34.7 | 0.9% | 34.7 | 0.9% | 575 | 0.6% |
Measure 13 | Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints | 1 540.0 | 40.9% | 1 540.0 | 40.9% | 16 149 | 16.3% |
Measure 14 | Animal Welfare | 49.0 | 1.3% | 49.0 | 1.3% | 1 401 | 1.4% |
Measure 15 | Forest environmental and climate services and forest conservation | 2.6 | 0.1% | 2.6 | 0.1% | 281 | 0.3% |
Measure 16 | Co-operation | 1.2 | 0.0% | 1.2 | 0.0% | 1 708 | 1.7% |
Measure 17 | Risk management | 5.2 | 0.1% | 5.2 | 0.1% | 1 706 | 1.7% |
Measure 18 | Financing of complementary national direct payments for Croatia | 54.6 | 1.4% | 54.6 | 1.4% | 112 | 0.1% |
Measure 19 | Support for LEADER local development — community-led local development (CLLD) | 9.0 | 0.2% | 9.0 | 0.2% | 6 878 | 7.0% |
Measure 20 | Technical assistance Member States | 18.3 | 0.5% | 18.3 | 0.5% | 1 990 | 2.0% |
Measure 113 | Early retirement | 80.7 | 2.1% | 80.7 | 2.1% | 615 | 0.6% |
Measure 131 | Meeting standards based on Community legislation | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Measure 341 | Skills acquisition, animation and implementation | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Grand total | 3 769 | 100.0% | 3 769 | 100.0% | 98 958 | 100.0% |
*Member States declare their expenditure quarterly. However for year n Q4 declarations are submitted in January of year n+1. Consequently, the corresponding reimbursements by the Commission to the Member States in year n go from Q4 of year n-1 until Q3 of year n.
3.4. Implementation of EAFRD programmes - Programming period 2007-2013
Graph 2 presents the financial implementation rate of rural development programmes 2007-2013 per Member State: payments from the beginning of the programming period to 2015, including 4th quarter of 2015 that is reimbursed in financial year 2016, compared with the 2007-2013 commitments according to the financial plan. As 2013 was the last year when commitments were made, the implementation rate equals to the absorption rate (payments made from the beginning of the programming period compared to the total 2007-2013 allocation). The average EAFRD financial implementation rate for all EAFRD programmes is 95%.
Graph 2 shows that almost all Member States have absorbed 95% of the 2007-2013 commitments.
Until the end of 2015 the application of the N+2 rule has resulted in decommitments amounting in total to EUR 410.4 million. This amount relates to years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.