Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2016)386 - Financial information on the European Development Fund

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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Brussels, 15.6.2016


COM(2016) 386 final

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL

Financial information on the European Development Fund


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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL


Financial information on the European Development Fund

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1. Foreword


In accordance with Article 7(3) of the 11th EDF Internal Agreement 1 and Article 21(2) of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/323 on the financial regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund 2 (hereinafter referred to as '11th EDF Financial Regulation'), the Commission presents in this document estimates of commitments, payments and contributions for the period 2016 and 2017, taking into account the forecasts of the European Investment Bank (EIB).

This document sets out the financial implementation of the EDFs (8th to 11th) for 2015 and the forecasts of implementation for 2016 and 2017.

Member States contribute funds directly to the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the instruments which it manages under the 9th, 10th, and 11th EDFs (the Investment Facility and interest-rate subsidies).

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2. Introduction


The Commission and the EIB have updated their commitment and payment forecasts for 2016 and 2017 for each of the ACP countries 3 and the OCTs 4 . The payment forecasts in particular have been compiled with the aim of helping Member States to assess as accurately as possible the amounts they need to earmark in their national budgets while ensuring that sufficient financial resources are available for the EDF to avoid liquidity problems.

In accordance with Article 7 of the 11th EDF Internal Agreement 5 and Article 21(4) of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation 6 , the estimates provided in this document have been updated.

The graph below shows the general trend in gross commitments and payments since 1999 until 2015 and projections for the period 2016-2017 (Commission and EIB cumulated amounts).


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Gross commitments and payments: trend 1999-2017 (EUR Million)




Note: Figures from implementation of the European Development Funds as of 31 December 2015 (commitments, payments and financial situation) and forecasts for 2016 and 2017.

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3. Financial forecasts for 2016 - 2017


The following table provides an update of the commitments, the payments and of the contributions, based on the Commission's latest forecasts.

Forecasts 2016-2017 (*)20162017
(in EUR)(in EUR)
CommitmentsCommission5,3254,663
EIB855880
Total6,1805,543
PaymentsCommission3,7513,900
EIB410460
Total4,1614,360
ContributionsCommission3,4503,850
EIB150150
Total3,6004,000

* gross amounts, i.e. no decommitments or recoveries/reflows have been deducted. This approach is in line with that used for the general budget of the Union.


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4. Non-binding Estimation of contribution for 2018 - 2019


Forecasts 2018-2019 (*)20182019
ContributionsCommission4,5504,500
EIB250(**)300
Total4,8004,800

* Art.21 (2) 11th EDF Financial Regulation (EU 2015/323): indicative, non-binding forecast based on a statistical approach for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years n + 3 and n + 4.
** ref. EIB explanatory note for information of 17/11/2015, MD no: 151/15 ADD 1 ACP

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5. Financial implementation for 2015 and forecasts for 2016 and 2017


The updated forecasts are set out in attachments 1 to 3.

End-of-year totals for 2015 commitments and payments exceeded estimates contained in the Council Decision of November 2015.

The 2015 estimate for commitments given in the October 2015 (EUR 4,947 million) Communication is exceeded by EUR 527 million. This keeps the 11th EDF on track for full commitment at the end of the implementation period.

EDF payments exceeded the target for payments of EUR 3,100 million by EUR 110 million. This good result is the consequence of a solid performance registered in December 2015 (20.5% of the annual disbursements). No payments were made in 2015 to the new Emergency EU Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of illegal migration in Africa (EUTF Africa) 7 .

A tight and difficult treasury situation is expected for 2016-2017. The reasons include a lower cash balance on the EDF account in 2015 (Contributions called = EUR 3,200 million against Payments EUR 3,210 million), expected quick disbursements for the EUTF Africa and possible increased disbursements for the African Peace Facility.

The good payment performance in 2015 adds to expectations of a tight treasury situation in 2016-2017.


Attachments 1, 2 and 3 show respectively actual commitments, actual payments and the financial situation compared with previous forecasts for the periods 2016-2017.

Attachments 4 and 5 show respectively contributions for 2016 and 2017 per instalment and per Member State.


5.1.Attachment 1: forecasts for commitments 8 for 2015, 2016 and 2017 (EUR million)

201520162017
Oct 2015*Actuals 2015Oct 2015*June 2016Oct 2015*June 2016
Regions
East Africa625627810
West Africa9661,2041,776
Central Africa6927371,139
Caribbean074213
Pacific74825
Southern Africa368355560
Sub-total2,6583,0454,525
Other
Peace Facility, Human rights592646545
Water and Energy Facility10098100
Trust Fund (**)1,3951,3770
Other (***)201309155
Sub-total2,2882,430800
Total European Commission4,9475,4744,6635,3254,9634,663
Investment facility750544770775820800
Interest rate subsidies (****)806580808080
Total EIB830609850855900880
TOTAL

European Commission + EIB
5,7776,0835,5136,1805,8635,543

* As per Communication from the Commission to the Council

** Emergency EU Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of illegal migration in Africa.
*** Includes support expenditures (e.g. joint institutions, ACP Secretariat), DG ECHO, other DG's and Agencies.
**** Including interest rate subsidies under previous EDFs


5.2.Attachment 2: forecasts for payments 9 for 2015, 2016 and 2017 (EUR million)

201520162017
Oct 2015*Actuals 2015Oct 2015*June 2016Oct 2015*June 2016
Regions
East Africa445484618
West Africa795797918
Central Africa348368513
Caribbean197183176
Pacific667063
Southern Africa389396442
Sub-total2,2412,2992,729
Other
Peace Facility, Human rights371372436
Water and Energy Facility717195
Trust Fund (**)00290
Other (***)470467201
Sub-total9129111,023
Total European Commission3,1523,2103,5503,7513,9003,900
Investment facility275351370370410410
Interest rate subsidies (****)252240405050
Total EIB300373410410460460
TOTAL

European Commission + EIB
3,4523,5833,9604,1614,3604,360

* As per Communication from the Commission to the Council

* EU emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of illegal migration in Africa.
** Includes support expenditures (e.g. joint institutions, ACP Secretariat), DG ECHO, other DG's and Agencies.
*** Including interest rate subsidies under previous EDFs


5.3.Attachment 3: Financial situation for 2015, forecasts for 2016 and 2017 (EUR million) and non-binding estimations for 2018-2019:

October 2015 1June 2016 1
CommissionEIB 6TOTALCommissionEIB 6TOTAL
Balance 31/12/2014 1207194401207194401
2015Member States Contributions for 2015:3,2002003,4003,2002003,400
1st instalment1,500501,5501,500501,550
2nd instalment850100950850100950
3rd instalment8505090085050900
Reflows 2196196201201
Contributions 2015 received in 2014-228-228-228-228
Contributions 2016 received in 201500307307
Recoveries, interest and other incomes8080232232
Total payments 3-3,152-300-3,452-3,210-373-3,583
Balance 31/12/2015 4107290397508222744
2016Member States Contributions for 2016:3,4501503,6003,4501503,600
1st instalment1,75001,7501,75001,750
2nd instalment1,0001001,1001,0001001,100
3rd instalment7005075070050750
Reflows 2190190260260
Contributions 2016 received in 201500-307-307
Recoveries, interest and other incomes80808080
Total payments 3-3,550-410-3,960-3,751-410-4,161
Balance at 31/12/201687220307-207222202
2017Member States Contributions for 2017:3,9502004,1503,8501504,000
Reflows 2190190300300
Recoveries, interest and other50505050
Total payments 3-3,900-460-4,360-3,900-460-4,360
Balance at 31/12/2017187150337-208212192
2018Member States Contributions for 2018 54,0502004,2504,550250*4,800
2019Member States Contributions for 2019 54,1503004,4504,5003004,800

1 Funds available for operations as per Communication from the Commission to the Council;
2 Net of EIB management fees;
3 Including interest rates subsidies under the previous EDFs;
4 Balances do not include: (i) Cofinancings received by 31.12.2015, (ii) Receipts in bank not yet allocated to a specific EDF line, (iii) Special fund for Democratic republic of the Congo;
5 Art.21(2)(d) Financial Regulation: non-binding forecast based on a statistical approach for the expected annual contributions for the years n + 3 and n + 4;
6 Art.21(1), calls for contributions shall first use up the amounts laid down for previous EDFs, one after the other. Therefore calls under the 11th EDF to finance the IFE are further delayed.

7-8 The EDF treasury balance can never be negative. Any negative amounts in the table indicates a shortage of payment credits.
* EIB request of contributions for 2018: EIB explanatory note for information of 17/11/2015, MD no: 151/15 ADD 1 ACP

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5.4.Attachment 4: Member States contributions for 2016 (EUR)


MEMBER STATESKey 10th EDF %1st instalment2nd instalment3rd instalmentTotal EIBTotal CommissionTotal 2016
paid topaid topaid topaid topaid topaid to
EIBCommissionEIBCommissionEIBCommission
10th EDF10th EDF10th EDF10th EDF10th EDF10th EDF
AUSTRIA2.41042 175 0002 410 00024 100 0001 205 00016 870 0003 615 00083 145 00086 760 000
BELGIUM3.53061 775 0003 530 00035 300 0001 765 00024 710 0005 295 000121 785 000127 080 000
BULGARIA0.1402 450 000140 0001 400 00070 000980 000210 0004 830 0005 040 000
CYPRUS0.0901 575 00090 000900 00045 000630 000135 0003 105 0003 240 000
CZECH REPUBLIC0.5108 925 000510 0005 100 000255 0003 570 000765 00017 595 00018 360 000
DENMARK2.00035 000 0002 000 00020 000 0001 000 00014 000 0003 000 00069 000 00072 000 000
ESTONIA0.050875 00050 000500 00025 000350 00075 0001 725 0001 800 000
FINLAND1.47025 725 0001 470 00014 700 000735 00010 290 0002 205 00050 715 00052 920 000
FRANCE19.550342 125 00019 550 000195 500 0009 775 000136 850 00029 325 000674 475 000703 800 000
GERMANY20.500358 750 00020 500 000205 000 00010 250 000143 500 00030 750 000707 250 000738 000 000
GREECE1.47025 725 0001 470 00014 700 000735 00010 290 0002 205 00050 715 00052 920 000
HUNGARY0.5509 625 000550 0005 500 000275 0003 850 000825 00018 975 00019 800 000
IRELAND0.91015 925 000910 0009 100 000455 0006 370 0001 365 00031 395 00032 760 000
ITALY12.860225 050 00012 860 000128 600 0006 430 00090 020 00019 290 000443 670 000462 960 000
LATVIA0.0701 225 00070 000700 00035 000490 000105 0002 415 0002 520 000
LITHUANIA0.1202 100 000120 0001 200 00060 000840 000180 0004 140 0004 320 000
LUXEMBOURG0.2704 725 000270 0002 700 000135 0001 890 000405 0009 315 0009 720 000
MALTA0.030525 00030 000300 00015 000210 00045 0001 035 0001 080 000
NETHERLANDS4.85084 875 0004 850 00048 500 0002 425 00033 950 0007 275 000167 325 000174 600 000
POLAND1.30022 750 0001 300 00013 000 000650 0009 100 0001 950 00044 850 00046 800 000
PORTUGAL1.15020 125 0001 150 00011 500 000575 0008 050 0001 725 00039 675 00041 400 000
ROMANIA0.3706 475 000370 0003 700 000185 0002 590 000555 00012 765 00013 320 000
SLOVAKIA0.2103 675 000210 0002 100 000105 0001 470 000315 0007 245 0007 560 000
SLOVENIA0.1803 150 000180 0001 800 00090 0001 260 000270 0006 210 0006 480 000
SPAIN7.850137 375 0007 850 00078 500 0003 925 00054 950 00011 775 000270 825 000282 600 000
SWEDEN2.74047 950 0002 740 00027 400 0001 370 00019 180 0004 110 00094 530 00098 640 000
UNITED KINGDOM14.820259 350 00014 820 000148 200 0007 410 000103 740 00022 230 000511 290 000533 520 000
TOTAL EU-27100.0001 750 000 000100 000 0001 000 000 00050 000 000700 000 000150 000 0003 450 000 0003 600 000 000

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5.5.Attachment 5: Member States contributions for 2016-2019 (EUR)


MEMBER STATESKey 10thKey 11th2016201720182019
EDF %EDF %BridgingCommission 10thEIB 10thCommission 10thCommission 11thEIB 10thCommission 11thEIB 10thCommission 11thEIB 10th
AUSTRIA2.412.39757-3 366 234,9283 145 0003 615 00042 735 78249 791 0803 615 000109 089 4356 025 000107 890 6507 230 000
BELGIUM3.533.24927-5 470 131,74121 785 0005 295 00062 596 39467 478 5995 295 000147 841 7858 825 000146 217 15010 590 000
BULGARIA0.140.218531 963 637,044 830 000210 0002 482 5774 538 280210 0009 943 115350 0009 833 850420 000
CYPRUS0.090.111621 262 338,093 105 000135 0001 595 9422 318 047135 0005 078 710225 0005 022 900270 000
CZECH REPUBLIC0.510.797457 153 249,2017 595 000765 0009 043 67216 560 892765 00036 283 9751 275 00035 885 2501 530 000
DENMARK2.001.98045-1 963 637,0469 000 0003 000 00035 465 37941 128 6203 000 00090 110 4755 000 00089 120 2506 000 000
ESTONIA0.050.08635701 298,941 725 00075 000886 6341 793 25775 0003 928 925125 0003 885 750150 000
FINLAND1.471.50909-140 259,7950 715 0002 205 00026 067 05431 339 7402 205 00068 663 5953 675 00067 909 0504 410 000
FRANCE19.5517.81269-66 623 399,41674 475 00029 325 000346 674 082369 921 66229 325 000810 477 39548 875 000801 571 05058 650 000
GERMANY20.5020.57980-40 114 299,44707 250 00030 750 000363 520 137427 387 09430 750 000936 380 90051 250 000926 091 00061 500 000
GREECE1.471.507353 085 715,3450 715 0002 205 00026 067 05431 303 6052 205 00068 584 4253 675 00067 830 7504 410 000
HUNGARY0.550.614567 714 288,3518 975 000825 0009 752 97912 762 758825 00027 962 4801 375 00027 655 2001 650 000
IRELAND0.910.940064 067 533,8631 395 0001 365 00016 136 74819 522 5181 365 00042 772 7302 275 00042 302 7002 730 000
ITALY12.8612.530094 488 313,22443 670 00019 290 000228 042 389260 216 26819 290 000570 119 09532 150 000563 854 05038 580 000
LATVIA0.070.11612981 818,522 415 000105 0001 241 2882 411 500105 0005 283 460175 0005 225 400210 000
LITHUANIA0.120.180771 683 117,464 140 000180 0002 127 9233 754 107180 0008 225 035300 0008 134 650360 000
LUXEMBOURG0.270.25509-280 519,589 315 000405 0004 787 8265 297 533405 00011 606 595675 00011 479 050810 000
MALTA0.030.03801420 779,361 035 00045 000531 981789 36545 0001 729 45575 0001 710 45090 000
NETHERLANDS4.854.77678-5 189 612,16167 325 0007 275 00086 003 54599 200 8737 275 000217 343 49012 125 000214 955 10014 550 000
POLAND1.302.0073418 233 772,4744 850 0001 950 00023 052 49741 687 0531 950 00091 333 9703 250 00090 330 3003 900 000
PORTUGAL1.151.196792 524 676,1939 675 0001 725 00020 392 59324 854 1091 725 00054 453 9452 875 00053 855 5503 450 000
ROMANIA0.370.718155 189 612,1612 765 000555 0006 561 09514 914 044555 00032 675 825925 00032 316 7501 110 000
SLOVAKIA0.210.376162 945 455,557 245 000315 0003 723 8657 811 831315 00017 115 280525 00016 927 200630 000
SLOVENIA0.180.224522 524 676,196 210 000270 0003 191 8844 662 677270 00010 215 660450 00010 103 400540 000
SPAIN7.857.9324828 192 217,44270 825 00011 775 000139 201 614164 736 27411 775 000360 927 84019 625 000356 961 60023 550 000
SWEDEN2.742.93911140 259,7994 530 0004 110 00048 587 57061 037 4104 110 000133 729 5056 850 000132 259 9508 220 000
UNITED KINGDOM14.8214.6786229 875 334,89511 290 00022 230 000262 798 460304 835 45722 230 000667 877 21037 050 000660 537 90044 460 000
CROATIA0.000.2251800004 676 383010 245 690010 133 1000
TOTAL EU-28100.00100.0003 450 000 000150 000 0001 773 268 9632 076 731 037150 000 0004 550.000 000250 000 0004 500 000 000300 000 000
3 600 000 0004 000 000 0004 800 000 0004 800 000 000


(1) Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council, on the financing of European Union aid under the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020, in accordance with the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, and on the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union applies (OJ L 210, 06.08.2013, p.

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(2) OJ L 58, 3.3.2015, p. 17–38
(3) African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
(4) Overseas Countries and Territories.
(5) OJ L 210, 06.08.2013.
(6) OJ L 58, 03.03.2015, Council Regulation (EU) 2015/323 of 2 March 2015 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund.
(7) Commission Decision (EU) 2015/7293 of 20 October 2015
(8) Gross commitments, i.e. without de-commitments being deducted.
(9) Gross payments, i.e. without recoveries being deducted.