EXPENDITURE
PERSONS WORKING WITH THE INSTITUTION
MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTION
Salaries and allowances
Salaries
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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.
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.
Ordinary travel expenses
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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.
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.
Part of this appropriation is intended to take into account reductions in travel expenses as a result of the European Parliament’s resolution of 10 May 2011 (OJ L 250, 27.9.2011, p. 3) to use accumulated air miles, obtained through work-related travel, for purchasing air tickets.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 10 000.
Other travel expenses
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.
This appropriation is intended to cover reimbursement of additional travel expenses and travel expenses incurred in the Member State of election.
General expenditure allowance
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.
This allowance is intended to cover — in accordance with the abovementioned articles of 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 25 000.
Allowances for performance of duties
Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 20 thereof.
Bureau Decision of 16-17 June 2009.
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.
Accident and sickness insurance and other welfare measures
Accident and sickness insurance and other social security charges
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 Union.
Commission Decision laying down general implementing provisions for the reimbursement of medical expenses.
Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 21 thereof and Annex IV thereto (temporary application for 18 months after the close of the sixth parliamentary term).
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 140 000.
Specific measures to assist disabled Members
Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 30 thereof.
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.
Transitional allowances
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.
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.
Pensions
Retirement pensions
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Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Articles 14 and 28 thereof.
Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Articles 49, 50 and 75 thereof.
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 50 000.
Invalidity pensions
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Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 15 thereof.
Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Articles 51 to 57 and 75 thereof.
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.
Survivors’ pensions
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Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 17 thereof.
Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Articles 58 to 60 and 75 thereof.
This appropriation is intended to cover the payment of a survivor’s and/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.
Optional pension scheme for Members
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.
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 5 000.
Language and data-processing courses
Implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 44 thereof.
Bureau Decision of 4 May 2009 on language and computer courses for Members.
This appropriation is intended to cover the cost of language and IT courses for Members.
Provisional appropriation
This appropriation is intended to cover the effects of any adjustments to payments to Members of the institution.
It is purely provisional and may be used only after its transfer to other headings in accordance with the Financial Regulation.
OFFICIALS AND TEMPORARY STAFF
Remuneration and other entitlements
Remuneration and allowances
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Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union.
Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union.
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.
It is also intended to cover the insurance premiums in respect of sports accidents for users of the European Parliament’s sports centre in Brussels and in Strasbourg.
Part of this appropriation is to be used for the recruitment of temporary agents with disabilities and with expertise in disability rights and non-discrimination policies, in order to implement the Action Plan 2009-2013 for the promotion of gender equality and diversity in the European Parliament Secretariat adopted by the Bureau (PE413.568/BUR) in line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Article 26 thereof, and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. An annual report will be drawn up on the use of appropriations for this purpose.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 1 800 000.
Paid overtime
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.
This appropriation is intended to cover the payment of overtime under the conditions set out in the abovementioned provisions.
Entitlements on entering the service, transfer and leaving the service
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union.
Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union.
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/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 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.
Allowances upon early termination of service
Allowances for staff retired in the interests of the service
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular Articles 41 and 50 thereof and Annex IV thereto.
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,
holding an AD 16 or AD 15 post who are retired in the interests of the service.
It also covers the employer’s contribution to sickness insurance and the impact of weightings applicable to these allowances.
Allowances for staff whose service is terminated and special retirement scheme for officials and temporary staff
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular Articles 64 and 72 thereof.
This appropriation is intended to fund:
the allowances payable under the Staff Regulations or Council Regulations (EC, Euratom, ESCS) 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.
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).
Provisional appropriation
This appropriation is intended to cover the effects of any salary adjustments decided by the Council during the financial year.
It is provisional and may be used only after its transfer to the appropriate headings of this chapter.
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular Article 65 thereof and Annex XI thereto.
OTHER STAFF AND EXTERNAL SERVICES
Other staff and external persons
Other staff
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Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union.
This appropriation is intended to cover the following expenditure:
the remuneration, including allocations and allowances, of other staff, including contract and local 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 and the impact of salary weightings applicable to the remuneration of these staff,
the employment of temporary agency staff.
Part of these appropriations is to be used for the recruitment of contract staff with disabilities and with expertise in disability rights and non-discrimination policies, in order to implement the Action Plan 2009-2013 for the promotion of gender equality and diversity in the European Parliament Secretariat adopted by the Bureau (PE413.568/BUR) in line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Article 26 thereof, and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. An annual report will be drawn up on the use of appropriations for this purpose.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 3 500.
Expenditure on interpretation
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Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union.
Agreement on auxiliary conference interpreters.
This appropriation is intended to cover the following expenditure:
the fees, social security contributions, travel expenses and subsistence allowances of auxiliary conference interpreters used by the European Parliament to service meetings organised by the European Parliament or by other institutions which cannot be serviced 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 staff,
services provided to the European Parliament by interpreters who are officials or temporary staff members in other institutions,
expenses in connection with services provided to the European Parliament by interpreters who are staff members of regional, national or international institutions,
language-related interinstitutional cooperation,
expenses in connection with interpretation-related activities, in particular preparation for meetings and interpreter training and selection.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 1 300 000.
The assigned revenue relates in particular to reimbursements, by other organisations and institutions, in respect of services provided to them by Parliament.
Graduate traineeships and exchanges of officials
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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 (Bureau Decision of 7 March 2005).
Internal Rules governing traineeships and study visits in the Secretariat of the European Parliament (Decision of the Secretary-General of the European Parliament of 1 February 2006).
Rules governing the secondment of national experts to the European Parliament (Bureau Decision of 4 May 2009).
This appropriation is intended to cover:
emoluments for graduate trainees (scholarships), including any household allowances,
travel expenses for all trainees,
the costs of an additional disability payment (of up to 50% of the scholarship),
allowances for persons on training placements,
the costs of sickness and accident insurance for all trainees,
expenditure arising from movements between the European Parliament and the public sector in the Member States or other countries specified in the rules,
expenditure arising from the secondment of national experts to the European Parliament,
the organising 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,
additional costs for trainees on the pilot programme of traineeships for persons with disabilities, directly related to their disability, in accordance with Article 20(8) of the Internal Rules governing traineeships and study visits in the Secretariat of the European Parliament.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.
Observers
The appropriation is intended to cover the payment of expenses relating to observers, in accordance with Rule 11 of the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure.
External translation services
External translation services
This appropriation is intended to cover the translation, 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 200 000.
Interinstitutional cooperation activities in the language field
This appropriation is intended to cover:
expenditure related to actions decided on by the Interinstitutional Committee on Translation and Interpretation with a view to promoting interinstitutional cooperation in the sphere of languages,
expenditure on publications, information activities, public relations, and participation in public events, exhibitions and language fairs.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 20 000.
Provisional appropriation
This appropriation is intended to cover the effects of any salary adjustments decided by the Council during the financial year.
It is provisional and may be used only after its transfer to the appropriate headings of this Chapter.
Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union.
OTHER EXPENDITURE RELATING TO PERSONS WORKING WITH THE INSTITUTION
Expenditure relating to staff management
Expenditure on recruitment
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular Articles 27 to 31 and 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).
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 and medical examinations,
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.
Further training
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular Article 24a thereof.
Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union.
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.
Measures to assist the institution's staff
Social welfare
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 9(3) and Article 76 thereof.
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 of Officials of the European Union,
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 and 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 a welfare activity 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.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 8 000.
Mobility
This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure relating to mobility at the various places of work.
Social contacts between members of staff and other social measures
This appropriation is intended to encourage and provide financial backing for schemes to promote social contact between staff of different nationalities, for example subsidies to staff clubs, sports associations, cultural societies, etc., and to make a contribution to the cost of a permanent leisure centre (cultural and sports activities, hobbies, restaurant).
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 800 000.
Activities relating to all persons working with the institution
Medical service
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular Article 59 thereof and Article 8 of Annex II thereto.
This appropriation is intended to cover the operating costs of the medical service at the three places of work, including the purchase of materials and pharmaceutical products, etc., expenditure on preventive medical check-ups, expenditure arising from the operation of the Invalidity Committee and expenditure on services provided by outside medical 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 staff under service provision arrangements or on short-term stand-in assignment.
Current operating expenditure for restaurants and canteens
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This appropriation is intended to cover restaurant and canteen management and operating costs.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 2 000 000.
Early Childhood Centre and approved day nurseries
This appropriation is intended to cover the European Parliament’s contribution to all the expenditure of the Early Childhood Centre and outside crèches with which an agreement has been concluded.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation from parental contributions is estimated at EUR 2 200 000.
BUILDINGS, FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENDITURE
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 European Union.
The appropriations of this title accordingly cover all expenses in connection with damage resulting from industrial conflicts and terrorist attacks.
Buildings and associated costs
Buildings
Rent
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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 1 500 000.
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.
Lease payments
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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 100 000.
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.
Acquisition of immovable property
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 provisions 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.
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.
Construction of buildings
This item is intended for any entry of appropriations for the construction of buildings (works, consultants’ fees and all related costs).
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.
Fitting-out of premises
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This appropriation is intended to cover the performance of fitting-out work, including other expenditure connected with that work, in particular architects’ or engineers’ fees, etc.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 543 000.
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.
Other specific property management arrangements
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 10 000.
Expenditure on buildings
Building maintenance, upkeep, operation and cleaning
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 104 of the Financial Regulation.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 75 000.
Energy consumption
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 82 000.
Security and surveillance of buildings
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 104 of the Financial Regulation.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 120 000.
Insurance
This appropriation is intended to cover payments in respect of insurance policy premiums.
DATA PROCESSING, EQUIPMENT AND MOVABLE PROPERTY
In connection with public procurement, the institution will consult the other institutions on the contractual terms each of them has obtained.
Computing and telecommunications
Computing and telecommunications: business as usual — Operations
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 155 000.
Computing and telecommunications: business as usual — Infrastructure
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. 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 164 000.
Computing and telecommunications: business as usual — General support
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 mainly to support services for Members and for administrative and legislative applications.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 77 000.
Computing and telecommunications: business as usual — ICT applications management
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 connected with ICT applications management in the European Parliament. That expenditure relates mainly to applications for Members and communication activities, as well as administrative and legislative applications.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 70 000.
Computing and telecommunications: investments — Corporate infrastructure
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 connected 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 94 000.
Computing and telecommunications: investments — Ongoing and new development projects
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 and financial applications and ICT governance applications.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 72 000.
Furniture
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.
In connection with works of art, this appropriation is intended to cover 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 5 000.
Technical equipment and installations
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This appropriation is intended to cover the purchase, hire, maintenance
miscellaneous fixed and mobile technical installations and equipment in connection with publishing, security, canteens and buildings, 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,
installation of two additional telephone lines in Members’ offices upon request.
This appropriation also covers advertising costs for the resale and scrapping of inventoried items.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 205 000.
Vehicles
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This appropriation is intended to cover the purchase, 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 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 175 000.
CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE
In connection with public procurement, the institution will consult the other institutions on the contractual terms each of them has obtained.
Stationery, office supplies and miscellaneous consumables
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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 15 000.
Financial charges
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.
Legal costs and damages
This appropriation is intended to cover:
costs which may be awarded against the European Parliament by the Court of Justice, the General Court, the Civil Service Tribunal 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,
agreed compensation through amicable settlement pursuant to Articles 69 and 70 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.
Postage on correspondence and delivery charges
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.
Removals
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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 40 000.
Other administrative expenditure
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, 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 50 000.
European Parliament carbon offsetting scheme
This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure relating to any carbon offsets, as provided for in the EMAS action plan adopted by the Bureau.
EXPENDITURE RESULTING FROM GENERAL FUNCTIONS CARRIED OUT BY THE INSTITUTION
MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES
Expenses for staff missions and duty travel between the three places of work
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, and in particular Article 71 thereof and Articles 11, 12 and 13 of Annex VII thereto.
This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on duty travel by staff of the institution, seconded national experts and trainees 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.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 360 000.
Reception and representation expenses
This appropriation is intended to cover:
expenses related to the obligations of the institution regarding receptions, including in connection with work carried out by the institution’s unit for Scientific and Technological Options Assessment (STOA), 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, printed menus, etc.,
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.
Miscellaneous expenditure on meetings
Miscellaneous expenditure on internal meetings
This appropriation is intended to cover the costs of the beverages, refreshments and occasional light meals served at meetings held by the institution, together with the management costs for these services.
Meetings, congresses and conferences
This appropriation is intended to cover, inter alia:
expenditure connected with the organisation of meetings outside the places of work (committees and committee delegations, political groups), including, where appropriate, representation expenditure,
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 amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 20 000.
Miscellaneous expenditure for organising parliamentary assemblies, interparliamentary delegations and other delegations
This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure, other than that covered by Chapter 1 0 and Article 3 0 0, connected with the organisation of meetings of:
delegations to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, the EuroLat Parliamentary Assembly and the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly and their bodies,
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,
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.
Expenditure on travel agency services
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 50 000.
EXPERTISE AND INFORMATION: ACQUISITION, ARCHIVING, PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION
Acquisition of expertise
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 and conferences) carried out for the European Parliament’s governing bodies and the Administration, including for the establishment of the House of European History,
study appraisal costs and STOA’s participation in scientific bodies,
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,
expenditure on calling in outside persons to take part in the work of bodies such as the Disciplinary Board or the Specialised Financial Irregularities Panel.
Acquisition of information and archiving
Documentation and library expenditure
This appropriation is intended to cover:
the expansion and renewal of the general reference section and the updating of the library’s collection,
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 obligations assumed by the European Parliament under international and/or interinstitutional cooperation arrangements,
the purchase or rental of special library, documentation and media library materials, including electrical, electronic and computer facilities and/or systems, as well as outside services for the acquisition, development, installation, use and maintenance of these facilities and systems,
the cost of services relating to library activities, in particular in dealings with library customers (enquiries, analyses), and quality management systems, etc.,
the costs of binding and conservation materials and work for the library, documentation service and multimedia resource centre,
the cost, including materials, of internal publications (brochures, studies, etc.) and communication (newsletters, videos, CD-ROMs etc.),
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.
An appropriation of EUR 10 000 may be used to cover travel, subsistence and accommodation expenses of authors invited to present their work to the European Parliament Members’ Book Club.
Expenditure on archive funds
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), and the implementing measures adopted within the European Parliament.
Bureau Decision of 16 December 2002 on enhancing information and transparency: the archives of the European Parliament.
Procedures governing the European Parliament’s acquisition of private archives of Members and former Members, adopted by the Bureau on 4 July 2011.
This appropriation is intended to cover the cost of outside archiving services, such as:
the transfer of main archives onto various media (microfilm, disc, cassette, etc.), the purchase, hire
expenditure on publications on all media (brochures, CD-ROM, etc.),
external activities to acquire primary archive sources (first-hand accounts gathered by reporters and/or historians and/or archivists, etc.) or secondary archive sources (documents on any medium).
It is also intended to cover the cost of processing the papers of Members of the European Parliament accumulated in the exercise of their office.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 20 000.
Relations with parliaments of third countries and support for parliamentary democracy and human rights
Presidency Conclusions, Conference of Speakers of EU Parliaments, Copenhagen 2006 and Bratislava 2007.
Bureau Decision of 18 June 2007.
Geographical area covered: countries outside the European Union with the exception of European Union candidate and potential candidate countries.
This appropriation is intended to cover the expenditure committed for promoting relations between the European Parliament and democratically elected national parliaments from third countries as well as with corresponding regional parliamentary organisations. It relates notably to activities aimed at strengthening the parliamentary capacity in new and emerging democracies, promoting human rights and encouraging the use of new information and communication technologies by parliaments.
Production and dissemination
Official Journal
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
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 100 000.
Digital and traditional publications
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 and translation systems.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 15 000.
Expenditure on publication, information and participation in public events
This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on information publications, including electronic publications, information activities, public relations, participation in public events, trade fairs and exhibitions in the Member States and the accession countries and the countries in which the European Parliament has a liaison office, and updating of the Legislative Observatory (OEIL).
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.
Parlamentarium — the European Parliament Visitors’ Centre
This appropriation is intended to finance the Parlamentarium — the European Parliament Visitors’ Centre.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.
Organisation and reception of groups of visitors, Euroscola programme and invitations to opinion multipliers from third countries
This appropriation is intended to cover subsidies granted for group visits and associated supervision and infrastructure costs, the running costs of the Euroscola programme, and the financing of traineeships for opinion multipliers from third countries (EUVP). It 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. The number of participants present for any given visit may vary between a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 110.
An appropriate amount is included for visitors with disabilities.
Organisation of seminars, symposia and cultural activities
AM Rapp / Remarks only
This appropriation is intended to cover:
expenditure or subsidies connected with the organisation of national and multinational 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, the cost of organising parliamentary symposia and seminars, and the financing of cultural projects of European interest, such as the European Parliament LUX Prize for European Cinema,
the Sakharov Prize money, prize winners' travel and subsistence expenses, and the operating expenses of the Sakharov Network and its members mission expenses,
expenditure on joint meetings of young political leaders from the European Union, Israel, Palestine and European Union neighbourhood countries,
expenditure on special events in the Chamber in Strasbourg and Brussels in accordance with the annual programme adopted by the Bureau,
multilingualism support measures and tools such as seminars and conferences, meetings with interpreter training providers, measures and actions to raise awareness for multilingualism and promote the profession of interpreter, including a programme of grants for universities, schools and other organisations offering interpreting 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.
This appropriation also covers the cost of organising these activities, including catering services and expenditure connected with invitations to journalists to report on the activities of the European Parliament.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000.
Parliamentary television channel (Web TV)
This appropriation is intended to cover the costs of in-house production and hosting of web clips and broadcast-ready material (EuroparlTV), in line with the European Parliament’s communication strategy.
House of European History
AM Rapp / Below DB
This appropriation is intended to finance the activities of the House of European History, such as performing specific fitting-out work, acquiring collections and organising exhibitions, as well as its running costs, including expenditure on books, magazines and other publications related to the House’s activities.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 5 000 000.
Expenditure on audiovisual information
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).
This appropriation is intended to cover:
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.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 13 000.
Information exchanges with national parliaments
Conferences of Speakers of European Parliamentary Assemblies (June 1977) and of European Union Parliaments (September 2000, March 2001). Geographical area covered: European Union countries and European Union candidate and pre-candidate countries.
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 aforementioned 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 the www.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 Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 9 and 10 of Protocol No 1 on the role of national parliaments in the European Union.
Expenditure relating to Information Offices
This appropriation is intended to cover all expenditure (office supplies, telecommunications, delivery charges, handling, transport, miscellaneous incidental expenditure) linked to the Information Offices of the European Parliament.
EXPENDITURE RESULTING FROM SPECIAL FUNCTIONS CARRIED OUT BY THE INSTITUTION
EXPENDITURE RELATING TO CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES
Current administrative expenditure and expenditure relating to the political and information activities of the political groups and non-attached Members
Rules adopted by the Bureau Decision of 30 June 2003, as last amended on 2 July 2012.
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 50 000.
Funding of European political parties
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 (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding (OJ L 297, 15.11.2003, p. 1).
Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 29 March 2004 laying down the procedures for implementing Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding (OJ C 112, 9.4.2011, p. 1).
This appropriation is intended to finance political parties at European level.
Funding of European political foundations
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 (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding (OJ L 297, 15.11.2003, p. 1).
Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 29 March 2004 laying down the procedures for implementing Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding (OJ C 112, 9.4.2011, p. 1).
This appropriation is intended to finance political foundations at European level.
EXPENDITURE RELATING TO PARLIAMENTARY ASSISTANCE
Parliamentary assistance
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 Articles 5a and 125 to 139 thereof.
Implementing measures for Title VII of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the Communities adopted by the Bureau.
This appropriation is intended to cover parliamentary assistance expenses.
This appropriation is intended to cover exchange differences to be met from the budget of the European Parliament in accordance with the provisions applicable to reimbursement of parliamentary assistance expenses.
The amount of assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation is estimated at EUR 400 000.
MEETINGS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS
Cost of meetings and other activities of former Members
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.
Cost of meetings and other activities of the European Parliamentary Association
This appropriation is intended to cover the cost of meetings of the European Parliamentary Association plus, if appropriate, any other associated costs.
OTHER EXPENDITURE
PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
CONTINGENCY RESERVE
This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure resulting from budgetary decisions taken in the course of the financial year (expenditure that cannot be estimated).
ENLARGEMENT RESERVE
This appropriation is intended to cover the cost of the institution’s preparations for enlargement.
RESERVE FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION POLICY
This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on information and communication policy.
PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR BUILDINGS
This appropriation is intended to cover property investments and fitting-out work carried out by the institution. The European Parliament’s Bureau is requested to adopt a coherent and responsible long-term strategy in the area of property and buildings 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.
RESERVE FOR PRIORITY PROJECTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT
This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on the institution’s priority projects under development.
EMAS RESERVE
Further to the decisions to be taken by the Bureau 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.