Draft amending budget No 1 to the general budget 2019: entering the surplus of the financial year 2018

Summary:

Draft amending budget presented on 15 April 2019 by the European Commission amending the EU's general budget for 2019.

Further information:

DAB No 1/2019 is intended to enter in the 2019 budget the surplus resulting from the implementation of the 2018 budget. This shows a surplus of €1,802,988,329 which is therefore entered as revenue in the 2019 budget.

The Council of the European Union published its position on the draft amendments on 3 September. The European Parliament's plenary adopted the proposal on 18 September.

• Primary Source

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European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Proposal on Amending budget 1/2019: surplus of the financial year 2018 https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=2019/2021(BUD)

Council of the European Union: Draft amending budget No 1 to the general budget for 2019: Entering the surplus of the financial year 2018 - Council position of 3 September 2019 https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-11730-2019-INIT/en/pdf

European Parliament: Press Release, 19/09/2019: MEPs boost support for EU research and Erasmus http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20190912IPR60931/

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