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Contents

1. Preamble
2. Sole Article
3. AMENDING BUDGET No 5 FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2015

THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314(4)(a) and (9) thereof,

having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002,

having regard to Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020,

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management,

having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015, as definitively adopted on 17 December 2014,

having regard to Draft amending budget No 5 of the European Union for the financial year 2015, which the Commission adopted on 13 May 2015,

having regard to the position on Draft amending budget No 5/2015 which the Council adopted on 19 June 2015 and forwarded to Parliament on the same day,

having regard to Parliament’s approval of 7 July 2015 of the Council position,

having regard to Rules 88 and 91 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure,

DECLARES:

Sole Article

The procedure under Article 314 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is complete and Amending budget No 5 of the European Union for the financial year 2015 has been definitively adopted.

Done at Strasbourg, 7 July 2015. The President M. Schulz

AMENDING BUDGET No 5 FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2015

Title Heading Budget 2015 Amending budget No 5/2015 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 01 ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS 1731022341 469000044 1731022341 469000044 02 ENTERPRISE AND INDUSTRY 2511531735 2266389455 –69652000 2511531735 2196737455 03 COMPETITION 97651538 97651538 97651538 97651538 04 EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND INCLUSION 14959653763 10929478715 14959653763 10929478715 05 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 61956162610 54942151061 61956162610 54942151061 06 MOBILITY AND TRANSPORT 2581291171 2056297929 2581291171 2056297929 07 ENVIRONMENT 431362730 397271217 431362730 397271217 08 RESEARCH AND INNOVATION 6199218471 5977288220 6199218471 5977288220 09 COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, CONTENT AND TECHNOLOGY 1727107636 1726822969 1727107636 1726822969 10 DIRECT RESEARCH 392970215 402052368 392970215 402052368 11 MARITIME AFFAIRS AND FISHERIES 1735002311 918939442 1735002311 918939442 Reserves (40 02 41) 87802756 87802756 87802756 87802756 1822805067 1006742198 1822805067 1006742198 12 INTERNAL MARKET AND SERVICES 119361070 115369982 119361070 115369982 13 REGIONAL AND URBAN POLICY 44725106080 40787269834 44725106080 40787269834 14 TAXATION AND CUSTOMS UNION 161232912 137132884 161232912 137132884 15 EDUCATION AND CULTURE 2892681891 2661096749 2892681891 2661096749 16 COMMUNICATION 244938742 239530719 244938742 239530719 17 HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION 615740887 567183072 615740887 567183072 18 HOME AFFAIRS 1381914051 972070083 75772000 69652000 1457686051 1041722083 19 FOREIGN POLICY INSTRUMENTS 759243944 577841739 759243944 577841739 20 TRADE 115119115 123790917 115119115 123790917 21 DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION 5022821461 4307721853 5022821461 4307721853 22 ENLARGEMENT 1524362721 975768540 1524362721 975768540 23 HUMANITARIAN AID AND CIVIL PROTECTION( 1018951102 998541483 1018951102 998541483 24 FIGHT AGAINST FRAUD 79759600 76054787 79759600 76054787 25 COMMISSION’S POLICY COORDINATION AND LEGAL ADVICE 191983721 191983721 191983721 191983721 26 COMMISSION’S ADMINISTRATION 997048573 991791094 997048573 991791094 27 BUDGET 70488939 70488939 70488939 70488939 28 AUDIT 11936916 11936916 11936916 11936916 29 STATISTICS 134393726 116198129 134393726 116198129 30 PENSIONS AND RELATED EXPENDITURE 1567119435 1567119435 1567119435 1567119435 31 LANGUAGE SERVICES 389488765 389488765 389488765 389488765 32 ENERGY 963846790 1035180268 963846790 1035180268 33 JUSTICE 209146382 194915117 209146382 194915117 34 CLIMATE ACTION 127447895 84247010 127447895 84247010 40 RESERVES 553167756 237802756 553167756 237802756 Total 158200276995 137613867750 75772000 158276048995 137613867750 Of which Reserves (40 02 41) 87802756 87802756 87802756 87802756 Title Chapter Heading Budget 2015 Amending budget No 5/2015 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 02 01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF THE ENTERPRISE AND INDUSTRY POLICY AREA 115318925 115318925 115318925 115318925 02 02 COMPETITIVENESS OF ENTERPRISES AND SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (COSME) 288603548 214798246 288603548 214798246 02 03 INTERNAL MARKET FOR GOODS AND SECTORIAL POLICIES 48156000 40685811 48156000 40685811 02 04 HORIZON 2020 — RESEARCH RELATING TO ENTERPRISES 421593262 430088889 421593262 430088889 02 05 EUROPEAN SATELLITE NAVIGATION PROGRAMMES (EGNOS AND GALILEO) 1083990000 955700989 –69652000 1083990000 886048989 02 06 EUROPEAN EARTH OBSERVATION PROGRAMME 553870000 509796595 553870000 509796595 Title 02 — Total 2511531735 2266389455 –69652000 2511531735 2196737455 EUROPEAN SATELLITE NAVIGATION PROGRAMMES (EGNOS AND GALILEO) Title Chapter Article Item Heading FF Budget 2015 Amending budget No 5/2015 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 02 05EUROPEAN SATELLITE NAVIGATION PROGRAMMES (EGNOS AND GALILEO) 02 05 01 Developing and providing global satellite-based radio navigation infrastructures and services (Galileo) by 2019 1.1 817199000 650499661 –69652000 817199000 580847661 02 05 02 Providing satellite-based services improving the performance of GPS to gradually cover the whole European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) region by 2020 (EGNOS) 1.1 240000000 200824669 240000000 200824669 02 05 11 European GNSS Agency 1.1 26791000 26791000 26791000 26791000 02 05 51 Completion of European satellite navigation programmes (EGNOS and Galileo) 1.1 p.m. 77585659 p.m. 77585659 Chapter 02 05 — Total 1083990000 955700989 –69652000 1083990000 886048989 Budget 2015 Amending budget No 5/2015 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 817199000 650499661 –69652000 817199000 580847661 The Union contribution to the European GNSS programmes is granted with a view to financing activities relating to:

the completion of the deployment phase of the Galileo programme, consisting of the construction, establishment, protection of the space and ground infrastructure, as well as preparatory activities for the exploitation phase including activities relating to the preparation of service provision,

the exploitation phase of the Galileo programme, consisting of the management, maintenance, continuous improvement, evolution and protection of the space and ground infrastructure, the development of future generations of the system and the evolution of the services provided by the system, certification and standardisation operations, provision and marketing of the services provided by the system and all other activities needed to ensure that the programme runs smoothly.

The contributions from the EFTA States pursuant to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 82 thereof and Protocol 32 thereto, must be added to the appropriations entered in this article. By way of information, these amounts derive from contributions from the EFTA States entered against Article 6 3 0 of the statement of revenue, which constitute assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(2)(b) and (d) of the Financial Regulation; they give rise to the provision of corresponding appropriations and to implementation under the European Economic Area Annex to this part of the statement of expenditure in this section, which forms an integral part of the general budget. The contribution of Member States for specific elements of the programmes could be added to the appropriations entered in this Article. Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the implementation and exploitation of European satellite navigation systems and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 965), and in particular Article 1(4) thereof. Title Chapter Heading Budget 2015 Amending budget No 5/2015 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 18 01 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE OF THE HOME AFFAIRS POLICY AREA 36536204 36536204 36536204 36536204 18 02 INTERNAL SECURITY 845927920 584769311 18640000 23920000 864567920 608689311 18 03 ASYLUM AND MIGRATION 499449927 350764568 57132000 45732000 556581927 396496568 Title 18 — Total 1381914051 972070083 75772000 69652000 1457686051 1041722083 INTERNAL SECURITY Title Chapter Article Item Heading FF Budget 2015 Amending budget No 5/2015 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 18 02INTERNAL SECURITY 18 02 01Internal Security Fund 18 02 01 01 Support of border management and a common visa policy to facilitate legitimate travel 3 358148896 119964370 5000000 4000000 363148896 123964370 18 02 01 02 Prevention and fight against cross-border organised crime and better management of security related risks and crisis 3 175531924 75079122 175531924 75079122 18 02 01 03 Setting up new IT systems to support the management of migration flows across the external borders of the Union 3 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Article 18 02 01 — Subtotal 533680820 195043492 5000000 4000000 538680820 199043492 18 02 02 Schengen Facility for Croatia 3 — p.m. — p.m. 18 02 03 European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (Frontex) 3 106100000 106100000 13541000 19821000 119641000 125921000 18 02 04 European Police Office (Europol) 3 92174000 92174000 99000 99000 92273000 92273000 18 02 05 European Police College (CEPOL) 3 7678000 7678000 7678000 7678000 18 02 06 European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) 3 14643000 14643000 14643000 14643000 18 02 07 European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA) 3 72809100 72809100 72809100 72809100 18 02 08 Schengen Information System (SIS II) 3 9421500 9412273 9421500 9412273 18 02 09 Visa Information System (VIS) 3 9421500 12553358 9421500 12553358 18 02 51 Completion of operations and programmes in the field of external borders, security and safeguarding liberties 3 p.m. 73483714 p.m. 73483714 18 02 77Pilot projects and preparatory actions 18 02 77 01 Pilot project — Completion of the fight against terrorism 3 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 18 02 77 02 Pilot project — New integrated mechanisms for cooperation between public and private actors to identify sports betting risks 3 p.m. 872374 p.m. 872374 Article 18 02 77 — Subtotal p.m. 872374 p.m. 872374 Chapter 18 02 — Total 845927920 584769311 18640000 23920000 864567920 608689311 Budget 2015 Amending budget No 5/2015 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 358148896 119964370 5000000 4000000 363148896 123964370 The Internal Security Fund shall contribute to the following specific objectives:

supporting a common visa policy to facilitate legitimate travel, provide a high quality of service to visa applicants, ensure equal treatment of third country nationals and tackle illegal immigration,

supporting integrated borders management, including promoting further harmonisation of border management-related measures in accordance with common Union standards and through sharing of information between Member States and between Member States and Frontex, to ensure, on one hand, a uniform and high level of control and protection of the external borders, including by the tackling of illegal immigration, and, on the other hand, the smooth crossing of the external borders in conformity with the Schengen acquis, while guaranteeing access to international protection for those needing it, in accordance with the obligations contracted by the Member States in the field of human rights, including the principle of non-refoulement and with due regard for the specific characteristics of the people concerned and for the gender perspective.

This appropriation is intended to cover the expenditure related to actions in or by Member States and in particular the following:

infrastructures, buildings and systems required at border crossing points and for surveillance between border crossing points to prevent and tackle unauthorised border crossings, illegal immigration and cross-border criminality as well as to guarantee smooth travel flows,

operating equipment, means of transport and communication systems required for effective and secure border control and the detection of persons,

IT and communication systems for efficient management of migration flows across borders, including investments in existing and future systems,

infrastructures, buildings, communication and IT systems and operating equipment required for the processing of visa applications and consular cooperation, as well as other actions aimed at improving the quality of service for the visa applicants,

training regarding the use of that equipment and those systems and the promotion of quality management standards and training of border guards, including where appropriate in third countries, regarding the execution of their surveillance, advisory and control tasks with respect to international human rights law, and taking into consideration a gender-sensitive approach, including the identification of victims of human trafficking and people smuggling,

secondment of Immigration Liaisons Officers and document advisers in third countries and the exchange and secondment of border guards between Member States or between a Member State and a third country,

studies, training, pilot projects and other actions gradually establishing an integrated management system for external borders as referred to in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 515/2014 including actions aiming to foster interagency cooperation either within Member States or between Member States and actions relating to the interoperability and harmonisation of border management systems,

studies, pilot projects and actions aiming to implement the recommendations, operational standards and best practices resulting from the operational cooperation between Member States and Union agencies.

This appropriation is also intended to cover the expenditure related to actions in relation to and in third countries and in particular the following:

information systems, tools or equipment for sharing information between Member States and third countries,

actions relating to operational cooperation between Member States and third countries, including joint operations,

projects in third countries aimed at improving surveillance systems to ensure cooperation with the Eurosur,

studies, seminars, workshops, conferences, training, equipment and pilot projects to provide ad hoc technical and operational expertise to third countries,

studies, seminars, workshops, conferences, training, equipment and pilot projects implementing specific recommendations, operational standards and best practices, resulting from the operational cooperation between Member States and Union agencies in third countries.

This appropriation is also intended to cover foregone fees from visas issued for the purpose of transit and additional costs incurred in implementing the Facilitated Transit Document (FTD) and the Facilitated Rail Transit Document (FRTD) scheme in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 of 14 April 2003 establishing a specific Facilitated Transit Document (FTD), a Facilitated Rail Transit Document (FRTD) and amending the Common Consular Instructions and the Common Manual (OJ L 99, 17.4.2003, p. 8) and Council Regulation (EC) No 694/2003 of 14 April 2003 on uniform formats for Facilitated Transit Documents (FTD) and Facilitated Rail Transit Documents (FRTD) provided for in Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 (OJ L 99, 17.4.2003, p. 15). At the Commission’s initiative, this appropriation may be used to finance transnational actions or actions of particular interest to the Union. To be eligible for funding, those actions shall in particular pursue the following objectives:

to support preparatory, monitoring, administrative and technical activities, required to implement external borders and visa policies, including to strengthen the governance of the Schengen area by developing and implementing the evaluation mechanism as established by Council Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 of 7 October 2013 establishing an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and repealing the Decision of the Executive Committee of 16 September 1998 setting up a Standing Committee on the evaluation and implementation of Schengen (OJ L 295, 6.11.2013, p. 27), to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and the Schengen Borders Code in particular mission expenditure for experts of the Commission and the Member States participating in on site visits,

to improve the knowledge and understanding of the situation prevailing in the Member States and third countries through analysis, evaluation and close monitoring of policies,

to support the development of statistical tools, including common statistical tools, and methods and common indicators,

to support and monitor the implementation of Union law and Union policy objectives in the Member States, and assess their effectiveness and impact, including with regard to the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms, as far as the scope of this instrument is concerned,

to promote networking, mutual learning, identification and dissemination of best practices and innovative approaches amongst different stakeholders at European level,

to promote projects aiming at harmonisation and interoperability of border management-related measures in accordance with common Union standards with a view to developing an integrated European border management system,

to enhance awareness of Union policies and objectives among stakeholders and the general public, including corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union,

to boost the capacity of European networks to assess, promote, support and further develop Union policies and objectives,

to support particularly innovative projects developing new methods and/or technologies with a potential for transferability to other Member States, especially projects aiming at testing and validating research projects,

to support actions in relation to and in third countries as referred to in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013,

awareness-raising, information and communication activities in relation to Union home affairs policies, priorities and achievements.

This appropriation shall also cover financial assistance to address urgent and specific needs in the event of an emergency situation which means a situation of urgent and exceptional pressure where a large or disproportionate number of third-country nationals cross or are expected to cross the external border of one or more Member States. This appropriation will provide for reimbursement of the costs incurred by the Commission and Member States experts for the on-the-spot evaluation visits (travel cost and accommodation) regarding the application of the Schengen acquis. The cost of supplies and equipment needed for the on-the-spot evaluation visits and for their preparation and follow-up must be added to these costs. Any revenue from the contributions of Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein entered in Item 6 3 1 3 of the statement of revenue may give rise to the provision of additional appropriations in accordance with Article 21(2)(e) of the Financial Regulation. Council Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 of 7 October 2013 establishing an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and repealing the Decision of the Executive Committee of 16 September 1998 setting up a Standing Committee on the evaluation and implementation of Schengen (OJ L 295, 6.11.2013, p. 27). Regulation (EU) No 514/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 laying down general provisions on the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and on the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management (OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 112). Regulation (EU) No 515/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa and repealing Decision No 574/2007/EC (OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 143). Budget 2015 Amending budget No 5/2015 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 106100000 106100000 13541000 19821000 119641000 125921000 This appropriation is intended to cover the Agency’s staff and administrative expenditure (Titles 1 and 2), and operational expenditure relating to the work programme (Title 3). The Agency must inform the European Parliament and the Council about transfers of appropriations between operational and administrative expenditure. The amounts repaid in accordance with Article 20 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 constitute assigned revenue (Article 21(3)(c) of the Financial Regulation) to be charged to Item 6 6 0 0 of the general statement of revenue. Any revenue from the contributions of Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein entered in Item 6 3 1 3 of the statement of revenue may give rise to the provision of additional appropriations in accordance with Article 21(2)(e) to (g) of the Financial Regulation. The Agency’s establishment plan is set out in Annex Staff to this section. The Union contribution for 2015 amounts to a total of EUR 106100000. Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 of 26 October 2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (OJ L 349, 25.11.2004, p. 1). Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a mechanism for the creation of Rapid Border Intervention Teams and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 as regards that mechanism and regulating the tasks and powers of guest officers (OJ L 199, 31.7.2007, p. 30). Regulation (EU) No 1168/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 1). Budget 2015 Amending budget No 5/2015 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 92174000 92174000 99000 99000 92273000 92273000 This appropriation is intended to cover the Office’s staff and administrative expenditure (Titles 1 and 2), and operational expenditure (Title 3). The Office must inform the European Parliament and the Council about transfers of appropriations between operational and administrative expenditure. The amounts repaid in accordance with Article 20 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 constitute assigned revenue (Article 21(3)(c) of the Financial Regulation) to be charged to Item 6 6 0 0 of the general statement of revenue. The Office’s establishment plan is set out in Annex Staff to this section. The Union contribution for 2015 amounts to a total of EUR 94436000. An amount of EUR 2262000 coming from the recovery of surplus is added to the amount of EUR 92174000 entered in the budget. Council Decision 2009/371/JHA of 6 April 2009 establishing the European Police Office (Europol) (OJ L 121, 15.5.2009, p. 37). ASYLUM AND MIGRATION Title Chapter Article Item Heading FF Budget 2015 Amending budget No 5/2015 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 18 03ASYLUM AND MIGRATION 18 03 01Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 18 03 01 01 Strengthening and developing the Common European Asylum System and enhancing solidarity and responsibility sharing between the Member States 3 202483427 89097433 57000000 45600000 259483427 134697433 18 03 01 02 Supporting legal migration to the Union and promoting the effective integration of third-country nationals and enhancing fair and effective return strategies 3 281375140 128191655 281375140 128191655 Article 18 03 01 — Subtotal 483858567 217289088 57000000 45600000 540858567 262889088 18 03 02 European Asylum Support Office (EASO) 3 14991360 14991360 132000 132000 15123360 15123360 18 03 03 European fingerprint database (Eurodac) 3 100000 86290 100000 86290 18 03 51 Completion of operations and programmes in the field of return, refugees and migration flows 3 p.m. 117144601 p.m. 117144601 18 03 77Pilot projects and preparatory actions 18 03 77 01 Preparatory action — Completion of return management in the area of migration 3 — — — — 18 03 77 03 Preparatory action — Completion of integration of third-country nationals 3 — — — — 18 03 77 04 Pilot project — Network of contacts and discussion between targeted municipalities and local authorities on experiences and best practices in the resettlement and integration of refugees 3 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 18 03 77 05 Pilot project — Funding for victims of torture 3 p.m. 348949 p.m. 348949 18 03 77 06 Preparatory action — Enable the resettlement of refugees during emergency situations 3 p.m. 436187 p.m. 436187 18 03 77 07 Pilot project — Analysis of reception, protection and integration policies for unaccompanied minors in the Union 3 p.m. 218093 p.m. 218093 18 03 77 08 Preparatory action — Network of contacts and discussion between targeted municipalities and local authorities on experiences and best practices in the resettlement and integration of refugees 3 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 18 03 77 09 Preparatory action — Funding for the rehabilitation of victims of torture 3 500000 250000 500000 250000 18 03 77 10 Pilot project — Completion of Funding for victims of torture 4 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Article 18 03 77 — Subtotal 500000 1253229 500000 1253229 Chapter 18 03 — Total 499449927 350764568 57132000 45732000 556581927 396496568 Budget 2015 Amending budget No 5/2015 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 202483427 89097433 57000000 45600000 259483427 134697433 This appropriation is intended to contribute to strengthen and develop all aspects of the Common European Asylum System, including its external dimension and to enhance the solidarity and responsibility sharing between the Member States, in particular towards those most affected by migration and asylum flows, including through practical cooperation. In the case of the Common European Asylum System, this appropriation is intended to cover actions relating to reception and asylum systems and actions enhancing the capacity of Member States to develop, monitor and evaluate their asylum policies and procedures. This appropriation is also intended to cover actions related to the resettlement, transfer of applicants for and beneficiaries of international protection and other ad hoc humanitarian admission At the Commission's initiative, the appropriation may be used to finance transnational actions or actions of particular interest to the Union. These actions shall, in particular, support:

the furthering of Union cooperation in implementing Union law and in sharing good practices in the field of asylum, notably on resettlement and transfer of applicants for and/or beneficiaries of international protection from one Member State to another including through networking and exchanging information, including arrival support and coordination activities to promote resettlement with the local communities that are to welcome resettled refugees,

the setting-up of transnational cooperation networks and pilot projects, including innovative projects, based on transnational partnerships between bodies located in two or more Member States designed to stimulate innovation, and to facilitate exchanges of experience and good practice,

studies and research on possible new forms of Union cooperation in the field of asylum, and relevant Union law, the dissemination and exchange of information on best practices and on all other aspects of asylum policies, including corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union,

development and application by Member States of common statistical tools, methods and indicators for measuring policy developments in the field of asylum,

preparatory, monitoring, administrative and technical support, development of an evaluation mechanism, required to implement the policies on asylum,

cooperation with third countries on the basis of the Union's Global Approach to Migration and Mobility, in particular in the framework of the implementation mobility partnerships, regional protection programmes,

awareness-raising, information and communication activities in relation to Union home affairs policies, priorities and achievements.

This appropriation shall also cover urgent and specific needs in the event of an emergency situation. Regulation (EU) No 514/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 laying down general provisions on the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and on the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management (OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 112). Regulation (EU) No 516/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, amending Council Decision 2008/381/EC and repealing Decisions No 573/2007/EC and No 575/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Decision 2007/435/EC (OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 168). Budget 2015 Amending budget No 5/2015 New amount Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments 14991360 14991360 132000 132000 15123360 15123360 This appropriation is intended to cover the Office’s staff and administrative expenditure (Titles 1 and 2), and operational expenditure relating to the work programme (Title 3). The Office must inform the European Parliament and the Council about transfers of appropriations between operational and administrative expenditure. The amounts repaid in accordance with Article 20 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 constitute assigned revenue (Article 21(3)(c) of the Financial Regulation) to be charged to Item 6 6 0 0 of the general statement of revenue. Any revenue from the contributions of Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein entered in Item 6 3 1 3 of the statement of revenue may give rise to the provision of additional appropriations in accordance with Article 21(2)(e) to (g) of the Financial Regulation. The Office’s establishment plan is set out in Annex Staff to this section. The Union contribution for 2015 amounts to a total of EUR 14991360. Regulation (EU) No 439/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 establishing a European Asylum Support Office (OJ L 132, 29.5.2010, p. 11). Function group and grade European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex) Posts 2015 2015 Authorised under the Union budget Draft Amending Budget No 5/2015 Revised Budget 2015 Permanent Temporary Permanent Temporary Permanent Temporary AD 16 AD 15 1 1 AD 14 1 1 AD 13 4 4 AD 12 11 11 AD 11 8 8 AD 10 6 6 AD 9 8 8 AD 8 43 4 47 AD 7 8 5 13 AD 6 6 1 7 AD 5 2 2 AD total 98 10 108 AST 11 AST 10 AST 9 AST 8 5 5 AST 7 11 11 AST 6 13 2 15 AST 5 16 4 20 AST 4 4 4 AST 3 4 4 AST 2 AST 1 AST total 53 6 59 AST/SC 6 AST/SC 5 AST/SC 4 AST/SC 3 AST/SC 2 AST/SC 1 AST/SC total Grand total 151 16 167 Total staff 151 16 167 Function group and grade European Police Office (Europol) Posts 2015 2015 Authorised under the Union budget Draft amending budget No 5/2015 Revised Budget 2015 Permanent Temporary Permanent Temporary Permanent Temporary AD 16 AD 15 1 1 AD 14 AD 13 3 3 AD 12 7 7 AD 11 15 15 AD 10 16 16 AD 9 67 67 AD 8 94 94 AD 7 104 104 AD 6 71 3 74 AD 5 24 24 AD total 402 3 405 AST 11 AST 10 AST 9 AST 8 AST 7 3 3 AST 6 8 8 AST 5 11 11 AST 4 20 20 AST 3 2 2 AST 2 AST 1 AST total 44 44 AST/SC 6 AST/SC 5 AST/SC 4 1 1 AST/SC 3 1 1 AST/SC 2 1 1 AST/SC 1 1 1 AST/SC total 4 4 Grand total 450 3 453 Total staff 450 3 453 Function group and grade European Asylum Support Office (EASO) Posts 2015 2015 Authorised under the Union budget Draft Amending Budget 5/2015 Revised Budget 2015 Permanent Temporary Permanent Temporary Permanent Temporary AD 16 AD 15 AD 14 1 1 AD 13 AD 12 AD 11 1 1 AD 10 4 4 AD 9 4 4 AD 8 8 8 AD 7 9 4 13 AD 6 5 5 AD 5 9 9 AD total 41 4 45 AST 11 AST 10 AST 9 AST 8 AST 7 AST 6 AST 5 AST 4 2 2 AST 3 6 6 AST 2 1 1 AST 1 5 5 AST total 14 14 AST/SC 6 AST/SC 5 AST/SC 4 AST/SC 3 AST/SC 2 AST/SC 1 AST/SC total Grand total 55 4 59 Total staff 55 4 59

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