Definitive adoption (EU, Euratom) 2020/1157 of Amending budget No 5 of the European Union for the financial year 2020

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Series Details L 299, Pages 1-30
Publication Date 11/09/2020
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Definitive Adoption of Amending Budget No. 5 of the European Union (EU) for the financial year 2020, upon completion of procedure under Article 314 TFEU.

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The purpose of DAB No 5 is to continue providing support to refugees and host communities in response to the crisis in Syria. Under Heading 4 of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) relating to Global Europe, €100 million in commitment and payment appropriations are to be provided as resilience support to refugees and host communities in Jordan and Lebanon, whereas €485 million in commitment appropriations and €68 million in payment appropriations are to be provided to ensure the continuation of urgent humanitarian support to refugees in Turkey.

The initiative was adopted by the European Commission on 3 June 2020. The Council of the European Union endorsed it on 25 June, followed by the plenary of the European Parliament on 10 July. The definitive adoption was published in the Official Journal on 11 September 2020.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://data.europa.eu/eli/budget_suppl_amend/2020/5/oj
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EUR-Lex: COM(2020)421: Draft Amending Budget No 5 to the General Budget 2020 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2020:421:FIN
European Commission: Draft amending budget No 5/2020 https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/draft-amending-budget-no-5-2020_en
European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Proposal on Amending budget 5/2020: continuation of the support to refugees and host communities in response to the Syria crisis in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2020/2092(BUD)
European Parliament: Press Release, 10/07/2020: MEPs approve €585 million to support Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20200706IPR82727/

Commentary and Analysis
EPRS: At a Glance, July 2020: Amending Budget No 5/2020: Continuation of support to refugees in response to the Syria crisis https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_ATA(2020)652003

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