Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on EAGF expenditure – Early Warning System No 1-4/2016

The key figures for the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) at different steps of the budgetary procedure are summarised in the table presented in Annex 1.

The 2016 EAGF budget was adopted by the European Parliament on 25 November 2015. The budget included commitment and payment appropriations amounting to €42,220.3 million and to €42,212.0 million respectively for agricultural market measures and direct payments.

The budget’s provisional implementation for the period 16 October 2015 to 29 February 2016 is presented in Annex 2. A brief commentary is presented for certain budget articles, showing the most significant differences between the actual and the expected level of implementation of the 2016 budget.