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BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT (COM(2024)0479 – C100227/2024 – 2024/0263(NLE))

On the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Implementing Protocol (2025-2030) to the Protocol implementing the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union on the one hand, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark, on the other hand

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Committee on Budgets · Rapporteur: Isabel Benjumea Benjumea

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The Committee on Budgets advises the Committee on Fisheries to approve the Council decision concluding the Implementing Protocol (2025-2030) with Greenland and Denmark, noting the financial contribution of EUR 103,781,000 and calling for scrutiny and clarifications on budgetary matters.

Committee position. The Committee on Budgets advises the Committee on Fisheries to recommend approval of the proposal for the Council decision on the Implementing Protocol.

Key points

  1. Notes that the previous Implementing Protocol expires on 21 April 2025 and that the new Protocol was signed and provisionally applied on 12 December 2024.
  2. States that the financial contribution for the entire duration is EUR 103,781,000, with an annual amount for access to fishery resources of EUR 14,096,857 and annual support for Greenland's sectoral fisheries policy of EUR 3,200,000.
  3. Considers that support should enable Union vessels to fish in Greenland's zone, promote sustainable fisheries, and decent working conditions, and calls for thorough scrutiny during implementation.
  4. Recommends that future agreements include an impact assessment of the previous agreement's added value and socio-economic benefits to guide negotiations.
  5. Regrets that the transfer of EUR 16,992,434 in commitment appropriations was approved before Parliament's consent decision, fearing it pre-empts the consent and creates a fait accompli.
  6. Calls on the Commission to explain the need for provisional application and to provide information on its budgetary implications, given the existing Protocol remains in force until April 2025.
  7. Asks the Commission to clarify the lack of synchronisation between commitment and payment appropriations, as no payment transfers were made for 2024.
  8. Notes that the 2025 budget includes amounts on line 08 05 01 and reserve line 30 02 02, but regrets that they are not broken down by fisheries agreements, hindering scrutiny.
  9. Stresses that financial programming for line 08 05 01 must be sufficient for 2026-2027 and calls for scrutiny in the annual budgets.

Who is affected

  • The European Union and Greenland, as parties to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement, are affected by the new Implementing Protocol's financial and operational provisions.
  • Union vessels fishing in Greenland's fishing zone are affected by the access conditions and support for sustainable fisheries.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 103,781,000: financial contribution for the entire duration of the new Implementing Protocol.
  • EUR 14,096,857: annual amount for access to fishery resources.
  • EUR 3,200,000: annual support for Greenland's sectoral fisheries policy.
  • EUR 16,992,434: amount of commitment appropriations transferred in DEC 15/2024.
  • EUR 150,560,000 in commitment and EUR 135,300,000 in payment appropriations on line 08 05 01 in the 2025 budget.
  • EUR 59,970,000 in commitment and EUR 41,620,000 in payment appropriations on reserve line 30 02 02 in the 2025 budget.