DRAFT BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT (COM(2024)0236 – C100087/2024 – 2024/0133(NLE))
On the Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol (2024-2029) implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cabo Verde
BUDG-PA-765016
Committee on Budgets · Rapporteur: Hélder Sousa Silva
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This draft opinion assesses the budget for the EU-Cabo Verde fisheries protocol (2024-2029). It notes the financial contribution and recommends approval, while demanding compliance with budgetary rules for future agreements.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Budgets advises the Committee on Fisheries to recommend approval of the proposed Council Decision, while demanding compliance with budgetary rules for future agreements.¶¶
Key points
- The financial contribution for the protocol's entire duration is EUR 3 900 000, or EUR 780 000 per year, based on a reference tonnage of 7 000 tonnes and sectoral support.¶¶¶
- The support meets objectives of sustainable fisheries, aquaculture, ocean development, marine protection, and the blue economy, and aligns with the Samoa Agreement's principles.¶
- Recommends that future agreements include an impact assessment of the previous agreement's added value and socio-economic benefits to guide negotiations.¶
- Notes the protocol had not entered into force at the beginning of the year and was signed on 23 July 2024.¶¶
- Recalls that amounts for fisheries agreements entering into force after 1 January must be put in reserve, and their use requires a transfer from reserve line 30 02 02 to operational line 08 05 01.¶¶
- Recalls that the Commission may only sign a protocol with financial implications when appropriations are available on the operational line.¶
- Expresses concern that no transfer request was presented before signing, and that unused appropriations for the Greenland agreement were used for Cabo Verde, which does not respect the IIA.¶¶¶
- Accepts this deviation as an exception due to the small amount, but demands compliance with the IIA for any future fisheries agreement regardless of amount.¶¶
- Considers financial programming of line 08 05 01 sufficient for 2025-2027 obligations, subject to budgetary authority decisions.¶
- Concludes that the Committee on Budgets advises the Committee on Fisheries to recommend approval of the proposal.¶