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DRAFT BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT (COM(2025)0076 – C10xxxx/2025 – 2025/0046(NLE))

On the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol (2025–2029) on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and the European Community

BUDG-PA-773127

Committee on Budgets · Rapporteur: Giuseppe Lupo

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The Committee on Budgets assesses the draft decision on the EU–Côte d’Ivoire fisheries Protocol (2025–2029). It notes the financial contribution and support objectives, and advises the Fisheries Committee to recommend approval. It calls for scrutiny of budget implementation, impact assessments for future agreements, and explanations on provisional application, while regretting the disconnect between budgetary and consent decisions.

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

Key points

  1. The financial contribution for the four-year Protocol is EUR 2 960 000, with EUR 305 000 annually for access and EUR 435 000 annually for sectoral support.
  2. Support should enable Union vessels to fish, promote sustainable fisheries, and ensure decent working conditions; thorough scrutiny is needed during implementation.
  3. Future agreements should be guided by an impact assessment of the previous agreement’s added value and socio-economic benefits.
  4. Regrets that the budgetary decision on the EUR 740 000 transfer is disconnected from and precedes Parliament’s consent decision, risking a fait accompli.
  5. Calls on the Commission to explain the need for provisional application of the Protocol.
  6. Notes that 2025 budget line 08 05 01 has EUR 150 560 000 in commitments and EUR 135 300 000 in payments, but amounts are not broken down by agreement, hampering scrutiny.
  7. Stresses that financial programming for line 08 05 01 must cover 2026–2027 obligations and calls for scrutiny in the annual budgets.
  8. The Committee on Budgets advises the Fisheries Committee to recommend approval of the proposal.

Who is affected

  • Union vessels fishing in Côte d’Ivoire’s fishing zone, and the EU and Côte d’Ivoire authorities implementing the Protocol.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 2 960 000 total financial contribution for the four-year Protocol.
  • EUR 305 000 annual access fee, EUR 1 220 000 for the duration.
  • EUR 435 000 annual sectoral support, EUR 1 740 000 for the duration.
  • EUR 740 000 in commitment and payment appropriations transferred in DEC 05/2025.
  • EUR 150 560 000 in commitments and EUR 135 300 000 in payments on line 08 05 01 in the 2025 budget.