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DRAFT BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT (COM(2025)0511 – C100346/2025 – 2025/0287(NLE))

On the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands (2025-2032)

BUDG-PA-781450

Committee on Budgets · Rapporteur: Olivier Chastel

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The Committee on Budgets assesses the proposal for a Council decision on the EU-Cook Islands fisheries protocol (2025-2032). It notes the financial contribution and support objectives, and recommends approval. It calls for impact assessments for future agreements, regrets the disconnect between budgetary and consent decisions, and notes difficulties in scrutinising budget lines.

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 previous three-year Protocol with the Cook Islands expired on 16 December 2024.
  2. The financial contribution for the seven-year Protocol is EUR 3 220 000, including EUR 165 000 per year for access and EUR 295 000 per year for sectoral support.
  3. The support should enable Union vessels to fish, promote sustainable fisheries, and contribute to decent working conditions; thorough scrutiny is needed.
  4. Recommends that future agreements consider an impact assessment of added value and socio-economic benefits to guide negotiations.
  5. Regrets that the budgetary decision is disconnected from and taken before the consent decision, risking a fait accompli; requests the Commission to avoid this in future.
  6. Notes that budget lines for fisheries agreements are cumulative and not broken down, making scrutiny difficult.
  7. Concludes that the Committee on Budgets advises the Committee on Fisheries to recommend approval of the proposal.

Who is affected

  • The European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands, as parties to the fisheries agreement.
  • Union vessels fishing in the Cook Islands' fishing zone.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 3 220 000 total financial contribution for the seven-year Protocol.
  • EUR 165 000 per year for access to fishery resources, EUR 1 155 000 for the duration.
  • EUR 295 000 per year for sectoral support, EUR 2 065 000 for the duration.
  • EUR 1 161 000 in commitment appropriations and EUR 866 000 in payment appropriations transferred in DEC 19/2025.
  • 2025 budget includes EUR 90 590 000 in CA and EUR 93 655 000 in PA on line 08 05 01, and EUR 59 970 000 in CA and EUR 41 620 000 in PA on reserve line 30 02 02.