2008 budget: section III, Commission

To recall, on 18 September 2007, the Commission forwarded to the Council Letter of Amendment No. 1 to the Preliminary Draft Budget for the financial year 2008.

This Letter of Amendment concerns expenditure under Section III – Commission – of the Community budget and covers the following elements:

• inclusion of additional funds for an amount of EUR 120 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 60 million in payment appropriations, to support the stability and development of Kosovo;
• inclusion of additional funds for an amount of EUR 142 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 85 million in payment appropriations to support the Palestinian Authority;
• creation of a new budget Article 03 03 02 (Damage requests resulting from legal procedures against the Commission's decisions in the field of competition).

On 9 October 2007, the Council established Letter of Amendment No. 1 to the Draft Budget for 2008 as proposed by the Commission with the exception of the creation of the new budget Article in the field of competition.

As a consequence, Article 19 08 04 regarding "Aid to Kosovo" as approved in the Draft Budget for 2008 was also deleted.