The European Parliament,

–   having regard to the amended Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2007)0783 - C6-0321/2007),

–   having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management(1), and in particular to Points 21, 22 and 23 thereof,

–   having regard to its resolution of 20 June 2007 on the financing of the European programme of satellite radionavigation (Galileo) under the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 and the multiannual financial framework 2007-2013(2),

–   having regard to the Conclusions of the Conciliation held on 23 November 2007,

–   having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0500/2007),

1.  Approves the conclusions of the Conciliation committee of 23 November 2007;

2.  Stresses that the agreement reached on the revision of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) is the result of a highly successful interinstitutional cooperation and a politically relevant step towards the development of the European satellite radio navigation programme;

3.  Recalls that following the agreement on the MFF 2007-2013 and the related Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006, a number of deficits were left unsolved in the outcome of the negotiations;

4.  Welcomes the use of the instruments provided for by points 21, 22 and 23 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 with regard to the first revision of the financial framework since 1994;

5.  Approves the attached decision;

6.  Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council;

7.  Instructs its President to forward this resolution, including its annex, to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1 (2) Texts adopted, P6_TA(2007)0272.

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 18 December 2007

amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual financial framework

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management(1), and in particular to Points 21, 22, first and second subparagraphs, and 23 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)  At the conciliation meeting on 23 November 2007 the two arms of the budgetary authority have agreed to provide part of the financing required for the European Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS programmes (EGNOS – GALILEO) by a revision of the multiannual financial framework 2007–2013 in accordance with Points 21, 22 and 23 of the Interinstitutional Agreement, so as to raise the ceilings for commitment appropriations under sub-Heading 1a for the years 2008 to 2013 by an amount of EUR 1 600 million in current prices. This raising will be offset by lowering the ceiling for commitment appropriations under Heading 2 for the year 2007 by the same amount.

(2)  In order to keep an appropriate relationship between commitments and payments, the annual ceilings for payment appropriations will be adjusted. The adjustment will be neutral.

(3)  Annex I of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management should therefore be amended accordingly(2),

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Annex I to the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2007

For the European Parliament For the Council

The President The President

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. (2) For that purpose, the figures resulting from the above agreement are converted into 2004 prices.