In order to guarantee the full autonomy and independence of the Agency, it is granted an autonomous budget whose revenue comes essentially from a contribution from the Community. The Community budgetary procedure is applicable as far as the Community contribution and any other subsidies chargeable to the general budget of the European Union are concerned. The auditing of accounts will be undertaken by the Court of Auditors.
Looking at the development of Frontex budget, we can see its constant growth. While in the first year of Frontex existence the budget was 6.2 million EUR, the budget in 2006 was twice amended by the budgetary authority giving the final sum of 19.2 million EUR. For 2007 Frontex was granted a budget of 22.2 million EUR plus additional 13 million EUR in reserve.
| budget | final accounts | |
| 2005 | download | not available |
| 2006 | download | download |
| 2007 | download | download |
| 2008 | download | download |
| 2009 | download | download |
| 2010 | download |
Statement of revenue and expenditure of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (Frontex) for the financial year:
- 2008 (OJ L 91, 2 April 2008)
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The figure displays Frontex's budget growth over the last five years.
- a subsidy from the Community entered in the general budget of the European Union (Commission section);
- a contribution from the countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis;
- fees for services provided;
- any voluntary contribution from the Member States.
- staff;
- infrastructure;
- administration;
- operational expenses.
Adoption of the budget (as stipulated by Council Regulation (EC) 2007/2004, Art. 29)
- Revenues and expenditure shall be in balance.
- Estimate of the revenue and expenditure for the following financial year - drawn up by the Executive Director who forwards it to the Management
- Board together with an establishment plan.
- Adoption of the draft estimate, incl. Provisional establishment plan and preliminary work programme – adopted by the Management Board, forwarded to the Commission and to the countries associated with the Schengen acquis.
- The Commission forwards the estimate to the Council and the European Parliament (the budgetary authority).
- The budgetary authority authorises the appropriations for the subsidy to the Agency from the budget of the EU.
- The budgetary authority shall adopt the establishment plan for the Agency.
- The budget and the establishment plan become definitive after final adoption of the general EU budget. If necessary the budget and the establishment plan shall be adjusted accordingly by the Management Board.
The Agency's budget is implemented by the Executive Director.
Control of the budget (as stipulated by Council Regulation (EC) 2007/2004, Art.30)
By 1 March at the latest following each financial year, the Agency’s accounting officer shall communicate the provisional accounts to the Commission’s accounting officer together with a report on the budgetary and financial management for that financial year.
By 31 March at the latest following each financial year, the Commission’s accounting officer shall forward the Agency’s provisional accounts to the Court of Auditors, together with a report on the budgetary and financial management for that financial year. The report on the budgetary and financial management for that financial year shall also be forwarded to the European Parliament and the Council.
On receipt of the Court of Auditors’ observations on the Agency’s provisional accounts, pursuant to Article 129 of the general Financial Regulation, the Director shall draw up the Agency’s final accounts under his/her own responsibility and forward them to the Management Board for an opinion.
The Management Board shall deliver an opinion on the Agency’s final accounts.
By 1 July of the following year at the latest, the Executive Director shall send the final accounts, together with the opinion of the Management Board, to the Commission, the Court of Auditors, the European Parliament and the Council as well as the countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis.
The final accounts shall be published.
The Director shall send the Court of Auditors a reply to its observations by 30 September at the latest. He shall also send this reply to the Management Board.
Upon a recommendation from the Council, the European Parliament shall, before 30 April of the discharge year + 2, give a discharge to the Executive Director of the Agency in respect of the implementation of the budget for the discharge year.
