The regular, efficient and effective use of these funds is a shared responsibility of the EU and the member state. As from 2021, they do so by means of a separate EU section in the annual reports of the ministers responsible for funds under shared management. Until 2021 they had done so by means of a National Declaration in the Central Government Annual Financial Report. On the third Wednesday in May, when the government submits its financial report and accounts to parliament, the responsible ministers declare that the euros the country received from the EU were spent in accordance with the rules. The Dutch government takes a serious view of its responsibility for the spending of European money. Accounting for the spending of European money in the Netherlands Based on the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 dashboard, this programme awarded a total of €5.38 billion to organisations in the Netherlands in the period 2014-2020. The most important program is Horizon2020 (renamed Horizon Europe in 2021). The Netherlands also receives funds under programs where the European Commission has the sole responsibility for good management and correct spending of the funds. All citizens must be able to see that there have not been any irregularities and that no mistakes have been made. This means that every country is jointly responsible for ensuring that the money is properly spent. including the Netherlands, manage the money received from these funds together with the European Commission. The Commission awards grants to member states after establishing where the green transition will have the most serious negative consequences.Īll EU member states, i.e. A new fund has also been established under shared management: the Just Transition Fund (JTF). The ISF has been split into two funds (ISF, to combat terrorism and crime) and the Integrated Border Management Fund (IBMF, a border management and visa instrument). The new name for the fisheries fund is the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF). The EAGF, EAFRD, ERDF and AMIF have been continued for the period 2021-2027. These are in the period 2014-2020 the European agricultural funds (EAGF and EAFRD), the structural and investment funds (ERDF, ESF, FEAD and EMFF) and the migration and security funds (AMIF and ISF). The Netherlands receives funds under shared management. a contribution based on non-recycled plastic packaging waste.a contribution based on gross national income (GNI contribution).traditional own resources of the EU (such as customs duties).The Netherlands’ contribution to the EU is the sum of: For further information, see our web page entitled ‘How much does the Netherlands pay into the EU budget and how much does it receive?’.

This is because the Commission bases its figure on a different definition than that used by the Dutch government. That said, the European Commission claims that the amount is considerably lower.

After all, there is a great deal of money involved that comes from households and businesses.Įach year, the Netherlands remits about €9 billion to the European Union (EU) (€9.7 billion in 2021, according to the 2021 Central Government Annual Financial Report). Not only must the money from the EU be spent according to the rules, citizens must also be able to see that this is indeed the case. Does the Netherlands spend EU grants in accordance with the rules?

In accordance