Budget
EUROCONTROL is an intergovernmental organisation which is mainly financed by its 39 European Member States.
EUROCONTROL’s budget is bound to its stakeholders and its air traffic management activities in Europe, since each activity has its own financing mechanisms and contributors.
In accordance with its financial regulations, the EUROCONTROL Agency published its 2010 Annual Accounts by 30 June 2011:
- 2010 Annual Accounts
- EUROCONTROL Agency’s operational expenditure
- European ATM system financing
- Functional airspace blocks financing
- EUROCONTROL Pension Fund
EUROCONTROL Agency’s operational expenditure
The Agency’s operational expenditure is financed by EUROCONTROL's Member States. It covers core and support functions of the Agency, logistics and performance improvement.
Bank loans are contracted for additional capital expenditures.
- Annual Report 2010 (page 82-83)
European ATM system financing
The European air traffic management (ATM) system is totally financed by airlines. Each airline’s monthly contribution is calculated according to the number of flights, distance flown and number of passengers.
EUROCONTROL's Central Route Charges Office (CRCO) collects the route charges due and returns them to the Member States. A minute fraction of these charges is used to finance the CRCO itself.
- Annual Report 2008 (page 74)
Functional airspace blocks (FAB) financing
EUROCONTROL supports the creation of multinational air traffic control (ATC) centres to optimise the capacity and usage of airspace across Europe. These centres will be based on the concept of functional airspace blocks (FAB), so creating multinational ATC centres that are independent of national boundaries.
EUROCONTROL owns and operates the Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) on behalf of Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. The Centre is financed by these four countries.
- Annual Report 2008 (page 76)
EUROCONTROL Pension Fund
The EUROCONTROL Pension Fund was established in 2005 to finance pensions and invalidity allowances granted after 2005. It constitutes a separate category of assets of the Organisation and does not have its own legal entity.
The Pension Fund is financed by EUROCONTROL's 39 Member States and the Agency’s active staff members.
