Heading 3 Natural resources and environment 2022 commitment appropriations

It is also worth noting that the Emergency Support Instrument (ESI) activated for the first period – February 2020 to 31 January 2022 – to help face the consequences of the pandemic is being phased out in 2022, and only a minimal amount is available in payments (€8 million). The measures that need to be continued will be followed-up under the EU4Health programme.
In terms of funding, heading 3 has long been the biggest heading in the EU budget. In the 2022 budget it represents 33.2 % just above heading 2 – Cohesion, resilience and values (33.1 %). When NGEU funds are added, the heading share falls to 21.2 %, substantially below the share of Cohesion, resilience and values (59.4 %). It is dedicated to programmes supporting two main policy areas: agriculture and maritime policy (96.5 % of the allocation under heading), and environment and climate action (3.5 %).