1. For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2020, the Flexibility Instrument shall be mobilised to provide the amount of EUR 778 074 489 in commitment appropriations in heading 3 ( Security and Citizenship ).
The amounts referred to in the first subparagraph shall be used to finance measures to address the ongoing challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats.
2. On the basis of the expected payment profile, the payment appropriations corresponding to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument shall be estimated as follows:
(a)
EUR 407 402 108 in 2020;
(b)
EUR 312 205 134 in 2021;
(c)
EUR 42 336 587 in 2022;
(d)
EUR 16 130 660 in 2023.
The specific amounts of payment appropriations for each financial year shall be authorised in accordance with the annual budgetary procedure.