Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1424 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017, Section X — European External Action Service
This document is a decision by the European Parliament concerning the discharge of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European External Action Service (EEAS) for the financial year 2017. The decision, formally titled "DECISION (EU) 2019/1424," was adopted on March 26, 2019.
The European Parliament, after considering the general budget of the EU for 2017, the consolidated annual accounts, the Court of Auditors' report, and the statement of assurance regarding the accounts' reliability and the legality/regularity of underlying transactions, grants discharge to the High Representative. The decision is based on Article 287 and Articles 314, 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012, Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, Rule 94 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure, the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control, and the opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A8-0109/2019).
The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision, along with the resolution forming an integral part of it, to the EEAS, the European Council, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Auditors, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Ombudsman, and the European Data Protection Supervisor, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series). The decision was signed by the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, and the Secretary-General, Klaus Welle.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European External Action Service: The European Union's diplomatic service.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is the institution of the European Union (EU) established to audit EU finances.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining its organization and operation.
Council Regulation EC, Euratom No 1605/2002: A repealed financial regulation of the European Union.
Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012: A financial regulation of the European Union concerning the general budget.
Regulation EU, Euratom 2018/1046: A financial regulation of the European Union applicable to the general budget.
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DECISION (EU) 2019/1424 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for
the financial year 2017, Section X — European External Action Service
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017 (1),
— having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2017 (COM
(2018) 521 — C8-0327/2018) (2),
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' annual report on the implementation of the budget concerning the financial
year 2017, together with the institutions' replies (3),
— having regard to the statement of assurance (4) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of
the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2017, pursuant to Article 287
of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
— having regard to Article 314(10) and Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
— having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council
Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (5), and in particular Articles 55, 99 and 164 to 167 thereof,
— having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July
2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU)
No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU)
No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation
(EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (6), and in particular Articles 59, 118 and 260 to 263 thereof,
— having regard to Rule 94 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs (A8-0109/2019),
1. Grants the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy discharge in respect of the
implementation of the budget of the European External Action Service for the financial year 2017;
2. Sets out its observations in the resolution below;
3. Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution forming an integral part of it to the European
External Action Service, the European Council, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Auditors, the Court of
Justice of the European Union, the European Ombudsman and the European Data Protection Supervisor, and to
arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
The President The Secretary-General
Antonio TAJANI Klaus WELLE
(1) OJ L 51, 28.2.2017.
(2) OJ C 348, 28.9.2018, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 357, 4.10.2018, p. 1.
(4) OJ C 357, 4.10.2018, p. 9.
(5) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.