Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1455 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This is a decision by the European Parliament regarding the discharge of the Executive Director of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) in respect of the implementation of the Office's budget for the financial year 2017. The decision postpones granting the discharge and sets out observations in a resolution. The President is instructed to forward the decision to relevant parties and arrange for publication.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Decision on Discharge:**
* The European Parliament postpones its decision on granting discharge to the Executive Director of EASO for the 2017 financial year.
* Observations related to the discharge are detailed in a separate resolution.
* **Instructions to the President:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and its integral resolution to:
* The Executive Director of EASO
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* The President is also responsible for arranging the publication of the decision and resolution in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Impact Analysis:
* **Executive Director of the European Asylum Support Office:**
* Impact: The discharge for the implementation of the 2017 budget is postponed, pending further review and resolution of observations.
* Action Required: Await further instructions and address concerns raised in the resolution.
* **Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors:**
* Impact: Receipt of the decision and resolution related to the EASO budget discharge.
* Action Required: Review the decision and resolution.
* **European Parliament:**
* Impact: Accountable for the decision to postpone the discharge and for outlining observations.
* Action Required: Ensure the decision and resolution are properly forwarded and published.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
European Asylum Support Office (EASO): A European Union agency tasked with supporting member states in the field of asylum.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is the supreme audit institution of the European Union.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, detailing its organization and operation.
Council of the European Union: A part of the Government of the European Union representing the executive governments of member states.
Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Regulation EU, Euratom 2018/1046: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU No 1271/2013: Commission Delegated Regulation on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012
L 249/182 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
DECISION (EU) 2019/1455 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Asylum Support
Office (EASO) for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Asylum Support Office for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Asylum Support Office for
the financial year 2017, together with the Office's reply (1),
— having regard to the statement of assurance (2) 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 the Council's recommendation of 12 February 2019 on discharge to be given to the Office in
respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05825/2019 — C8-0098/2019),
— having regard to Article 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 (3), and in particular Article 208 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 (4), and in particular Article 70 thereof,
— having regard to Regulation (EU) No 439/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010
establishing a European Asylum Support Office (5), in particular Article 36 thereof,
— having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework
financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the
European Parliament and of the Council (6), and in particular Article 108 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 Civil
Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0123/2019),
1. Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Asylum Support Office discharge in
respect of the implementation of the Office's budget 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 Executive
Director of the European Asylum Support Office, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, 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 C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 116.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 116.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 132, 29.5.2010, p. 11.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.