Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1476 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This is a decision of the European Parliament concerning the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the financial year 2017. It grants discharge to the Director of EIGE and outlines observations in an accompanying resolution. The President of the Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and resolution to relevant parties and arrange for publication.
Key Points / Main Content:
* Discharge:
* The European Parliament grants the Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality discharge in respect of the implementation of the Institute's budget for the financial year 2017.
* Observations:
* The observations of the European Parliament are set out in the resolution that forms an integral part of this decision.
* Instructions:
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward this decision, along with the resolution, to:
* The Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality.
* The Council.
* The Commission.
* The Court of Auditors.
* The President is also instructed to arrange for the publication of the decision and resolution in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Impact Analysis:
* Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality:
* Impact: Granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the Institute's budget for the financial year 2017.
* Action Required: Receive and review the decision and accompanying resolution.
* Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors:
* Impact: To be informed of the decision of the European Parliament regarding the discharge.
* Action Required: Receive and review the decision and accompanying resolution.
* President of the European Parliament:
* Impact: Responsible for enacting the instructions of the decision.
* Action Required: Forward the decision and resolution to the specified parties and arrange for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: A legislative body of the European Union.
European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE): An autonomous body of the European Union dedicated to gender equality.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is the EU institution tasked with auditing EU finances.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A component of the EU legislative branch in which ministers from each national government meet to adopt laws and coordinate policies.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU No 1271/2013: 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
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012: 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
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: 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
L 249/218 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
DECISION (EU) 2019/1476 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute for Gender
Equality (EIGE) for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality
for the financial year 2017, together with the Institute'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 Institute in
respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05825/2019 — C8-0091/2019),
— 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 (EC) No 1922/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December
2006 on establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality (5), and in particular Article 15 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 Women's
Rights and Gender Equality (A8-0150/2019),
1. Grants the Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality discharge in respect of the implementation of the
Institute'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 Director of
the European Institute for Gender Equality, 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. 136.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 136.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 403, 30.12.2006, p. 9.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.